I assume you're here at this website because you like my books. Good. And that also means you might like the books I enjoy reading, and that all of us might enjoy the books that you read, so this is simply a place where we can exchange news of books - any books - not just historical novels.
if you've read something wonderful and entertaining, and we'll post your recommendations and reviews here. And, please, let us know what you think of these recommendations!
 |
|
Reading Club Results 41 through 50
Page
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
Archives
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
| |
| Posting Date: |
10 Jul, 2009 (41.) |
Posted By:
|
Torr Fassett
|
|
Buy This Book:
|
|
Book Title: | THE THINGS THEY CARRIED |
Book Author: | Tim O'Brien |
| Publisher: | Houghton Mifflin, 1990 |
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Description/Review :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
I happened upon this book during my college courses, and didn't think I would enjoy it. Generally speaking, books concerning Vietnam cover a generally bleak and sordid black and white sentiment: valiant soldiers fighting for their country, or horrible tales of death and destruction.
This particular book has neither. It is, in effect, a war story about war stories. The detail and language style is something to be in awe of, despite the fact that there is no real way to determine what is fabricated and what is true.
There are no tales of heroism, of guts and glory. It is more of a perspective piece; it is told in a way that makes you feel the mud, the grime, and the aches of common grunts. This is due in no small part to O'Brien's intimate knowledge of the field.
There is no way to review this book in a way that will do it justice. Suffice it to say that it will leave you breathless. |
|
| | |
|
|
|
| |
| Posting Date: |
01 Jul, 2009 (42.) |
Posted By:
|
Jack Jiang
|
|
Buy This Book:
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
| |
| Posting Date: |
30 Jun, 2009 (43.) |
Posted By:
|
Zach
|
|
Buy This Book:
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
| |
| Posting Date: |
29 Jun, 2009 (44.) |
Posted By:
|
Brian Walters
|
|
Buy This Book:
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
| |
| Posting Date: |
02 Jun, 2009 (45.) |
Posted By:
|
Jonathan
|
|
Buy This Book:
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
| |
| Posting Date: |
12 May, 2009 (46.) |
Posted By:
|
Ed Lee
|
|
Buy This Book:
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
| |
| Posting Date: |
20 Apr, 2009 (47.) |
Posted By:
|
Robert Draper
|
|
Buy This Book:
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
| |
| Posting Date: |
14 Apr, 2009 (48.) |
Posted By:
|
Ingrid Price
|
|
Buy This Book:
|
|
Book Title: | THE GAME OF KINGS |
Book Author: | Dorothy Dunnett |
| Publisher: | Vintage Books |
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Description/Review :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
This is the first of six books collectively known as 'The Lymond Chronicles'. The others are: Queen's Play, The Disorderly Knights, Pawn in Frankincense, The Ringed Castle and Checkmate. The books follow the life and fortunes of Francis Crawford of Lymond, the younger son of the Crawfords of Culter, fictional characters interwoven with the real events of the time in a story that begins in mid-sixteenth century Scotland and takes the reader on, with Francis, to France, the Ottoman Empire, Russia and England. Lymond is complex, quite brilliant and ostensibly indomitable, but as the consequences of his actions and his family history begin to unravel, he is drawn ever closer to a disastrous end from which it seems, he has no escape. If you like a long read, then, at over 3,000 pages, these books are a real treat and wonderfully written: "Lymond flung up his head, turned half around with the force of the explosion. The bow fell. For one second two he held fast to the broken coping, defying the heralds of agony and an easy darkness." And if you want to know more then, like Sharpe, Thomas and Uhtred, Lymond has his own pages on Wikipedia. |
|
| | |
|
|
|
| |
| Posting Date: |
05 Apr, 2009 (49.) |
Posted By:
|
Greg Anchors
|
|
Buy This Book:
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
| |
| Posting Date: |
03 Apr, 2009 (50.) |
Posted By:
|
Drew Buckley
|
|
Buy This Book:
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
