Thanks. I will order this. If you guys like these kinds of books you may also like The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North. I loved that book and ended up reading several more of her books, which I also liked.
I also enjoyed that book and have read more of her work, almost all of which has been well worth reading.
Thanks for the recommendation. Are these books that I could read to the kids, or are they more adult content?
If kid-friendly, it sounds like I can wait for the paperback on Ready Player Two, even though the boy wants to start it after we finish the book we're currently reading, The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore.
Out of North books I have read, I enjoyed Touch the most, but would not say it is particularly child-friendly (though that depends on the child in question). Give it a read first and see if you like it.
I don't know when I'll ever get to read something for my own enjoyment again. For better or worse, I've committed to Proust, and I've never put off reading more. Seriously, I'll reread something for work first.
Meanwhile, I continue to buy/be gifted books that I hope to enjoy at some point.
This is why I try to read books to the kids that I know I'll dig as well. Ready Player One was a good one, and The Stars Beneath Our Feet is shaping up to be even better.
Oh, okay.
Well then, Claire North is totally child friendly and appropriate to be read at bedtime!
my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
Thanks. I will order this. If you guys like these kinds of books you may also like The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North. I loved that book and ended up reading several more of her books, which I also liked.
I also enjoyed that book and have read more of her work, almost all of which has been well worth reading.
Thanks for the recommendation. Are these books that I could read to the kids, or are they more adult content?
If kid-friendly, it sounds like I can wait for the paperback on Ready Player Two, even though the boy wants to start it after we finish the book we're currently reading, The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore.
Out of North books I have read, I enjoyed Touch the most, but would not say it is particularly child-friendly (though that depends on the child in question). Give it a read first and see if you like it.
I liked the book Touch as well. The Sudden Appearance of Hope was also pretty bizarre. I think I liked the Harry August book the best so far. i have a few more of hers to read. I agree that they are not really for kids, but depends on the kid, how old they are, etc. There are some interesting themes in these books.
I’m on a sicko trip. finished manson; up to about age 21 with jim jones. so far, jim seems a bit quirky but an OK guy....
If I had known then what I know now...
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I’m on a sicko trip. finished manson; up to about age 21 with jim jones. so far, jim seems a bit quirky but an OK guy....
I think I have a Guinn book somewhere in the pile, one about the OK Corral. Have yet to read. You like his writing? (Guessing if you moved on to Sicko Book II)
In 1959, A Fire and Brimstone baptist preacher takes his wife and four daughters to the Congo
to be missionaries. All goes Well. Told entirely in the perspective of the females.
Excellent book.
for once, I agree with dan.
If I had known then what I know now...
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I’m on a sicko trip. finished manson; up to about age 21 with jim jones. so far, jim seems a bit quirky but an OK guy....
Just don't follow the kool-aid recipe
re: jim jones....I am totally surprised, so far. he survived a fucked up childhood and came out with some lofty ideals. he absolutely believed all people were equal. the chapter I just finished ending by saying “ in 1961 indianapolis was significantly more integrated than it had been 12 months earlier and that was almost entirely due to (30 y.o.) jim jones” by this time, he had a family of two adopted korean kids, one adopted black kid (jim jr.), one adopted white girl and a natural son. he was feeding the hungry and clothing the poor. he was ambitious, but everything he did, he did for the church. obviously, something is yet to go wrong...
If I had known then what I know now...
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I’m on a sicko trip. finished manson; up to about age 21 with jim jones. so far, jim seems a bit quirky but an OK guy....
Just don't follow the kool-aid recipe
re: jim jones....I am totally surprised, so far. he survived a fucked up childhood and came out with some lofty ideals. he absolutely believed all people were equal. the chapter I just finished ending by saying “ in 1961 indianapolis was significantly more integrated than it had been 12 months earlier and that was almost entirely due to (30 y.o.) jim jones” by this time, he had a family of two adopted korean kids, one adopted black kid (jim jr.), one adopted white girl and a natural son. he was feeding the hungry and clothing the poor. he was ambitious, but everything he did, he did for the church. obviously, something is yet to go wrong...
Yes. I remember watching a documentary about him and thinking the same thing. The first part of the doc showed him to be a decent guy with some good ideas. I remember thinking that I totally understood why people joined him. His message seemed on point to me. Then things took a very dark turn - especially once they got to Guyana.
I’m on a sicko trip. finished manson; up to about age 21 with jim jones. so far, jim seems a bit quirky but an OK guy....
Just don't follow the kool-aid recipe
re: jim jones....I am totally surprised, so far. he survived a fucked up childhood and came out with some lofty ideals. he absolutely believed all people were equal. the chapter I just finished ending by saying “ in 1961 indianapolis was significantly more integrated than it had been 12 months earlier and that was almost entirely due to (30 y.o.) jim jones” by this time, he had a family of two adopted korean kids, one adopted black kid (jim jr.), one adopted white girl and a natural son. he was feeding the hungry and clothing the poor. he was ambitious, but everything he did, he did for the church. obviously, something is yet to go wrong...
Yes. I remember watching a documentary about him and thinking the same thing. The first part of the doc showed him to be a decent guy with some good ideas. I remember thinking that I totally understood why people joined him. His message seemed on point to me. Then things took a very dark turn - especially once they got to Guyana.
and I don’t know enough about the “dark turn”...that’s why it’s a page turner!
If I had known then what I know now...
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Seventh or eighth time reading this. I just love Frederick Forsyth’s writing. I think I have all of his books. I would like to see the 1973 movie. Apparently, it actually follows the book storyline, unlike the Bruce Willis remake, The Jackal, which was Amercanised.
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Oh, okay.
Well then, Claire North is totally child friendly and appropriate to be read at bedtime!
Bill Bailey’s Remarkable Guide To Happiness... while sipping on a rum and coke, with the sun setting over the river. Life is good.
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)
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I think I have a Guinn book somewhere in the pile, one about the OK Corral. Have yet to read. You like his writing? (Guessing if you moved on to Sicko Book II)
even if I look and act really crazy.
for once, I agree with dan.
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re: jim jones....I am totally surprised, so far. he survived a fucked up childhood and came out with some lofty ideals. he absolutely believed all people were equal. the chapter I just finished ending by saying “ in 1961 indianapolis was significantly more integrated than it had been 12 months earlier and that was almost entirely due to (30 y.o.) jim jones” by this time, he had a family of two adopted korean kids, one adopted black kid (jim jr.), one adopted white girl and a natural son. he was feeding the hungry and clothing the poor. he was ambitious, but everything he did, he did for the church. obviously, something is yet to go wrong...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned...
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