What book are you reading?

markymark550

Wobbie said:

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

markymark550

Just started reading 1984

Wobbie

markymark550 said:

Wobbie said:

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... 

Spunkie

joy.

GlowGirl

Wobbie said:

markymark550 said:

Wobbie said:

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.

Wobbie

GlowGirl said:

Wobbie said:

markymark550 said:

Wobbie said:

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!

riotgrl

Pap

markymark550 said:

Just started reading 1984

A classic!

Pap

Red phone boxes turned into libraries

Yarden

Joe Abercrombie - Last Argument of Kings (First Law Trilogy, book3)

F Me In The Brain

Yarden said:

Joe Abercrombie - Last Argument of Kings (First Law Trilogy, book3)

I had fun reading a bunch of JA, including this series.

Fifthelement

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.

F Me In The Brain

Yarden

F Me In The Brain said:

Yarden said:

Joe Abercrombie - Last Argument of Kings (First Law Trilogy, book3)

I had fun reading a bunch of JA, including this series.

i'm enjoying it. would you recommend his other series?

F Me In The Brain

Yarden said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Yarden said:

Joe Abercrombie - Last Argument of Kings (First Law Trilogy, book3)

I had fun reading a bunch of JA, including this series.

i'm enjoying it. would you recommend his other series?

I liked the Shattered Sea series.  YA so quick reads, but I enjoyed it.

The other series he set in the same groove as the First Law was OK, don't think I made it all of the way through.

Only so much time! 

Yarden

F Me In The Brain said:

Yarden said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Yarden said:

Joe Abercrombie - Last Argument of Kings (First Law Trilogy, book3)

I had fun reading a bunch of JA, including this series.

i'm enjoying it. would you recommend his other series?

I liked the Shattered Sea series.  YA so quick reads, but I enjoyed it.

The other series he set in the same groove as the First Law was OK, don't think I made it all of the way through.

Only so much time! 

thanks. i'll check it out.

Pap

F Me In The Brain

Such an amazing author...I loved his first two books, among my favorites, and almost done with this and it is not a let down.  Great!

a5pj

F Me In The Brain said:

Great book, I believe one of the stories follows Holly from The Outsider, hope you read that one first. If not it's still a great story.

F Me In The Brain

a5pj said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Great book, I believe one of the stories follows Holly from The Outsider, hope you read that one first. If not it's still a great story.

Yes, read pretty much all of King's stuff but Holly from Mr Mercedes (and following 2 books) and then The Outsider is awesome. 

Liked the stories in this one!