Larry Kart Posted June 13, 2017 Report Posted June 13, 2017 6 hours ago, BillF said: For alternative history involving a Nazi WW2 victory, I can also recommend Robert Harris' Fatherland and Len Deighton's SS-GB. Best alternate history novel I know is Ward Moore's "Bring the Jubilee," in which the South wins the Civil War.|https://www.amazon.com/Bring-Jubilee-Ward-Moore/dp/143447853X The second link contains spoilers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_the_Jubilee Quote
ejp626 Posted June 19, 2017 Report Posted June 19, 2017 Enjoyed The Man in the High Castle. Parts of the plot move at pulp speed. The ending is sort of evocative, though still a bit anti-climatic. Not Wanted on the Voyage is also good. I've just hit the point where Lucifer shows up in disguise to get a spot on the Ark. I'm also reading the Confessions of St. Augustine, but am very underwhelmed for literary and extra-literary reasons. Quote
BillF Posted June 21, 2017 Report Posted June 21, 2017 5 hours ago, kinuta said: Just finished. Quote
Brad Posted June 22, 2017 Report Posted June 22, 2017 I can't say this is the best written book but the War in German East Africa was something I knew nothing about. Quote
BillF Posted June 22, 2017 Report Posted June 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Brad said: I can't say this is the best written book but the War in German East Africa was something I knew nothing about. This is a readable novel with a similar background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Ice-Cream_War Quote
Brad Posted June 22, 2017 Report Posted June 22, 2017 Thanks Bill, I will check it out. Gaudi's bibliography has a couple of books that I may want to check out. Quote
alankin Posted June 23, 2017 Report Posted June 23, 2017 Coincidentally, I just finished reading Highsmith's "The Talented Mr. Ripley." Quote
BillF Posted June 23, 2017 Report Posted June 23, 2017 3 hours ago, alankin said: Coincidentally, I just finished reading Highsmith's "The Talented Mr. Ripley." Quote
kinuta Posted June 25, 2017 Report Posted June 25, 2017 Nearly finished. For anyone interested, might I propose a subsection entitled What Are You Reading In The Toilet? My starter for eight is- At over a thousand pages it will keep me busy for a long time. Quote
Brad Posted June 25, 2017 Report Posted June 25, 2017 Not cover to cover but a story here and there. Quote
jlhoots Posted June 30, 2017 Report Posted June 30, 2017 Timothy Hallinan: Fields Where They Lay Quote
BillF Posted July 1, 2017 Report Posted July 1, 2017 4 hours ago, kinuta said: Despite the novel's fame via the movie, I don't think Highsmith was as yet fully into her stride with this early one. Quote
kinuta Posted July 1, 2017 Report Posted July 1, 2017 2 hours ago, BillF said: Despite the novel's fame via the movie, I don't think Highsmith was as yet fully into her stride with this early one. It made me realise how masterful Hitch's adaption was. Quote
BillF Posted July 1, 2017 Report Posted July 1, 2017 2 hours ago, kinuta said: It made me realise how masterful Hitch's adaption was. Agreed. Quote
ejp626 Posted July 1, 2017 Report Posted July 1, 2017 I finished up Findley's Not Wanted on the Voyage a while back. It's an interesting mix of whimsical and serious moments, driven by an overwhelming urge to give Biblical patriarchs, such as Noah, a big kick up the arse. I liked it a lot, but it's not for everyone. Currently in the middle of Rousseau's Confessions. Perhaps he does protest a bit too much. The edition I am reading is nearly 600 pages! After that, Jhumpa Lahiri's The Lowland. I really liked The Namesake, so I hope this is at the same level. Quote
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