TSF Book Club
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@Machpants said in TSF Book Club:
Normally over a hundred books a year
good god man, that's amazing!
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@Machpants said in TSF Book Club:
Normally over a hundred books a year, not many TV series
seriously, you're reading two books a week every week?
that's amazing
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@Machpants said in TSF Book Club:
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@Kiwiwomble said in TSF Book Club:
Warlord Trilogy is his best
Yeah I read that at least once a year, awesome
You re-read a trilogy, every year??? That must be some fucking series!
LotR too, there's around 15 books I read pretty much every year
I’ll read the odd book again every couple of years, but that just seems like taking up new books time!
Plus I like to watch tv series and go to the cinema.
I’m well rounded. 😉
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@Nepia said in TSF Book Club:
@Machpants said in TSF Book Club:
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@Machpants said in TSF Book Club:
@Kiwiwomble said in TSF Book Club:
Warlord Trilogy is his best
Yeah I read that at least once a year, awesome
You re-read a trilogy, every year??? That must be some fucking series!
LotR too, there's around 15 books I read pretty much every year
I’ll read the odd book again every couple of years, but that just seems like taking up new books time!
Plus I like to watch tv series and go to the cinema.
I’m well rounded. 😉
stay off the sweets mate, you're not getting any younger
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@Machpants I reckon I've got about 5-10 books that are on annual repeat or every other year. Mix of favs plus books that I've picked up a whole new appreciation for as I've gotten older. Dune is one that I catch something new, or interpret differently every re-read.
Wish I had more time for reading but child units 01 and 02 are real book-blockers lol. Unless you count kids books, in which case I am slaying left, right, and centre
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@Paekakboyz My youngest is in double digits, they are all avid readers - tho mostly manga! So they are not requiring much attention, as a 4 ship they entertain themselves. I read most of my stuff on our tech free days, we do two a week with no screen time. Kindle doesn't count LOL
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@Bones said in TSF Book Club:
@JC said in TSF Book Club:
@Crucial You mean the location by the lake? What on earth would @Bones be doing in a place like that?
I like to go dogging.
That's hilarious. Fits the description of the scene almost perfectly. Now go to the carpark and get back to what you were doing.
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I just finished a really interesting book by David Byrne (he of Talking Heads fame) called How Music Works
It's not an autobiography, or a book about TH. More, it's like a series of essays about the nature of music, a bit of music theory, and through the middle of the book, how the recorded music industry actually works.
Broken in to chapters, each chapter is basically an essay on a particular topic. He talks about song writing, production, how to put together a tour, and also the business and money side of the recording industry. Much of it draws on his experiences with Talking Heads and his many, many other projects, and he's pretty forthright in his details. Even in the business section he breaks down the numbers of how much he made from a particular album.
I love music, so i found much of it really interesting. Some goes a bit far in to music theory that probably musicians would find more interesting, but it's pretty good read.
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@mariner4life said in TSF Book Club:
I just finished a really interesting book by David Byrne (he of Talking Heads fame) called How Music Works
It's not an autobiography, or a book about TH. More, it's like a series of essays about the nature of music, a bit of music theory, and through the middle of the book, how the recorded music industry actually works.
Broken in to chapters, each chapter is basically an essay on a particular topic. He talks about song writing, production, how to put together a tour, and also the business and money side of the recording industry. Much of it draws on his experiences with Talking Heads and his many, many other projects, and he's pretty forthright in his details. Even in the business section he breaks down the numbers of how much he made from a particular album.
I love music, so i found much of it really interesting. Some goes a bit far in to music theory that probably musicians would find more interesting, but it's pretty good read.
Sort of reminds me of a documentary series made by George Martin. Covered a variety of topics about music, was excellent
http://soundbreaking.com/about-the-series/
This one
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Recently finished Prodigal Son by Gregg Hurwitz (I'm always tempted to type Nathan Hurwitz, the off spinner), the latest in the Orphan X series. Just a good fun read where the bad guys generally get their beans.
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But he'd better hurry up with book seven...
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Have also started the Mistborn trilogy for my sins. Have never been much of a fantasy fan, but I got put onto Wheel of Time twenty years ago - and I figured I owe Sanderson a few extra book sales after he finished off the sprawling mess that Jordan eventually turned WoT into.
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Just bumping this thread as I'm trying to find a good book to read but by the time I've scrolled through all this I probably could have read one... And you guys in Lockdown could probably do with reading something other than covid news or Internet based stuff.
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Just bumped into this thread as well. Def going to check out the Slough House thing.
Nuclear Adventures Fascinating book by nuclear engineer James Mahaffey who unearths forgotten nuclear projects that were sometimes hair-brained, often risky, and always fascinating.
Paul Thomas' Titi Ihaka series. Just finished Fallout. Great read
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@r-l if you don't actively hate fantasy, read Patrick Rothfuss. The Name Of The Wind, and The Wise Man's Fear. Outstanding - have reread multiple times, bought copies to loan/gift. Exceptional writing.
