What book on your table now

sasastro · 07-15-2021, 12:40 AM

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Moonheart by Charles de Lint a re-read of an old favourite

**BigMackCam** · 07-15-2021, 01:56 AM - **1 Like**

I'm giving my mind a short break from longer, more challenging reads, with "Night Terrors: The Ghost Stories of E.F. Benson" - a large collection of stories not unlike those of M.R. James, with a somewhat misleading title, as there's quite a range of supernatural and otherwise weird tales within. Mostly written in the early years of the 20th century, they're very much of their time - and all the more endearing for that...

**AgentL** · 07-15-2021, 08:44 AM

Originally posted by clackers

There's a lot packed into that little horror story, AgentL!

How Conrad?s imperial horror story Heart of Darkness resonates with our globalised times

I am sure there is. The prose just didn't sing to me for whatever reason. I'll definitely give it another go down the road!

**clackers** · 07-15-2021, 04:03 PM

Originally posted by AgentL

I am sure there is. The prose just didn't sing to me for whatever reason. I'll definitely give it another go down the road!

Yep, you'll be rewarded, the prose is full of pithy quotes:

10 Quotes That Take You Right Into The Heart of Darkness | Article | Culture.pl

Not a Number · 07-16-2021, 08:44 AM - **1 Like**

Stephen Ambrose - Band of Brothers

lesmore49 · 07-16-2021, 10:41 AM

Bone Rattle by Marc Cameron. Mystery adventure about a U.S. Marshall (Cutter) who live in and solves crimes in Alaska. Good book. Cameron writes in a similar vein as Lee Child, C.J. Box.

**StiffLegged** · 07-17-2021, 12:46 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by clackers

Yep, you'll be rewarded, the prose is full of pithy quotes:

10 Quotes That Take You Right Into The Heart of Darkness | Article | Culture.pl

Of all the Conrad I’ve read, Youth was perhaps the one I enjoyed most at the time. Did wonder if anyone would mention the now-unacceptably-titled one too (Narcissus), but End of the Tether was also a well-told story.

Not a Number · 07-18-2021, 11:24 AM - **1 Like**

Philip K. Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

**RobA_Oz** · 07-18-2021, 04:20 PM

Originally posted by Not a Number

Philip K. Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

A fairly short read, if I remember correctly, and the basis for (IMO) one of the best translations to the screen, for the movie ‘Bladerunner’.

bogwalker · 07-19-2021, 07:55 AM

My niece just got me started on Murderbot Diaries. A fun sci-fi novella, not as serious as most of the works described here.

**RobA_Oz** · 07-20-2021, 12:50 AM

“Sicily” by John Julius Norwich. History from the early Greeks to the Mafia.

Not a Number · 07-21-2021, 10:20 AM

James Elroy - The Big Nowhere

**AgentL** · 07-21-2021, 10:22 AM

Originally posted by StiffLegged

Of all the Conrad I’ve read, Youth was perhaps the one I enjoyed most at the time. Did wonder if anyone would mention the now-unacceptably-titled one too (Narcissus), but End of the Tether was also a well-told story.

My volume had Youth included, I did like the lingering mental visuals which that story provided.

**RobA_Oz** · 07-22-2021, 03:07 PM

About to start James Holland’s work ‘The Battle of Britain’.

It’s a subject I’ve been reading about since I was about 8 or 9 years old, but this book is considerably bigger than anything previous, running to 823 pages, plus references and acknowledgments.

DennyT · 07-27-2021, 11:12 AM

“ The Collector” biography of David Douglas - an English plant collector and his travels in The northwest of American- after whom the Douglas Fir is named .

07-18-2021, 04:20 PM	#864
RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,197	Originally posted by Not a Number Philip K. Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? A fairly short read, if I remember correctly, and the basis for (IMO) one of the best translations to the screen, for the movie ‘Bladerunner’. Last edited by RobA_Oz; 07-20-2021 at 12:49 AM.

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AgentL Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Seattle Photos: Albums Posts: 1,756	Originally posted by clackers There's a lot packed into that little horror story, AgentL! How Conrad?s imperial horror story Heart of Darkness resonates with our globalised times I am sure there is. The prose just didn't sing to me for whatever reason. I'll definitely give it another go down the road!

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clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Originally posted by AgentL I am sure there is. The prose just didn't sing to me for whatever reason. I'll definitely give it another go down the road! Yep, you'll be rewarded, the prose is full of pithy quotes: 10 Quotes That Take You Right Into The Heart of Darkness \| Article \| Culture.pl

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lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,342	Bone Rattle by Marc Cameron. Mystery adventure about a U.S. Marshall (Cutter) who live in and solves crimes in Alaska. Good book. Cameron writes in a similar vein as Lee Child, C.J. Box.

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StiffLegged Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,616	Originally posted by clackers Yep, you'll be rewarded, the prose is full of pithy quotes: 10 Quotes That Take You Right Into The Heart of Darkness \| Article \| Culture.pl Of all the Conrad I’ve read, Youth was perhaps the one I enjoyed most at the time. Did wonder if anyone would mention the now-unacceptably-titled one too (Narcissus), but End of the Tether was also a well-told story.

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AgentL Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Seattle Photos: Albums Posts: 1,756	Originally posted by StiffLegged Of all the Conrad I’ve read, Youth was perhaps the one I enjoyed most at the time. Did wonder if anyone would mention the now-unacceptably-titled one too (Narcissus), but End of the Tether was also a well-told story. My volume had Youth included, I did like the lingering mental visuals which that story provided.

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RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,197	About to start James Holland’s work ‘The Battle of Britain’. It’s a subject I’ve been reading about since I was about 8 or 9 years old, but this book is considerably bigger than anything previous, running to 823 pages, plus references and acknowledgments.

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