Books

[steelworker]

@goosehd terrible injuries inflict by wood splinters.

[Giles]

@mclaincausey Not yet.....

[goosehd]

@steelworker there are stories of guys living the rest of their lives with chunks of wood in them from battles.

[steelworker]

@goosehd lends new meaning to Hearts of Oak.

[Mizmazzle]

John Steinbeck is my favorite author (tied with Bukowski to be fair).

I’m reading East of Eden again. First time was about 15-20 years ago…like discovering it all over again. Absolute perfection.

[Bridger]

Good shout @Mizmazzle, I have not read East of Eden but read The Grapes of Wrath 25 years ago and it blew me away with the descriptive detail.

Feel like I need to revisit TGOW or perhaps try EOE.

[Mizmazzle]

@Bridger Grapes is amazing!! One of my all time favorites. But then pretty much all of his work is top tier. East of Eden is an epic work in line with TGOW…it’s been so long since I read that one too. I may need to go back to back on these classics.

[Bridger]

@AdamJ said in Books:

haha I had not seen this thread till now, I am half way through this atm @Giles

Thanks @AdamJ, Christmas reading sorted prior to visiting the Victory hopefully before the new year

[AdamJ]

@Bridger nice one man! It's a gooden. See you down here next year!

[Giles]

@Bridger Let us know when you are about, weather permitting, we could take the boat out....

[Bridger]

Sounds great @Giles, thank you!

I will drop you a note when I sort my plans.

[Bridger]

said in Books:

@AdamJ said in Books:

haha I had not seen this thread till now, I am half way through this atm @Giles

Thanks @AdamJ, Christmas reading sorted prior to visiting the Victory hopefully before the new year

The book references Nelson having breakfast at the George hotel in Portsmouth. It this a decent enough hotel to stay or would people recommend other places in Portsmouth?

[Giles]

Decent hotel, Pompey - that could be an oxymoron

[Bridger]

@Giles said in Books:

Pompey - that could be an oxymoron

Thanks @Giles, decent hotel is useful.

I will need a locals decoder ring to understand the rest

[Giles]

Holiday Inn Express Gunwharf. Is without doubt the least adventurous, but a safe bet

https://www.guestreservations.com/holiday-inn-portsmouth-portsmouth/booking?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=991006015&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=991006015&gbraid=0AAAAADiMQMauXR6LwaLNRadpLqD745QJw&gclid=CjwKCAiAu67KBhAkEiwAY0jAlW5XH4C59tx79GyROXV_eOqVZtLqM7NvWa_-jERgH44KsMqStnPfGRoCHyYQAvD_BwE&ctTriggered=true

[Bridger]

Thanks @Giles, I didn't figure Nelson as a Holiday Inn guy, but hey ho!

[Bridger]

said in Books:

@AdamJ said in Books:

haha I had not seen this thread till now, I am half way through this atm @Giles

Thanks @AdamJ, Christmas reading sorted prior to visiting the Victory hopefully before the new year

I am currently in Argentiere, Chamonix valley, reading this. Took me a while to figure I probably should be more discreet with my reading material

[Tago Mago]

@Bridger what are they going to do, preemptive surrender?

[Bridger]

Ouch! Good thing the mods like you more than me @Tago-Mago

[tenuin]

@AdamJ

its funny how the old algorithm works. i just added this to my 'to-read' pile (thanks for the recommendatio!) and once i opened youtube, this was one of the first suggestions

long-ish but fun watch about the HMS Victory.

i've recently finished The Thirty Years War

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11107577-the-thirty-years-war

Its a long one, and very in-depth, and with so many events and people to cover it can be confusing but overall a very good read.

I was also enjoyed Endurance by Lansing. Such an incredible story. At times its hard to believe it a true story and that man can survive such an ordeal.