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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

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@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

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@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.

AdamJ

@tenuin the algorithm moves in mysterious ways! That video is awesome though. Makes you appreciate the sailing more when you know what the ships were like.

My Dad was talking about the Endurance the other day. Never really read much about it so it's going on the list!

sabergirl

I heard a story on NPR about the disappearance of mass market paperbacks. It makes me a little sad, actually. https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=nx-s1-5651272:nx-s1-9587639

Giles

@AdamJ said in Books:

My Dad was talking about the Endurance the other day. Never really read much about it so it's going on the list!

Paula bought me a hardback version of Finding Endurance for our recent anniversary. She knows how much it moved me, so she wanted me to have one to keep.

Let me know when you have finished your current reads and you can borrow it....

Bridger

@tenuin said in Books:

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.

Thanks for the video share @tenuin. I hope to visit the Victory this week if I can manage it. It looks like an incredible feat of engineering and appetite for destruction.

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