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[SKT]

@mclaincausey some great stuff. +1 for James, one of the best things I’ve read in the past few years. Will add some of your recommendations to my list

[Giles]

@endo said in Books:

Gustave M. Gilbert, Nuremberg Diary

Just bought:

[Giles]

@Bridger said in Books:

That makes sense @goosehd.

I really should do more reading about the history of places I visit.

I am off to Japan next year. Any reading recommendations from the forum are welcome.

Any Japanese written whodunnits, You will learn a lot about social structure and behaviour. I wish I have read them 25 years ago.....

[Giles]

@goosehd said in Books:

Bought

[Giles]

@Bridger said in Books:

Seize the Fire by Adam Nicolson

Bought that too. Off on a longish diving holiday, plenty of time between dives to look like I give a fuck....

[68degreesorless]

@Bridger Ametora for some denim and japanese culture

[Chap]

@Bridger said in Books:

That makes sense @goosehd.

I really should do more reading about the history of places I visit.

I am off to Japan next year. Any reading recommendations from the forum are welcome.

Haruki Murakami
Michiko Aoyama
Satoshi Yagisawa
Hisashi Kashiwai
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Yuki Yoshida

[goosehd]

I love this thread ️

[mclaincausey]

@SKT James really conveys the terror of being black in that era, which of course extended well beyond the Emancipation. That’s the main reason I think of it as requires reading, though it has all sorts of other merit as well.

[endo]

@Giles said in Books:

@endo said in Books:

Gustave M. Gilbert, Nuremberg Diary

Just bought:

@Giles I'm glad you want to read this. It's certainly not light reading, although it's quite readable. I found the topic timeless. Hope you'll find it interesting.

[goosehd]

@endo We need reminders on occasion to remember how barbaric humans can be…if we don’t look to our past on occasion, we can never move forward.

[mclaincausey]

Unfortunately, we an look to the present for plenty of evidence these days as well

[steelworker]

I rolled my eyes at Folk Songs' title . What do I know.

[Bridger]

@Giles said in Books:

Any Japanese written whodunnits, You will learn a lot about social structure and behaviour. I wish I have read them 25 years ago.....

Interesting, @Giles - any titles you would suggest?

I enjoyed Tokyo Vice the TV series, I thought they balanced the social aspects of Japanese censorship on reality rather well and impressed they were allowed to film such a series in Tokyo.

[Bridger]

Amazing! Thanks @Chap - good think I have until the end of March to get reading

[steelworker]

@Jord said in Books:

@SKT Have you read Pet Sematary? That one really gets parents emotions going... Great book

And critics still turn up their noses.
I guess he got some kind of a tinsel imprimatur from them eventually. And his editor need a kick in the ass.

[steelworker]

@Giles well? How was it?

[Giles]

@steelworker How was what?

[Chap]

Couple of favorite books

[SKT]

@steelworker Finished “Coffin Moon” by Rosson and ended up really loving it. Would make an excellent movie. Adding Folk Songs to my list