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I just finished a new book by two authors: Stephen Co***, a Vietnam War vet and Barrett Ti***, a military aviation historian, about a bridge in North Vietnam called the Thanh Hoa (Dragon's Jaw). It hasn't been out yet but I read it in preparation for an interview with them for a history site. I'm blurring their names so I don't get in trouble with anyone lol. I thought it was good, they did original interviews with a bunch of different pilots and took the reader through a play-by-play of every nosedive, bomb drop, antiaircraft fire, ejection, and even the pilot's thoughts as it was happening. I don't read this type of stuff often. It was educational about the Vietnam War. An easy read overall, even though a good 30% or more of the book was talking about technical aspects of bombs, naval flying, planes, and other logistics. It was well researched.
I'm almost done with The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty. She was clearly a very talented writer (the book won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction), there's a lot of texture and meaning on every page; written with care. It's about a bit of a bland subject -- a tragic loss, some fallout afterwards, family visits and emotions. I'm not sure where the end is headed so I guess that's a positive thing, it could be an unexpected twist to bring it together. Last edited by Vulgar; 04-08-2019 at 10:28 PM. |
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I recently read "Tales from the Toolbox", which is a compilation of stories from old Grand Prix mechanics about the early days of road racing. Shit was kinda wild, because in Europe it was way more practical to haul everything by truck. So you have legit 1930s salvage title trucks that were meant to be people haulers done up to hold several cars, hundreds of spare parts, tools etc
however, it wasn't that good. Would've been way better as an audiobook or a series of interviews or something |
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12. The Choice book 1 of the art of rememberance trilogy by Paul Romano. 2/5 low score because there is no book two or three. sheesh.
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13/50. The Book of Enoch - must read. It is so deep. Must read.
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I'll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara.
A mesmerizing true crime book about one woman's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer. This book was released a couple months before Joseph DeAngelo was arrested. Unfortunately, Michelle (Patton Oswalt's wife at the time) died while writing the book and never saw him get caught. HBO has the rights to this story and are making a documentary about it. Probably the 'In Cold Blood' of this generation. Amazing. And going into it now knowing who the killer is adds a whole new dimension to everything... and let's you appreciate just how close Michelle was to identifying this guy before she died in 2016. Highly recommended to true crime fans out there. Last edited by Universe; 05-09-2019 at 01:23 AM. |
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But ur garbage as fuck at writing "raps" and ur a real world piece of shit with a drinking problem. Unstick a bullet into ur head.
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plot is pretty dece actually, dope at times
why erybody gotta be 5% off feelings alone ill never kno keepr 100
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Right but u lost touch with reality like a decade ago when u were wearing fedoras and white ts ...now u writing wordplays about fetus lakes and curry recipes with minimal ingredients... So why in the wild fuck of imagination u would venture to speak as an authority on anything let alone keeping it "100" is way the fuck beyond me u delusional fuckin retard
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14/50. Grappler Baki. 5:5. So dope. Worth it.
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15/50 The compendium to the Emerald Tablet 3/5 a few new ideas, nothing preposterously great. Just read the originals.
16/50 Vice Principals 5/5 freaking hillarious. Hate it got cancelled.
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Life, battles and career of Battling Nelson: Lightweight champion of the world
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