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I just finished the Stand last week. Enjoyed it for the most part but the ending felt kind of rushed.

nafod wrote: ↑Tue Sep 22, 2020 1:04 am
Just finished the third book. Excellent series.

Next up is A Canticle for Liebowitz

Just finished the first book yesterday. I ordered the 2nd and 3rd from amazon. Cant wait to get into the second book today.

Just finished The Fifth Season By NK Jemisin, which was excellent. Fantasy sci-fI with unusual premise story. Rolling into the sequel, The Obelisk Gate , and its off and running on page one. There’s a third book too. I’m already wistful about being done with them when I’m done with them. Ordered th...

if lack of plot advancement were a person it would be Robert Jordan. Yeah the reviews seem to go both ways. Thought I’d at least give the first volume a try. He really likes to describe the environment though. How far did you make it into the series? I forget exactly, past midway. Hmmm...not sure t...

Schlegel wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 3:00 pm if lack of plot advancement were a person it would be Robert Jordan.

Yeah the reviews seem to go both ways. Thought I’d at least give the first volume a try. He really likes to describe the environment though.

How far did you make it into the series?

Just started this.

I finally finished Azincourt. It’s one of the most violent, rapey-ist books I’ve read.

Waiting for the new Anthony Ryan book to be released on August 4th.

Hey Shaf, what ever happened to that crazy Polish guy who was talking about THEM BROTHERS SMOLOV and attaching small weights to his body like armor? Was that the same guy who had a thread on how he made his feet more muscular? That sounds more like Crusader. The guy who wore wrestling shoes and did...

Kazuya Mishima wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 7:28 pm Hey Shaf, what ever happened to that crazy Polish guy who was talking about THEM BROTHERS SMOLOV and attaching small weights to his body like armor?

Was that the same guy who had a thread on how he made his feet more muscular?

newguy wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 3:09 am I sometimes find myself wondering what happened to Rant.....and then I wonder why am I wondering what happened to Rant?

And then guys like Dan John who used to drop knowledge here. I really wish I had more chance to chat with him before he passed.

Holy fuck! No idea DJ passed away.

Sybersnott is dead. Died 5 or so years ago. Rant? Can't get access to his account here anymore, not sure why. AyeDee...might be dead too, but I'm uncertain of this, the death of the P&B made it harder to keep track. Proto...now Proto I don't know what happened to, I'd like to think he's living ...

I could go back through this thread but I’m lazy. Have any of you guys read the Wheel of Time series? I was seriously considering giving it a go but it’s 15 volumes(including the prequel) and a lot of reviews say it really drags from books 8-10.

I just finished Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer, gets two thumbs up. Very tense book, sci-fi. Let someone else read the first few pages, and they insisted I loan it to them, then and there. Rolled right into its sequel, Authority , which builds on the tension from the first book. Page turner. Will ...

How many of the books do you guys remember reading in highschool?

I can remember

To Kill a Mocking Bird
Catcher in the Rye
Animal Farm
1984
The Chrystalids
Bless The Beasts and the Children

Gotten to The Stand yet? Eyes of the Dragon is a very underrated King novel. Salem's Lot was great. Liked Pet Sematary. The first Dark Tower. The Talisman with Peter Straub. But for me at least, he takes a real big downturn and becomes practically insufferable. Right around the Gerald's Game/Dolore...

Gotten to The Stand yet? Eyes of the Dragon is a very underrated King novel. Salem's Lot was great. Liked Pet Sematary. The first Dark Tower. The Talisman with Peter Straub. But for me at least, he takes a real big downturn and becomes practically insufferable. Right around the Gerald's Game/Dolore...

Glad to know there's more in that universe and appreciated the suggestion! After First law trilogy were separate sequels. "Best served cold", then "Heroes" (Heroes is great! Highly recomend), then "Red country". And now "Little hatred" is first book of new tr...

Late to the party on this one but I’ve been going through my sister’s Stephen King collection. Started with IT. Very enjoyable. Probably the longest book I’ve ever read. Finished The Shining last week. Was surprised to see how different the characterizations are in the book compared to the movie. I’...

I've been recommending Google Keep for a few months now. It's made a huge difference and it's a free, easy to use, app. I still keep a physical notebook and use Google Calendar, but organization and limitations inherent in those platforms made adding Keep a no-brainer for me. I think that’s the app...

It's an excellent "summary" if anything 800 pages long can be described that way. It's very engaging reading though. As I read it I could feel that I've gotten old to some extent, as the endless slaughter was pretty stomach-turning. Don't want to read about war for a while. It was cool to...

Fat Cat wrote: ↑Wed Jun 27, 2018 10:57 pm Just finished...
The Second World War by Antony Beevor
Dune by Frank Herbert

How’s The Second WW? The only thing I’ve read by Beevor was Stalingrad. It was good read.

I came here back in 2008 for the kettlebell forum. Those were the days. Hardstyle vs GS!!!!

I watched it with the sound low to avoid being influenced by the crowd and commentary.

I scored it 7 to 5 for GGG. I was fine with the draw though.

seeahill wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2017 6:14 pm Check this one out:

https://gizmodo.com/adventure-tested-dp ... 1603824067

Not sure how they are these days but a few years ago, DPX’ QC was notoriously shitty. I knew a couple of guys who had to return their hests because the lock bar gave out.

Check this one out: https://gizmodo.com/adventure-tested-dpx-gear-hest-f-pocket-knife-1603824067 Great looking knife. Having anything Robert Pelton related would be cool and the bottle opener speaks to me. Forgot to mention a knife I got as a gift last month. It's a Kershaw CRYO Rick Hinderer desig...