What are you reading?

[Tommergun]

Just added these to this year's reading stack.

 

[kevin]

I usually don't do fiction, but the author was there. He was released from Soviet captivity in 1950, and wrote the book in 1957.

 

[BarleyBop]

I've got several on the go, including vehicle reference books... usually related to recent or upcoming builds.
Outside of the usual (aforementioned), reading this:

And these:

 

[Werner Voss]

Just finished Voyage of the Damned (frightening and sad), Shirer's The Sinking of the Bismarck (read as a kid, rereading as prep for my Swordfish build) and McChrystal's newish book On Character (disappointing).

 

[Pantherman]

I've got several on the go, including vehicle reference books... usually related to recent or upcoming builds.
Outside of the usual (aforementioned), reading this:

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Is that a walrus I see?

 

[BarleyBop]

Is that a walrus I see?

I think it was Paul.

 

[Col.Kilgore]

 

[TimM63]

 

[jcurtis55]

I'm currently reading Samurai and The Inner Seven. On deck is the Robin Olds biography.

 

[RocketRanger]

Reading Andy Weir's "Project Hail Mary" in anticipation of the movie's release this spring.
I rarely read fiction, but will dabble in science fiction occasionally.
"Project Hail Mary" is by far one of the best books I've ever read. Period.
It is much more straightforward than Weir's first book "The Martian".
I loved the movie, but the book less so because of all the "excess" technical exposition.
I'm a space systems engineer and even I got bored trying to follow some of the science and engineering details.
But "Project Hail Mary" gives just enough technical detail to build a plausible story around and it really is a page-turner.
Can't wait to see the movie!

 

[Col.Kilgore]

Finished this last week . . . excellent book.

 

[blacbul67]

My current and next intended reads. Prior to these, my last completed read was Saburo Sakai's (auto)biography Samurai also mentioned recently by jcurtis55.

 

[Tommergun]

Reading Andy Weir's "Project Hail Mary" in anticipation of the movie's release this spring.
I rarely read fiction, but will dabble in science fiction occasionally.
"Project Hail Mary" is by far one of the best books I've ever read. Period.
It is much more straightforward than Weir's first book "The Martian".
I loved the movie, but the book less so because of all the "excess" technical exposition.
I'm a space systems engineer and even I got bored trying to follow some of the science and engineering details.
But "Project Hail Mary" gives just enough technical detail to build a plausible story around and it really is a page-turner.
Can't wait to see the movie!

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Not knowing anything about this book, or upcoming movie, it immediately reminded me of a 1960's book called "The Pilgrim Project," by Hank Searls which was later turning into a movie called "Countdown" with James Caan. The basis was to be the first man on the moon but without a viable way to get him back yet. Both the book and movie were excellent.

 

[Littlemarten]

I've got several on the go, including vehicle reference books... usually related to recent or upcoming builds.
Outside of the usual (aforementioned), reading this:

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Pig Boats is excellent.

 

[Littlemarten]

Recently finished Andy Weir's The Martian and Hail Mary, both excellent. I'm surprised they are making a movie of the latter, I wonder if it will be as good as the movie based on the former. I also just finished The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian, which is a reprint of the original Conan stories as written by Robert E. Howard. These are not those released much earlier, which were heavily edited and partially rewritten by L. Sprague LeCamp and others. Howard's original prose is superior, IMHO. This book also includes several original drafts and much information on Howard and his writing. I hope to acquire the other two books in this series in the near future.

I'm now starting Kanzan Sato's The Japanese Sword, a Comprehensive Guide. Also restarting von Clausewitz's On War, the Howard & Paret translation.

 

[Holz44]

Currently reading

 

[RocketRanger]

Not knowing anything about this book, or upcoming movie, it immediately reminded me of a 1960's book called "The Pilgrim Project," by Hank Searls which was later turning into a movie called "Countdown" with James Caan. The basis was to be the first man on the moon but without a viable way to get him back yet. Both the book and movie were excellent.

I have to agree that "Countdown" is an excellent and overlooked space movie. What I find interesting as a movie trivia fan is that both James Caan and Robert Duvall star in this movie five years before they were reunited in "The Godfather".

 

[Demolition]

I don't read much at all, although I have quite a few books on the shelf I just never seem to have the time to sit down and actually read. I did read killing Lincoln and it was a great read.

 

[Col.Kilgore]

I love all of the "Killing" series.

 

[Demolition]

I love all of the "Killing" series.

I have the killing Kennedy book as well, I've started and restated it at least a dozen times, I always set it down for so long that I don't remember any of it and need to start over.

 

[BarleyBop]

Just started on this. And yes, there is an ambulance in the stash.

 

[user 22148]

Currently Reading Brothers in Arms by James Holland - a very interesting read.

 

[kevin]

I'm starting this tomorrow, it was a Christmas gift.
I know the fundamentals of his story, he is a hometown hero. I have been drunk in the tavern he started in 1894 more than once.
I'm very interested in learning all the details of his life.

 

[Tommergun]

Just finished. I've read most of his work.

 

[kevin]

I read that one as well, good book.

 

[Edbert]

 

[Jakko]

Got this a few days ago, and atypically for Stephenson, it's only about 300 pages so I'm already almost halfway through.

 

[Meanstreak]

Silly question to be asking here, obviously I am reading scale model addicts or I wouldn't be replying to this thread!

 

[blakeh1]

just starting on this. Borrowed it from a friend

It's a graphic novel, but I am not beyond reading those and enjoying them

Haven't read many graphic novels, but the last one's I read was the Dunk and Egg series and before that way back in the 90's was Watchmen

The Sheriff of Babylon is a critically acclaimed Vertigo comic book series by writer Tom King and artist Mitch Gerads, inspired by King's real-life experience as a CIA officer in Iraq, following an American ex-cop working as a police officer in post-invasion Baghdad as he investigates the murder of his partner. It's a gritty, realistic crime thriller that blends political intrigue with personal drama, known for its mature themes and detailed artwork. The series collects all 12 issues and is available in deluxe editions.

 

[stevethefish]

I recently began reading "Inherit the Stars" By JP Hogan. There was a Japanese manga series based on this book that a teacher let me borrow for a week. I did a YT video on it and three years ago JP Hogan's daughter, Tina, left a kind message on that video's comments section and I promised her I'd read the book. I am finally getting around to it!