What are we reading?

mirth · July 10, 2016, 03:37:59 PM

Quote from: Airborne Rifles on July 10, 2016, 03:34:24 PM
Quote from: mirth on July 10, 2016, 01:31:39 PM
Just finished Empires of the Sea by Roger Crowley. Now starting City of Fortune.

Empires of the Sea is by far my favorite Crowley book. Really enjoyed 1453 as well.

I loved it. Very well written, incredibly readable. The little details were fantastic. I'm looking forward to reading all of his work.

Gusington · July 10, 2016, 05:27:09 PM

Conquerors was good but not his best. Read it if you're a Crowley fan.

Started Book 2 of the Warrior of Rome [King of Kings] series by Harry Sidebottom yesterday and already read 100 pages of it, which is very fast for me. Books 1-3 are set in the Roman East (vs. the Sassanids) in the 3rd century, Books 4-6 are set in other theaters. Great books and Sidebottom is a great writer.

mirth · July 10, 2016, 06:47:26 PM

I read Empires of the Sea in a few weeks. Granted it's only about 300 pages, but that's fast for me and a history book. I tend to savor and reread a lot. I devoured Empires. One of the best books I've read in the past five years.

Gusington · July 10, 2016, 08:11:33 PM

You'll like Conquerors then. Sounds like you read at about the same pace I do.

If you like late Roman history try Sidebottom!

mirth · July 10, 2016, 10:09:55 PM

Quote from: Gusington on July 10, 2016, 08:11:33 PMtry Sidebottom!

Oh, I've tried side bottom.

bbmike · July 11, 2016, 05:56:24 AM

Quote from: mirth on July 10, 2016, 10:09:55 PM
Quote from: Gusington on July 10, 2016, 08:11:33 PMtry Sidebottom!

Oh, I've tried side bottom.

Wasn't Side Bottom the original title for Star Trek V?

Sir Slash · July 11, 2016, 10:04:10 AM

Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee by Michael Korda. At 700+ pages, that should keep me busy enough that I don't need to worry about getting any 'Side-Bottom'.

Gusington · July 11, 2016, 05:16:38 PM

You want Sidebottom. You need it.

Sir Slash · July 11, 2016, 10:12:02 PM

At my age it's tough for me to handle 'side' much less 'bottom'.

Pinetree · July 12, 2016, 03:33:59 AM

For some of us it's difficult to find where "side" starts and "bottom" ends

Gusington · July 12, 2016, 06:24:03 PM

Read the damned books and eat your damned oatmeal, all of you.

Sir Slash · July 12, 2016, 06:26:56 PM

But Mom, I'm afraid I'll get oatmeal on my Sidebottom. :-[

Gusington · July 12, 2016, 06:45:29 PM

Way too late for that.

Silent Disapproval Robot · July 13, 2016, 03:18:43 AM

Just finished The Conquering Tide by Ian Toll. I found it a little too triumphalist in tone and not nearly as informative as The Rising Sun by John Tolland.

I'm taking a break and reading some light fiction now. Just started Into the Storm by Larry Correia. Reads like a novel based on the Dishonored PC game.

After I finish this, I'm going to start The Secret War: Spies, Ciphers, and Guerrillas 1939-1945 by Max Hastings.

Gusington · July 13, 2016, 05:18:37 PM

Into the Storm you say?

*runs to Amazon*