Blades upon Books - Traditionals

[JM2]

I read this one a few days ago. Got it at hospice shoppe. Two things every boy needs; spiritual guidance and a good pocket knife.

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[Jack Black]

I've got this one queued up next

 

[btb01]

I've got this one queued up next

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Sounds interesting.

 

[Jack Black]

Sounds interesting.

Yeah, it was a bit of a hit over here when it first came out. I remember getting a 3 chapter freebie, and enjoying the prose. Hopefully, an interesting read

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[Heynowwww]

Sorry, I did Blades next to Books.

 

[Bloodloss]

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[thepapercut]

John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row, 1945 printing
GEC 74 Ironwood, 2020 printing.

 

[Jack Black]

Enjoying my beer book (Hops and Glory by Pete Brown)

 

[jmh33]

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[JM2]

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A good read for anyone that wants to understand what’s happening to America and how to restore her virtue.

 

[5K Qs]

I re-read Lonesome Dove sometime last month. I'm quite sure I saw the TV miniseries before I ever read the book. As I re-read it this time, the mental pictures I had of what was happening in the story featured Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, et al. I don't especially like that. Still a great read though!


- GT

 

[Jolipapa]

Yeah, it was a bit of a hit over here when it first came out. I remember getting a 3 chapter freebie, and enjoying the prose. Hopefully, an interesting read

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I wonder if there was the same effect as on the bordeaux wines that sailed to Cape of Good Hope and back, the roll helping maturation.

 

[5K Qs]

After reading Lonesome Dove, I felt compelled to read a couple of its prequels. I'll probably read the sequel in the next week of two.




- GT

 

[Jack Black]

I wonder if there was the same effect as on the bordeaux wines that sailed to Cape of Good Hope and back, the roll helping maturation.

I imagine there was Alain. When Madeira (then just a red wine) was shipped round the horn to India, the change in its character was considered so incredible that it completely changed the wine industry there, resulting in the various styles of Madeira wine we know today. The wine was heated, and rocked about, to simulate the passage. There's a whole chapter about it in the book. I think you'd find it interesting.

 

[screened porch]

I bought a dry Madeira once. It tasted like a sweet sherry, but more expensive.

 

[5K Qs]

I looked back at the books I've posted in this thread rather recently, and noted that, although I'm kind of a scrawny guy, I've been reading some hefty fiction, as measured by (approximate) page count.
The Brothers K 645 pages
11.22.63 842 pages
The Stand 1153 pages
Lonesome Dove 945 pages
Dead Man's Walk 475 pages
Comanche Moon 752 pages

Maybe I like longer fiction because, after going to the effort of trying to "enter" that fictional world, I'd like to stay there as long as I can to get maximum return on my mental effort.

- GT

 

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[Jack Black]

Rose Beast is looking good Jer

 

[Jack Black]

 

[Alex.Y.]