What are Some Good Books to Read?
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Just starting my second time through on Winston Churchill's Second World War, and enjoying it thoroughly.
One of the most amazing books I've ever read:
It's about a troubled kid that ends up becoming a WWII bombardier, and has unbelievable things happen to him...surviving it all.
I concur. Just finished the book as well & it is absolutely incredible. I was embarrassed how little I knew about WW II with respect to the war with Japan. This is a must read!
I haven't read the book, but I echo your sentiments in regards to knowledge of the Pacific theater. For some reason, it's just never really grabbed my attention the way the European theater does. I've read Band of Brothers (Like 5 times), the memoirs of **** Winters, D-Day, and Patton and Rommel: Men of War in the 20th Century. That last one was especially good for me, as Rommel is my personal favorite commander of WWII, even though his role was limited because of the failed attempt on Hitler's life.
Meanwhile, I've never read a full book on the Pacific theater, not even The Pacific. I've been thinking about diving into Flags of Our Fathers, though. My Pacific knowledge is limited to a few books published by Time about the war. Those are good for trivia knowledge, but not in-depth stuff (I dominated academic bowl in high school when WWII questions came up thanks to those books).
It's just fascinating how one-sided my perspective of the war really is.
CycloneErik
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Has he broken his arm yet by patting himself on the back?
That part really hindered his writing for me.
If anybody is into some off the radar fantasy/scifi, I really recommend The Book of the New Sun series by Gene Wolfe. I'm only about 100 pages in and it's a bit difficult to read (it's an a****iography taking place thousands of years in the future) and he uses some weird words but you can usually infer them. It's a very interesting concept so far.
This thread finally got me to read Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead, two great books. I also just finished the "His Dark Materials" trilogy by Phillip Pullman (The Golden Compass is the first) and it was pretty good if you can get past the fact that the guy wrote a book about killing God and creating some sort of heaven on earth. Obviously gets a little preachy but it has imminently likable characters.
This thread finally got me to read Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead, two great books. I also just finished the "His Dark Materials" trilogy by Phillip Pullman (The Golden Compass is the first) and it was pretty good if you can get past the fact that the guy wrote a book about killing God and creating some sort of heaven on earth. Obviously gets a little preachy but it has imminently likable characters.
You certainly get the idea that he is the central figure of the whole thing, and was the brains behind all the successes, so it has to be tempered by your other reading on the subject.
It does give a unique perspective on WWII, and there are interesting things that are rarely talked about in other books.
Read this book....
"I know this much is true" by Wally Lamb
Great freaking book. I couldn't put it down. Seriously... start reading it.
"I know this much is true" by Wally Lamb
Great freaking book. I couldn't put it down. Seriously... start reading it.
CycloneErik
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I read In Harm's Way, which is about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the crew's ordeal while they waited ~4 days for rescue.
I also read some Sherlock Holmes short stories over Thanksgiving break, too. Fantastic.
I also read some Sherlock Holmes short stories over Thanksgiving break, too. Fantastic.
