Somewhat related: "The Classics"
by Jim (OFD) 
, Naptown, Tuesday, May 24, 2016, 18:24 (2887 days ago) @ Jay
I am between books and contemplating reading some of "the classics" that I haven't read. Which ones do everyone recommend?
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- Book review: Shotgun Lovesongs -
Kevin,
2016-05-22, 15:47
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- need a book rec -
Jay,
2016-05-23, 08:34
- Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics. - nedhead, 2016-05-26, 07:38
- I read Coates' "Between the World and Me" recently - HullieAndMikes, 2016-05-25, 06:03
- Somewhat related: "The Classics" - Jim (OFD), 2016-05-24, 18:24
- Peak Chernow: The House of Morgan - JPH, 2016-05-24, 07:22
- Bill Gates recommends SevenEves by Neal Stepherson -
Bill,
2016-05-24, 06:06
- Yes, Seveneves is a pretty great novel + a novella - KelleyCook, 2016-05-24, 11:02
- Stephenson is a great author. - PAK, 2016-05-24, 06:22
- I've got two in my stack right now - HumanRobot, 2016-05-24, 05:01
- Hey Jay are you tagging book rec threads? -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2016-05-23, 19:52
- Here you go -
Pat,
2016-05-23, 21:01
- Thanks Pat!
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Jeremy (WeIsND),
2016-05-24, 08:31
- Someone else did it. I just linked to it. -
Pat,
2016-05-24, 12:26
- Someone else did it. I just linked to it.
- Thanks Pat!
- Here you go -
Pat,
2016-05-23, 21:01
- Red Rising trilogy by Pierce Brown - KelleyCook, 2016-05-23, 19:04
- Forever by Pete Hamill - Crehart, 2016-05-23, 18:21
- The Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson -
nedhead,
2016-05-23, 16:24
- Seconded! -
Ben,
2016-05-23, 20:48
- Just one (spoiler): - nedhead, 2016-05-24, 01:15
- Seconded! -
Ben,
2016-05-23, 20:48
- Great thriller-I am Pilgrim. Fluffy & fun-Crazy Rich Asians -
LT,
2016-05-23, 14:40
- Agreed on All the Light We Cannot See -
HullieAndMikes,
2016-05-23, 15:10
- Agreed on All the Light We Cannot See
- How many times have you read A Game of Thrones? -
Jeff (BGS),
2016-05-23, 13:14
- Anyone else annoyed with GRR Martin today? (no spoilers) -
HCE,
2016-05-23, 13:24
- It was a good one -
Jeff (BGS),
2016-05-23, 18:23
- Stark Team: Assemble! -
Jay,
2016-05-24, 08:58
- The board is set, the pieces are moving... -
Jim (OFD),
2016-05-24, 05:46
- Possibly 18 episodes left: 5 + two shorter seasons of 7 & 6 -
Buck Mulligan,
2016-05-24, 07:24
- Huh. -
Jim (OFD),
2016-05-24, 10:51
- Yes, regardless, now it's a sprint. -
Buck Mulligan,
2016-05-24, 12:27
- Yes, regardless, now it's a sprint.
- Huh. -
Jim (OFD),
2016-05-24, 10:51
- Possibly 18 episodes left: 5 + two shorter seasons of 7 & 6 -
Buck Mulligan,
2016-05-24, 07:24
- They feel liberated now - Jim (fisherj08), 2016-05-23, 19:23
- Stark Team: Assemble!
- I rarely say this but I think it worked really well visually - LT, 2016-05-23, 14:28
- It was a good one -
Jeff (BGS),
2016-05-23, 18:23
- Anyone else annoyed with GRR Martin today? (no spoilers) -
HCE,
2016-05-23, 13:24
- it sounds promising - Pat, 2016-05-23, 12:29
- I'm re-reading the Night Manager - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2016-05-23, 11:02
- Erik Larson's Lusitania book is very interesting - DEM, 2016-05-23, 11:02
- Go full-on short story, brah. - Buck Mulligan, 2016-05-23, 10:46
- A few non-fiction ideas -
Coach Gillespie,
2016-05-23, 09:40
- Best and the Brightest is the ur-text of USA foreign policy -
HullieAndMikes,
2016-05-23, 09:50
- Agree, but I like The Fifties much more. -
Kevin,
2016-05-23, 09:57
- I agree, that is a great one -
HullieAndMikes,
2016-05-23, 09:58
- 'Coldest Winter' is the best Korean war book I've read. - hobbs, 2016-05-23, 10:04
- I agree, that is a great one -
HullieAndMikes,
2016-05-23, 09:58
- Agree, but I like The Fifties much more.
- Best and the Brightest is the ur-text of USA foreign policy -
HullieAndMikes,
2016-05-23, 09:50
- 'The Siege: 68 Hours Inside the Taj Hotel' - hobbs, 2016-05-23, 09:23
- When Eco died, I reread Name of the Rose -
HCE,
2016-05-23, 09:10
- we read I, Claudius in Latin class -
Jay,
2016-05-23, 09:26
- Graves is a magnificent writer - HCE, 2016-05-23, 09:44
- we read I, Claudius in Latin class -
Jay,
2016-05-23, 09:26
- The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson - HullieAndMikes, 2016-05-23, 09:03
- Grand Illusions: American Art and the First World War - PMan, 2016-05-23, 08:55
- My recent attempts have been up and down. -
Kevin,
2016-05-23, 08:46
- Rise and Fall of the Third Reich -
Jay,
2016-05-23, 08:57
- Great history books always seem relevant -
Flann,
2016-05-23, 09:48
- HBO just premiered the Bryan Cranston LBJ movie -
Jay,
2016-05-23, 09:51
- I saw a lot of middling reviews; anyone here see it? -
HullieAndMikes,
2016-05-23, 10:18
- The Butler was weak. -
Buck Mulligan,
2016-05-23, 10:25
- pretty solid reviews across the board - Jay, 2016-05-23, 10:21
- The Butler was weak.
- HBO did another LBJ/Vietnam biopic about 15 years ago -
hobbs,
2016-05-23, 10:11
- LBJ gives filmmakers and actors a lot of material - Flann, 2016-05-23, 12:34
- I saw a lot of middling reviews; anyone here see it? -
HullieAndMikes,
2016-05-23, 10:18
- HBO just premiered the Bryan Cranston LBJ movie -
Jay,
2016-05-23, 09:51
- Great history books always seem relevant -
Flann,
2016-05-23, 09:48
- I think you would love Paul Murray's 'Skippy Dies'. - Slainte Joe, 2016-05-23, 08:48
- Rise and Fall of the Third Reich -
Jay,
2016-05-23, 08:57
- Just finished Jeff Passan's "The Arm" - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2016-05-23, 08:36
- my my my. my my my. - JN, 2016-05-23, 07:02
- Saw a guy at a farmer's market today with a Bon Iver t shirt - Mike (bart), 2016-05-22, 16:39
- need a book rec -
Jay,
2016-05-23, 08:34