tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post115382859038377301..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Books: Good stuff to read.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1153873771063058952006-07-25T20:29:00.000-04:002006-07-25T20:29:00.000-04:00Whoops - sorry. Should have read the whole postin...Whoops - sorry. Should have read the whole posting before I chimed in.<BR/><BR/>- AndreaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1153872986074750972006-07-25T20:16:00.000-04:002006-07-25T20:16:00.000-04:00If I am not mistaken, the Cold War novel you are l...If I am not mistaken, the Cold War novel you are looking for is called "The Charm School," and the author is Nelson DeMille.<BR/><BR/>- Andrea ("Typhoon" on The High Road)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1153856054338893582006-07-25T15:34:00.000-04:002006-07-25T15:34:00.000-04:00Glad I could help. Your post reminds me that I hav...Glad I could help. Your post reminds me that I have a copy of Gould's Dinosaur in a Haystack still in a box from when I moved here. I need to dig it out and actually read it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1153834148767894562006-07-25T09:29:00.000-04:002006-07-25T09:29:00.000-04:00Books NOT to read: Dick's "A Scanner Darkly". If t...Books NOT to read: Dick's "A Scanner Darkly". If there's a Big Summer Movie coming out, my SF Book Club (anyone else reading this in the Louisville area, check out meetup.com for the location and time) traditionally reads the book it was based on, which this year was the aforementioned. <BR/><BR/>Quote from last nights meeting:<BR/>Group Leader:So, who read this?<BR/>Me: Does struggling through the first hundred pages and giving up count?<BR/>GL: Yes!<BR/><BR/>The most positive response anyone had was "It's not his best work".<BR/><BR/>Currently, I am working my way through the well-written, but very long, "Song of Ice and Fire" series by George RR Martin. Read if you like very low magic fantasy and a grimly realistic look at medieval life. (None of this "Well, it's a feudal culture, but Our Heroes have the values, morals, and ethics of enlightened 21st century westerners")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com