For your enjoyment, look into JERUSALEM, by Alan Moore. An epic amongst epics. BTW, it has nothing to do with Jerusalem, excepr, perhaps, metaphorically.
I'm reading THE HEART OF THE ORDER by Thomas Boswell (a baseball book) in an attempt to regain my desire to read. Boswell is/was an extremely talented sportswriter that had all of the respect in the industry that one could hope for and has written a number of books.
Just read "The Storm on Our Shores" by Mark Obmascik. It's an interesting story about the forgotten/ignored battle for Attu Island (the last island in Alaska's Aleutian Chain). Everyone who knows about the Battle of Midway will recognize Attu as being the "feint" that was supposed to draw the U.S. carriers into an ambush.
This story follows a U.S. educated Japanese doctor who was conscripted into the Japanese army and the Army 1st Sargent who killed him during the battle. Dr. Paul Nobuo Tatsuguchi kept a diary for the last 18 days of the battle. 1st Sargent Dick Laird recovered the diary and Tatsuguchi's bible. 50 years later they were returned to the family.
“The room was full of smoke. In spite of the doctor's orders, Costain liked his tobacco and was already filling his short pipe with dark flake from a jar from which he first removed the piece of potato which kept the contents in good condition. He kept glancing at Littlejohn and nodding.”
— Corpse at the Carnival (The Inspector Littlejohn Mysteries Book 12) by George Bellairs
It's that time of year again. Starting my 7th journey through LOTR. Just finished The Hobbit, (lost track how many times). Will turn to the Silmarillion (4th or 5th time) this winter... Meanwhile, a recommendation for casual mystery novel reading: Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
Second part of Amy-M- Le novels, wonderful books. about a Vietnamese family escape from Communist controlled Vietnam and subsequent settlement in Seattle and the story of the problems of settling in a foreign country.
Around 1611, King James despised the revolutionary Geneva Bible. He thought its commentaries on the contemporary political scene threatened his authority. He outlawed it and ordered a new translation – the King James Authorized Version.
Last night I read two of the novellas I picked up yesterday. One was Eric Frank Russel's Wasp, the other was Mack Reynold's Space Visitor.
Wasp gets ★★★★★ stars from me. If you can find it, I recommend it. I also recommend his Space Willies.
Space Visitor gets ★★.
They're both from the earlier days of Science Fiction writing. This morning I'm starting in on Eric Frank Russel's Men, Martians and Machines. Haven't read this one in a good 30-40 years.
Re-reading Jerusalem, by Alan Moore. (not about Jerusalem) Superb writing, scene building, cinematic in scope Highly recommended..... 1,263 pages Somewhere between fantasy and historical fiction.
Just started re-reading Poul Anderson's After Doomsday (1961). I still say this could make for a good one- or two-season-arc Science Fiction TV series. It only takes four pages for the main character to reach for his pipe and pouch.
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For your enjoyment, look into JERUSALEM, by Alan Moore. An epic amongst epics. BTW, it has nothing to do with Jerusalem, excepr, perhaps, metaphorically.
This story follows a U.S. educated Japanese doctor who was conscripted into the Japanese army and the Army 1st Sargent who killed him during the battle. Dr. Paul Nobuo Tatsuguchi kept a diary for the last 18 days of the battle. 1st Sargent Dick Laird recovered the diary and Tatsuguchi's bible. 50 years later they were returned to the family.
Interesting read.
https://www.smokingpipes.com/smokingpipesblog/single.cfm/post/raymond-chandler-author-screenwriter-pipe-smoker
Will turn to the Silmarillion (4th or 5th time) this winter...
Meanwhile, a recommendation for casual mystery novel reading:
Eight Perfect Murders
by Peter Swanson
Second part of Amy-M- Le novels, wonderful books. about a Vietnamese family escape from Communist controlled Vietnam and subsequent settlement in Seattle and the story of the problems of settling in a foreign country.
Did the Geneva Bible survive intact?
Is there an English translation?
https://www.google.com/search?q=Geneva+Bible
This morning I'm starting in on Eric Frank Russel's Men, Martians and Machines. Haven't read this one in a good 30-40 years.
Currently on the second book in the Brandon Sanderson Stormlight series.
(not about Jerusalem)
Superb writing, scene building, cinematic in scope
Highly recommended..... 1,263 pages
Somewhere between fantasy and historical fiction.
It only takes four pages for the main character to reach for his pipe and pouch.