summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
I'm reading the autobiography of Rudolph Hoess, Commandant of Auschwitz, written whilst he was in prison in Poland awaiting trial. Pretty grim stuff but horribly fascinating.
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The GOT Book Club
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Woolverhampton_Blue
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Any signs of remorse? I read 'If This Is A Man/ The Truce' and 'The Drowned And The Saved' by Primo Levi a few years back in college. Think I need to read this autobiography now to see the view from the other side of the fence, now I know it exists.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
From the forward in the book he's 'sorry' that the Jews had to be murdered, but it was necessary and, surprise surprise, he had to follow orders.
He had a strict Roman Catholic upbringing and his parents wanted him to be a priest. He was already a psychopath having killed a political opponent in the Twenties, serving 6 years in prison.
In any other period in history, like most Nazis, he would have been an insignificant nobody.
Gwlacticos
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Recently finished David Jason's, My Life. Reasonable.
Just started Child 44. Good.
Just started Child 44. Good.
Bluesaint
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Finished James Fearnley's book, here comes everybody. Bit of a depressing read if you're a Pogues fan as it chronicles the downward spiral of Shane and how it affected the band.
Just started raising steam by Terry Pratchett, which, once finished, will be the end of a wonderful journey, having read all of the discworld series.
Just started raising steam by Terry Pratchett, which, once finished, will be the end of a wonderful journey, having read all of the discworld series.
Finished this last night mate. Really enjoyed it, thanks for the recommendation.
Intriguing, nicely paced, the detail and characterisations are really strong. And it definitely added a lot to the genre, with a whole new unsettling mythology.
The only minor issue I had was with the large number of characters in the second half, some of which I felt were a bit extraneous, but that's a small gripe.
I see Ridley Scott has the rights for the trilogy.
Have you read the next one?
Your summary is spot on there. Youre talking about the bit where they are holed up at the camp in the desert - too long and could have been chopped significantly .
I have read the second book and it helps if you read it immediately after the first as it keeps everything alive in your head if you know what I mean. It's good but not as good and I got the feeling it was meant as a " link " to the third book which I think is going to be a block buster. The third book is on its second postponement already as Cronin just won't release it until he is 100% happy with it. Release date now pencilled in for " Spring 2016 ".
I didn't know that Ridley Scott has got the rights !
I just hope that when they do the film they don't try and merge the three books into one film as there's potential there for three maybe four of the best scfi films ever to be made.
silent bob
What a guy.
Just finished The British Lion by Tony Schumacher, it`s a sequel to his first book The Darkest Hour. Will be starting Living On The Volcano by Michael Calvin in the near future.
I wouldn't worry on that score mate, if they can spin the hobbit into 3 films these monsters will definitely be a trilogy at least.
That said, with the production values being thrown at TV maybe a series would be the way to go. Will be watching developments with interest. 'All Eyes' as it were
Clint Planet
Utter Cad.
Did you watch the 6 part BBC documentary on Auschwitz? Compelling stuff. Hoess comes across as a bizarre mixture of cold-hearted commandant and devoted family man. Clearly, he bought into the Nazi view of Jews being subhuman. He wasn't murdering them, he was, in his own mind at least, exterminating them.
Clint Planet
Utter Cad.
gripping.
magicjuan
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Reading Magicians of the Gods by Graham Hancock.
Not much into it, but I'm expecting his thesis and conclusion to be the same one I reached about 20
years ago having read the prequel and couple of books from other authors.
Some good pics in it, especially those at Gobekli Tepe. Not many good books about at the moment of the genre I like.
Not much into it, but I'm expecting his thesis and conclusion to be the same one I reached about 20
years ago having read the prequel and couple of books from other authors.
Some good pics in it, especially those at Gobekli Tepe. Not many good books about at the moment of the genre I like.
dholliday
deconstructed rep
have you read the Russian classics? Crime & Punishment and Master & Margarita are the big two: the former is so intense and involving, you feel like the main guy yourself. M&M is surreal wacky fun, with interesting and thankfully non-compulsory social messages.
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gripping.
I don't trust a lot of Harding's writing...he has an agenda to paint Russia in a certain light. How is the chapter of Snowden's asylum there?