The GOT Book Club

[LostLegend]

Butchers Crossing by John Williams

Another fine recommendation from this thread.

I can see how his work has influenced so many that came after him. McCarthy being the obvious one.

I also mentioned a fair while back that I thought Daniel James Brown's 'The Indifferent Stars Above' felt like it had a big Blood Meridian influence with the writing style that juxtaposes the beauty of the landscape against the horror that's happening around it. Having read this now, it feels a lot more like Butchers Crossing was the main influence for both.

Fun fact, I finished this yesterday whilst on my break at work. I then had to go back and finish my shift with McDonald's prime cut of existential dread monologue fresh in the front of my mind.
"Are you doing anything nice on your days off"?
"No, I'll be sitting alone staring at the wall, contemplating my life choices for the next couple of days, TYSM for asking"

 

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About a quarter of the way through this one. It’s a bit of a slow read this far, but starting to pick up a bit. Really enjoyed his prior book about Chernobyl:

 

[Jebus_lives]

About a quarter of the way through this one. It’s a bit of a slow read this far, but starting to pick up a bit. Really enjoyed his prior book about Chernobyl:
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One of the greatest post disaster speeches ever from Reagan.

The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and ``slipped the surly bonds of earth'' to ``touch the face of God.''

 

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One of the greatest post disaster speeches ever from Reagan.

The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and ``slipped the surly bonds of earth'' to ``touch the face of God.''

100%. Beautifully written by Peggy Noonan and perfectly delivered by Reagan

 

[Abertonian]

One of the greatest post disaster speeches ever from Reagan.

The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and ``slipped the surly bonds of earth'' to ``touch the face of God.''

Beautiful speech that. Hard to imagine anything as profound or poetic would come out of the gob of the oompa loompa in chief were it to happen today.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Beautiful speech that. Hard to imagine anything as profound or poetic would come out of the gob of the oompa loompa in chief were it to happen today.

He would have to make himself the victim, like he always does.

 

[Walken]

Credit to any kids who showed the imagination not to dress as that four eyed beaut harry potter on world book day

 

[Rita_Poon]

About a quarter of the way through this one. It’s a bit of a slow read this far, but starting to pick up a bit. Really enjoyed his prior book about Chernobyl:
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There is a guy, or rather there was. Famous in his own right. Very famous. His name was Richard Feynman (Dr - invented the Feynman diagram for the behaviour and interaction of subatomic particles)(a genius). He was asked to participate in the Challenger investigation (even though he was dying) because his exhaustive expertise and eye for detail were considered the top order of the day.

Worth a look.

 

[Bilko]

Credit to any kids who showed the imagination not to dress as that four eyed beaut harry potter on world book day

I was shown something on social media a young girl wrote her own book so she could dress up as " the blood y princess ", hope she won whatever prize was going !.

 

[Bilko]

Quite a good read, tough upbringing and how the author turned it around

 

[Bilko]

Very good thriller, first time id read this author and noticing she's quite a prolific writer, will have to start looking into her work.
This one was quite dark, involved very descriptive drug abuse,sexual abuse, and murder among other things. Given to me by a 90 year old lady who said it was a good one !

 

[Rob17896]

One of the greatest post disaster speeches ever from Reagan.

The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and ``slipped the surly bonds of earth'' to ``touch the face of God.''

Only there is no God so the usual rubbish from the idiot who started the economic path to the current shambles we have (along with our own idiot Thatcher) The man was a clown.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Only there is no God so the usual rubbish from the idiot who started the economic path to the current shambles we have (along with our own idiot Thatcher) The man was a clown.

That speech is anything but circus. You can dislike the man, but appreciate the quality of the tone and sentiment conveyed.

 

[Rob17896]

That speech is anything but circus. You can dislike the man, but appreciate the quality of the tone and sentiment conveyed.

Accepted but he was an actor.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Accepted but he was an actor.

He also didn't write the speech