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dseanmatFri Jun-21-19 01:33 PM
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"Summer Reading lists?"


          

Good morning, campfire fellows!

I hope everyone is well.
I was curious to know what people were planning on reading over the summer months.
I am trying to read some of the classics which I have too long neglected (The Iliad, Inferno, and Paradise Lost), plus some ll "chasers" in between just to keep things from getting too heavy.
I am particularly looking forward to The Mountain Valley War, the last of the Kilkenny novels. I also thought I would pick up Lonesome Dove, which I have seen many people in this forum extol but which hitherto I have not read.
With the passing of comedy legend Tim Conway, I thought I would read his autobiography too.
What's everyone else reading?

Dan Mathews,
Torrington, CT

Dan Mathews,
Torrington, CT

  

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DerekFri Jun-21-19 02:20 PM
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#1. "RE: Summer Reading lists?"
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Hello Dan,


I'm currently reading "The Greatest Generation" (I know, it came out nearly 20 years ago). Better late than never.

Sitting on my nightstand is Rudyard Kipling - Complete verse. This is a step outside my zone. I've never read poetry nd I'm starting here.

It's been far too long since I've read any LL at all. Like you I haven't read all of the Kilkenny novels and am leaning in that direction. I also want to read another Milo Talon Novel.




"In case of snakebite always
carry a small flagon of
whiskey, and furthermore
always carry a small snake."
W.C. Fields






"In case of snakebite always
carry a small flagon of
whiskey, and furthermore
always carry a small snake."
W.C. Fields

  

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dseanmatThu Jun-27-19 12:53 PM
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#2. "RE: Summer Reading lists?"
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That's a terrific list! I wonder if the 75th anniversary of D-Day influenced your decision to read The Greatest Generation...?

As always, I LOVE the Bill Fields quote! My favorite is, "And then there was the time we were lost in the desert of Afghanistan without a corkscrew. We had to survive on food and water for several daaaaays..."

Dan Mathews,
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Les Down UnderFri Jun-21-19 08:18 PM
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Winter down here so am plowing through the Jack Reacher novels (about 2 in 3 days) and have The Revenant sitting looking at me waiting to be read. I bought it after seeing the film but have put it off until I felt ready for it. After that it will be some Arizonan history (Titles recommended by Marshall Trimble when I visited him last year). By that time I think a cost effective package of LL Lost Treasures editions will be ready to be posted to me, so Far Noon, Fallon and Hondo are leading the list but 2 more and Lost Treasures Volume 2 should make a nice tidy parcel.

Les
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Les
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Tennessee DaveMon Jun-24-19 01:26 PM
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les, I saw the film Reveneant and was sorely disappointed. I know the true story of Hugh Glass and i don't for the life of me understand why they didn't stick to the facts. Truth, to me, is always much better than fiction.
If you're not familiar with his story then I strongly suggest you check it out.

Tennessee Dave

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Les Down UnderMon Jun-24-19 09:41 PM
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I saw it too and the Bear should have been up for an Oscar :7. The ending of the movie is probably one of the reasons why I have put off reading the book. I'll let you know how the book comes out. Probably read, watch the DVD and rip the crap out of both. :7

Les
Isn't making a smoking section in a restaurant like making a peeing section in a swimming pool?


:7

Les
The English Language is weird. It can be understood through tough thorough thought though.



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Tennessee DaveMon Jul-01-19 09:29 PM
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probably.

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Les Down UnderMon Jul-01-19 11:41 PM
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Have surgery coming up in a couple of weeks and a 4-6 week recovery. I'll most likely be looking at Revenant with a fairly jaundiced eye :7

Les
Isn't making a smoking section in a restaurant like making a peeing section in a swimming pool?


:7

Les
The English Language is weird. It can be understood through tough thorough thought though.



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Tennessee DaveThu Jul-04-19 08:16 PM
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good luck on that surgery, Les. I don't know about you but i'm absolutely sick of hospital.
Be waiting to hear from you on your progress.

Tennessee Dave

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Les Down UnderFri Jul-05-19 02:04 AM
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Thanks TD

Les
Isn't making a smoking section in a restaurant like making a peeing section in a swimming pool?


:7

Les
The English Language is weird. It can be understood through tough thorough thought though.



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Les Down UnderFri Jul-19-19 01:33 AM
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#10. "RE: Summer Reading lists?"
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Surgery completed, now one kidney short but all is going well. Just finished the Revenant and the book, although a work of fiction did try to maintain some historical accuracy and is worth a read. The film however butchered the novel as well as the known history of Hugh Glass.
Les
Isn't making a smoking section in a restaurant like making a peeing section in a swimming pool?


:7

Les
The English Language is weird. It can be understood through tough thorough thought though.



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