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Re: What book did you read today?
Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 5:09 am
by Optimus Christ
Just read it all within a few hours, and it's a good read, with plenty of plot twists for a sciencey type person.
Re: What book did you read today?
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 11:32 pm
by Naranjita
John Ransom's "Andersonville diary". The ability of human being to go through horror and get over it always amazes me.
Re: What book did you read today?
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 11:35 pm
by PaintedbyRoses
Naranjita wrote:John Ransom's "Andersonville diary". The ability of human being to go through horror and get over it always amazes me.
Is that the one about the US Civil War? I saw the PBS film version that was just called "Andersonville" from a long time ago but I never read the book. That was really good, too. Captain Kirk was in it.
Re: What book did you read today?
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 11:51 pm
by Naranjita
Yes, the original diary of a prisoner, which Mackinlay Kantor was highly inspired by when he wrote "Andersonville" novel. I read it like ten years ago, didn't know there was a film. I might watch it sometime!
If anyone knows of a good, similar themed book from the Confederate perspective, I'd love some recommendations. My interest is not as much in battles and tactics as in daily life of people during conflicts.
Re: What book did you read today?
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 11:59 pm
by PaintedbyRoses
I just looked on YouTube and there is a bunch of stuff about Andersonville. There's a movie about it but it's not PBS (I don't think it is).
Re: What book did you read today?
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 5:31 pm
by PaintedbyRoses
Not a book but a short story I just read on Slate. It's a must read. If anyone understands the title, please enlighten me.
“It Came From Cruden Farm”
A short story about humanity’s first encounter with a very disturbing alien.
By Max Barry
https://slate.com/technology/2020/02/it ... story.html