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Post by The Doctor on Oct 4, 2023 19:16:13 GMT
Same.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 6, 2023 6:22:38 GMT
Lovely Sunday without switching my broadband router on or using the Internet in any way. Read the Observer, two thirds of the new Jack Reacher novel, a hundred pages of a D&D monsters and creatures guidenook, and twenty pages of Robert E. Howard stories.
Martin
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Dec 31, 2023 20:38:53 GMT
Currently enjoying Patrick Stewart's autobiography 'Making It So' that Mrs M got me for Christmas.
I don't read a lot of biographies or autobiographies but I do like these ones like this that delve into history, politics, culture etc and how it changes over time with lots of little interesting asides alongside the actual (separately interesting) story of the person's life.
Getting the same vibe for all that from this one as I did from Tony Robinson's a few years ago. Great stuff.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Dec 31, 2023 20:44:27 GMT
I've also made a start on it, but only 5 pages in so far. Two other books on the go.
Martin
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jan 1, 2024 0:31:46 GMT
About page 50 here. Squeaking a few pages in here and there when everyone else here is in bed and asleep.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 1, 2024 22:54:38 GMT
Humph!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 9, 2024 23:29:19 GMT
Flew through Patrick Stewart's book. It's surprisingly well written! I say 'surprisingly' as good actors do not always make good writers. I didn't sense a ghost writer.
I hope he writes more!
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jan 10, 2024 20:28:41 GMT
Did he develop a crush on you?
About 2/3 of the way through my copy.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 10, 2024 22:14:19 GMT
The drinking game for that book is to take a shot every time it says: "Sunny, my wife."
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 10, 2024 22:14:48 GMT
Read Arnie's book. I can now conquer THE WORLD.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jan 11, 2024 21:53:57 GMT
'Making it So' finished.
I'm glad I'm not a dog. Or one of his wives. Or kids.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 14, 2024 11:58:15 GMT
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. Female chemist in 1950's/60's America ends up on daytime telly presenting a cooking show.
Wonderful novel: some of the smoothest prose I have read in quite some time. Flits expertly between laugh-out-loud funny and 'bloody hell' without the tone jarring. Makes very astute and clever points about disparities between genders without banging them over the reader's head. The plotting is really good too.
There is also an excellent character who just happens to be a dog.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 14, 2024 11:59:30 GMT
'Making it So' finished. I'm glad I'm not a dog. Or one of his wives. Or kids. Or when an actor has to be pretend they have cancer so Patrick will stop strangling them!!! I enjoyed the book a lot though Patrick seems completely unaware of his flaws! Actos have egos. It's a thing. -Ralph |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 14, 2024 17:56:35 GMT
Last night's chat on Essentials had me looking and today thanks to ebay - Essential X-Men 1-11 will be winging their way to Turnbull Towers, I have a couple of doublers, so will check and if mine are in better condition, flip them on ebay to recoup some costs.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 14, 2024 18:54:20 GMT
I had a very extensive collection of Marvel Essentials and lost them all in a Garage Incident. I keep meaning to reacquire certain ones but some are silly money!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 14, 2024 19:15:42 GMT
I still have mine apart from the Godzilla volume which I didn't click with and foolishly sold.
That was a mistake.
OK yes all the remaining ones are stacked behind colour trades now but needs must
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 14, 2024 20:09:24 GMT
Vast swathes of mine were lost in the steam stripper incident, so nice to get the full Claremont run of Uncanny as well as the first few of Adjectiveless.
Essential Warlock survives on the shelf though, thankfully.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 14, 2024 20:15:10 GMT
I still have mine apart from the Godzilla volume which I didn't click with and foolishly sold. That was a mistake. OK yes all the remaining ones are stacked behind colour trades now but needs must Do you have Essential Marvel Saga 1 and 2 or Super-Villain Team-Up? Asking for a friend. -Ralph |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 16, 2024 21:59:32 GMT
Essentials arrived all in really good nick, and less than rrp for the lot.
Result.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jan 29, 2024 20:02:05 GMT
Over the last three days I've read the final 50 or so pages of The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly, the first chapter of Making It So by Patrick Stewart, a hardback volume of The Art of War by Sun Tzu acquired from Swindon Waterstone's, and the first three issues in Phil's latest Dr Strange Epic Collection.
Martin
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Post by Pinwig on Jan 29, 2024 22:04:11 GMT
Holiday off to a flying start then!
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 23, 2024 11:38:01 GMT
My copy arrived this week. I'd spotted the 2001 pod with R2 domes back in the day but looking at it now there are lot more places in the book where the artists have "taken inspiration" from popular TV and film science fiction. The cover for a start.... I've even spotted the direct use of a 2001 photo in one place which I'm looking at and wondering if it was the same in the original book Picked up a copy at a museum tat shop! Had to be done. -Ralph |
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Post by legios on Feb 23, 2024 22:46:40 GMT
Still haven't got a copy of this. I did see one recently in a museum gift shop, but buying it slipped my mind. I think I was distracted by the discovery that Jellycat do Dragons that are available in a surprisingly Lockheed-esque colour...
Karl
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 23, 2024 23:25:32 GMT
Dragons with military aircraft paint schemes? That's quite clever!
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 24, 2024 9:52:23 GMT
It is a fine tome. I remember these books from school libraries. Showed it to Mrs Ralph and she remembers them too!
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Feb 24, 2024 11:47:36 GMT
Dragons with military aircraft paint schemes? That's quite clever! No, sorry. Didn't make that clear. Not Lockheed the aviation company, Lockheed the alien. You know, Kate Pryde's longest running boyfriend, roaster of Brood, founder Excaliber member... that Lockheed. Karl |
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 24, 2024 16:38:03 GMT
Oh shame. I'd happily go for a dragon done out like a Spitfire. Can you imagine!
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Post by legios on Feb 25, 2024 20:30:51 GMT
Or one done up like a Mustang wearing invasion stripes - silver with black and white-striped wings...
Karl
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 3, 2024 19:19:49 GMT
I picked up the first issue of Titan's Savage Sword of Conan for old time's sake as they're trying to recapture the style of the original. It's magazine sized, black and white newsprint, 84 pages. Certainly feels like the original and the main 48 page Conan story is excellent. It has an 18 page Soloman Kane backup and a few text articles. I think I'm going to set up a sub for this. The only sad thing is seeing Titan's UK office address in the publisher blurb and knowing it's not a magazine that'll be in newsagents here.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 3, 2024 19:41:23 GMT
You had me at newsprint! Copy ordered.
-Ralph
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