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Sundae · 07-26-2015, 09:08 PM

The collected Maus, by Art Spiegelman.
Not sure how many graphic novels/ comics it originally comprised, but I had it all in one book.

I'm not sure I can do it justice. It's Pulitzer prize winning. They had to shoe-horn in into a category because there wasn't one for "black and white artistry, simply drawn in a comic book format but which will make you cry til your skin gets chapped."

Art's Dad was a Polish Jew.
You pretty much know how that went.

He lived and was fucked up. But he was such a bloody survivor.
The ghettos, Auschwitz, TB, starvation, you name it he did it.
And the book is narrated in his voice, in his slightly broken English. Which allows the Jewish voice to come through.

The illustration is very simple, but as you read it becomes very powerful. What looks like a fun cartoon at the start becomes your world as you read it. The Jews are depicted as mice (obv because they were viewed as rodents) the Poles as pigs, the Nazis as cats. There are even sections where the mice wear pig-masks in order to "pass".

And you never, ever forget that this is a real account. Told by a real man with a number tattooed on his arm, to his son who happened to be a graphic artist. And he wasn't a lovely cuddly man either; he was a real man with real problems.

The most exceptional book I've read in years.

wolf · 07-26-2015, 09:35 PM

I have Maus in two volumes, which is how I think it was originally published. I liked it.

It is hot Summer here, which I think makes it a perfect time to reread The Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling.

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Griff · 07-27-2015, 07:15 AM

I guess I read some of the original serial in high school? I'll need to look for the bound copies.

glatt · 07-27-2015, 09:45 AM

I'm reading The Martian by Andy Weir.

The movie trailer looks amazing, and then over the 4th of July weekend, my brother strongly recommended that I read the book. I thought there wouldn't be time to read it before the movie comes out, but the movie still has a couple months before it comes out. So I bought the paperback.

I'm making a conscious effort to not read it all in one sitting. I wanted to be able to bring it to this Boy Scout camp where I have a chaperone shift the second half of this week. There will be a lot of down time, and I need a book to read while I hang out in my hammock. Anyway, even with trying to slow myself down, I'm already three quarters of the way through the book. It's riveting. So good. Just typing this and thinking about it, I'm wishing I was reading the book instead.

If you haven't seen the movie trailer, check it out.

The trailer looks like the movie follows the book very closely. But of course the book will have more detail.

footfootfoot · 07-27-2015, 01:29 PM

Just listened to God is not great by hitchens.

excellent of course.

Gravdigr · 07-27-2015, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

If you haven't seen the movie trailer, check it out.

1st: I love space and submarine movies.

2nd: "The Martian" looks fanƒuckingtastic.

BigV · 07-27-2015, 06:54 PM

the movie looks amazing!

Griff · 07-28-2015, 07:22 AM

I'm in.

Gravdigr · 07-28-2015, 12:33 PM

"Blackfoot Messiah" from The First Mountain Man series by William W. Johnstone.

A re-read.

Happy Monkey · 07-29-2015, 01:58 PM

Just finished up the Fables comic series. Sort of a slow end to a fabulous (get it?) series. I think it fit, though. Their spinoff series Jack of Fables already had an apocalyptic end; it wasn't necessary here.

Finished Unwritten, and read the Saga books up to the latest collected volume (Even in Kindle form, I don't want to clutter my space up with monthly issues).

Still rereading Song of Ice and Fire, slowly. Maybe the next one will come out around the time I finish.

wolf · 07-30-2015, 08:12 PM

Werewolves by Elliott O'Donnell. Must have had this out of my public library a dozen times as a kid. It's a "scholarly" study on the werewolf phenomenon throughout Europe, but does make occasional mention of those backward countries that have to rely on tigers and hyenas for their weres. Stodgy, pedantic style of writing. It was way better when I was monster crazy pre-teen.

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wolf · 08-01-2015, 01:45 PM

Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi
Book 4 of the Old Man's War series. I loves me some Scalzi. It's a parallel book to The Last Colony, which I read but don't remember at all.

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glatt · 10-13-2015, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

I'm reading The Martian by Andy Weir.

The movie trailer looks amazing, and then over the 4th of July weekend, my brother strongly recommended that I read the book. I thought there wouldn't be time to read it before the movie comes out, but the movie still has a couple months before it comes out. So I bought the paperback.

I'm making a conscious effort to not read it all in one sitting. I wanted to be able to bring it to this Boy Scout camp where I have a chaperone shift the second half of this week. There will be a lot of down time, and I need a book to read while I hang out in my hammock. Anyway, even with trying to slow myself down, I'm already three quarters of the way through the book. It's riveting. So good. Just typing this and thinking about it, I'm wishing I was reading the book instead.

If you haven't seen the movie trailer, check it out.

The trailer looks like the movie follows the book very closely. But of course the book will have more detail.

Finally saw The Martian yesterday. Most excellent. It followed the book pretty closely. I loved it, but the real test was if my wife, who hadn't read the book, also liked it. She did.

So go see it. It's good.

DanaC · 10-13-2015, 10:44 AM

I read a fabulous alien invasion book last week. Gets the prize for worst and most uninspiring title ever - turned out to be one of the best books I've read in ages.

Iron Mike, by Patricia Rose. It's her debut novel and it had me utterly gripped. Wonderfully strong character building - we jump between different character perspectives and one of them is a dog called Hershey, who I just adored. The alien invasion itself is thoroughly unsettling. I got a sample on kindle and by the end of that I had to buy the book (£1.99).

Currently reading The Last: a Zombie Apocalypse Thriller (Zombie Ocean Book 1) , by Michael John Grist. Verrrrrrry different take on zompoc fiction. Really enjoying it. It's a clever story, and very well-written. So many zompoc novels are inexpertly written - often very engaging stories, but with writing that is perfunctory, or just lacking in any flair or style. This one is very good. I like the author's style.

Gravdigr · 10-13-2015, 01:00 PM

Just finished another re-read: "Forty Guns West", & "Preacher's Peace", a two-books-in-one deal, by William W. Johnstone.

07-26-2015, 09:08 PM	#2761
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	The collected Maus, by Art Spiegelman. Not sure how many graphic novels/ comics it originally comprised, but I had it all in one book. I'm not sure I can do it justice. It's Pulitzer prize winning. They had to shoe-horn in into a category because there wasn't one for "black and white artistry, simply drawn in a comic book format but which will make you cry til your skin gets chapped." Art's Dad was a Polish Jew. You pretty much know how that went. He lived and was fucked up. But he was such a bloody survivor. The ghettos, Auschwitz, TB, starvation, you name it he did it. And the book is narrated in his voice, in his slightly broken English. Which allows the Jewish voice to come through. The illustration is very simple, but as you read it becomes very powerful. What looks like a fun cartoon at the start becomes your world as you read it. The Jews are depicted as mice (obv because they were viewed as rodents) the Poles as pigs, the Nazis as cats. There are even sections where the mice wear pig-masks in order to "pass". And you never, ever forget that this is a real account. Told by a real man with a number tattooed on his arm, to his son who happened to be a graphic artist. And he wasn't a lovely cuddly man either; he was a real man with real problems. The most exceptional book I've read in years. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

07-26-2015, 09:35 PM	#2762
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I have Maus in two volumes, which is how I think it was originally published. I liked it. It is hot Summer here, which I think makes it a perfect time to reread The Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-27-2015, 07:15 AM	#2763
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I guess I read some of the original serial in high school? I'll need to look for the bound copies. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-27-2015, 01:29 PM	#2765
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Just listened to God is not great by hitchens. excellent of course. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

07-27-2015, 06:54 PM	#2767
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	the movie looks amazing! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

07-27-2015, 09:45 AM	#2764
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I'm reading The Martian by Andy Weir. The movie trailer looks amazing, and then over the 4th of July weekend, my brother strongly recommended that I read the book. I thought there wouldn't be time to read it before the movie comes out, but the movie still has a couple months before it comes out. So I bought the paperback. I'm making a conscious effort to not read it all in one sitting. I wanted to be able to bring it to this Boy Scout camp where I have a chaperone shift the second half of this week. There will be a lot of down time, and I need a book to read while I hang out in my hammock. Anyway, even with trying to slow myself down, I'm already three quarters of the way through the book. It's riveting. So good. Just typing this and thinking about it, I'm wishing I was reading the book instead. If you haven't seen the movie trailer, check it out. The trailer looks like the movie follows the book very closely. But of course the book will have more detail.

07-28-2015, 07:22 AM	#2768
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I'm in. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-28-2015, 12:33 PM	#2769
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	"Blackfoot Messiah" from The First Mountain Man series by William W. Johnstone. A re-read. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

07-29-2015, 01:58 PM	#2770
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Just finished up the Fables comic series. Sort of a slow end to a fabulous (get it?) series. I think it fit, though. Their spinoff series Jack of Fables already had an apocalyptic end; it wasn't necessary here. Finished Unwritten, and read the Saga books up to the latest collected volume (Even in Kindle form, I don't want to clutter my space up with monthly issues). Still rereading Song of Ice and Fire, slowly. Maybe the next one will come out around the time I finish. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-30-2015, 08:12 PM	#2771
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Werewolves by Elliott O'Donnell. Must have had this out of my public library a dozen times as a kid. It's a "scholarly" study on the werewolf phenomenon throughout Europe, but does make occasional mention of those backward countries that have to rely on tigers and hyenas for their weres. Stodgy, pedantic style of writing. It was way better when I was monster crazy pre-teen. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-01-2015, 01:45 PM	#2772
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi Book 4 of the Old Man's War series. I loves me some Scalzi. It's a parallel book to The Last Colony, which I read but don't remember at all. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-13-2015, 01:00 PM	#2775
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Just finished another re-read: "Forty Guns West", & "Preacher's Peace", a two-books-in-one deal, by William W. Johnstone. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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