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Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussion' started by johneman, Jun 23, 2011.

  1. Jun 23, 2022 at 7:38 PM
    wanna taco

    wanna taco What's my name?

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    You guys make me jealous. And I'm surprised and appalled that neither of you mentioned Steinbeck or Michener. I learned to read before Kindergarten with comic books. I had subscriptions to Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse, and read the Sunday Funnies before my parents came downstairs. My eyes deteriorated years ago, and since have not been able to stay awake to read like I used to. It''s frustrating to read the same paragraph 3 times, and then not remember what you read. I'm jealous is an understatement.
     
  2. Jun 23, 2022 at 7:41 PM
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  3. Jun 23, 2022 at 7:45 PM
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    I too started reading quite young and would also read under the covers by flashlight. And actually The Jungle and The Good Earth are two of my all time favorites and I’d add the Grapes of Wrath to that list. Yeh I got tired of Dean Koontz but really liked him when I read the first few. And yes Tom Clancy and John Grisham are two favorites.I like every book they’ve written but haven’t read the most recent Grisham books. My favorite is probably the book The Firm. I’ve read sci-fi but just never got into it that much. Now that you mentioned Grisham think I’ll read the few I’ve missed. Any other suggestions let me know.
     
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    I mentioned Steinbeck, like all his books. Grapes of Wrath is my favorite. I forgot about Michener but his books are unique and simply awesome. Last one I read was Caribbean which I read on a Caribbean cruise.
     
  5. Jun 23, 2022 at 7:52 PM
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    Some years ago I thought I had a talent for writing since I couldn't read anymore. I wrote some flash fiction and some poetry. I was a flash in the pan. I pulled a second place in the Faulkner Creative Writing Competition, invited to New Orleans but not invited to read what I wrote, bummer. Some local coffee houses for readings, never could read aloud though, couldn't memorize, and worst of all, I got emotional while reading. Stupid emotional. Embarrassing emotional. Gave it up.
     
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    Back in 2003, when I was recovering from my second (of three) broken legs, I sat down and started writing a historical fiction story based loosely around the 1930s evolution of the Pratt & Whitney radial engines; I could never figure out whether to make it historically accurate, have lots of violence and/or conflict and/or sex, or a smattering of all three. Then I figured, "Nah, ain't nobody wants to read nuthin' like that." Two months and 800 pages later I put it down and got back to work. :p
     
  7. Jun 23, 2022 at 8:00 PM
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    I’d read it.
     
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    The last book I finished was Grisham... Sycamore Row... and I liked it a lot. A little darker than his normal stuff and easier to identify with for me. Seemed deeper than his usual.

    It seems like people that read non-fiction have a harder time with sci-fi and people that read sci-fi read less non-fiction. Just my experience, at least. There is some pretty "out there" sci-fi...
     
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    I really enjoy Steinbeck, “Of Mice and Men” is my favorite followed closely by “Travels with Charley”. We have a standard Poodle we names Charley as a result of that book.
     
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    Violence, conflict, and sex keep a book interesting for people not well versed in the evolution of technical subjects. But once involved they often learn something valuable if only by osmosis. Did you have a story line or just the history of how the engine was developed?
     
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    Travels With Charlie is indeed a special book. Cannery Row and Tortilla Flats are also excellent reads.
     
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    You bring back a memory of one of my stories. It was a tongue in cheek April Fool story I wrote years ago for my car club's National Magazine, professing to prove that the Chevy small block was designed by, then stolen from Ford Motor Company. I had crafted just enough truth in the story to make it believable, and it is to this day (once in a while) cited as proof of the origin of the engine. Fake News!
     
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    Always in my library

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    The red Pony and the Grapes of Wrath. He is my favorite author by far.
     
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    There is a decent story to go along with the development of the engines, primarily the R-1830 Twin Wasp and R-2800 Double Wasp lines. I've reread it a few times since I wrote it; basically a kid, more or less orphaned, ends up working on a horse farm owned by one of the chief engineers of P&W and proves to be quite the engine prodigy. The farm owner puts him through MIT and he ends up becoming a factory field liaison with various squadrons running the R-2800; there are plenty of sub-themes which describe alcoholic abuse, violent bullying, graphic sex, and even the politics surrounding the Air Mail Scandal and the meddling of Senator Hugo Black.

    I attempted to get it published shortly after I wrote it, but because it didn't fit in any one genre, it was universally rejected, sight unseen, by the agents I pitched it to.
     
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    Don't read like I used to when I travelled for a living, but a favorite "odd duck" is "Job: A Divine Comedy" by Robert Heinlein. Not what you'd think at all when you think of him.
     
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