What Are You Currently Reading?

[Ooh-Rah]

You should like Fleming's work.

I did!

Casino Royale - published in 1953.

Yes, it was a fast read. Finished it in an afternoon at the beach (F - you Tom Clancy and your 500 pages of spec manuals)

Some spoilers again (from the movie and the books).

The game is not poker but instead baccarat - which I didn’t really understand but I got the idea. The Craig movie was actually very similar to the book -

Bad guys had the same names and similar qualities - Vesper plays a similar role, but I thought her demise in the book and what James learned of her after her death was significantly more tragic and heart breaking than the film. You understand why he could never trust anyone ever again.

The very same bond torture scene was in place and written in quite uncomfortable detail.…damn, that was 1953 when he came up with that!

For the most part, all of the key scenes in the film were covered in the book first. There is one significant event missing in the book, and you think it is about to happen, but then it never does.

Spoiler: Spoiler

His drink being poisoned does not happen in the book, but I was waiting for it as he is served a drink and does not know where it comes from.

As AWP said, a fun and quick read. I like his style.

Next up, From Russia with Love.

The original Bourne books aren't bad, but the series kind of bogged down.

Agreed. I first read them in the early 90’s. Eventually they got wordy and harder to follow…ie: everyone was trying to be Tom Clancy

 

[ThunderHorse]

Does anyone buy special editions of books they've read...I've now bought two different special editions of Red Rising, one being made by Curious King.

 

[AWP]

For you Kindle owners who may have missed the email like I almost did...

Amazon is dropping support for some older Kindle models. You won't be able to add books to your device after May 20th, connect to the cloud, etc. You can receive trade-in and a $20 book credit if you buy a new Kindle. I've had mine since 2014 and I'm not happy with their move, but whatever.

 

[ThunderHorse]

For you Kindle owners who may have missed the email like I almost did...

Amazon is dropping support for some older Kindle models. You won't be able to add books to your device after May 20th, connect to the cloud, etc. You can receive trade-in and a $20 book credit if you buy a new Kindle. I've had mine since 2014 and I'm not happy with their move, but whatever.

The whole ads after you buy it bit is annoying.

 

[“The Old Man”]

Insight on the topic of this 91 page text. Would be greatly appreciated. As I continue in my pursuit of a Masters in Counter-Terrorism through Global Counter Terrorism Institute.

Just trying to be a bit more astute on a fascinating course of study.

 

[AWP]

The whole ads after you buy it bit is annoying.

I used mine for a week and don't understand this. My old Kindle was the same where ads were only on the open screen after waking the unit or home page which I only see when selecting a new book. Is your experience w/ ads outside of that? They have never appeared while reading a book. Caveat, I stay in airline mode, only connecting to the Net if I need to download a book. Airplane mode kills my battery's charge.

 

[MIkeH92467]

I recently narrated an audiobook called "Iran's Shadow Weapons" by former Marine Jonathon Hackett. It's an interesting look at the Iranian regime (pre-war), what drives them and the means they use to achieve their aims. I'm sure a lot of what he found won't be news to a lot of board members. I found it enlightening and credible although everyone here is quite capable of drawing their own conclusions. I do have a limited amount of codes for free downloads from Audible and would be happy to share some of them with board members. If you would like one send me a direct message and I will send them out on a first-come, first-served basis. Also please keep in mind, I'm the narrator, not the writer. Jonathon is active on LinkedIn if you would like to discuss his conclusions with him.