MonwarH Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 I have been reading some of his books... Chesapeake most recently, Carribean a while ago... and they are so good. Just the type the lazy traveler in me likes... depicting a place, its history, its geography, its people... and mostly ITS PEOPLE... because I can not hope to make so many friends. A writer just before my time, and also a writer of the 60s, 70s and 80s. Wondeful books, wide scopes, what more can you ask for? And by the way, I was reading this quite wonderful Michener interview here, and then made this post. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 I really enjoyed Poland (though most of it went over my head) and REALLY enjoyed Space. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseltaylor Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonwarH Posted October 26, 2009 Author Share Posted October 26, 2009 Heh heh. Dyson sphere. I assume you have Mr. Hamilton's works? Or Mr. Banks for that matter! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseltaylor Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Hi Monwar. Had not really looked at the thread originator! Playing much these days? I CM over at WeBoB as it is sedate, well-run, and also keeps track of my total games. Hamilton ..yes, Banks? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 I read Return to Paradise as a teenager and liked it a lot. Never really got into the rest of his stuff though as it all looked like overcooked kitsch to me. Different strokes, I suppose... Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebitt Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 I really liked The Bridges at Toko-Ri and it made a good movie too. Being from Virginia, I didn't care for Chesapeake. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_the_wino Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 I liked Poland as well. I would heartedly recommend The Convenant. It's about South Africa and really explains the root cause for many of the problems there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 I read ______ as a teenager ... Yeah, I haven't opened any of his books in at least a decade, maybe two, I'd think. ...it all looked like overcooked kitsch to me. Different strokes, I suppose... It is all a bit formulaic, rather like Wilbur Smith's books, many of which I read at about the same time (and for much the same reason) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonwarH Posted October 27, 2009 Author Share Posted October 27, 2009 Yeah, Michener agrees he is formulaic. But what the heck, he can tell a story, and I love the loads of history that come as a bonus! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 MonwarH, Big Michener fan, a habit I got from my dad. FIRES OF SPRING is an autobiographical novel of Michener's early days as a carnie. Intriguing free love social model in Doylestown! POLAND is a total cultural immersion that really got my dad fired up over pierogis, to the point he learned how to make them. CHESAPEAKE resulted in many epic pots of he/she (can't remember which) oyster stew, made per the book's recipe. Read THE SOURCE as a kid, especially liked the Crusaders under siege portion. BRIDGE AT ANDAU made a huge impact on my whole world view, with the torture sequences seared into my brain. Good prep for my years as a Cold Warrior in military aerospace! Loved BRIDGES OF TOKO-RI, both as a book and as a film. Was mad about F-9Fs thereafter. Got to see the same model rescue helo as in the film in May at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Washington, D.C. A real treat! Don't recall much about SPACE (conflation with THE RIGHT STUFF?)), but for sure read CENTENNIAL. Thanks for the synapse tickle and shall have a look at the interview. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Link doesn't work! Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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