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"You can't win a war with choirboys. " Mad Mike Hoare
The Captain’s Log Book
5/5
This is an autobiographical tale over a 4 month period. Warning, the author is very religious and makes frequent references to God. It can come off as a little bit preachy.
I enjoyed reading about parts of the world, and cultures I wasn’t familiar with.
De Silva leaves a 9 to 5 job where he’s home with his family to return to sea as Captain of a ship. He states that God warned him against this move, but he didn’t listen. He believes the 4 month long disaster of that voyage was because he ignored God.
The adventure and danger are real, and that makes it all the more compelling. But even in the midst of disaster, some good does come from it. Several lives were made better for his misadventure. Though he had to suffer the consequences of his decision he believed that God was still with him, helping him survive each new disaster.
This book is filled with real life adventure in exotic places. A worthwhile read.
I’m pretty sure this series has probably been mentioned and I can’t believe I hadn’t read any of it before. It’s Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. The Colour of Magic is the first in the series and was published in 1983. There’s 40 books in the series so I’ve got some reading to do. Pritchett is hilarious.
From Amazon’s description “ Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent, bestselling novels have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody next to the likes of Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen. The Color of Magic is Terry Pratchett's maiden voyage through the now-legendary land of Discworld. This is where it all begins -- with the tourist Twoflower and his wizard guide, Rincewind.”
Just a dog chauffeur that used to hold the dumb end of the leash.
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I think I’ve read them all.....
Oops. Double tap.
Here’s the reading order I saw
Terry Pratchett Books
-The Colour of Magic (1983) (Rincewind)
-The Light Fantastic (1986) (Rincewind)
-Equal Rites (1987) (The Witches)
-Mort (1987) (Death)
-Sourcery (1988) (Rincewind)
-Wyrd Sisters (1988) (The Witches)
-Pyramids (1989) (Ancient Civilizations)
-Guards! Guards! (1989) (City Watch)
-Faust Eric (1990) (Rincewind)
-Moving Pictures (1990) (Industrial Revolution)
-Reaper Man (1991) (Death)
-Witches Abroad (1991) (The Witches)
-Small Gods (1992) (Ancient Civilizations)
-Lords and Ladies (1992) (The Witches)
-Troll Bridge (1992) (Short story)
-Men at Arms (1993) (City Watch)
-Theatre of Cruelty (1993) (Short story)
-Soul Music (1994) (Death)
-Interesting Times (1994) (Rincewind)
-Maskerade (1995) (The Witches)
-Feet of Clay (1996) (City Watch)
-Hogfather (1996) (Death)
-Jingo (1997) (City Watch)
-The Last Continent (1998) (Rincewind)
-Carpe Jugulum (1998) (The Witches)
-The Sea and Little Fishes (1998) (Short story)
-The Fifth Elephant (1999) (City Watch)
-The Truth (2000) (Industrial Revolution)
-Thief of Time (2001) (Death)
-The Last Hero (2001) (Rincewind, although this is debatable)
-The Amazing Maurice And His -Educated Rodents (2001) (One-off)
-Night Watch (2002) (City Watch)
-Death and What Comes Next (2002) (Short story)
-The Wee Free Men (2003) (Tiffany Aching/The Witches)
-Monstrous Regiment (2003) (Industrial Revolution)
-A Hat Full of Sky (2004) (Tiffany Aching/The Witches)
-Going Postal (2004) (Industrial Revolution)
-Once More* With Footnotes (2004) (Compilation of short works)
-Thud! (2005) (City Watch)
-Where's my cow (2005) (Short story)
-Wintersmith (2006) (Tiffany Aching/The Witches)
-Making Money (2007) (Industrial Revolution)
-Unseen Academicals (2009) (The Wizards, Rincewind)
-I Shall Wear Midnight (2010) (Tiffany Aching/The Witches)
-Snuff (2011) (City Watch)
-Raising Steam (2013) (Industrial Revolution)
-The Shepherd's Crown (2015) (Tiffany Aching/The Witches)
Just a dog chauffeur that used to hold the dumb end of the leash.
Amazon's price was $809.67 plus $3.99 shipping. Abe was $30.00 + $4.00 shipping. I understand that Bezos's divorce was on the spendy side but I would rather not contribute any more than necessary to either his or Wayne LaPierre's life styles. I know, selfish on my part.
"You can't win a war with choirboys. " Mad Mike Hoare
Just an FYI- ABE Books and Alibris are both owned by Amazon. That said, they do not (as yet, anyway) seem to coordinate their pricing.
ABE has been my go-to since the early 2000s, and Alibris is growing on me, though their shipping fee structure is punishing if you only want $20-30 worth of books.
"If I ever needed to hunt in a tuxedo, then this would be the rifle I'd take." - okie john
"Not being able to govern events, I govern myself." - Michel De Montaigne