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I‘ve read 38 cover-to-cover. My total is 46 if you count the ones I DNFd, which I am. I‘ve attempted Crime and Punishment and The Hobbit at least 3 times each. I will never finish them. The tagged book is one of my favorites from the list, although I bet it hasn‘t aged well. Several of these I read BECAUSE of The Great American Read, like Bless Me, Ultima, and I bought copies of a few others that I haven‘t gotten to like the Sister Souljah . #tlt

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dabbe That is so cool that you've read books because of this show! I have never read THE HUNG FOR RED OCTOBER (though I've seen the movie, which is never as good as the book, right?). Why do you think it hasn't aged well? Thanks for playing and sharing. ♥️📚💚 3w

DGRachel @dabbe Honestly, I haven‘t reread it, but it‘s a Cold War, US vs USSR novel, and well…Let‘s just say I no longer think of America as the “good guys”, so the flag waving patriotism falls flat. It is worth the read for the submarine chase alone, though. That was intense. (edited) 3w

dabbe @DGRachel It's been a LONG time since I've seen the movie, so I was wondering. Excellent points re: Us vs USSR and us as the so-called “good guys.“ #oytothatvey It's been on my TBR forever, so I'm thinking I should move it up on the list! 🤩 3w

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JenReadsAlot

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania | Erik Larson

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Very good!
#roll100 @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 3mo

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perfectsinner

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea | Jules Verne

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AroundTheBookWorld

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea | Jules Verne

Did I not also live this unnatural life for ten months? Thus, to that question asked six thousand years ago by Ecclesiastes, “That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?” only two men now have the right to answer: Captain Nemo and myself.
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Afonso.Almeida

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea | Verne

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In the second half of this novel, Captain Nemo, along with the Nautilus and its hostages, encounter a series of ever so growing perilous encounters. After leaving the Mediterranean, the submarine continues through the Indian Ocean, where Professor Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned Land witness incredible nautical marvels. However, Ned begins to grow impatient of living in the Nautilus. Wanting freedom from his hellish aquatic prison, he plans to escape.

Afonso.Almeida The Nautilus next navigates through dangerous waters, facing dangerous storms, gargantuan underwater creatures, and battle with giant squid. During a pivotal attack on a warship pursuing the Nautilus, Nemo‘s intense hatred surfaces, leaving Aronnax and his companions scarred and contemplating the Captain‘s morality. The story climaxes as the Nautilus enters a whirlpool in Norwegian waters, which imperils the Nautilus. In a close-call escape, 6mo

Afonso.Almeida Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned finally escape the chains they were bound to. The novel closes ambiguously, with Aronnax recounting these incredible adventures he has had in the past ten months, unsure of Captain Nemo‘s ultimate fate or the secrets still hidden at the depths of the sea. 6mo

Afonso.Almeida Isolation in the pursuit of knowledge leads to enlightenment but also alienation. True fulfillment requires not only discovery but also connection to humanity and what is morally right. Captain Nemo uses the Nautilus to futher his knowledge of the country of his adoption, while also enacting his revenge onto those who banished him from their society. Captain Nemo uses his knowledge for morally incorrect reasons, instead of using it as research. (edited) 6mo

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Afonso.Almeida If you enjoy this novel, then you are sure to enjoy Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle, or Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. 6mo

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Afonso.Almeida

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea | Verne

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In the first half of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, the story is told from the first-person point of view of Professor Pierre Aronnax, a French naturalist. The story begins with tales of a mysterious sea creature wreaking havoc to ships at sea, leading to rumours of it being a sea monster. Professor Aronnax, along with his servant Conseil and Canadian harpooner Ned Land, is invited onto the USS Abraham Lincoln to hunt down the creature.

Afonso.Almeida After a long chase, the ship encounters the creature, which is revealed to be a highly advanced submarine called the Nautilus. The ship‘s captain, captain Nemo, reveals that he has renounced the world on the surface, preferring the isolated sea as his home. Captain Nemo shows Professor Aronnax the marvels of the deep seas, along with the submarine‘s technological advancements, that truly were a marvel for its time. The perspective of this story 7mo

Afonso.Almeida Creates immersion in the story that allows the reader to experience the underwater odyssey as though they were there, being a part of Captain Nemo‘s crew. Written in 1870, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea foretells with uncanny accuracy the scientific inventions of the twentieth century. If you enjoy thrilling dramas, this is an exemplary book to read. 7mo

Daniel Artemenko pretty sigma if u ask me tbh
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Afonso.Almeida @Daniel Artemenko yea okay ponyboy 7mo

Muzzi.Castrodes stop arguing this is bad 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 7mo

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Chiperskee

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania | Erik Larson

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I‘m always amazed when a writer can make such a suspenseful story when the reader already knows the ending.

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Bigwig

The Bedford Incident | Mark Rascovich

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This is a sturdy novel about a Cold War destroyer captain who plays too close to the edge in games with a Soviet sub. A jaded rapscallion of a press liaison is on hand as the audience surrogate, watching with suspicion as the captain‘s fanatical (and also surprisingly complex) nature is slowly revealed and the crew is amped up to a state of constant tension. Definite Caine Mutiny vibes with a touch of nuclear war…I mean, warning.

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