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The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe / The Sea King's Daughter by Barbara Michaels
I finally got to see all of the movie "The Right Stuff" and I decided to give the book a shot. The story itself is good and some of the anecdotes about the astronauts are hilarious but Wolfe's writing style is a little dense and tedious. The tone of the book is very sarcastic at times and I wonder how much of that is because most of his information on the astronauts is second- or thirdhand -- I guess after the book came out several of the astronauts came out and said they really wished that Wolfe had interviewed them before he wrote the book. I'm about halfway through it right now and trudging through a little more each day :)
I also picked up the Barbara Michaels' book "The Sea King's Daughter" at the library the other day and really liked it. It was a really good mystery/romance novel...I'm planning on picking up a few more of hers this week. Thanks to AKAKibby for the book inspiration :)
The Right Stuff -- Started: Jan. 21, 2009 Finished: Feb. 14, 2009
The Sea King's Daughter -- Started: Jan. 28, 2009 Finished: Jan. 28, 2009
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe / The Sea King's Daughter by Barbara Michaels
I finally got to see all of the movie "The Right Stuff" and I decided to give the book a shot. The story itself is good and some of the anecdotes about the astronauts are hilarious but Wolfe's writing style is a little dense and tedious. The tone of the book is very sarcastic at times and I wonder how much of that is because most of his information on the astronauts is second- or thirdhand -- I guess after the book came out several of the astronauts came out and said they really wished that Wolfe had interviewed them before he wrote the book. I'm about halfway through it right now and trudging through a little more each day :)
I also picked up the Barbara Michaels' book "The Sea King's Daughter" at the library the other day and really liked it. It was a really good mystery/romance novel...I'm planning on picking up a few more of hers this week. Thanks to AKAKibby for the book inspiration :)
The Right Stuff -- Started: Jan. 21, 2009 Finished: Feb. 14, 2009
The Sea King's Daughter -- Started: Jan. 28, 2009 Finished: Jan. 28, 2009