H.M.S. Surprise, the third book in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin (Master & Commander…) novels. I'm finding this to be a much tougher go than Post Captain. I find myself getting lost in the sailing descriptions that so dragged down the first book in the series. Since these are primarily nautical books, that may be a…

I'll second that, Christopher McQuarrie can direct one hell of an effective action scene.

4th of July is fucking stunning and goddamn does it sound… grungy.

"Tighter & Tighter" into "No Attention" is one of the great one-two punches on any rock album

It's spelled "Daaaaaaaario." Common mistake.

The only Bryson I've read is "A Short History of Nearly Everything," which is pretty much exactly what its title suggests. Not remotely bitchy, probably because he's not describing his personal experiences. But if someone is looking for some non-complainy Bryson, this might be a good place to start.

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Obligatory "'Operator' by Jim Croce is one of the most perfect songs of all time" mention.

That's ok. We're ashamed of you, too.

I'm super late to this, but the description of that book sounds kinda similar to Mary Doria Russell's "The Sparrow," which is spectacular.

That is amazing

I always think the exact same thing about that song!

Damn! I'm going to forget who everyone is by then.

Seems like as good a place as any…

Yeah I'm really looking forward to reading that soon. Any info on the long awaited third book?

Wolf Hall! About 100 pages left. This book rules. I'm finding it much funnier than anticipated, and I love how characters have to keep clarifying who they are talking about when they mention one of the multiple Thomases or Marys that populate the book. There's something to be said for the characters in the book you…

Seconding the Maverick love.

That Staind Glass episode may very well be the peak of comedy podcasting.

or Colin Trevorrow and the box office disaster that was Jurassic World

Iron Man 2 is still the funniest MCU movie next to GotG