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Seriously, life as a sailor always sounds horrific

Posted on August 13, 2026 at 09:11:39 PM by syrfan

The stories from the USS Abraham Lincoln are awful. But throughout history it has to be one of the most difficult vocations. Just months of suffering. Maybe shore leave in exotic locales makes up for it.

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What book(s) are you currently reading? How would you rate them on a scale of 1-10?* - By Poster P August 13, 2026 at 08:52:57 PM
- Half-way through A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel. About an 8 so far.* - By rkm August 14, 2026 at 06:33:59 AM
- Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. I can’t rate it cause I’m only a couple chapters in* - By KeiTh August 13, 2026 at 09:30:53 PM
  - YES. Please post when you're done, thoughts, etc. It's my favorite book, would love to discuss it.* - By gbmcq August 13, 2026 at 09:38:58 PM
    - Who plays the Judge for ya when the film eventually gets made?* - By Daytripper August 13, 2026 at 09:41:07 PM
      - I always loved the idea of Daniel Day Lewis just because he's the best actor alive. D'Onofrio seems like an obvious choice. Bill Skarsgard seems like he could pull it off. * - By gbmcq August 13, 2026 at 10:23:47 PM
- The Age of Voltaire - book 8 in Durant's History of Civilization series. Lots of fun. 7* - By chiwalker August 13, 2026 at 09:25:15 PM
- Don Quixote. 9/10. (nm) - By GritsGoBlue August 13, 2026 at 09:23:11 PM
- Tigers Between Empires. Recommended if youre into that kind of shit. (Non-fiction, nature, cool setting)* - By Alpo August 13, 2026 at 09:19:58 PM
- About to start life on mars** - By kal August 13, 2026 at 09:16:15 PM
- Rereading “Ball Four” by Jim Bouton: 9/10, just as good as the first time around. But I get why a lot of his teammates didn’t like him.* - By Ev August 13, 2026 at 09:10:51 PM
- "Timeline" by Michael Crichton. 6-7.* - By kccambo August 13, 2026 at 09:00:45 PM
- "Last Days of the Incas" and "Cannibalism and the Common Law" - By Damaniac August 13, 2026 at 09:00:44 PM
  - Seriously, life as a sailor always sounds horrific - By syrfan August 13, 2026 at 09:11:39 PM
    - And all the gay sex* - By Alpo August 13, 2026 at 09:33:26 PM
- Slouching Toward Utopia - 8.5/10* - By LS&Play August 13, 2026 at 08:59:39 PM

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