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
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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
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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
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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
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Don Quixote. 9/10. (nm)
- By GritsGoBlue
August 13, 2026 at 09:23:11 PM
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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
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About to start life on mars**
- By kal
August 13, 2026 at 09:16:15 PM
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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
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"Timeline" by Michael Crichton. 6-7.*
- By kccambo
August 13, 2026 at 09:00:45 PM
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"Last Days of the Incas" and "Cannibalism and the Common Law"
- By Damaniac
August 13, 2026 at 09:00:44 PM
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Seriously, life as a sailor always sounds horrific
- By syrfan
August 13, 2026 at 09:11:39 PM
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Slouching Toward Utopia - 8.5/10*
- By LS&Play
August 13, 2026 at 08:59:39 PM
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