Last book(s) you read?

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Re: Last book(s) you read?

Post by a_contemplative_life » Wed Jul 05, 2017 5:28 pm

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In a dusty German bookshop, the noted historian Joel F. Harrington stumbled upon a remarkable document: the journal of a sixteenth-century executioner. The journal gave an account of the 394 people Meister Frantz Schmidt executed, and the hundreds more he tortured, flogged, or disfigured for more than forty-five years in the city of Nuremberg. But the portrait of Schmidt that gradually emerged was not that of a monster. Could a man who practiced such cruelty also be insightful, compassionate―even progressive?

In The Faithful Executioner, Harrington teases out the hidden meanings and drama of Schmidt's journal. Deemed an official outcast, Meister Frantz sought to prove himself worthy of honor and free his children from the stigma of his profession. Harrington uncovers details of Schmidt's life and work: the shocking, but often familiar, crimes of the day; the medical practice that he felt was his true calling; and his lifelong struggle to reconcile his craft with his religious faith.
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Re: Last book(s) you read?

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a_contemplative_life wrote:Image
In a dusty German bookshop, the noted historian Joel F. Harrington stumbled upon a remarkable document: the journal of a sixteenth-century executioner. The journal gave an account of the 394 people Meister Frantz Schmidt executed, and the hundreds more he tortured, flogged, or disfigured for more than forty-five years in the city of Nuremberg. But the portrait of Schmidt that gradually emerged was not that of a monster. Could a man who practiced such cruelty also be insightful, compassionate―even progressive?

In The Faithful Executioner, Harrington teases out the hidden meanings and drama of Schmidt's journal. Deemed an official outcast, Meister Frantz sought to prove himself worthy of honor and free his children from the stigma of his profession. Harrington uncovers details of Schmidt's life and work: the shocking, but often familiar, crimes of the day; the medical practice that he felt was his true calling; and his lifelong struggle to reconcile his craft with his religious faith.
I've read a number of books on the subject but I never heard of this guy. I'll look it up.

I'll break open the story and tell you what is there. Then, like the others that have fallen out onto the sand, I will finish with it, and the wind will take it away.

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Re: Last book(s) you read?

Post by EEA » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:44 am

The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy.

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Re: Last book(s) you read?

Post by a_contemplative_life » Tue Jul 11, 2017 2:22 pm

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A great book for reviving childhood memories.
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Re: Last book(s) you read?

Post by gkmoberg1 » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:42 pm

This'll spice up your day. Here are my recent reads
  • C++-Standardbibliothek / Rainer Grimm
  • The Boost C++ Libraries / Boris Schäling
  • Effective Modern C++ / Scott Meyers
Clearly, I know how to have a good time. C++ macht Spaß!

Next up:
  • Getting Started with Erlang / Ericsson AB

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Post by dongregg » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:54 pm

gkmoberg1 wrote:This'll spice up your day. Here are my recent reads
  • C++-Standardbibliothek / Rainer Grimm
  • The Boost C++ Libraries / Boris Schäling
  • Effective Modern C++ / Scott Meyers
Clearly, I know how to have a good time. C++ macht Spaß!

Next up:
  • Getting Started with Erlang / Ericsson AB
Sehr geil!
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Re: Last book(s) you read?

Post by dongregg » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:59 pm

Reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
“For drama to deepen, we must see the loneliness of the monster and the cunning of the innocent.”

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Re: Last book(s) you read?

Post by Jameron » Tue Jul 11, 2017 7:27 pm

PeteMork wrote:
Jameron wrote:...Currently listening to the audiobook "The Boy on the Bridge", which is a prequel (I believe) to "The Girl With All the Gifts". So far it has a similar feel to the previous book, which is good if you liked the first book (which I did).
Sounds interesting. Must look into it...
You should. The story actually runs concurrently and ends later in the timeline that the first book so it definitely isn't a prequel. I enjoyed it a lot.

I hope there are further instalments to come.

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Re: Last book(s) you read?

Post by EEA » Sat Aug 12, 2017 3:07 am

All Quiet of the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque.

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Re: Last book(s) you read?

Post by dongregg » Sat Aug 12, 2017 3:21 am

EEA wrote:All Quiet of the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque.
That powerful book meant so much to me when I read it as a teen. I'm glad you're reading it!
“For drama to deepen, we must see the loneliness of the monster and the cunning of the innocent.”

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