The Dog Stars movie

[RIlls]

I read this novel -twice. Loved it. The author is a private pilot and it shows. He did a tremendous job with all of the aviation aspects of the story (which was heavily focused on flying his Cessna 182 in a post apocalyptic world).

I am expecting to be disappointed by the movie adaptation, but ya’ never know.

 

[Sierra_Hotel]

Didn't know anything about the movie until I saw something on Reddit about it yesterday. Josh Brolin and Guy Pierce? I'm in.

 

[Dana]

Dunno 'bout the movie but I see that I need to read the book, about which I hadn't heard.

 

[SFDukie]

It’s one of my fave books, full stop. Not just aviation- author is the real deal. Fisherman, expedition kayaker. Wrote nonfiction for Nat Geo, outside, etc.
he has a place on the western slope of CO, and I can picture all of the terrain he describes so well.
Also like his books “the ranger” and “the river”

 

[SFDukie]

View attachment 152586It’s one of my fave books, full stop. Not just aviation- author is the real deal. Fisherman, expedition kayaker. Wrote nonfiction for Nat Geo, outside, etc.
he has a place on the western slope of CO, and I can picture all of the terrain he describes so well.
Also like his books “the ranger” and “the river”

 

[RussR]

I read this novel -twice. Loved it. The author is a private pilot and it shows. He did a tremendous job with all of the aviation aspects of the story (which was heavily focused on flying his Cessna 182 in a post apocalyptic world).

I am expecting to be disappointed by the movie adaptation, but ya’ never know.

Was this the book that was written in a very unusual grammatical style? A little hard to get used to, but once I did, it was definitely a good read.

 

[Flyhound]

Was this the book that was written in a very unusual grammatical style? A little hard to get used to, but once I did, it was definitely a good read.

Yeah, the narrative style in this book took some getting used to. Still a great read once my brain adjusted. The storyline is good and the flying rings true.

I also liked his book about an expedition to run the Tsangpo River in Tibet. I was on the edge of my seat as I read his account. That book was called "Hell or High Water". I've done some minor white water kayaking and was running a river in the PNW with a friend in the spring years ago. The river was normally a pool and drop run that was within our capability, but recent rain and snow melt meant the whole river was one terrifying, continuous drop with vicious rapids. My kayaking buddy busted his knee while trying to jettison from his boat while inverted in the foamy water. The current took his boat one way around a big rock and took his body the other direction. That's what did his knee in. I stopped white water kayaking after that experience. I'm still flying though...

 

[SFDukie]

Yeah, the narrative style in this book took some getting used to. Still a great read once my brain adjusted. The storyline is good and the flying rings true.

I also liked his book about an expedition to run the Tsangpo River in Tibet. I was on the edge of my seat as I read his account. That book was called "Hell or High Water". I've done some minor white water kayaking and was running a river in the PNW with a friend in the spring years ago. The river was normally a pool and drop run that was within our capability, but recent rain and snow melt meant the whole river was one terrifying, continuous drop with vicious rapids. My kayaking buddy busted his knee while trying to jettison from his boat while inverted in the foamy water. The current took his boat one way around a big rock and took his body the other direction. That's what did his knee in. I stopped white water kayaking after that experience. I'm still flying though...

Nice to meet another hard shell guy!

 

[Matthew]

View attachment 152586It’s one of my fave books, full stop. Not just aviation- author is the real deal. Fisherman, expedition kayaker. Wrote nonfiction for Nat Geo, outside, etc.
he has a place on the western slope of CO, and I can picture all of the terrain he describes so well.
Also like his books “the ranger” and “the river”

Thanks for the suggestion. I just downloaded a copy from my local library.