What are you reading now? (Chapter 2)

[Sean Hayden]

and

[macdoc]

Insanely intense

James Cameron is developing a film titled "Ghosts of Hiroshima", based on Charles R. Pellegrino's book, which tells the stories of survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings. This will be Cameron's first non-Avatar movie in nearly 30 years, focusing on the human perspective of the events and the story of individuals who survived both bombings, notably Tsutomu Yamaguchi. The project is described as his most challenging, aiming for a visceral and spiritual portrayal of the nuclear events from a Japanese viewpoint.

The Book & Inspiration:
"Ghosts of Hiroshima" by Charles R. Pellegrino: was published on August 5, 2025, coinciding with the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing.

Pellegrino, a science consultant for Cameron on Titanic and Avatar, researched the book with firsthand accounts from survivors.

Cameron was inspired by the book's stories and a personal pledge to a survivor of both bombings, Tsutomu Yamaguchi.

The Film Project:
Director:
James Cameron.

Focus:
The film will be a human-centric narrative, adapting the survivors' accounts rather than creating fictional characters.

Story:
It centers on the true stories of individuals, particularly Tsutomu Yamaguchi, who survived the bombing of Hiroshima and later, the bombing of Nagasaki.

[macdoc]

Looks good, starts out in Toronto ....well regarded and there is a TV series.

[macdoc]

Good science and fascinating tales
Learned a lot

[Brian Peacock]

Just finished read all of Anne Leckie's books. Well worth a punt - if you're into that sort of thing.

[Svartalf]

Well, I still have concentration trouble, so I'm dispersing myself over several books.
a) the Best of Robert Howard : a collection of a choice of his stories and poetry, it does hold some stuff I didn't know, which is why I bought it
b) Western : a comprehensive collection of Robert Howard's Western stuff, of which I knew only the Weird West part until now
c) Sorcery Against Caesar : a collection of short stories set in the first century AD that mix Cthulhu mythos stuff (oh gosh, the references of the author can be ponderous at times) and classic swords and sorcery
d) the Xothic Cycle : a collection of lin carter's Cthulhu stuff, which I'll use to decide if the guy was a complete hack unable to write anything worth reading, or if his hack stuff was mostly confined to his writing on borrowed IP, like the crap he commited around Conan.

[Tero]

I have some history books to finish. Related to the class I gave. Not teaching it, but events just after our class material: War of the roses. Thin book by Ed West. Humorous at times. Now i know Henry Tudor.