What are you reading?

[kugie]

The Hobbit, J.R.R Tolkien

I love this book

[MrWolf55]

Just finished For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming, now starting Thunderball.

[rebelknight]

Of mice and men

[rebelknight]

A war of gifts: an ender story

[Jasonw560]

Just finished For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming, now starting Thunderball.

When you're done with the Fleming ones, start the John Gardner ones. IMO, just as good. If you can find the Kingsley Amis Bond, read it. If not, you aren't missing much.

[Jasonw560]

The Brothers Karamozov by Dostoevsky. Getting back to it ow.

[rebelknight]

Fun and games

[LasciviousXXX]

Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges

[Eleven]

Going to start House by Peretti/Dekker tonight.

[MrWolf55]

When you're done with the Fleming ones, start the John Gardner ones. IMO, just as good. If you can find the Kingsley Amis Bond, read it. If not, you aren't missing much.

Yeah I'm trying to read them all in order and so far I've read Casino Royale through Thunderball (only 5 more left) and each one has been excellent. So I'm really hoping the John Gardner Bond is just as good, because my bar is set so high now. But that gives me hope that you found it just as good!

[Aero95]

Bloodline, James Rollins

[LasciviousXXX]

Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges

Just finished Labyrinths, now I'm reading The Secret History of the CIA by Joseph Trento. I'm a fan of history books but thus far this one has been a little too over the top for me. I'm hoping the author tones it down a bit on the conspiracy parts of it and sticks to actual facts from declassified materials.

[BigCat]

Just finished the Hunger Games trilogy, moving on to Angela's Ashes.

[Cigargal]

The Book Thief...third of the way through it. Shaping up to be a great read.

[hotreds]

Sharp End: The Fighting Man in World War II by John Ellis

[irratebass]

An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live

[Islayphile]

The Song of Roland

[Starscream]

Dearly Devoted Dexter
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Star Wars: The New Rebellion
Blockade Billy

[LockOut]

Hunters - Milo Afong.

[icantbejon]

Just started re-reading the Wheel of Time saga. Started these when I was about 14 and the damn series dragged out so long I couldn't stick with it. Now the final book, book 12 I believe, is coming out so I figure I can start all over again. Pretty remarkable for a series that was supposed to be a trilogy. Robert Jordan dragged it out so long that he actually died before he could finish it...now someone else is writing the last two books.

[smitty81]

Ice Limit by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child.

Their books take about 1/2 way through to really get going but once they finally take off, the book is hard to put down.

[Eleven]

Forbidden by Dekker/Lee

[DTM]

The Wind Through the Key Hole - Stephen King

[kaisersozei]

The Hunger Games, good beach reading

[Eleven]

This Present Darkness, Frank Peretti

[taltos]

Deception Point, Dan Brown's first book

[Bigd7400]

Just finished the Barsoom anthology by Edgar Burroughs and Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. Moving on to Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

[rebelknight]

Split second
Trueblood: all together now

[pektel]

finally picked up game of thrones again. been on my shelf for some time, and am just getting around to reading it. it's kept me up until three in the morning the past two nights.
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[jledou]

Read James Rollin's Doomsday Key and Raymond Khoury's Sanctuary while on vacation last week.

[elderboy02]

Just finished Enemies Foreign and Domestic (http://www.amazon.com/Enemies-Foreign-Domestic-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B004JF4L98/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1343991112&sr=1-1&keywords=enemies+foreign+and+domestic)

I highly recommend this book! :tu

[BigCat]

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich - it is excellent so far.

[TXRebel]

Just finished Enemies Foreign and Domestic (http://www.amazon.com/Enemies-Foreign-Domestic-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B004JF4L98/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1343991112&sr=1-1&keywords=enemies+foreign+and+domestic)

I highly recommend this book! :tu

It's a trilogy, if you liked this one read the other two.

Enemies Foreign And Domestic
Domestic Enemies
Foreign Enemies And Traitors

Bracken has a fourth book, Castigo Cay, not connected to the previous story and not as good but still a good read.




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[bighairlogo]

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson. I recommend to anyone especially if you like/live near the appalachian trail

[Eleven]

Just finished Enemies Foreign and Domestic (http://www.amazon.com/Enemies-Foreign-Domestic-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B004JF4L98/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1343991112&sr=1-1&keywords=enemies+foreign+and+domestic)

I highly recommend this book! :tu

I love the idea of putting amazon links to the books we're reading. I think I'm going to check this one out, thanks Dan!

I've been keeping track of all I have read and all I am going to read on Goodreads.com, I'm kind of enjoying that site.

[massphatness]

Odd Apocalypse - Book 5 in the Odd Thomas Series by Dean Koontz

[rebelknight]

This is a book by demitri martin

[RHerrington]

Just finished Uncle Tom's Cabin, now on to A Tale of Two Cities.

These books go fast when I read them while smoking cigars. -(P

[cricky101]

The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters

It's a little more "scholarly" than I expected (foot notes and all), but it's really interesting.

[Devanmc]

I guess I am not much of a reader, but i can never really get into a book to stick with it. What can be said about requiem for a dream by Hubert Selby, Jr?

[Skywalker]

Star Wars Republic Commando: Hard Contact

[pektel]

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson. I recommend to anyone especially if you like/live near the appalachian trail

Nice choice. haven't read that since high school. probably worth a second read.
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[Pilon]

Justin Cronin's "The Passage"

[Eleven]

I'm taking Dan's advice and starting "Enemies Foreign and Domestic" today.

[BeerAdvocate]

Justin Cronin's "The Passage"

Travis, Great Book. Travis

[Mr. Ed]

Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlanksy

Easy to read world/global/transnational popular history book. Very interesting.

[LT_Blueshine]

Tales by H.P. Lovecraft

I love scary stories but Lovecraft lets the reader scare themselves with their own imagination.

[Ranger_B]

Just finished fearless what a great book. Working on soldier dogs now.

[pnoon]

Fatal Voyage by Kathy Reichs

[jledou]

Finished up Wool 1-5. Interesting story line and quick reads.

[elderboy02]

I'm taking Dan's advice and starting "Enemies Foreign and Domestic" today.

:tu:tu

[rebelknight]

Hour game

[forgop]

Duff McKagan-It's so Easy

Doesn't seem to be as good of a start as Slash's book, bu still good nonetheless. I have Adler's book on the way.

[Eleven]

I'm taking Dan's advice and starting "Enemies Foreign and Domestic" today.

For some reason that book took me two weeks to finish.


Starting Mortal by Dekker/Lee today.

[irratebass]

Duff McKagan-It's so Easy

Doesn't seem to be as good of a start as Slash's book, bu still good nonetheless. I have Adler's book on the way.

Very cool :tu Adler's I am very interested in.

I just started Nerd Do Well by Simon Pegg

[Apoco]

Finished up Wool 1-5. Interesting story line and quick reads.

That was a good, quick read. That same author (Hugh Howey) released a new short story called "The Plagiarist" about 3 months ago - it is worth a read as well. Be warned - I read it in about 2 hours...so I'm not kidding when I say "short" ;)

I'm now 1 month into Lord of the Rings. The storyline is fantastic - but Tolkein gives so. much. detail. I'm only like 40% of the way through the trilogy...
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[jledou]

That was a good, quick read. That same author (Hugh Howey) released a new short story called "The Plagiarist" about 3 months ago - it is worth a read as well. Be warned - I read it in about 2 hours...so I'm not kidding when I say "short" ;)


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Thanks Alex I will take a look at it.

I just read The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury this week on at "quick" trip to China.

[elderboy02]

For some reason that book took me two weeks to finish...

What did you think of the book? It took me a while to read as well.

[Eleven]

What did you think of the book? It took me a while to read as well.

I can't really figure out why it took me about 2x as long to read, I liked it a lot. I think that maybe during the first half, I wasn't reading as much as I usually do each night. After I hit around 60% (Kindle version, I love seeing percentages and not page numbers!) it flew by.

There were 2 parts in the book where my heart rate was actually going nuts, like I was there, feeling the adrenaline.

So many authors use extreme details in their books, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't but in this case I think it helped put you into the action instead of just bombarding you with useless minutiae like what kind of shoelaces people were wearing. The very detailed descriptions of weapons and clothing helped paint an amazing picture in my head of what was going on.

Stephen Lawhead does the same thing in "The Skin Map" and "The Bone House" but not nearly as effective as Bracken does.

I'm juggling a couple trilogies right now, after Mortal I think I'll get Domestic Enemies: The Reconquista and read it. I like allowing books time to sink in before I hop into the next one in a series.

Thanks for the heads up on this one Dan, I've already recommended it to another friend who's into the espionage genre.

[elderboy02]

I can't really figure out why it took me about 2x as long to read, I liked it a lot. I think that maybe during the first half, I wasn't reading as much as I usually do each night. After I hit around 60% (Kindle version, I love seeing percentages and not page numbers!) it flew by.

There were 2 parts in the book where my heart rate was actually going nuts, like I was there, feeling the adrenaline.

So many authors use extreme details in their books, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't but in this case I think it helped put you into the action instead of just bombarding you with useless minutiae like what kind of shoelaces people were wearing. The very detailed descriptions of weapons and clothing helped paint an amazing picture in my head of what was going on.

Stephen Lawhead does the same thing in "The Skin Map" and "The Bone House" but not nearly as effective as Bracken does.

I'm juggling a couple trilogies right now, after Mortal I think I'll get Domestic Enemies: The Reconquista and read it. I like allowing books time to sink in before I hop into the next one in a series.

Thanks for the heads up on this one Dan, I've already recommended it to another friend who's into the espionage genre.

Very cool! My adrenaline was flowing too in a couple places. I also think it took a while to read b/c I didn't read enough each night. I love reading with the Kindle app on the iPad b/c the percentages help :tu

[timj219]

1493
Charles Mann's followup to 1491. Covers the effects seen even today of the Columbian revolution that intertwined Europe with America, China, and Africa. About half way through and excellent so far.

[Cav22]

The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. I am on book 4 of 7 now. I never thought i would like it but a freind of mine kept bugging me to read it so I finally tried it out. I will say this is a fantastic series!

[massphatness]

Dean Koontz Odd Apocalypse -- the latest in his Odd Thomas series

[rebelknight]

Watchmen. From what I've seen so far they did a fantastic job with the movie

[RHerrington]

Just finished A Tale of Two Cities - Dickens. Really good book, though on occasion his writing style is hard to follow.

[billybarue]

Just finished "The Heart and the Fist" -- impressive book

"The Very Best Men" -- Early CIA days. Post WW II through Kennedy admin.

"The Mick" -- Mantle's autobio

[Eleven]

Finished Mortal last night. I'm not sure that I'm a fan of reading a series before they are all published :)

This is the second series that I'm now waiting on the next book to be published...

Dan have you read the second Enemies book by Matthew Bracken? I'm considering getting that one next...

[forgop]

Very cool :tu Adler's I am very interested in.

I just started Nerd Do Well by Simon Pegg

I finished off Duff's and it was pretty good, but not as good as Slash's. I've started Adler's book. It's interesting to read how he and slash were friends at such a young age.

The other book I picked up and will start on is Brian "Head" Welch's book.

[BeerAdvocate]

The Man who quit money = this book will make you think!!!

[pnoon]

Killing Floor by Lee Child

[Shawn hines]

Reading???

[pektel]

Just picked up Siddhartha off my shelf. Haven't read it in probably 10 years.

[CigarNut]

Just picked up Siddhartha off my shelf. Haven't read it in probably 10 years.
You are a better man than I. Could not finish it. Granted this was a number of years ago, but I have no desire to try again...

[Skywalker]

Good Boss, Bad Boss

[pektel]

You are a better man than I. Could not finish it. Granted this was a number of years ago, but I have no desire to try again...

I breezed through it in a few days the first time I read it. But I was young and full of idealogical values at the time, along with an open mind towards exploring different religions. Figured it would be interesting to see how my view has changed after years of cynicism and the "real world" have taken their toll. Some books can totally change depending on what path you're on.

[Pilon]

11/22/63

[CigarNut]

Side Jobs (Stories From The Dresden Files) by Jim Butcher

[mariogolbee]

I don't think I've ever posted in this thread.

I recently finished up the Hunger Games trilogy, A Study in Scarlet, and The Sign of the Four.

I am currently reading The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes, and Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson.

[Eleven]

Just finished "The Prodigal Hour" by Will Entrekin...was a free ebook on Amazon...I probably would not have spent money on it, but it wasn't a bad read.

[SpruceBruce]

Good Boss, Bad Boss

How is this one?

[CigarNut]

Ghost Story A Dresden Files Novel by Jim Butcher

[Apoco]

I finished Fellowship of the Ring last night. The funniest line was "So _____ and _____ continued on the final leg of the journey"

...there's still two books to go...is this really the "final leg"...?

[Robulous78]

I am in the beginning of 2 books,

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand... Would LOVE to find it in print as I am reading it in PDF and it is rather cumbersome, Willing to pay if anyone has a copy they wouldn't mind selling...

and

1984 by Georage Orwell...

[CigarNut]

Duty, Honor, Planet by Rick Partlow (A Kindle Book [Short Story])

[Eleven]

Started "Piercing The Darkness" by Frank Peretti a day or so ago.

[SpruceBruce]

Reading The Tipping Point (http://www.amazon.com/The-Tipping-Point-Little-Difference/dp/0316346624/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347918745&sr=8-1) by Malcolm Gladwell.

Really really interesting book about how epidemics start (both disease and social related).

[RHerrington]

Finished reading Mansfield Park over the weekend, about to start up Fahrenheit 451.

[rebelknight]

The complete life's little instruction book. Just a page or two a day of this
storm of swords. Not that far yet but i have a good feeling about it. It seems to get right into all the action of clash of kings

[RHerrington]

Just finished Fahrenheit 451.... now to hit up the book store to buy some new ones.

[icehog3]

Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly

[M1903A1]

"You Must Be New Around Here" by Dick Pitman. An intriguing first-hand account of a British journalist's experiences living in the embattled African nation of Rhodesia at the end of the Bush War in the late 1970s.

[Apoco]

I've gotten into audio books. Been making good use of my 1 hour a day of commute to/from work.

I've already listened to Ender's Shadow (takes place at the same time as Ender's Game but from the point of view of a different character). I"m now working on Shadow of the Hegemon which takes place right after Ender's Shadow.

[hotreds]

D-Days in the Pacific by Donald L. Miller

[CigarNut]

Neuromancing the Stone by Lish McBride

[pnoon]

Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs

[timj219]

"Lone Survivors: How we came to be the only humans on earth" by Chris Stringer an anthropologist/paleontologist from England's Natural History museum. The latest developments in the study of human evolution. Written for the layman it seems pretty good so far though I'm only about 1/4 through.

[RHerrington]

For Whom the Bell Tolls - Ernest Hemingway. It's the first book of his that I've ever read, and even though I'm only a hundred pages in I'm falling in love with it. Definitely going to read more of his stuff after this one is finished.

[CigarNut]

The Bride Wore Black Leather (a Nightside Novel) by Simon R. Green

[sevans105]

The Diamond Age by Neil Stephenson. It's a beast but a fairly well written one. Not as good as Cryptonomicon or Snow Crash, but pretty decent.

[qwerty1500]

Winter of the World by Ken Follett.

[T. Douglas Hall]

I just finished the graphic novel "Maus" by art speigleman, which was a fantastically haunting story which I imagine was quite difficult for Mr. Speigleman to write. I also recently read "The Great Gatsby." It took me far too long to actually read that book, but now that I have, I love it

[rebelknight]

Living loaded

[jsnake]

Dark Tower. Almost done. Thinking about The Wind Through The Keyhole next to finish the series. I have a ton of other things I want to get into though.

[Eleven]

Going back to my teens and re-reading Revelation by W.A. Harbinson. Actually found it for kindle...

[CigarNut]

The Seawitch (Greywalker series) by Kat Richardson

[BeerAdvocate]

I started & finished No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden. Great fast read!

[CigarNut]

Birthright by Rick Partlow (A Kindle book)

[RHerrington]

Just finished For Whom the Bell Tolls by Hemingway. Amazing book. Can't wait to read more of his work!

[taltos]

The Art of Deception by Kevin Mitnick.

[maninblack]

In the Garden of Beast by Erik Larson. I love Devil In The White City. This is decent so far, but kinda dry. Hope it picks up.

[TXRebel]

One Second After by William R. Forstchen.

[greytowhite]

I'm currently reading Beyond Tantra: Healing Through Taoist Sacred Sex. This seems like a really basic set and setting and couples communication book. So far (about halfway through) I haven't encountered much in the way of actual meditative practice. Hopefully there will be some deeper information further in the book.

[elderboy02]

I finished a few good books recently:

Entitled (http://www.amazon.com/Entitled-ebook/dp/B00256Z2PA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1349926356&sr=1-1&keywords=entitled)

The Devil's Bounty (http://www.amazon.com/The-Devils-Bounty-Novel-ebook/dp/B0083HAI6I/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1349926482&sr=1-1&keywords=devils+bounty) -- I highly recommend this book :tu

The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA (http://www.amazon.com/The-Master-Disguise-Secret-ebook/dp/B000OVLJTQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1349926628&sr=1-1&keywords=master+of+disguise)

[rebelknight]

V for Vendetta

[Route 66]

Eric Clapton's autobiography.

[pnoon]

Salem's Lot - Stephen King

[bvilchez]

Savage Wars of Peace by Max Boot

[Catfish]

Just finished - "By Order of The President" by W.E.B. Griffin. It's the first book in a series called "The Presidential Agent."
If any of you are Griffin fans, readers of his older series; Brotherhood of War, The Corps, Badge of Honor - then his newer series' where his son is doing more of the writing are disappointments,

Now reading "First Team" by Larry Bond. It's OK.

[timj219]

"The Swerve, How the World Became Modern" by Stephen Greenblatt
Describes the "discovery" in the 1500s of ancient pagan roman and greek texts - and specifically the rational humanist philosophy - and how those texts and that philosophy influenced the renaissance.

[elderboy02]

Anyone on here use the GoodReads app? If so, we should be friends and then we can read the reviews of the books we read.

[DTM]

My wife just picked up Justin Cronins new book "The Twelve" for me. Really enjoyed "The Passage" so high hopes for this one.

[sevans105]

Just finished Anathem by Neil Stephenson. 1000 pages of math and philosophy hidden in future/past/alternate reality.

[rebelknight]

Anyone on here use the GoodReads app? If so, we should be friends and then we can read the reviews of the books we read.

I love that app. Ive found a lot of good reads thru it.

[jledou]

Anyone on here use the GoodReads app? If so, we should be friends and then we can read the reviews of the books we read.

Love GoodReads :banger

[BeerAdvocate]

My wife just picked up Justin Cronins new book "The Twelve" for me. Really enjoyed "The Passage" so high hopes for this one.


Same here. I cant wait to read it. Hopefully it is just as good if not better than The Passage!

[elderboy02]

No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden (http://www.amazon.com/No-Easy-Day-Firsthand-ebook/dp/B008MG1E4A/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1350956547&sr=8-2&keywords=no+easy+day+the+firsthand+account+of+the+ mission+that+killed+osama+bin+laden)

Highly recommended :tu :usa

[Eleven]

Thanks for finding me on Goodreads Dan!


I'm currently reading "The Whole Truth" by David Baldacci

[iaMkcK]

A Song Of Ice and Fire: A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin

About 3/4 of the way through. Started this book in Aug. Been lazy!

[elderboy02]

Thanks for finding me on Goodreads Dan!


I'm currently reading "The Whole Truth" by David Baldacci

No problem. The GoodReads app is pretty darn cool :tu

[jledou]

Finished up Blood Lines by Karen Travis now onto Tempest by Troy Denning and Black Order by James Rollins.

[taltos]

Currently reading The Wire in the Blood by Val McDermid, one of my favorite mystery writers. It seems to me that the best mystery authors for the past 10 years are female and British. Probably just my perception but who knows.

[Subvet642]

Finally reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.

[rebelknight]

Thanks for finding me on Goodreads Dan!


I'm currently reading "The Whole Truth" by David Baldacci

I really enjoy David Baldacci's stuff. I'm working on Sean King/Michelle Maxwell series currently

[Zane]

*sigh* Reading The Five Dysfunctions of a team: A Leadership Fable.

[Gophernut]

Just finished "Under the Dome" by Stephen King. Really enjoyed it.

[timj219]

*sigh* Reading The Five Dysfunctions of a team: A Leadership Fable.LOL sounds as exciting as "Introducing Windows Server 2012 (RTM Edition)" which is my current assignment. If I see the words "cloud computing" one more time I may hurl the thing right through the window.

[BeerAdvocate]

Started & finished "Ready,Player One" in about 2 days. Great book. Anyone who played video games or grew up in the 80s would love it.

[icantbejon]

I'm 10 books deep into the Robert Jordan series Wheel of Time. This is my second time through this series, and last time I stopped at book 10. It is such a long, boring book. Pushing my way through this one so I can get through tot he ending.

[jledou]

Started & finished "Ready,Player One" in about 2 days. Great book. Anyone who played video games or grew up in the 80s would love it.

That one is on my short list.

[CigarNut]

I'm 10 books deep into the Robert Jordan series Wheel of Time. This is my second time through this series, and last time I stopped at book 10. It is such a long, boring book. Pushing my way through this one so I can get through tot he ending.You will have a little wait -- the last book is scheduled to be available on January 8, 2013.

I am planning to reread the entire series after I have the final book. I lost count of how many times I have reread the series...

[CigarNut]

Second Son (A Jack Reacher Kindle short) by Lee Child
Deep Down (A Jack Reacher Kindle short) by Lee Child

[SpruceBruce]

Just finished Anathem by Neil Stephenson. 1000 pages of math and philosophy hidden in future/past/alternate reality.

:tu I really enjoyed this one. Once you get by the weirdness of it, it's a great book.

[rebelknight]

I suck at girls. It's by the same guy that wrote sh*t my dad says. So far so good

[CigarNut]

The Enemy (A Jack Reacher Novel) by Lee Child

[CigarNut]

Killing Floor (A Jack Reacher Novel) by Lee Child

[pnoon]

Killing Floor (A Jack Reacher Novel) by Lee Child
:tu

I liked it.

[sevans105]

The Necronaut: Michael R. Pilinski
Not a great book. I'm very tempted to do an edit and send it back to the author/publisher. The story line is actually kinda cool. The language feels like a smarter than average 10th grader wrote it with the Thesaurus right next to him...."Lets see how many big words I can put in here". With an edit and some tightening up, this could be a decent book.

[CigarNut]

:tu

I liked it.
Lee Child does a pretty good job of keeping a story moving along. Some authors will get bogged down and then not know how to work their way out of the "bog"...

The best thing for me is that these books are not deep (don't require a lot of extra thought) and are very entertaining -- makes it easy to put down and pick up again (convenient for reading in whatever timeslots I have available). Good Escape reading :D

[pnoon]

Lee Child does a pretty good job of keeping a story moving along. Some authors will get bogged down and then not know how to work their way out of the "bog"...

The best thing for me is that these books are not deep (don't require a lot of extra thought) and are very entertaining -- makes it easy to put down and pick up again (convenient for reading in whatever timeslots I have available). Good Escape reading :D

That is what 90% of my reading is.

[maninblack]

Game of Thrones. Very captivating read.

[CigarNut]

That is what 90% of my reading is.
Mine too...

[CigarNut]

Game of Thrones. Very captivating read.I am going to start that as soon as I finish the Wheel of Time series (last book due out in January -- I will reread the whole thing which will take a few days (:rolleyes:) as it is just over 11,000 pages before the last book).

[rebelknight]

Casual Vacancy. J.K. Rowling's follow up to the Harry Potter series. I don't have very high hopes for it but I owe it to her to see if she can write anything else since I devoted much of my childhood to Harry Potter

[CigarNut]

Die Trying (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child

[jledou]

On the "road" so getting in some more reading. Just finished up The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson.

[rebelknight]

Dante's divine comedy

[CigarNut]

Tripwire (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child

[the jiggler]

Game of Thrones. Very captivating read.

Huge fan of the series. GRRM has a way of taking what you love and dashing it against the rocks. It can be infuriating. Ike and Tina...he smacks you around and you keep coming back for more.

[the jiggler]

:tu I really enjoyed this one. Once you get by the weirdness of it, it's a great book.

Neal Stephenson is the man. Anathem is my favorite. Reamde is quite good. Cryptonomicon and Snow Crash are really good as well.

[CigarNut]

Running Blind (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child

[Catfish]

We Were Soldiers Once, And Young by LTGEN Hal Moore

Amazon Link (http://www.amazon.com/Were-Soldiers-Once-Young-Publisher/dp/B004TH337C/ref=sr_1_12?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1352064885&sr=1-12&keywords=we+were+soldiers+once+and+young)

[mahtofire14]

Confederacy of Dunces, but John Kennedy Toole. Re-reading it due to the fact the first time I read it I was 15 and have since decided I most likely didn't understand 60% of the book. Fantastic book even at 15.

[Eleven]

Deliver us from Evil, David Baldacci

[hotreds]

Soldat: Reflections of a German Soldier, 1936-1949 by Siegfried Knappe and Ted Brusaw

[timj219]

Confederacy of Dunces, but John Kennedy Toole. Re-reading it due to the fact the first time I read it I was 15 and have since decided I most likely didn't understand 60% of the book. Fantastic book even at 15.Ignatious!! I love this book

[sevans105]

Jane Eyre....son is reading it for school. Figured I'd read it with him.

[the jiggler]

Ignatious!! I love this book

:tpd:

[Islayphile]

Animal Farm

[CigarNut]

Echo Burning (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child

[Tallman]

The Passage, by Justin Cronin. Good read, if a little slow starting...or maybe I was slow catching on.

[Tallman]

Just finished Mad River, by John Sandford. The latest in the Virgil Flowers series. I like these a lot.

[CigarNut]

Without Fail (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child

[jluck]

The big book of self-reliant living by Walter Szykitka

[taltos]

Beneath the Bleeding by Val McDermid, an English mystery writer.

[Nathan]

Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan

[CigarNut]

Persuader (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child

[tsolomon]

Winter's Heart by Robert JordanJust finished re-reading the series so that I'm ready for the release of A Memory of Light in January.

[CigarNut]

One Shot (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child

[Cigargal]

You are on a Jack Reacher tear...I finished them all about a month ago. Reading Ring of Fire right now...next is 1633...trying to read them all in order based on Eric Flint's web site

[CigarNut]

You are on a Jack Reacher tear...I finished them all about a month ago. Reading Ring of Fire right now...next is 1633...trying to read them all in order based on Eric Flint's web site

Yes -- decided to read this series now rather than the Wheel of time (which I will do next year after MoL comes out). I am also reading them in chronological order - it's a great series!

[Eleven]

Reading my first non-novel in a while: Trusting God even when life hurts, by Jerry Bridges

[pnoon]

Running Blind (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child

Die Trying (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child

[timj219]

"Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea" by journalist Barbara Demick.
Descriptions of life in North Korea obtained through interviews with defectors. Just started yesterday but so far so good.

[CigarNut]

Die Trying (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child
Did I start a trend? :)

[Bluetick]

Just finished re-reading the series so that I'm ready for the release of A Memory of Light in January.

I need to start my re-read for the new release.

Did you see Sanderson's statement on the book release and signing in Utah?

http://www.brandonsanderson.com/book/A-Memory-of-Light/page/68/#item3

[CigarNut]

Hammerhead by Jason Andrew Bond (took a little break from Jack Reacher, but I will start up again after this one :))

[kaisersozei]

I need to start my re-read for the new release.

Did you see Sanderson's statement on the book release and signing in Utah?

http://www.brandonsanderson.com/book/A-Memory-of-Light/page/68/#item3

That's crazy. I remember when EoTW was first released--I was living in Charleston at the time, and RJ had a book signing inside the Citadel Mall. There were exactly 0 people in line and I didn't even know who he was as I was just happening to walk by.

I'm fortunate in that over the years, I was able to attend events where RJ personalized just about every volume of my set until his unfortunate passing.

[CigarNut]

The Hard Way (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child

[nordynorton82]

Tweak by Nic Scheff. Good read

[Periferius]

Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant. Gives you insight how people think.

[timj219]

Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant. Gives you insight how people think.

Good for you. That's one of only two books in my life that I just could never get through.

[CigarNut]

Took another diversion from Jack Reacher and read a book that has been sitting on my Kindle for a bit; Resurrection by Arwen Elys Dayton. Pretty good story.

[pnoon]

Tripwire (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child

[jledou]

Finished up a couple over Thanksgiving, Second Genesis by Jefferey Anderson and Tempest by Troy Denning.

[CigarNut]

Took another break from Jack Reacher and read Downpour (A Greywalker Novel) by Kat Richardson

Now I'm back to Jack Reacher :)

[hotreds]

Be Not Deceived: About The Last Days by Robert Burke Burns

[CigarNut]

Bad Luck and Trouble (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child

[CigarNut]

Nothing to Lose (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child

[rebelknight]

Animal farm

[elderboy02]

Saturday I finished: The Valley of Shadows by Mark Terry (http://www.amazon.com/The-Valley-of-Shadows-ebook/dp/B004WOS1QU/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1354642127&sr=1-1&keywords=valley+of+shadows)

Now I am reading: Illegal by Paul Levine (http://www.amazon.com/ILLEGAL-ebook/dp/B007Q4RO5W/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1354642196&sr=1-1&keywords=paul+levine+illegal)

[irratebass]

Bag Of Bones by Stephen King

[jledou]

Finished up Paradox, The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics by Jim Al-Khalili. Interesting read.

[MajorCaptSilly]

"Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal"

It's riveting.....


MCS

[shilala]

I'm reading the Morningstar Trilogy by Z.A. Recht right now. It's a trio of Zombie books. One down, I started the second one last night.
On December 26th the 3rd installment of J.L. Bourne's series of Zombie books, Day by Day Armageddon comes out. I'm excited about that one. I like that series a lot better.

When I'm done with those, I'm going to force myself to read Uncle Tom's Cabin. Then I have another Civil War book waiting. It's about Lincoln and his political adversaries. I'll see how that one goes. :tu

[timj219]

Finished up Paradox, The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics by Jim Al-Khalili. Interesting read.That looks good. I think I'll give it a shot.

[elderboy02]

Finished: Survival 101: The Essential Guide to Saving Your Own Life in a Disaster (http://www.amazon.com/Survival-101-Essential-Disaster-ebook/dp/B0095QZ91K/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1354758718&sr=1-1&keywords=survival+101)

[BSB]

Almost thru with the Bible, doing it in one year.
"The Bookman's Wake" by John Dunning, the 2nd in the Cliff Janeway series. This copy is a 1st edition in pretty decent condition.

[rebelknight]

Wish you well by David baldacci

[CigarNut]

Gone Tomorrow (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child

[BSB]

Gone Tomorrow (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child

Love Lee Child's Reacher series. Heard recently, that Tom Cruise will play Reacher in the upcoming movie, WTF?? here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Reacher_%28film%29

[CigarNut]

Love Lee Child's Reacher series. Heard recently, that Tom Cruise will play Reacher in the upcoming movie, WTF?? here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Reacher_%28film%29Heard the same thing; the movie comes out in a little over two weeks.

Cruise does not look anything like Reacher -- which many have complained about -- but I will still see the movie anyway. Cruise is a good action actor and it will be a good mindless flick :)

[pnoon]

What a piss poor job of casting. Did they not read ANY of the books?

I saw the TV trailer for the movie and it looks cheesy. A shame since the books are engaging.

[CigarNut]

What a piss poor job of casting. Did they not read ANY of the books?

I saw the TV trailer for the movie and it looks cheesy. A shame since the books are engaging.You are right Peter, and I agree. I think Cruise is the producer and chose the role for himself. He probably sees himself looking like Jack Reacher...

I am sure it's cheesy, but I'm all about some cheesy every now and then... :)

The books are a little too engaging -- find it hard to wait between finishing one and starting the next... :rolleyes:

[Gophernut]

Jack Reacher 6' 5"
Tom Cruise 5' 7"
WTF :sh

I've been reading the Prey series by John Sanford. I like that they are mostly set in the Twin Cities since I know the geography of the area. Currently on Broken Prey.

[BSB]

Jack Reacher 6' 5"
Tom Cruise 5' 7"
WTF :sh

I've been reading the Prey series by John Sanford. I like that they are mostly set in the Twin Cities since I know the geography of the area. Currently on Broken Prey.

If you read farther down in my link, you will find that Child is quite pleased with the choice of Cruise for the role. Go figure, but if it's good enough for Lee, it's good enough for me. I will see the movie.
The Prey series was a little too graphic violence for me when I tried it years back. But, like you, I'm from the TC and enjoy knowing the settings. I may have to give it another try. That series would fill my winter of reading, and can be found cheap, second hand :tu

[gettysburgfreak]

Does anyone have a recommendation for a mens self help guide? Im looking for a book that touches on aspects of being a man and how one can improve himself and daily life.

[Tallman]

What a piss poor job of casting. Did they not read ANY of the books?

I saw the TV trailer for the movie and it looks cheesy. A shame since the books are engaging.

What Peter said. I like Reacher. I like Tom Cruise. (Or his acting, anyway). I just don't think those two go together. We shall see.

[Tallman]

And I just finished "the Racketeer" by John Grisham. Pretty good read. Not life-altering, but it kept my attention.

[RevSmoke]

What a piss poor job of casting. Did they not read ANY of the books?

I saw the TV trailer for the movie and it looks cheesy. A shame since the books are engaging.

Jack Reacher 6' 5"
Tom Cruise 5' 7"
WTF :sh

I've been reading the Prey series by John Sanford. I like that they are mostly set in the Twin Cities since I know the geography of the area. Currently on Broken Prey.

Said the same thing about casting Willem Dafoe as John Clark from Clancy's Clear and Present danger. John Clark is this imposing physical presence, 6'3" and big. Dafoe is a great actor, can do the prenatrating stare and such - but he isn't the physically imposing figure that is John Clark.

But hey, which movie ever gets the book or even the comic, right - for that matter - gets even close?

[SpruceBruce]

Does anyone have a recommendation for a mens self help guide? Im looking for a book that touches on aspects of being a man and how one can improve himself and daily life.

http://store.artofmanliness.com/products/art-of-manliness-timeless-skills-advice-for-the-modern-man

The site is pretty great too.

[JoeCool87TC]

I just started the Foundation series, by Isaac Asimov. I already read just the original trilogy, but that was back in my high school days, 40+ years ago. I've been re-reading some of the old sci-fi classics and got a whim to read this. Pretty good so far, It's going to take a while!

[CigarNut]

It's a great series. I started with the Elijah Baily books (Caves of Steel, The Naked Sun, and Robots of Dawn) follwed by Robots and Empire. These are the prequels to the Foundation series.

They are all excellent books!

[Ubiquitous]

Vince Flynn, Term Limits

[BSB]

"Valley of the Sun," a book of short stories by Louis L'Amour

[CigarNut]

61 Hours (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child

[elderboy02]

Identity Theft: Don't Be A Victim (http://www.amazon.com/Identity-Theft-Victim-illustrated-ebook/dp/B007N86GKA%3FSubscriptionId%3D1GVBN9WWNVXC5DBPE502 %26tag%3Dkiq-free-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165 953%26creativeASIN%3DB007N86GKA)

[blugill]

How is the Jack Reacher series?

[BSB]

How is the Jack Reacher series?

FREAKIN' AWESOME!! Get them from the start and read chronologically. One of my favorite series :tu

[blugill]

Does the casting of Tom Cruise detract from the stories?
I'm not a Cruise fan. LOL!

[pnoon]

FREAKIN' AWESOME!! Get them from the start and read chronologically. One of my favorite series :tu
I agree
Does the casting of Tom Cruise detract from the stories?
I'm not a Cruise fan. LOL!

A bit but not a big deal.

I ignore what Hollywood does to books.

[kelmac07]

How to Sharpen Pencils by David Rees...even in this technologically advanced age I'm still a huge fan of pencils. I always have a few on my desk. :D

[BSB]

Does the casting of Tom Cruise detract from the stories?
I'm not a Cruise fan. LOL!

Lee Child does not seem to have a problem with it. So, I'm good with it, too. I will see the movie. I will continue to read the books.

[CigarNut]

How is the Jack Reacher series?

FREAKIN' AWESOME!! Get them from the start and read chronologically. One of my favorite series :tuI agree -- you can read the books in the order that they were published or chronologically. I chose to read chronologically which puts two of the later books and two short stories (available on Kindle) ahead of the rest.

I have not been able to put them down...

[BSB]

"The Burglar Who Thought He Was Borgart," by Lawrence Block. I like this series, fun reads.

[CigarNut]

Worth Dying For (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child (one more to go... :))

[BSB]

Worth Dying For (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child (one more to go... :))

Makes me want to start reading them all over again :D

[CigarNut]

Worth Dying For (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child (one more to go... :))

Makes me want to start reading them all over again :D
After checking Amazon, I am not sure about running out and getting the most recent book -- it is $13.99 on Kindle... I hate to spend that much for an e-book... We'll see how long I can wait it out :)

[BSB]

Books aren't cheap anymore. I buy most of mine at used book stores and more and more at Goodwill...for .50 a paperback and $1.99 hardcover. You can't go in and pick out the titles you want, but can find them in broader categories. I look for L'Amours I don't have or maybe Preston & Child, a new favorite.

[shilala]

I finished reading the Morningstar (zombie) Trilogy by Z.A. Recht.
I read the third book in two sittings, it wrapped stuff up real well.
The guy died while he was writing the last book and it felt like I could tell when someone jumped in and punched stuff up. They did well, but missed chunks of plot/character development that obviously went missed by the editor.
Anyone reading would have went "wha???"
I'm still excited for December 26th when the 3rd installment of J.L. Bourne's series of Zombie books, "Day by Day Armageddon:Shattered Hourglass" comes out. I've run real thin of zombie books, there's hardly any I haven't read at this point, at least ones that are said to be worth reading.

I still can't force myself to read Uncle Tom's Cabin, and I'm not ready for another Civil War book yet. I have a couple Jared Diamond books I want to finish but I'm too cheap to buy them on Kindle since I have the actual books. I just won't pick up a real book anymore, I'm ruined.

I think I'll look into the Jack Reacher series you guys are talking about. :tu

[BSB]

Finished the Burglar book last night and started "Listening Woman" an old Tony Hillerman mystery.

[Subvet642]

Anthem by Ayn Rand

[jledou]

Trip up to Wyoming this week so I spent some time inside.

Finished up The 19th Element by John Butcher and Step on a Crack by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge.

Both good quick reads.

[BSB]

Trip up to Wyoming this week so I spent some time inside.

Finished up The 19th Element by John Butcher and Step on a Crack by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge.

Both good quick reads.

I am guessing you mean John Betcher?

[jledou]

I am guessing you mean John Betcher?



Correct ... Betcher now if I could just get my wife to understand what I mean and not what I say ....

[BSB]

Correct ... Betcher now if I could just get my wife to understand what I mean and not what I say ....

Oh yeah? Well now if I could only make myself listen, when my wife is talking... :r

[BSB]

Finished that really old Hillerman and went on to a newer one, "The Shape Shifter."

[CigarNut]

A Wanted Man (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child (the last one for a while...:) )

[tsolomon]

Re-reading the Game of Thrones series while waiting for the last Wheel of Time book.

[elderboy02]

Trip up to Wyoming this week so I spent some time inside.

Finished up The 19th Element by John Butcher and Step on a Crack by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge.

Both good quick reads.

Did you read 19th Element because I recommended it? I freaking love that book :tu

[irratebass]

Just finished Bag Of Bones by Stephen King.....meh

Now starting Freaky Deaky by Elmore Leonard