What's Currently on Your Reading List?
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Phil, I've read all of those or I would be on them like white on rice.
Just finished Christmas gifts: Picked up at the library yesterday. In process.
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My, you are a well-read bunch!
My son got me this one for Christmas, GUERILLA DAYS IN IRELAND, by Tom Barry (an autobiography)
My son got me this one for Christmas, GUERILLA DAYS IN IRELAND, by Tom Barry (an autobiography)
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In the past day or two, I ordered the latest by James Lee Burke; Robicheaux,,, . Burke is far and away my favorite author and I am anxiously awaiting delivery.
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Taken from the Internet. Sue Grafton's alphabet series was a favorite for Linnea and me.
Sue Grafton, a prolific author of detective novels known for an alphabetically titled series that began in 1982 with “A Is for Alibi,” died of cancer on Thursday night in Santa Barbara, Calif. She was 77.
With the publication of her latest book in August, Ms. Grafton’s alphabetical series had reached “Y Is for Yesterday.”
Sue Grafton, a prolific author of detective novels known for an alphabetically titled series that began in 1982 with “A Is for Alibi,” died of cancer on Thursday night in Santa Barbara, Calif. She was 77.
With the publication of her latest book in August, Ms. Grafton’s alphabetical series had reached “Y Is for Yesterday.”
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This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
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Even with my list, I got lost in the Dave Robicheaux series and now am a bit unsure what I've read and what I have not read. I think "The Glass Rainbow" remains unread but can't be sure. At least I can be sure I haven't read his latest one.Paladin wrote:In the past day or two, I ordered the latest by James Lee Burke; Robicheaux,,, . Burke is far and away my favorite author and I am anxiously awaiting delivery.
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"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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I'm just getting into The Templars by Dan Jones. First couple of chapters were a little dry but it picked up and now I can hardly put it down. It's history but written so it's very readable. If you ever wanted to know the story of the Crusades and the Christian/Muslim conflict this is a good place to get a perspective, starting with a few "warrior monks" protecting Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem from the Saracens, eventually becoming the Knights of the Temple in 1119, their rise to power across Europe and the Middle East, their fall during the Inquisition in 1307 and rapid disappearance.
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Hey, now THAT looks interesting!
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Reading Brad Thor right now, got this one at the thrift store yesterday looks like it might be a decent read.
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Based on recommendations from this thread, I picked up my first C.J. Box book a couple days ago, The Highway.
Finished it in two sittings, which is unusual for me.
I enjoyed his writing, and spent $16 of my ebay bux on 5 more of his books (they had a buy 4, get one free deal). All 5 of them from the Joe Pickett series.
If anyone would like my copy of The Highway, pm me your mailing info and it's yours.
It is a paperback copy from the thrift store, so it's used and small print!
Finished it in two sittings, which is unusual for me.
I enjoyed his writing, and spent $16 of my ebay bux on 5 more of his books (they had a buy 4, get one free deal). All 5 of them from the Joe Pickett series.
If anyone would like my copy of The Highway, pm me your mailing info and it's yours.
It is a paperback copy from the thrift store, so it's used and small print!
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I was given "American Gods" for Christmas by Neil Gaiman. Came out about 2002. Never heard of it or the author before starting reading this. About 2/3rds of the way and still not sure where this is going. I am hooked though.
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Read the first three, "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo", "The Girl Who Played With Fire", "The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest". Enjoyed them very much so I decided to see if David Lagercrantz is up to the standard Stieg Larsson set.
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This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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Box is probably my favorite current author. I usually get his books as soon as they're available. The only problem is my wife has taken a liking to him also and has beat me to the last two when they arrived in the mailbox. So I've had to wait until she finished them before I got my chance.LanG wrote:Based on recommendations from this thread, I picked up my first C.J. Box book a couple days ago, The Highway.
Finished it in two sittings, which is unusual for me.
I enjoyed his writing, and spent $16 of my ebay bux on 5 more of his books (they had a buy 4, get one free deal). All 5 of them from the Joe Pickett series.
If anyone would like my copy of The Highway, pm me your mailing info and it's yours.
It is a paperback copy from the thrift store, so it's used and small print!
In addition to the Joe Pickett series, Box has now written three or four more of The Highway series. In addition to being pretty good mysteries, the villains in his books typically will make your skin crawl.
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I'm currently in the middle of an interesting sci-fi thriller: Extreme Makeover by Dan Wells. I didn't know anything about this book when I started it, but now that I'm at about the halfway mark, I'm really enjoying it. I'm a huge science and speculative fiction reader (have been since I was just a nipper) and I really like the very unique way this book has taken one idea in science out to a possible future that is not very pleasant to contemplate. Every chapter in the book has a heading that gives the time, date, location and an additional line like this:
Chapter 1
Thursday, March 22
9:01 AM
NewYew Headquarters, Manhattan
267 DAYS TO THE END OF THE WORLD
Chapter 1
Thursday, March 22
9:01 AM
NewYew Headquarters, Manhattan
267 DAYS TO THE END OF THE WORLD
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I'm about 3/4 through Anthony Adverse by Hervey Allen. One of the most interesting, fascinating and educational novels I've ever read. An amazing epic story set in the late 1700s and early 1800s. The book was published in 1933 and sold over a million copies then, but I had somehow never heard of it until an old movie version from 1936 that was on TCM a couple of months ago got me curious about it. The epic story of a man's life from the circumstances of his orphan birth, rise to wealth, adventures and fascinating people he meets while crisscrossing Europe, Africa, and the Americas during the French Revolution and Napoleanic Europe.
IMHO ranks right up there with Les Miserables, Great Expectations, Gone With the Wind, and Lonesome Dove. Warning - it is 1200 pages (it was later split into three books - the movie covers only about half of the original novel). I've had to frequently consult a dictionary to decipher some of the terms. But my vocabulary is much improved!
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IMHO ranks right up there with Les Miserables, Great Expectations, Gone With the Wind, and Lonesome Dove. Warning - it is 1200 pages (it was later split into three books - the movie covers only about half of the original novel). I've had to frequently consult a dictionary to decipher some of the terms. But my vocabulary is much improved!
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Almost finished with this.
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About a third of the way through ---►
Waiting in the wings ---►
Received for Valentines Day ---►
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
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This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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Re-reading a Patrick O'Brien sea yarn titled "Blue at the Mizzen". A great series to read if the age of sail and the Napoleonic wars are your cup of tea.
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Just finished this Sci-Fi thriller. I'm not sure if I liked it or not - even for the weird stuff I normally read, this one was WEIRD. There were parts that I thought were interesting concepts and twists, and other parts that I thought were over the top and just left me saying "huh?" Also had some bloody parts that made me cringe a little.
https://www.amazon.com/Kundalini-Equati ... B00ET8EMN0
https://www.amazon.com/Kundalini-Equati ... B00ET8EMN0
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I just started PHANTOM WARRIORS, by Gary A. Linderer.
https://www.amazon.com/Phantom-Warriors ... m+warriors
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My daughter has Amazon Prime so I just sent a text to her asking her to have it sent to me and I'll pay her back.rangerbluedog wrote:I just started PHANTOM WARRIORS, by Gary A. Linderer.
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Edit: Also getting book 2. I hope they're good.
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First book is pretty exciting. Unfortunately, the stories are mostly all about the times when things went wrong. The teams weren't supposed to be discovered by the enemy, but in the first six chapters, they always are. A lot of brave men...
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Just finished that one a couple of weeks ago. Found it very interesting. Sure are a lot of untrue myths about the Templars.Mumbleypeg wrote:I'm just getting into The Templars by Dan Jones. First couple of chapters were a little dry but it picked up and now I can hardly put it down. It's history but written so it's very readable. If you ever wanted to know the story of the Crusades and the Christian/Muslim conflict this is a good place to get a perspective, starting with a few "warrior monks" protecting Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem from the Saracens, eventually becoming the Knights of the Temple in 1119, their rise to power across Europe and the Middle East, their fall during the Inquisition in 1307 and rapid disappearance.
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I like to mix it up, alternating reading fiction and then something historic or educational. Lately have been reading a few by a guy called C.J.Box. He has a series about a Wyoming game warden by the name of Joe Pickett. Kind of like reading an old western, but modern, usually ending up with quite a bit of FBI involvement. Joe's best friend is a renegade falconer who usually ends up involved in the plot sometime in the novel.
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I've read quite a few of the Joe Picket series. Great reads by C. J. Box.danno50 wrote:Just finished that one a couple of weeks ago. Found it very interesting. Sure are a lot of untrue myths about the Templars.Mumbleypeg wrote:I'm just getting into The Templars by Dan Jones. First couple of chapters were a little dry but it picked up and now I can hardly put it down. It's history but written so it's very readable. If you ever wanted to know the story of the Crusades and the Christian/Muslim conflict this is a good place to get a perspective, starting with a few "warrior monks" protecting Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem from the Saracens, eventually becoming the Knights of the Temple in 1119, their rise to power across Europe and the Middle East, their fall during the Inquisition in 1307 and rapid disappearance.
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I like to mix it up, alternating reading fiction and then something historic or educational. Lately have been reading a few by a guy called C.J.Box. He has a series about a Wyoming game warden by the name of Joe Pickett. Kind of like reading an old western, but modern, usually ending up with quite a bit of FBI involvement. Joe's best friend is a renegade falconer who usually ends up involved in the plot sometime in the novel.
Dan
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I'm pretty much the same. Well written history, historical fiction, and fiction. I've already pre-ordered C.J. Box's forthcoming novel The Disappeared which is the next in the Joe Pickett series. Scheduled to be released the end of March.danno50 wrote: I like to mix it up, alternating reading fiction and then something historic or educational. Lately have been reading a few by a guy called C.J.Box. He has a series about a Wyoming game warden by the name of Joe Pickett. Kind of like reading an old western, but modern, usually ending up with quite a bit of FBI involvement. Joe's best friend is a renegade falconer who usually ends up involved in the plot sometime in the novel.
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I'm going to have to give one of the Joe Picket series a try again. It didn't latch on the first time around. (I read three)
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Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012