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The BOOK Thread

Storms of My Grandchildren
 
wackyiraqi said:
The best of the trilogy, IMHO, but book three is good as well.

Has anyone read Ready Player One yet?
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Its on my list as well. Might enjoy it as a light read after my passage though this edition of George Martin's ode to smallclothes and whickering garrons.

I've heard a lot of great things about it, and a handful of folks who read it thinking the hype was a bit overblown. Sounds like if you manage expectations going in, you should have a good time.
 
Last week I read The Passage by Justin Cronin. I can't say enough great things about this book. Great story, great writing, and I found myself re-reading sentences/paragraphs because of how much I loved them. I'm really looking forward to The Twelve this summer, the next book in this series.

This week I read Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry, and I really enjoyed this book as well. I loved the fast pace, and all the research that went into this book made it one of the best "page turners" I've ever read. Amazing how so much research and authenticity can create a book that just wants to be devoured as quickly as possible.

Both these books have a combined supernatural/scientific apocalypse theme, and I would highly recommend both books.
 
Susan Causey, "The Wave" is a pretty cool read. She actually gets a ride on a PWC on a wave at Jaws with Laird Hamilton.
 
wackyiraqi said:
Ready Player One was a lot of fun. Basically, nerd porn. Sort of Tron meets The Matrix with non-stop 80s pop-culture references. A fluff book, but fun. Read it.

Reading Heart of Darkness right now. Yay Amazon for free classics on the Kindle. :)
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"Ready Player One"... great book.
 
wackyiraqi said:
I'm about 80% through Shantaram right now--it's good. The prose can a bit hokey at times, but the story is extremely compelling.
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I was looking through this thread for additional book ideas when I saw this (not sure how I missed it hehe). I have to agree that Shantaram was a very entertaining read, with a compelling story and some great characters. :thumbup
 

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JUst finished Feast for Crows last night. Have a few samples I'm looking through to make my next decision, but nothing in the queue just yet. Looking at Ready Player One, Jupiter's Travels, and maybe a few others. Blood Meridian? Who knows?
 
A graet new novel !

Changing Pillion. A must read new novel!
The story is about a motorcycle journey across the USA and a chain of events that turn the enjoyable ride into a nightmare. The story has adventure, motorcycles, romance, racial issues, crime, gangs etc. Check it out, it's a top read. At the moment it’s available from bookpal.com.au, Barns & Noble and Amazon kindle download
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Changing Pillion,the novel

Just found out this book is also available online at a site called the book depository,and they offer free postage.:thumbup
 
Just got my Kindle 2, subscribed and ready to read. Not sure my interests though. I just started Confederacy of the Dunces.
 
I finished Nocturnal by Scott Sigler last week. I went looking for a good synopsis of the book, and surprisingly found a youtube video trailer for the book. I read Nocturnal in between Jonathan Maberry novels (I've since started The King of Plagues). The setting for Nocturnal is our very own San Francisco and I learned some really cool historical things about SF that I did not previously know. I enjoyed the story very much, and think one of Sigler's strengths is in the development of his characters (and the dialogue among them). If you like horror/suspense thrillers then I'd recommend this book.

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wackyiraqi said:
Be ready for it. It's not for the faint of heart.
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I've read The Road and No Country for Old Men, so I'm reasonably well versed in McCarthy's subject material. Might go that way, or I'm also reconsidering rereading the HGTTG trilogy. It's been a while.

I've been enjoying Ready Player One - its a fun lighthearted read, but I swear, if I have to read one more instance of "______, Of course! ______ was Halladay's favorite ______" I'm going to throw the book at someone. The story is a fun romp, but the prose is sometimes really dreadful.
 
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