Colonialcrester Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Yeap, the Dresden Files. I have a blast reading those. Good Urban fantasy with some fun thrown in. Kim Harrison Hollows is also a good fun urban fantasy series. I read the Jack Reacher series but lately have gone and try to buy the cheap kindle books that have good reviews....you know, the $1.99 ones. Or I go back and read the older SF. A.E. Van Vogt, Bradbury, Azimov, Heinlein, Moorcock, Zelazny, H.Beam Piper, Gordon R. Dickson, Frank Herbert, Philip Jose Farmer, and lots of others. There are so many good authors that I now just kinda look for low prices. I am tired of the days where I am paying $25 for a book, especially now that I don't get the physical book, just the electronic ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Whoa Michael Moorcock and Roger Zelazny! Elric of M, Corwin, and the Zelazny books, and the Princes of Amber, I read those in middle school! Fun reads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 Resurrecting this old thread. If you have the chance, read Steve Rushin’s two books, Sting Ray Afternoons and just released Nights in White Castles. Nostalgic look at growing up in Minnesota from the late 60’s through him attending Marquette and then becoming a writer. Rushin is funny, clever, self deprecating and a smart ass all in one. Great summer reads 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 On 11/10/2017 at 8:26 AM, Hoosierhoopster said: The Baldacci books I like are the Will Robie series (The Innocent, book 1) and the John Puller series. Realized I never replied in this thread. I like Will Robie as well and pretty much any other type of action/ spy/ CIA type thrillers. Just so happened to be reading the Lee Child Reacher series when I needed a name for HSN. Other than that, I like military history and specifically the Pacific side of WWII and Afghanistan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 Mila 18 by Leon Uris about the Polish ghettos in WW2 is a good historical read. Non fiction, The Autobiography of Malcolm X is fascinating...co authored by Alex Haley (Roots). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 19 minutes ago, IUFLA said: Mila 18 by Leon Uris about the Polish ghettos in WW2 is a good historical read. Non fiction, The Autobiography of Malcolm X is fascinating...co authored by Alex Haley (Roots). I read the Malcom X autobiography years ago — very interesting and a well written read for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 Appreciate this thread btw, always searching for some good reads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) On 11/7/2017 at 6:57 PM, 5fouls said: I read a lot. Almost exclusively fiction. It's an escape for me, so non-fiction does not hold as much appeal. My favorite book of all time is 'If I Never Get Back' by Darryl Brock. Time traveling fantasy story focusing on the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings. https://www.amazon.com/If-Never-Get-Back-Novel/dp/1583941878 What I quoted will always be my favorite book. But, if you want to have your mind blown, I recommend 'Dark Matter' by Blake Crouch. https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Matter-Novel-Blake-Crouch-ebook/dp/B0180T0IUY Edited August 28, 2019 by 5fouls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 I mostly read non-fiction, mostly US history related though some fiction like Tom Clancy. S.O.G, by John L Plaster, is a book about US special forces clandestine operations in Laos and Cambodia during the Vietnam war. The author was a part of this group. Gives a different aspect of the war that you dont learn in a history class. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) The "Brotherhood of War" series by WEB Griffin, starting with the book "The Lieutenants" is a great series about military ops in the early 60s and how aviation was divided up in the wake of WW2 and before the advent of Vietnam. Brotherhood of War series Edited August 28, 2019 by IUFLA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 Great Series - Daniel Silva's Gabriel Allon books. - Steven James' Patrick Bowers series. - Ken Follet's Century Trilogy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 6 minutes ago, 5fouls said: Great Series - Daniel Silva's Gabriel Allon books. - Steven James' Patrick Bowers series. - Ken Follet's Century Trilogy I have read all of the first and third. Have not heard of Steven James. May have to check him out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 15 hours ago, mrflynn03 said: I mostly read non-fiction, mostly US history related though some fiction like Tom Clancy. S.O.G, by John L Plaster, is a book about US special forces clandestine operations in Laos and Cambodia during the Vietnam war. The author was a part of this group. Gives a different aspect of the war that you dont learn in a history class. If you like actual US history and military fiction, read the Southern Victory series by Harry Turtledove. It's an alternate history series that goes from the end of the Civil War to the end of WW2, if the Confederates had won the Civil War. He puts a ton of detail into both the geopolitical and military environments, and shows the projected impact on actual historic figures. Example from the series: Custer becomes a featured character in more than one book, since westward expansion is de-prioritized and he never goes to Little Big Horn. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGleas Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 Just going off the top of my head,a few of my favorites... Angela's Ashes Bringing Down The House Delivering Happiness Crushing It The Art of Learning Essentialism Anything by Malcolm Gladwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Zlinedavid said: If you like actual US history and military fiction, read the Southern Victory series by Harry Turtledove. It's an alternate history series that goes from the end of the Civil War to the end of WW2, if the Confederates had won the Civil War. He puts a ton of detail into both the geopolitical and military environments, and shows the projected impact on actual historic figures. Example from the series: Custer becomes a featured character in more than one book, since westward expansion is de-prioritized and he never goes to Little Big Horn. I love me some fictional history. The "what ifs" intrigue me. Gonna have to check that out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 4 hours ago, Zlinedavid said: If you like actual US history and military fiction, read the Southern Victory series by Harry Turtledove. It's an alternate history series that goes from the end of the Civil War to the end of WW2, if the Confederates had won the Civil War. He puts a ton of detail into both the geopolitical and military environments, and shows the projected impact on actual historic figures. Example from the series: Custer becomes a featured character in more than one book, since westward expansion is de-prioritized and he never goes to Little Big Horn. My father in law is a big fan of that series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 Piggy-backing on the fictional history, if that is to your liking, I highly recommend "Fatherland" by Robert Harris. The premise is that the Nazis won WW2...good read with a tad of old school "film noire." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach1K Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 The Legends Club by John Feinstein is a good book I believe I got it as a gift or my dad bought it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 Anybody here ever read "The Book of Enoch?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted September 5, 2019 Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 Despite the amount of truth or halftruths or whatever Oprah got duped on. I really enjoyed Million Little Pieces. I don't read for enjoyment anymore. Probably should get back into it. I think in 2006/07 range I started with one Grisham novel and read about 20 of his. Always fun to read most of his stuff too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted September 5, 2019 Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 When my kids were little, I really enjoyed reading them 'Pajama Time' by Sandra Boynton. I totally made the story better than any father in the history of the world. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 Just finished Girl on a Train... excellent Baldacci comes out with a new book on Tuesday Ken Follet is coming out with a prequel book in the fall 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Another good thread to resurrect - glad this one got pulled up. Have been reading Alan Russel’s Gideon and Sirius series — crime investigator and his dog / police dog. These books are great. Writing is top flight, An on going back and forth with a serial killer, but with good humor and the development of story with his dog is great stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Legend A story about a green beret who had brass balls and done the unthinkable. Roy Benavidez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoyeCowbell Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 I just finished The Great Gatsby. Can't believe it took me this long to get around to it. It was fun and enlightening reading about New York at the beginning of the 20th century; it seems so long ago and yet there are so many similarities to today. But to answer the original question, I'm a huge fan of Cormac McCarthy: No Country for Old Men, Blood Meridian, The Road, his excellent Border Trilogy. All dark and haunting, but searching for humanity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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