What are you reading?

[Trice]

Anyone ever read that book from a few years ago, "The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey" by Rinker Buck? I needed an audio book a few years ago and really enjoyed it. One of the rare books I listened to twice. Basically he hitches up a team and re-creates the Oregon Trail trip.

He's got a new book coming out in August where he floats down the Mississippi.

 

[Remo Gaggi]

This is a great read. Well researched and written.

 

[CascadeClone]

With current events, i pulled Red Storm Rising off the shelf and am re-reading it.

 

[jdoggivjc]

Currently reading the latest release in the Classroom of the Elite series. Most people probably won't know what that is, and that's fine.

 

[Cyismymonkey]

A little over halfway through Devil in the White City (liking it so far) and just bought part 2 of the Conquering Tide- Pacific War trilogy and Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S Grant (just saw a social media post about the latter from the History Channel and it sounded worthwhile).

I’ve read Grant’s memoirs, puts you right in the middle of it. It’s a good read. Twain helped him get it published and appropriately compensated.

 

[Nothingman]

I recommend it, especially if you embrace '90s-related stuff -- it's a worthy addition to the mix.

Micro-review/overview:

• It isn't a definitive overview of the decade, only a slice of it, and he tries to approach it by describing what it was like as it was happening, instead of retrospective analysis (even so, you can feel nostalgia if you were "there" and it's impossible to look back and completely ignore what happened since).
• His definition of "the '90s" begins ca. "Nevermind" and ends w/ 9/11, not 1990-99 ... timeline fits with the themes he explores.
• Although he has released numerous NF books since Sex-Drugs-CC, if you liked his writing style for that, it has remained consistent, so "readability" factor is likely to appeal to you.

Thank you!

 

[dahliaclone]

I'm reading a novel highly recommended by Stephen King called Black Mouth by Ronald Malfi.

 

[cycloneML]

Black Walnut

 

[Cyclonepride]

Keanu Reeves to Star in 'Devil in the White City' Series Adaptation at Hulu

The series comes from 'Castle Rock's Sam Shaw and executive producers Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio.

collider.com

 

[zumbro clones]

Just started "Napoleon: a Life"

 

[JustAnotherTimeline]

I'm reading a novel highly recommended by Stephen King called Black Mouth by Ronald Malfi.

Just finished Upgrade by Blake Crouch. Looking for my next read. Black Mouth is compelling. Is it more horror, or more thriller? Do you like it?

 

[Bipolarcy]

I'm just getting into the Rachel Hatch series by L.T. Ryan and Brian Shea. It's billed as the female equivalent of Jack Reacher, although she's supposedly tougher. She's a loner like Reacher, ex-military like Reacher, a nomad like Reacher and finds a lot of trouble like Reacher. I like some aspects of the series, but the authors are very wordy, sometimes saying the same thing they said two pages before in long drawn out ruminations that do nothing to further the plot except fill pages. Too many words, not enough action in some instances, in other words.

 

[dahliaclone]

Just finished Upgrade by Blake Crouch. Looking for my next read. Black Mouth is compelling. Is it more horror, or more thriller? Do you like it?

It's kind of a mix of everything. If you've read IT by Stephen King that's the best thing I can compare it to and yes I am loving it.

I also just bought The Devil Takes You Home based on early word of mouth and reviews.

Here are a few others I read recently I HIGHLY recommend:

• Razorblade Tears
• The Natchez Burning Trilogy by Greg Iles is PHENOMENAL. I can't recommend it more highly.
  • Natchez Burning
  • The Bone Tree
  • Mississippi Blood
  • He also has a stand alone book called Cemetary Road which I just bought and it's gotten rave reviews as well.
• Chasing the Boogeyman
• November Road
• Wanderers (if you liked The Stand by Stephen King, read this)

 

[dahliaclone]

Some others I have kind of queued up to read based on word of mouth but haven't started:

• Never by Ken Follett - this isn't typically my normal genre but reviews are insane
• House in the Cerulean Sea
• The Displacements
• Carolina Moonset
• Daisy Jones & The Six - this is loosely based on the life and times of Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac. Everyone I talk to that has read it says it's a MUST read

 

[JustAnotherTimeline]

It's kind of a mix of everything. If you've read IT by Stephen King that's the best thing I can compare it to and yes I am loving it.

I also just bought The Devil Takes You Home based on early word of mouth and reviews.

Here are a few others I read recently I HIGHLY recommend:

• Razorblade Tears
• The Natchez Burning Trilogy by Greg Iles is PHENOMENAL. I can't recommend it more highly.
  • Natchez Burning
  • The Bone Tree
  • Mississippi Blood
  • He also has a stand alone book called Cemetary Road which I just bought and it's gotten rave reviews as well.
• Chasing the Boogeyman
• November Road
• Wanderers (if you liked The Stand by Stephen King, read this)

Wow! Thank you for taking the time to provide your thoughts. I will go through them and I suspect some of them will end up on my Want to Read list on goodreads

 

[srjclone]

Favorite I've read in the last year: (Sci-Fi, thriller-of sorts)

Book I want to Read next: (Self- Help)

 

[JustAnotherTimeline]

Favorite I've read in the last year: (Sci-Fi, thriller-of sorts)

Book I want to Read next: (Self- Help)

I finished 3 body recently. It really did meet the hype.! Have you started Dark Forest yet (part 2)? Any good?

 

[srjclone]

I finished 3 body recently. It really did meet the hype.! Have you started Dark Forest yet (part 2)? Any good?

Awesome, yeah I was a bit deterred about 5 chapters in when they were laying the astro-physics on heavy haha, but I came to really appreciate that aspect of it as it caused me to do more research outside of the book to get a better understanding on things I didn't fully comprehend. But the storyline is fascinating to me (and easy to follow along with without truly knowing the science portion of it) and one I think paints a very real picture of how humans would react if those events did happen.

I haven't started on Dark Forest yet, heard a bit of mixed reviews, and a busy summer caused me to hold off. I'm sure I'll jump back on the train when it gets less and less nice outside haha.

 

[amishclone]

Listening to this now. Jumps around a bit, making it feel a bit hard to get a good feel for the narrative, but I kinda think I oughta know more about this period

 

[tman24]

I finished 3 body recently. It really did meet the hype.! Have you started Dark Forest yet (part 2)? Any good?

I didn't like it as much as it was hyped. It's a decent story just not great.