j_crazy
Posts: 8,372
Jul 5, 2011 9:50pm
It's last minute but i'm looking for something to load onto the kindle before i take off for the GOM for the next few days.
what are you guys reading?
i'm thinking of going with the tried and true great shark hunt. I've never actually finished it but have read about 2/3 of it at various points in my adult life.
what are you guys reading?
i'm thinking of going with the tried and true great shark hunt. I've never actually finished it but have read about 2/3 of it at various points in my adult life.
Fab1b
Posts: 12,949
Jul 5, 2011 9:59pm
What type do you like? I love human misery and one of the best books I have ever read was The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom. Also Columbine is very good, alot of what you probably heard or know will change after reading that. Tucker Max is great for laughs if you want comedy. Just a couple I read over the past few years that really stood out to me.
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Gardens35
Posts: 4,929
Jul 5, 2011 10:09pm
Just finished "Stan Musial...An American Life" by George Vecsey, and a few month back I read "Last Man Out (surviving the Burma-Thailand death railway:a memoir) by WW2 Vet H. Robert Charles.
j_crazy
Posts: 8,372
Jul 5, 2011 10:15pm
hunter s. thompson, tucker max, chuck palahniuk, and the like are the kinds of authors i'm into.
i just finished they call me baba booey and private parts so yeah i'm down for a good laugh. strangely enough one of my favorite books was the prize (its like the history of the oil industry of the world).
so either goofball crazy stories or a good history book will work for me.
i just finished they call me baba booey and private parts so yeah i'm down for a good laugh. strangely enough one of my favorite books was the prize (its like the history of the oil industry of the world).
so either goofball crazy stories or a good history book will work for me.
Rotinaj
Posts: 7,699
Jul 5, 2011 10:22pm
Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes and the Horror at camp jellyjam.
swamisez
Posts: 1,990
Jul 5, 2011 11:54pm
Reading Crime and Punishment, would advise you to stay away.
Enjoyed Bullpen Gospels by Dick Hayhurst, current starting pitcher for AAA Durham Bulls.
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand was a great read. Louie Zamperini made me feel like a little girl in terms of mental physical toughness
always recommend Picture of Dorian Gray or Brave New World. Love both of those books, especially Dorian Gray. Oscar Wilde rocked.
Working though David McCullough's new one, The Greater Journey. It is quite interesting, its about the first Americans to study in Paris from 1800-1830.
Enjoyed Bullpen Gospels by Dick Hayhurst, current starting pitcher for AAA Durham Bulls.
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand was a great read. Louie Zamperini made me feel like a little girl in terms of mental physical toughness
always recommend Picture of Dorian Gray or Brave New World. Love both of those books, especially Dorian Gray. Oscar Wilde rocked.
Working though David McCullough's new one, The Greater Journey. It is quite interesting, its about the first Americans to study in Paris from 1800-1830.
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MontyBrunswick
Jul 6, 2011 12:40am
If you like Sci-Fi you could read Enders Game by Orson Scott Card.
It would remind you of that dipshit on here named Ender Wiggin while you're on your trip.
It would remind you of that dipshit on here named Ender Wiggin while you're on your trip.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Jul 6, 2011 1:02am
Literally anything by Cormac Mccarthy.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Jul 6, 2011 1:05am
Pears is good (Instance of the Fingerpost, Stone's Fall) - they take a while to read so you aren't finishing it in transit.
swamisez
Posts: 1,990
Jul 6, 2011 1:18am
I Wear Pants;822153 wrote:Literally anything by Cormac Mccarthy.
I am muddling through Blood Meridian. It is a tough read for me. Lots of detail and quite verbose. It is too time consuming I find. Then again I am a simpleton.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Jul 6, 2011 1:19am
I love the prose in it. But I like language a lot so maybe it's just me. Plus his imagery is outstanding.
swamisez
Posts: 1,990
Jul 6, 2011 1:34am
No argument there. Chapter 4 of Blood Meridian where the kid in the midst of the fight with the sw indians. The graphic depictions made in the final paragraphs are some of the best things I have ever read.
tcarrier32
Posts: 1,497
Jul 6, 2011 6:32am
I Wear Pants;822153 wrote:Literally anything by Cormac Mccarthy.
i took a thematic literature course at OSU a few years ago, and the "theme" was Cormac McCarthy. We read Child of God, Blood Meridian, All the Pretty Horses, No Country for Old Men, and The Road. Of those, The Road was the one that stuck with me the most. I'd recommend any of those to the OP, if you haven't read them before.
Also, the Rum Diaries by Hunter Thompson would be good if you haven't read it before.
Dr Winston O'Boogie
Posts: 1,799
Jul 6, 2011 8:20am
True Grit by Charles Portis. I haven't seen the recent Coen brothers movie. The book itself is absolutely outstanding. A couple of great, great characters.
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Sonofanump
Jul 6, 2011 8:23am
Atlas Shrugged
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Jul 6, 2011 9:36am
Dr Winston O'Boogie;822227 wrote:True Grit by Charles Portis. I haven't seen the recent Coen brothers movie. The book itself is absolutely outstanding. A couple of great, great characters.
Good movie, better than I expected.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Jul 6, 2011 9:46am
Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell
Fab1b
Posts: 12,949
Jul 6, 2011 9:50am
thavoice;822296 wrote:Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell
Yes fantastic book!
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Jul 6, 2011 9:55am
Fab1b;822302 wrote:Yes fantastic book!
Was supposed to make a movie out of it. He wanted to be very involved in the making of it so Hollywood didnt, well, fuck it up. Dont know what all happened for sure. Unsure if the Govt had a hand in it, or producers not wanting him to be that involved, or what, but last I heard it is not in the works.
iclfan2
Posts: 6,360
Jul 6, 2011 10:36am
From to that have been mentioned - Lone Survivor and Unbroken. The latter being a true story about an Olympic hopeful who goes to the military and is captured by the Japs. The rest of the story is his life in various POW camps and how his life is changed once he gets rescued.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Jul 6, 2011 11:43am
I'm reading Science Fiction Hall of Fame Vol. II-B.
Came out in the early 70s, I think. When the Nebula Award was created in '66, some people were upset that older works couldn't be recognized, so they created two volumes of them. Volume II had too much to be put in one book, so it was split. I got it in a garage sale a few years back and decided to give it a go. Some of the more classic writers like Asimov, but you have to be a bit on the patient side if you're like me and aren't particularly knowledgeable about science, as older writers really put the SCIENCE in science fiction.
After I finish that, I also have a collection of Robert Heinlein's "Future Earth" stories.
Came out in the early 70s, I think. When the Nebula Award was created in '66, some people were upset that older works couldn't be recognized, so they created two volumes of them. Volume II had too much to be put in one book, so it was split. I got it in a garage sale a few years back and decided to give it a go. Some of the more classic writers like Asimov, but you have to be a bit on the patient side if you're like me and aren't particularly knowledgeable about science, as older writers really put the SCIENCE in science fiction.
After I finish that, I also have a collection of Robert Heinlein's "Future Earth" stories.
swamisez
Posts: 1,990
Jul 6, 2011 11:46am
iclfan2;822331 wrote:From to that have been mentioned - Lone Survivor and Unbroken. The latter being a true story about an Olympic hopeful who goes to the military and is captured by the Japs. The rest of the story is his life in various POW camps and how his life is changed once he gets rescued.
Don't forget the 40+ days he spent lost at sea in a dingy, fending off shark attacks and attacks by Japanese airplanes.
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ksig489
Posts: 943
Jul 6, 2011 1:20pm
As mentioned above...Columbine by Dave Cullen is one of the best books in print.
I am finishing up a 4 book Historical fiction series about Julius Ceasar by Conn Iggulden All the books have "Emperor" in the title. It is very hard to put down.
I am Legend...so much better than the movie
Troy series by David Gemmell
I am finishing up a 4 book Historical fiction series about Julius Ceasar by Conn Iggulden All the books have "Emperor" in the title. It is very hard to put down.
I am Legend...so much better than the movie
Troy series by David Gemmell
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Jul 7, 2011 12:03am
The Road is an absolute masterpiece of a book. Concise and yet incredibly detailed and amazingly haunting.tcarrier32;822195 wrote:i took a thematic literature course at OSU a few years ago, and the "theme" was Cormac McCarthy. We read Child of God, Blood Meridian, All the Pretty Horses, No Country for Old Men, and The Road. Of those, The Road was the one that stuck with me the most. I'd recommend any of those to the OP, if you haven't read them before.
Also, the Rum Diaries by Hunter Thompson would be good if you haven't read it before.
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cbus4life
Posts: 2,849
Jul 7, 2011 3:57am
Read the Song of Ice and Fire series, by George R. R. Martin.
Good stuff.
Good stuff.