EternallDarkness Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Keyser_Soze said: Ah well they gave away two other books too, Deathlands 4 & 5, so perhaps I'll get into those after this one. If its the same series I am thinking about, I think I remember reading several of the Deathlands books back in middle/high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Breathless by Amy McCulloch. It's a thriller, but it's in the setting of high altitude mountain climbing, so that was the draw for me. I love books about mountaineering and survival type stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 4 hours ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Breathless by Amy McCulloch. It's a thriller, but it's in the setting of high altitude mountain climbing, so that was the draw for me. I love books about mountaineering and survival type stories. Pretty sure I read that last year. Journalist that is somewhat inexperienced that is covering a guy trying to break the summiting record? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 1 hour ago, EternallDarkness said: Pretty sure I read that last year. Journalist that is somewhat inexperienced that is covering a guy trying to break the summiting record? You get an ARC? It just released last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 6 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: You get an ARC? yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Lucky ARC readers. I’m liking it. Apparently the author is also something of a mountain climber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 The Death Sculptor by Chris Carter. Wanted a quick and easy read I can get through at work then next few nights. Provided I’m not stupid busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Finished that one during three nights of work, lol. Now reading These Silent Woods by Kimi Grant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Re-reading "Term Limits" by Vince Flynn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett. It’s a prequel to his Kingsbridge series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 I finished The Odyssey. It was enjoyable for what it was, though I can see about the debate of the ending. The final 6 pages were pretty awful and if a child in my class wrote a similar conclusion, I’d ask them to redraft it. Now, onto Blood Meridian. Well, I say onto, I’ve read the first 21 pages and I think two people have already been murdered, so that’s nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Now onto The Running Man by Stephen King(written under the Richard Bachman name). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 14 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Now onto The Running Man by Stephen King(written under the Richard Bachman name). just don't expect it to be anything like the movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 1 minute ago, EternallDarkness said: just don't expect it to be anything like the movie Never saw it and doubt I will. I hear they're noting alike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokra Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 I'm currently reading Bittersweet: Howe Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain. She's the author of Quiet (and the related TED Talk), which talked about the powers of introversion, a personal favorite non-fiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 3 hours ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Never saw it and doubt I will. I hear they're noting alike. the movie is stupid fun but indeed the book and movie and nothing alike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 I'm halfway through Cunning Folk by Adam Nevill, it's pretty good. Starting Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak tonight. I've heard a lot of great things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 23 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Starting Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak tonight. I've heard a lot of great things. let me know how it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5timechamp Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 started reading Band of Brothers.. tempted to start the other Bob Lee Swagger Books or classic Clancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 I read about 20 more chapters of Moby Dick, then decided on a change of pace. The Keepers of the House, by Shirley Ann Grau. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 On 6/1/2022 at 9:18 PM, EternallDarkness said: let me know how it is Just finished. I thought it was great. Didn’t quite end like I expected, but it was good. Definitely recommend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 1 hour ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Just finished. I thought it was great. Didn’t quite end like I expected, but it was good. Definitely recommend. cool, I'll definitely pick it up when I get a chance and have finished up on a bunch of my backlog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Now starting Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King. Does this tie in with TDT, @EternallDarkness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 52 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Now starting Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King. Does this tie in with TDT, @EternallDarkness? nope. great book though. he wrote it so his kids could actually read one of his stories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Just now, EternallDarkness said: nope. great book though. he wrote it so his kids could actually read one of his stories Thanks, I was just wondering, since it started out with characters named Roland and Flagg, lol. Yeah, I remember reading that he wrote it for his daughter who didn’t like horror. He dedicates it to her. Speaking of TDT, I was in a used bookshop yesterday and picked up a first edition of Song of Susannah. Guess I’m gonna have to buy the others and finally start the series sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 4 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Thanks, I was just wondering, since it started out with characters named Roland and Flagg, lol. Yeah, I remember reading that he wrote it for his daughter who didn’t like horror. He dedicates it to her. Speaking of TDT, I was in a used bookshop yesterday and picked up a first edition of Song of Susannah. Guess I’m gonna have to buy the others and finally start the series sometime. Flagg is in a number of Kings books. Also I should clarify that while Eyes isn't technically part of TDT...the Kingdom it takes place in is a part of the worlds of TDT, but you don't need to have any knowledge of TDT series to read and enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 4 minutes ago, EternallDarkness said: Flagg is in a number of Kings books. Also I should clarify that while Eyes isn't technically part of TDT...the Kingdom it takes place in is a part of the worlds of TDT, but you don't need to have any knowledge of TDT series to read and enjoy it. Yeah, I read and loved The Stand. I know he reuses some characters. It definitely threw me off when I encountered Patrick Hocksetter in Firestarter last month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 6 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Yeah, I read and loved The Stand. I know he reuses some characters. It definitely threw me off when I encountered Patrick Hocksetter in Firestarter last month. you'll see lots of familiar faces show up in TDT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 I changed the thread title to reflect that many of us also listen to audiobooks Reading: Persians by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones | Basic Books WWW.BASICBOOKS.COM A stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor and enduring legacy of ancient Persia The Achaemenid Persian kings ruled over the l... Listening To: Fatal Discord WWW.HARPERCOLLINS.COM A deeply textured dual biography and fascinating intellectual history that examines two of the greatest minds of European history—Desiderius Erasmus and Martin Luther—whose heated rivalry gave rise to two enduring, fundamental, and often colliding traditions of philosophical and religiou Looking Forward To: Russia by Antony Beevor: 9780593493878 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books WWW.PENGUINRANDOMHOUSE.COM An epic new account of the conflict that reshaped Eastern Europe and set the stage for the rest of the twentieth century. Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Oooh, I like Beevor. Definitely getting that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 3 hours ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Oooh, I like Beevor. Definitely getting that one. Some reviews from the UK edition which was just published: Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921 by Antony Beevor review – butchery of the Bolsheviks | History books | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Personal testimonies humanise the Stalingrad author’s mesmerising study of the bloody battle for power after the collapse of the tsarist regime Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921 by Antony Beevor – a ‘grimly magnificent’ book | The Week UK WWW.THEWEEK.CO.UK This is an ‘unceasingly agonising, yet always irresistible’ work Russia by Antony Beevor review — a bloodsoaked history of Russia’s revolution and civil war WWW.THETIMES.CO.UK This account of Russia’s civil war is easily the most horrifying tale of conflict I’ve read, says Gerard DeGroot Antony Beevor’s Russia is a masterpiece of history – and a harrowing lesson for today WWW.TELEGRAPH.CO.UK The Russian Civil War killed 12 million people – but is often overlooked. This grimly magnificent study will leave you shocked https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-unbearable-brutality-of-the-bolsheviks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Fatal Discord looks quite interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 21 hours ago, thewhyteboar said: Fatal Discord looks quite interesting. It is very interesting and really quite balanced (the author is Jewish so he doesn't have a dog in the intra-Christian fight ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Eyes of the Dragon was a good read. Does kinda make me wanna read The Dark Tower series now. Moving on to Small Country by Gael Faye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Now reading Sparring Partners by John Grisham for fiction and No Way Down: Life and Death on K2 by Graham Bowley for nonfiction. Im also halfway through Washington at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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