New last book you read thread

[ExGeeEye]

I read it am I am still not sure if I liked it or not.  It was a good plot but the writing was pretty bad in my opinion.

You're entitled.

[vesta111]

The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva.

Looking at my book cases I found this book, where it came from is more of a mystery to me then the plot of the book.

Printing history says 2008  when the heck did it come into my home???

I seldom read spy novels, this one however has caught my interest as it has much back history on how the Muslims are fighting to take over the world and each other.

It Chronicles the mistakes western Europe made in allowing themselves to become so liberal they are now becoming overwhelmed by 500+ terror cells.

Reasearch on this story is spot on, I did a search on some of the stuff and found the author was spot on about the going ons in history that I had paid no attention to or was miss reported in the press at the time.

So far the chapter I am on is about the problems Egypt has ---very interesting.

The Hero is an Israeli James Bond kind of guy, this book is a reread in 6 months or so for me.

[Boudicca]

Started the new Clive Cussler thriller this afternoon, Crescent Dawn.
I always swear I'm never spending another dime on his books, and then I do.  Glad to see he poses with yet another one of his classic automobiles on the back cover.  I'm funding his lifestyle.

[debk]

Reading John Sandford's Rough Country....it's a Virgil Flowers instead of Lucas Davenport.

M read it when we were on vacation and said it was pretty good....I'm still in the first third of the book.

[mamacags]

I love Virgil Flowers!  It is a good book!  I just finished a book called The Innocents by Harlan Coben.  It was pretty good, I wouldn't buy it though.  I need a new author now since I read all of the Jefferson Bass books and I am spoiled.

[Chris_]

Reading 'The Hobbit' again.  Always a good backup when there's nothing else available.

(I accidentally dropped the book I was reading into the return slot and have to wait until I can get it back.)

[Alpha Mare]

Starting "Fed Up!" by Rick Perry.

 "If you don’t support the death penalty and citizens packing a pistol, don’t come to Texas."

First and foremost, Perry says that ObamaCare must be repealed—“the future of America depends on reversing this law.”

[Eupher]

Just finished Leon Uris's novel Battle Cry, which is a fictitious account based on his own experiences as a radioman in the Marines during WWII.

The 6th Marines fought in Guadalcanal, Tarawa, and took a terrible beating in Saipan, where the novel basically concludes.

Compelling account from the grunt's perspective.

[Eupher]

Starting "Fed Up!" by Rick Perry.

 "If you don’t support the death penalty and citizens packing a pistol, don’t come to Texas."

First and foremost, Perry says that ObamaCare must be repealed—“the future of America depends on reversing this law.”

Very surprising, since he's a lib of the first order. Maybe he's grown a couple of hairs on his chin since I last read about him. Great author, Pulitzer prize and all, but his politics suck.

[Wineslob]

Book-frickin-13 of the Wheel of Time series.

Robert Jordan is dead, but Brandon Sanderson  has done a good job bringing the series to a foreseeable conclusion. One more book to go!

Oi. I've been with this series for close to 20 years.

I just started The Gathering Storm. Sanderson's doing a great job of keeping the "voice" of the story correct.

Oddly, my wife was able to get me "Storm" and "Towers" in first edition hardbound (birthday gifts).

[Splashdown]

I just started The Gathering Storm. Sanderson's doing a great job of keeping the "voice" of the story correct.

Oddly, my wife was able to get me "Storm" and "Towers" in first edition hardbound (birthday gifts).

I agreee that Sanderson does a great job.

[IassaFTots]

Oh Good God.  I am still reading Eat, Pray, Love.  I didn't buy it, a friend gave it to me, because it is such a book that I should read.    I hate it.  I am stuck in India, and still have to go to Indonesia, or Bali, or somewhere.  

I stopped reading it, and picked up "Why we Suck" by Denis Leary.  Someone else gave that to me because it is such a book that I should read.  I read it.  It was hilarious.  

[Wineslob]

Oh Good God.  I am still reading Eat, Pray, Love.  I didn't buy it, a friend gave it to me, because it is such a book that I should read.     I hate it.  I am stuck in India, and still have to go to Indonesia, or Bali, or somewhere. 

Ya, Julia Roberts sucks.















 

[IassaFTots]

Ya, Julia Roberts sucks.















 

I have never really been a fan of hers. 

[mamacags]

The movie looked like some sort of stupid hippy shit so I skipped it and the book.  I don't need that kind of perversion in my brain.

I am reading the Alchemist series by Michael Scott now.  It is a kid's book, but it is soooooo filled with characters from mythology and real life!  Both of my kids are really smart and I am not sure they could follow all of the characters and back stories.  They did NOT have kid's books like this when I was a kid!  Glad I get to read them now.

[debk]

Picked up the Lis Wiehl book in paperback when we were at Walmart, tonight. Can't remember the name of it, but it's the one that Bill O'Reilly was sending out with his Pinheads and Patriots book back in early fall.

[rustybayonet]

More than 2/3 through Vince Flynn's last book, 'American Assassin' - should have been number two in the series, have read all the others.

May take a break, just got G.W. Bush's 'Decision Points' hope it's as interesting as his interviews about the book that I have watched.

[IassaFTots]

More than 2/3 through Vince Flynn's last book, 'American Assassin' - should have been number two in the series, have read all the others.

May take a break, just got G.W. Bush's 'Decision Points' hope it's as interesting as his interviews about the book that I have watched.

I'll be interested to see your review on that.  Thinking about that one myself. 

[Eupher]

I'll be interested to see your review on that.  Thinking about that one myself. 

Yeah, I ordered it through Amazon last week, along with a couple of books of Rochut etudes for trombone.  And no, I didn't find them in the same section.

 

[rustybayonet]

Finished Vince Flynn's book, series is now finished [until he writes the next one  ] - tomorrow will start Decision Points.

[Eupher]

Finished Vince Flynn's book, series is now finished [until he writes the next one  ] - tomorrow will start Decision Points.

I got my copy in the mail yesterday.

[Rainbow Rising]

I just finished reading Heart Of The Assassin by Robert Ferrigno.  It's the third book of his Assassin trilogy.  I liked it, although I think the first book of the trilogy was the best one.

[Duke Nukum]

I am just about to finish The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton.  Great book so far, have wanted to read it since playing Deus Ex.

[TVDOC]

Against my better judgement, I bought, and just finished Patricia Cornwell's latest Scarpetta book Port Mortuary. 

IMO she "jumped the shark" a while ago, and this tedious tome was a sterling example.  The storyline is basically good, and she restrained her political comments to a few antiwar anecdotes, and a judicious slap at the Reagan administration.....but she managed to fill it with so much "fluff" that it's nearly unreadable......over 500 pages, it would have made an excellent book at around 300.

If you are a Scarpetta fan, wait until this one hits the publisher's overrun table for $5.95.

doc

[debk]

Just starting Stephen Coonts, The Disciple.

Glad to read your review of Cornwell's new book, Doc...almost bought it the other day, but didn't because I have been so disappointed in her last couple of books. I was hoping that this one was going to be better.