Author Topic: New last book you read thread (Read 133450 times)

Dacabeti · « **Reply #450 on:** January 14, 2013, 07:31:10 PM »

I just finished "A Memory of Light" by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson.

I would love to discuss but would hate to post spoilers since it just came out.

Eupher · « **Reply #451 on:** January 15, 2013, 10:33:07 AM »

Just finished Tolkien's "The Hobbit."

I'd started reading the book a couple of days before I saw the current movie. While the movie was fairly true to the book at the beginning, things got VERY different toward the end.

I thought I had read this book as a kid, but in retrospect, I doubt it. I didn't know, for example, that Tolkien wrote "The Hobbit" in 1937, some 15 years before he wrote "Lord of the Rings." LOTR, by the way, isn't a trilogy at all - it's one long book broken up into six sections, plus the appendices in the back.

At any rate, I enjoyed Tolkien's writing. While there's no doubt he's a Brit, he doesn't sound like a stuffed shirt. His characters come alive and jump off the page, and that - to me - is the mark of a great writer.

Dori · « **Reply #452 on:** January 15, 2013, 10:41:07 AM »

I just started Klein's "Fool Me Twice". About Obama's plans for his second term.

Splashdown · « **Reply #453 on:** January 20, 2013, 11:47:59 AM »

A guy who I used to study martial arts from, Jack Hoban, wrote a book called The Ethical Warrior. This guy is a legend in the martial arts world. He recently helped revise the USMC close combat manual.

His approach to practical ethics and the life value is definitely worth the read. I've been feeling a bit lost since November; the school massacre made it worse. Reading the book helped remind me that the times require me to stand up.

Highly recommended.

dixierose · « **Reply #454 on:** January 21, 2013, 10:21:53 AM »

I just read two more Clive Cussler books: "The Chase" and "The Spy". The main character is Isaac Bell; a Van Dorn PI in the early 1900's. Great reads.

seahorse513 · « **Reply #455 on:** January 21, 2013, 11:19:52 AM »

I am on the final book of the Tairen Soul series. Crown of crystal flame. It is tres awesome. The ending to the prequel was so sad. I cried at the end....

Dacabeti · « **Reply #456 on:** January 21, 2013, 11:45:08 AM »

Currently reading the Dwarves Series by Markus Heitz

debk · « **Reply #457 on:** January 21, 2013, 01:02:48 PM »

Just finished 2 James Patterson's.....

"Private - London". Liked the other "Private" better.

"Kill Alex Cross". Liked it, but then I have liked all the Alex Cross books. It has an almost immediate followup with the next one based on the preview I read in the back of the book.

Reading Stuart Woods, "Unnatural Acts" right now. It's a Stone Barrington one, but if you have read this series, this one is more about Herbie Fisher.

DLR Pyro · « **Reply #458 on:** January 21, 2013, 05:18:26 PM »

Just finished C'est La Gar, a historical novel about B-52 tail gunners during the 1960's and early '70's.

BattleHymn · « **Reply #459 on:** January 21, 2013, 09:58:10 PM »

Success With Small Fruits, by E.P. Roe.

I was surprised by how much good information I actually found in the book. It was also fun to read from a historical perspective, and surprisingly entertaining, most likely due to Roe being a novelist, too. I will be looking for other works of his.

thundley4 · « **Reply #460 on:** January 23, 2013, 11:29:59 PM »

I just started reading Crescent Dawn by Clive Cussler. Written in 2010, but even he saw the Muslim Brotherhood coming to power in Egypt.

seahorse513 · « **Reply #461 on:** January 26, 2013, 09:02:34 AM »

I read Honor Bound by Helen Rosberg........a story about the illegitamet daughter od King Lous XV and how she and her husband(head of the Royal stables) lived and survived the French Revolution....

Alpha Mare · « **Reply #462 on:** January 26, 2013, 03:53:20 PM »

I've been reading mostly foreign mysteries lately. I like Jo Nesbo & Lars Kepler, better than Stig Larsson. And quite a few Italian authors.

Skul · « **Reply #463 on:** January 26, 2013, 04:26:03 PM »

Still working on "A Higher Call", by Adam Makos.
Non-fiction dealing with two pilots, WWII. B-17 guy and a Bf-109 driver.
Very new release.

Eupher · « **Reply #464 on:** January 27, 2013, 07:00:55 AM »

I just finished Sebastian Junger's account entitled "War" of his having been embedded with a company of the 173rd Airborne while in the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan. Junger and a colleague were responsible for having put together an award-winning documentary called "Restrepo" which was the name of a medic assigned to this company killed in action and the name of an OP in this valley. This book is a follow-on.

Junger talked about many things in this short book, but the key thing he addressed was how young men handle combat - before, during, and after. It's a very illuminating read from that standpoint.

If you haven't seen the documentary, I highly recommend it. Oh, and read the book too.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DjqR6OucBc[/youtube]

Duke Nukum · « **Reply #465 on:** January 27, 2013, 01:14:08 PM »

Started Canterbury Tales. Even though it is updated to modern English I do not know if I will finish it. It is pleasant to listen to the verse but my mind isn't all that able to comprehend it.

I am thinking of using it like I used Finnegan's Wake and just read it randomly. Of course, this is an audio book so maybe I will listen enjoying the verse and my brain will train itself to comprehend.

tac · « **Reply #466 on:** January 28, 2013, 08:35:31 AM »

Working on London by Edward Rutherfurd.

Alpha Mare · « **Reply #467 on:** January 28, 2013, 01:19:41 PM »

Quote from: tac on January 28, 2013, 08:35:31 AM

Working on London by Edward Rutherfurd.

Oooo! That's a good one! I was hooked on him with the first one, Sarum. He's got a new one "Paris" due in April.

Dblhaul · « **Reply #468 on:** January 30, 2013, 10:27:56 PM »

Reading The Wizard Of Oz series for the first time. Very enjoyable!

Chris_ · « **Reply #469 on:** February 05, 2013, 07:53:31 PM »

Just picked up a copy of Tenth of December. Looks interesting.

seahorse513 · « **Reply #470 on:** February 05, 2013, 08:04:22 PM »

just read undeniable rogue! yes a smut novel

Chris_ · « **Reply #471 on:** February 05, 2013, 08:13:11 PM »

Quote from: seahorse513 on February 05, 2013, 08:04:22 PM

just read undeniable rogue! yes a smut novel

Boudicca · « **Reply #472 on:** February 05, 2013, 08:14:04 PM »

Quote from: Alpha Mare on January 28, 2013, 01:19:41 PM

Oooo! That's a good one! I was hooked on him with the first one, Sarum. He's got a new one "Paris" due in April.

I truly enjoyed his books set in England, Sarum, London and The Forest, as well as Russka, but for some reason I've never cared much for the Irish series. Thanks for the tip on his new book!

Boudicca · « **Reply #473 on:** February 05, 2013, 08:19:03 PM »

Quote from: Chris_ on February 05, 2013, 08:13:11 PM

Chris, my dear, that's a fairly mild book.
Seahorse, sweetie, if you want I can pm you some really smexy titles that will knock your socks off.

Chris_ · « **Reply #474 on:** February 05, 2013, 08:20:14 PM »

Just sayin'

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