What are you reading now?

[seesred]

Just finished Jodi Picoult's book called The Storyteller. Wow! Great read. Takes an important part of history and writes a warm yet ugly side of people. I advise everyone who is interested in what she has done in the past and gwt this book as it is her very best to date.

GBR
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[JS22]

Currently reading "The Old Man and the Wasteland"

Pretty interesting. Some may find that it drags on. But I'm a sucker for post-apocalyptic stuff.

 

[jf-08]

"Up County" by Nelson DeMille.

I think I'm over DeMille. all his characters are way too smart alecy all the time.

Read Up Country - very good book. I kind of agree with you though about his characters. Charm School was real good. I liked it better than UC.

 

[jf-08]

Plum Island by nelson Demille.

Reading that now.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

The Professionals by Owen Laukkanen.

 

[jefftheshark]

I meant to PM you I finished it about a month ago. I started it, went on vacation and then picked it back up when we got back. Because of that I had some continuity issues where I couldn't quite remember what was what and had to go back.

But I did like it, I loved how you kept tying it back into the Cars song and how the characters got themselves in and out of situations. I'd find myself thinking "that's silly nobody would do that" and then a few pages(Kindle so not really pages) later I'd say well when you put it that way it actually makes sense they'd do that.

Definite thumbs up and I'll definitely read the sequel.

I'm reading another Dirk Pitt novel now. I read a Sci Fi book, your book and now Clive Cussler like to mix things up.

Hey Russ!

Thanks for the great review on Amazon! It's very much appreciated

JTS

 

[thirty-two]

Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey To The Afterlife by Eben Alexander, M.D.

 

[TheHopToad]

Waiting to Be Heard, by Amanda Knox. I'm fascinated by her case.

 

[HoodieBets]

The hypnotist by lars kepler

Anyone else love Scandinavia/Nordic murder mysteries?

 

[jf-08]

The Lion's Game - Nelson Demille

 

[AZ Native]

The Lion's Game - Nelson Demille

I just read that one too (and all of Demille's books.

 

[unseenaz]

Guys, have you all read our own Jeff the Shark, or JTS's book?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A3E6E71PG4SLV6?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0

I reviewed it on Amazon, he sent me the book and i was like, well that's really cool, great to know an author even in passing but I'm a picky reader and it wasn't the kind of book I'd normally pick out for myself but, HOLY COW!

He's really good!

I was amazed and astounded that we have someone like that posting on this site, you guys should check it out!

I'm a picky reader, don't normally like much of anything from new authors, I was frankly floored.

Well worth the time to support one of our own, I promise you, you will not be dissapointed.

I haven't read a book front to back since high school, mainly because I don't know what my genre would even be, but the way you describe this makes me want to read it. I might just have to update my Amazon cart right now.

 

[D-Dogg]

Almost done with the Reacher series..almost done with book 16.

 

[Avondale Red Rage]

Recently completed Teardown - Memoir of a Vanishing City by Gordon Young. Thoroughly enjoyed it as its about Gordon's quest to buy a home in his hometown (and mine) Flint, Mi. His intent is something I've been feeling the last few years; feeling like we want help save Flint after the ravages of GM leaving town, and the city in decline from population decline, lack of jobs, etc.

It's written about Flint, but I'm sure there are many "post-industrial" cities just like it that still have one foot in the past, while trying to figure a way into the future without the manufacturing jobs that were a plenty in the 50's - 70's.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/teardown-gordon-young/1113799045?ean=9780520270527

 

[D-Dogg]

Done with Reacher...that was surprisingly fun.

 

[Hollywood]

The Great Gatsby

My daughter asked me to read it before we see the movie. I remember little of it from high school...mostly that I didn't like it. But in all fairness I wasn't into reading back then and it was an assignment. Actually, we might have just watched the movie.

 

[D-Dogg]

The Great Gatsby

My daughter asked me to read it before we see the movie. I remember little of it from high school...mostly that I didn't like it. But in all fairness I wasn't into reading back then and it was an assignment. Actually, we might have just watched the movie.

I'm reading it again as well.

But currently, I'm mostly reading The Night Circus.

 

[Bada0Bing]

The Great Gatsby

My daughter asked me to read it before we see the movie. I remember little of it from high school...mostly that I didn't like it. But in all fairness I wasn't into reading back then and it was an assignment. Actually, we might have just watched the movie.

Me too. I'm not impressed so far.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

N0S4A2 by Joe Hill.

 

[Avondale Red Rage]

Inferno by Dan Brown

 

[D-Dogg]

That was my main problem. I didn't particularly like any of the characters. I agree Glotka was the most interesting, with Logen a close 2nd. But none were ones I really cared for. And the enemies weren't fleshed out at all.

Took me awhile to get into it too. I read the first few chapters of the first book and then probably didn't pick it up again for 3-4 weeks just because it hadn't grabbed my interest. The only reason I kept going was because I'd heard good things about it.

I'm about 70% through the second book of the series, and I think it is much better. Before They Are Hanged is the name of this one. I dig it so far, it's more action-oriented than the previous one and now I'll definitely read the third book in the trilogy.

It's so much better than the first book, IMO.

 

[D-Dogg]

Not sure how I felt about The Night Circus. It was good, some parts of it were flat out terrific writing, engaging and amazing. Other parts were boring and felt like I was drifting along waiting for the story to catch up to me.

In the end, it was a bit unsatisfying. For shame, because conceptually I was about to make love to this book, but it just fell a bit flat. Solid writing, good characters, but ultimately too disjointed of a story for my tastes.

 

[Jersey Girl]

Waiting to Be Heard, by Amanda Knox. I'm fascinated by her case.

How is/was it? I want to know.

 

[Jersey Girl]

Pat Tillman: He Graduated Life With Honors and No Regrets by Rich Wolfe.

Very cool book, put together like a scrapbook, with many stories and remembrances of Pat.

In case anyone's interested: Copy on eBay

I just finished The Letter by Marie Tillman. Loved it. I've often wondered how women get over the passing of their love, and I found myself wondering, perhaps because she was so private, about Marie after Pat's death. I finished the book in three days (though it's a pretty easy read and rather short).

Am debating about whether I want to read the Jon Krakauer book next or Boots on the Ground by Dusk by Pat Tillman's mom ... or something entirely different. Am open to suggestions. Love true stories.

BTW, the Maricopa County library system has a reading program where kids and adults can read books for prizes this summer. You can get more info here.

 

[DemsMyBoys]

Am debating about whether I want to read the Jon Krakauer book next or Boots on the Ground by Dusk by Pat Tillman's mom ... or something entirely different. Am open to suggestions. Love true stories.

I just finished "Mrs. Kennedy and Me" by Clint Hill and "The Kennedy Detail" by Gerald Blaine. Both Secret Service agents. I was especially affected by Hill's book. (He's the agent seen on the Zapruder film climbing up on the back of the Kennedy's car.) He describes, with great affection, the not-quite three years he spent as Mrs. Kennedy's agent and their relationship as well as his relationship with the President and their children. Happy days... and then the assassination. It was a heartbreaking read.