What are you reading now?

[johnthn]

Police in America - Walker
Dreams from my Father - Barack Obama

 

[Passepartout]

Open Windows a Southern Baptist Devotions.

 

[Avondale Red Rage]

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain

 

[Avondale Red Rage]

Really enjoying The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks

 

[maddogkf]

I just started listening to The Child Thief by Dan Brown.

 

[jf-08]

I just started listening to The Child Thief by Dan Brown.

You mean Dan Smith?

 

[maddogkf]

You mean Dan Smith?

yes.

 

[jf-08]

Blood Meridian by Cormac MacCarthy.

 

[Avondale Red Rage]

The God Delusin by Richard Dawkins

 

[earthsci]

Finished Roma by Steven Saylor just I little while ago. I am now on to Empire.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Persuader by Lee Child.

 

[maddogkf]

The Child Thief was really good, it was slow mving at first but it kept my interest and was a good story.

I am now listeneing to A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier written by Ishmael Beah.

 

[jf-08]

The Martian by Andy Weir.

About a group of astronauts on Mars. Pretty good book so far.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

The Enemy by Lee Child.

 

[jf-08]

The Son by Jo Nesbo

 

[Brian in Mesa]

The Son by Jo Nesbo

Nice. I have been acquiring all of Nesbo's books and am thinking of tackling those after I finish reading all of the Reacher books by Lee Child.

 

[jf-08]

Nice. I have been acquiring all of Nesbo's books and am thinking of tackling those after I finish reading all of the Reacher books by Lee Child.

I am going to probably get into the Harry Hole (ha!) series after The Son. Really good book so far.

I read the first Jack Reacher book and really didn't like it. How does the 1st book stack up vs the rest of the series?

 

[Brian in Mesa]

I am going to probably get into the Harry Hole (ha!) series after The Son. Really good book so far.

I read the first Jack Reacher book and really didn't like it. How does the 1st book stack up vs the rest of the series?

Each book is pretty different, IMHO. Just depends on the situation Reacher finds himself in each time. Some are more interesting than others.

Currently reading One Shot (Book 9) - the one the Reacher movie was based on. Took me a while to find an older copy of the book without movie marketing or Tom Cruise on the cover. I refuse to see the movie and I definitely did not want to read the book and see a little tiny non-Reacher on the cover all the time.

 

[English on tour]

Each book is pretty different, IMHO. Just depends on the situation Reacher finds himself in each time. Some are more interesting than others.

Currently reading One Shot (Book 9) - the one the Reacher movie was based on. Took me a while to find an older copy of the book without movie marketing or Tom Cruise on the cover. I refuse to see the movie and I definitely did not want to read the book and see a little tiny non-Reacher on the cover all the time.

Read all over the Reacher books, the last two aside. Quite trashy but I enjoyed them all the same. Cruise as Reacher was a complete joke, although having seen the film he does do a decent job.

If you like Child's Reacher character then might I suggest you give Harlan Coben's Myron Bolitar a go if you haven't already. Similar kind of set up to the Reacher books but a nice 'sports' angle and a more humour than Child.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

The Hard Way (Reacher #10) by Lee Child.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

If you like Child's Reacher character then might I suggest you give Harlan Coben's Myron Bolitar a go if you haven't already. Similar kind of set up to the Reacher books but a nice 'sports' angle and a bit more humour than Child.

Thanks. I recently picked up a couple of these books.

 

[English on tour]

Thanks. I recently picked up a couple of these books.

Sounds obvious, but its definitely worth starting at the beginning mate.

I got the whole lot for about 2 quid per book a year or so ago and just blitzed through the lot on my trains to/from work.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Sounds obvious, but its definitely worth starting at the beginning mate.

I got the whole lot for about 2 quid per book a year or so ago and just blitzed through the lot on my trains to/from work.

I am ridiculous about most authors. I try to get their books in order and read them "as they were written." I'll definitely read a series in order.

My dad is the opposite. He can read a series out of order and not mind at all.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Read all over the Reacher books, the last two aside. Quite trashy but I enjoyed them all the same. Cruise as Reacher was a complete joke, although having seen the film he does do a decent job.

If you like Child's Reacher character then might I suggest you give Harlan Coben's Myron Bolitar a go if you haven't already. Similar kind of set up to the Reacher books but a nice 'sports' angle and a more humour than Child.

I lost interest in Reacher after the first 4 or 5 books but I'm very fond of Harlan's series. Although I think it's more likely to appeal to Gregory Mcdonald or Robert B Parker kind of fans than Lee Child fans. Of course I might be saying that because I'm more of a Spenser, Fletch and Flynn fan than I am of Reacher but I've always preferred a little humor in this genre.

Steve

 

[English on tour]

I lost interest in Reacher after the first 4 or 5 books but I'm very fond of Harlan's series. Although I think it's more likely to appeal to Gregory Mcdonald or Robert B Parker kind of fans than Lee Child fans. Of course I might be saying that because I'm more of a Spenser, Fletch and Flynn fan than I am of Reacher but I've always preferred a little humor in this genre.

Steve

Fair comment that, just trying to steer BIM towards (as you rightly say) something similar but a lot more witty.

Can't say I have read Parker though. Worth a look eh?