Bibliophile Thread

Postby **PFiDC** » Wed Jun 06, 2018 3:29 pm

Not a fan of American Gods?

Postby **eddy** » Wed Jun 06, 2018 3:32 pm

Not a fan of American Gods?

Have not read yet. I guess I shouldn't say I have trouble getting into his stuff, because the only one that I did was Neverwhere or something like that? I liked oceans at the end of the lane, graveyard book, coraline and stardust

Postby **PFiDC** » Wed Jun 06, 2018 3:53 pm

American Gods is his best work IMO. I just started the Harry Potter series but I'm going to read Norse Mythology after that.

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Thu Jun 07, 2018 12:05 pm

Read "In Cold Blood" while on vacation. Thought it was a fascinating, captivating read that was only hampered by Capote's claim that every word is true plus his obvious affection for Perry Smith.

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Thu Jul 12, 2018 4:08 pm

Finally got around to reading The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors. Phenomenal book, as are Hornfischer's other WWII Navy books.

I use Goodreads to track which books I read, and I guess it posted that I finished the book on Facebook. My uncle tells me that my grandfather was in Leyte Gulf on a ship that rescued one of the sunken destroyers' sailors. I knew he served in the Navy in the Pacific, but didn't know where. My uncle is sending me more info, and I might try to get his DD 214 to see where else he served.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Thu Jul 12, 2018 4:31 pm

I'm reading several books for my doctoral program that make me want to burn my phone and live in a Shamalayan type Village.

Postby **dodint** » Thu Jul 12, 2018 5:07 pm

I'm reading several books for my doctoral program that make me want to burn my phone and live in a Shamalayan type Village.

Welcome.

Postby **AuthorTony** » Thu Jul 12, 2018 5:08 pm

Pretty much everything lately makes me feel this way.

Postby **robbiestoupe** » Thu Jul 12, 2018 5:50 pm

I too am reading The Last American Man

Postby **Gaucho** » Mon Jul 16, 2018 7:12 pm

Marlon James is writing a fantasy trilogy.

http://www.unboundworlds.com/2018/07/ma ... -red-wolf/

Postby **shafnutz05** » Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:56 pm

I just finished Word of Honor by Nelson Demille. That's one of the most enthralling novels I've ever read...just fantastic. Love his books, especially the Vietnam related ones.

Postby **Gaucho** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 6:05 am

Sweterlitsch anyone?

Postby **Gaucho** » Fri Jul 20, 2018 5:26 am

Sweterlitsch anyone?

TIL he's from Pittsburgh. The Gone World is supposed to be an excellent sci-fi thriller.

Postby **eddy** » Thu Jul 26, 2018 10:59 am

Strange Weather by Joe Hill was decent. Good Omens was great. Currently reading Rubicon Beach by Steve Erickson and just like everything else by him, I'm enjoying it very much. I really get sucked into his dream worlds and find his writing absolutely incredible and beautiful. @Gaucho If you liked zeroeville, I'd suggest this or Days Between Stations. Days is his first novel.

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Thu Jul 26, 2018 11:03 am

I'm glad this was bumped.

I'm currently reading the Looming Tower, about 9/11. Really interesting stuff, and I highly recommend the Hulu miniseries that was on earlier this year.

The new Destroyermen book is out, so that's up next. Someone in here recommended the series, but I'm too lazy to look it up.

Timothy Zahn has a new Thrawn book out, so I need to read the first one (from last year) and this new one.

With how slow I read, and early bedtimes because my kids' school starts back in less than a month, that will take me right up until Thanksgiving.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Thu Jul 26, 2018 12:23 pm

Man, I used to live the SW universe books (Grand Admiral Thrawn, etc). back in the day. I would love to go back through and re-read those, I remember being fascinated by the universe.

Postby **Gaucho** » Thu Jul 26, 2018 12:25 pm

Strange Weather by Joe Hill was decent. Good Omens was great. Currently reading Rubicon Beach by Steve Erickson and just like everything else by him, I'm enjoying it very much. I really get sucked into his dream worlds and find his writing absolutely incredible and beautiful. @Gaucho If you liked zeroeville, I'd suggest this or Days Between Stations. Days is his first novel.

I read Shadowbahn a few weeks ago. That was fun.

Postby **eddy** » Thu Jul 26, 2018 1:55 pm

Strange Weather by Joe Hill was decent. Good Omens was great. Currently reading Rubicon Beach by Steve Erickson and just like everything else by him, I'm enjoying it very much. I really get sucked into his dream worlds and find his writing absolutely incredible and beautiful. @Gaucho If you liked zeroeville, I'd suggest this or Days Between Stations. Days is his first novel.
I read Shadowbahn a few weeks ago. That was fun.

oh nice! yeah, I'd say that's certainly one of the most different books I've read. Fun telling Alexa to play all the music from it as I read!

Postby **Gaucho** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 1:37 pm

So I'm reading The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch and it is indeed as good as advertised ('Inception meets True Detective'). @eddysnake, I think this is right up your alley.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 1:42 pm

Confederates in the Attic is a fantastic read so far. Horwitz does a brilliant job writing about the people he meets in the South, while simultaneously avoiding condescension. It is both hilarious at times, thought-provoking other times, and upsetting.

Postby **eddy** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 1:45 pm

So I'm reading The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch and it is indeed as good as advertised ('Inception meets True Detective'). @eddysnake, I think this is right up your alley.

done. thanks

Postby **robbiestoupe** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 2:35 pm

So I'm reading The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch and it is indeed as good as advertised ('Inception meets True Detective'). @eddysnake, I think this is right up your alley.

Includes a quote from Blake Crouch on the cover? I'm in.

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 4:09 pm

And a Pittsburgh writer, to boot. Or did we know this?

Postby **Gaucho** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 4:10 pm

I mentioned it. Much of the book is set in West Virginia and southwest Pennsylvania.

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 4:26 pm

dammit, even on this same page. That's why it sounded familiar.

Middle age, man. It's special.