Books

[isucyfan]

This thread helps restore my faith in humanity.

Where it's great that people are reading anything, I would encourage people to branch out from the mass market books (Patterson, Grisham, etc.) and check out some more under the radar authors.

There's lots of good stuff out there.

 

[CyCy]

Ed McBain - 87th Precinct series or any others
John Sandford - The "Prey" series
Michael Connelly - Harry Bosch series
Harlan Coben
Carl Haaissen

 

[isucyfan]

Ed McBain - 87th Precinct series or any others
John Sandford - The "Prey" series
Michael Connelly - Harry Bosch series
Harlan Coben
Carl Haaissen

I've read almost all of Hiassen's books, but they have started to all seem the same to me.

 

[Angie]

Last book I finished was Cat's Cradle.

I just reread that for about the seventh time this past fall. I love that book. :yes: Vonnegut was a genius - I love everything he did. I really enjoy Welcome to the Monkey House - it has the short story "Harrison Bergeron" in there, which was the story I read in sixth grade that made me fall in love w/Vonnegut.

Just finished The Fountainhead for the second time. It should be required reading for architecture students and I'm disappointed by how many haven't read it. It is a true classic and it's packed with great quotes like, "A building has integrity, just like a man, and just as rare."

I've read The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged - while I don't agree with Rand's philosophies much, but they're both really well-written, interesting books. They're very good books to debate, too.

James Frey's "Bright Shiny Morning" comes out today and Chuck Palahniuk's "Snuff" next week. Plan on reading these in the near future.

I wish it came out this week before I travel - I love Chuck Palahniuk! I always feel a little weird about reading his stuff in public, though - it almost feels dirty because of some of the content! :biglaugh:

 

[cybsball20]

I'm going back and forth between two books right now, mainly Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember by Feinstein about Mussina and Glavine. I am also read a little of the Secret every day...

 

[CycloneErik]

I've been reading a lot of theology books:yes:

Right now, it would be:
"Absolutely Free," by Zane Hodges, about the free gift of salvation that God offers.

"Angels: Elect and Evil," by Fred Dickason. It's probably easy to guess what that one's about.:biggrin:

"Systematic Theology (vol. 2 of 8)," by Lewis Sperris Chafer. I'm hoping to finish the 8 volumes before leaving for Jamaica, because I have that book list ready to roll.

"The Concept of God," by Ronald Nash. He deals with the attributes of God, and contemporary questions raised by them (and thus, leads into LindenCy's panentheism book).

After that comes 5 more books regarding salvation. I think that in late June, I get to buy a few more! (Yes!!!!!! Sorry, geeking out.)

I like reading:smile: I am a dork, and I know it:smile:

 

[bos]

I typically wait for the movie, but some books do intrigue me. Not a huge reader so it takes a special book. Its morbid, but I loved Bram Stokers Dracula. Fantastic book.

 

[SSSSState]

Currently on "The Day of Battle" which is the second book in the Liberation Trilogy by Rick Atkinson. The first book in the series won a Pulitzer. Definitely worth it for you Stephen E. Ambrose (my favorite author and nobody comes close) and WWII fans to check out. Also WWII fans need to read Cornelius Ryan's classics "A Bridge Too Far" and "The Longest Day" if you haven't done so already.

 

[cyclonemaniac7]

A Testament of Hope - a collection of Martin Luther King Jr.'s writings and speeches and sermons. It has given me a good idea where he was coming from.

Jesus Without Religion - about how many people misunderstand what Jesus wants from us; not to be religious, but to follow and obey Him.

 

[Mr Janny]

Just reread Catch 22 recently also am reading, very slowly, The Bourne Identity. Catch 22 is a must read people!

Catch 22 is possibly the finest book ever written. Joseph Heller is the man.
Others:
J.D. Salinger
Jack Kerouac
Orson Scott Card
Aldous Huxley
Ken Kesey

Anything by those guys is gold.

and a special nod to Hunter S. Thompson.

 

[CyGuy33]

Currently Reading Jack - Straight from the gut. I just finished Jack Welch Winning and the new John Grisham book.

 

[CTAClone]

Catch 22 is possibly the finest book ever written. Joseph Heller is the man.
Others:
J.D. Salinger
Jack Kerouac
Orson Scott Card
Aldous Huxley
Ken Kesey

Anything by those guys is gold.

and a special nod to Hunter S. Thompson.

Card is one of my favorites.

I'm currently reading the Night's Dawn Trilogy from Peter F. Hamilton. Before that was a Harlan Coben book, I think he's a great author. Before that was a Jack Reacher novel by Lee Child.

 

[CYKID]

I try and read about three for pleasure and then I force myself to throw in a book that might make me a hair smarter. A history book, an autobiography, something mostly factual. i have never gotten into the self help or business tip books. I just read Napoleons Pyramids(An Indiana Jones meets Davinci Code storyline) and some book called Face. I mostly enjoy really scary books but also like Grishamesque legal thrillers and Robin Cook type medical mystery books. I don't care how bad a book is i always finish it. To me there is nothing like being alone late at night reading a scary book or watching a scary movie. I stayed in this huge old hotel in St Louis last winter and I was the only one on the floor. The power went out. I went to the restroom and stared at the mirror. All I could think was"Candyman, Candyman, Candyman".

 

[CTAClone]

I try and read about three for pleasure and then I force myself to throw in a book that might make me a hair smarter. A history book, an autobiography, something mostly factual. i have never gotten into the self help or business tip books. I just read Napoleons Pyramids(An Indiana Jones meets Davinci Code storyline) and some book called Face. I mostly enjoy really scary books but also like Grishamesque legal thrillers and Robin Cook type medical mystery books. I don't care how bad a book is i always finish it. To me there is nothing like being alone late at night reading a scary book or watching a scary movie. I stayed in this huge old hotel in St Louis last winter and I was the only one on the floor. The power went out. I went to the restroom and stared at the mirror. All I could think was"Candyman, Candyman, Candyman".

How'd you survive?

 

[htownclone]

i r not a good reader.

loved gary paulsen as a kid though.

 

[CYKID]

How'd you survive?

The power came back on as he was reaching through the mirror to grab me. Maybe next time.

 

[CyGal]

A great book for you fantacy lovers: The Ship of the Damned by James F. David. I started reading it in a book store one night and ended up buying it and finished it a couple hours later. It was a great read, and once I get through my stock pile of books at home it's one I plan on re-reading. Also liked a couple of his other books, Fracture and Footprints of Thunder, both of which were also great.

 

[Thornhill]

The last book I read was "This Water Goes North".

 

[jdoggivjc]

I don't remember the last book I read, but I like just about anything by Ted Dekker or Jack Higgins. Especially Jack Higgins' "Sean Dillon" novels. The back story on Sean Dillon is he's an Irish actor whose parents get killed by the Brits (I think), and because of this he ends up joining the "glorious cause" (aka the IRA) and becomes one of their most deadly assassins. Later on in the series, Ferguson, the Prime Minister's "private investigator," sets a trap to catch Dillon on a run to the former Yugoslavia and captures him. Basically gives him an offer he can't refuse, and now he's working for the British government against the IRA. Definitely a series worth checking out if you're into spy novels and crime drama.

 

[Iastfan112]

To the Folks who mentioned The Fountainhead and Into the Wild, both are very good books, enjoyed them immensely(also found Rand's view while too rigid, to an extent true).

Since I haven't seen a anyone mention him yet, any Ray Bradbury, especially 451 should be read.