A few weeks back, after seeing so many people list PHM as one of the books they finished, or are reading, I did a re-read on it. I had forgotten how good it was, and how much it touched me. After that was finished, the next books were from Bill O'Reilly in his "Killing" series. They were Killing Crazy Horse and Killing the SS. They are good books, but so much content that is depressing, particularly the SS book. I started doing a re-read of the Murderbot series just to flush the bad out of my head.

Before PHM, I finished both DCC book 7 and a book recommended by someone on TexAgs about a helicopter attack company in Viet Nam called Wolf Pack. If you are on this thread and were the one to recommend it, thanks. I enjoyed it.

Highly recommend The Wide, Wide Sea by Hampton Sides, the story of the final voyage of Captain Cook. It's a good listen on Audible.

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a book recommended by someone on TexAgs about a helicopter attack company in Viet Nam called Wolf Pack. If you are on this thread and were the one to recommend it, thanks. I enjoyed it.

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It wasn't me, but it should have been

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Highly recommend The Wide, Wide Sea by Hampton Sides, the story of the final voyage of Captain Cook. It's a good listen on Audible.

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Loved it as well. Fascinating.

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A few weeks back, after seeing so many people list PHM as one of the books they finished, or are reading, I did a re-read on it. I had forgotten how good it was, and how much it touched me. After that was finished, the next books were from Bill O'Reilly in his "Killing" series. They were Killing Crazy Horse and Killing the SS. They are good books, but so much content that is depressing, particularly the SS book. I started doing a re-read of the Murderbot series just to flush the bad out of my head.

Before PHM, I finished both DCC book 7 and a book recommended by someone on TexAgs about a helicopter attack company in Viet Nam called Wolf Pack. If you are on this thread and were the one to recommend it, thanks. I enjoyed it.

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Project Hail Mary

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Finished the way of kings, book 1 of stormlight archive (audiobook)

Really picked up about halfway through and I'm hooked. Onto words of radiance.

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I'm 1/4 through the audiobook. Its a nice story, but it hasn't hooked me. This post has motivated me to continue.

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Finished the way of kings, book 1 of stormlight archive (audiobook)

Really picked up about halfway through and I'm hooked. Onto words of radiance.

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I'm 1/4 through the audiobook. Its a nice story, but it hasn't hooked me. This post has motivated me to continue.

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Yeah, stick with it is my suggestion. I was similarly getting bogged down at the beginning with the unusual names, lots of jargon, etc., but it all starts to click and make sense about halfway through for me any way.

Once it clicked, I ravenously consumed the second half of the book haha.

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Watership Down

I have been on a crusade as of late to acquire the books that were most important to me growing up. And not just the titles, but the exact editions of the the first time I read them. Usually library editions. Got my first one in and tore through it in one sitting. Just holding it again was such a nostalgia trip for me.

I am a lifelong reader from a broken home and, not trying to be super melodramatic I promise, but books were often the only way I could escape the life I had. So these editions I am hunting down mean the world to me as they literally were the only world to me at times. I had managed to hold onto one of them over the years (Rifles for Watie) and coming across it on my shelf is what started this campaign of mine. More on the way! I have not been this happy in book collecting in such a long time and yet puzzled why this just occurred to me now. Better late than never I guess.




What a awesome and cute note in it!

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I read it as an adult about 10 years ago. Really enjoyed it more than I expected. So much more than talking bunnies!

I was weirdly obsessed with this book when I read it in 7th grade. Back then my school had a program where you could earn points by reading books and trade them in for prizes. You had to read the book and take a small quiz to earn the points. Every book in the library had a tag on the spine with the point value of the book. So obviously I went and sought out the highest point books. Most of them were "the Classics" like Little Women, A Farewell to Arms, etc. Watership Down was weirdly one of the higher point books as well.

I read that thing cover to cover like 4 times. I had never read more than once before that book and reading for pleasure wasn't really something I did before reading Watership Down. When I found out there an animated movie I searched every video store in town till I found a copy. There was no way I could be prepared for how delightfully weird and messed up that movie was. It really was unhinged and it became a such a frequent rental my parents finally bought me the VHS tape.

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Finished the way of kings, book 1 of stormlight archive (audiobook)

Really picked up about halfway through and I'm hooked. Onto words of radiance.

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I'm 1/4 through the audiobook. Its a nice story, but it hasn't hooked me. This post has motivated me to continue.

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I haven't read the Stormlight Archives yet either. Looking forward to it, but I do worry. Why? I have read both Mistoborn era's for the first time last year and while I liked them, didn't love them like most. Hoping SA will be better (as many had said will be). Either way I'll read, and once I start my OCD forces me to finish. But going to knock out Lonesome Dove first before hopping back into fantasy (still finishing off last book of DCC - Inevitable Ruin).

Just finished Life of Pi.....

I really enjoyed the story, but not sure how I feel about it basically from the carnivore island on....

I finished "The First Law" trilogy byJoe Abercrombie. I wasn't sure grimdark was for me, but it turns out I'm a total grimdark guy. I don't need 10 pages describing the land or the shattered planes or the lineage of the king or whatever. Just tell me a barbarian has a knife in his boot, and tell me when he sticks it in someone's neck. I may be floating by the docks for saying these things about high fantasy, but brevity suits me. The books were just easy to read. I think that their focus on characters instead of history and setting made it more interesting to me.

I'm taking a break from 1800 page trilogies to re-read a Chrichton or one of those fluffy, self-published books about the 80s I see on facebook all the time.

I just finished reading the Edge by David Baldacci.

Across the River and Into the Trees by Ernest Hemingway. A really well-written novel that dealt with some heavy, powerful themes.

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I finished "The First Law" trilogy byJoe Abercrombie. I wasn't sure grimdark was for me, but it turns out I'm a total grimdark guy. I don't need 10 pages describing the land or the shattered planes or the lineage of the king or whatever. Just tell me a barbarian has a knife in his boot, and tell me when he sticks it in someone's neck. I may be floating by the docks for saying these things about high fantasy, but brevity suits me. The books were just easy to read. I think that their focus on characters instead of history and setting made it more interesting to me.

I'm taking a break from 1800 page trilogies to re-read a Chrichton or one of those fluffy, self-published books about the 80s I see on facebook all the time.

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I do the same. LOVE grim dark. Abercrombie is basically my literary god. I mean, Glokta ended up my favorite character of the series somehow. But even I needed a breather of sorts after First Law. I keep a number of what I call "popcorn" books for just such an occasion. One offs that I can pick up and go through a quick adventure and then be done. Scalzi is pretty good for this. I think it was Kaiju Preservation Society I read right after First Law. It was exactly what I needed.

Just finished Morning Star after reading Golden Son last month. Both were great and really fun reads. I think I'm going to take a break from this series though as I really liked how the third book ended.

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I finished "The First Law" trilogy byJoe Abercrombie. I wasn't sure grimdark was for me, but it turns out I'm a total grimdark guy. I don't need 10 pages describing the land or the shattered planes or the lineage of the king or whatever. Just tell me a barbarian has a knife in his boot, and tell me when he sticks it in someone's neck. I may be floating by the docks for saying these things about high fantasy, but brevity suits me. The books were just easy to read. I think that their focus on characters instead of history and setting made it more interesting to me.

I'm taking a break from 1800 page trilogies to re-read a Chrichton or one of those fluffy, self-published books about the 80s I see on facebook all the time.

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I do the same. LOVE grim dark. Abercrombie is basically my literary god. I mean, Glokta ended up my favorite character of the series somehow. But even I needed a breather of sorts after First Law. I keep a number of what I call "popcorn" books for just such an occasion. One offs that I can pick up and go through a quick adventure and then be done. Scalzi is pretty good for this. I think it was Kaiju Preservation Society I read right after First Law. It was exactly what I needed.

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My favorite Grim Dark Series (as far as being dark and main figure is antagonist) is the Broken Empire Trilogy by Marl Lawrence. Jorg is one of the most complicated and dark leads that you find yourself rooting for. And he's far from being a nice guy. Great series.

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I finished "The First Law" trilogy byJoe Abercrombie. I wasn't sure grimdark was for me, but it turns out I'm a total grimdark guy. I don't need 10 pages describing the land or the shattered planes or the lineage of the king or whatever. Just tell me a barbarian has a knife in his boot, and tell me when he sticks it in someone's neck. I may be floating by the docks for saying these things about high fantasy, but brevity suits me. The books were just easy to read. I think that their focus on characters instead of history and setting made it more interesting to me.

I'm taking a break from 1800 page trilogies to re-read a Chrichton or one of those fluffy, self-published books about the 80s I see on facebook all the time.

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I do the same. LOVE grim dark. Abercrombie is basically my literary god. I mean, Glokta ended up my favorite character of the series somehow. But even I needed a breather of sorts after First Law. I keep a number of what I call "popcorn" books for just such an occasion. One offs that I can pick up and go through a quick adventure and then be done. Scalzi is pretty good for this. I think it was Kaiju Preservation Society I read right after First Law. It was exactly what I needed.

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My favorite was Logan Ninefingers. The "Incredible Hulk" angle and Chuck Norris-style legends of his violent past. The dude was a beast who got is heart broken by a part demon. Very dark and cool literature.

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I finished "The First Law" trilogy byJoe Abercrombie. I wasn't sure grimdark was for me, but it turns out I'm a total grimdark guy. I don't need 10 pages describing the land or the shattered planes or the lineage of the king or whatever. Just tell me a barbarian has a knife in his boot, and tell me when he sticks it in someone's neck. I may be floating by the docks for saying these things about high fantasy, but brevity suits me. The books were just easy to read. I think that their focus on characters instead of history and setting made it more interesting to me.

I'm taking a break from 1800 page trilogies to re-read a Chrichton or one of those fluffy, self-published books about the 80s I see on facebook all the time.

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I do the same. LOVE grim dark. Abercrombie is basically my literary god. I mean, Glokta ended up my favorite character of the series somehow. But even I needed a breather of sorts after First Law. I keep a number of what I call "popcorn" books for just such an occasion. One offs that I can pick up and go through a quick adventure and then be done. Scalzi is pretty good for this. I think it was Kaiju Preservation Society I read right after First Law. It was exactly what I needed.

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My favorite was Logan Ninefingers. The "Incredible Hulk" angle and Chuck Norris-style legends of his violent past. The dude was a beast who got is heart broken by a part demon. Very dark and cool literature.

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I still need to finish the stand alone's after the trilogy. I actually had bought Heroes not realizing Best Served Cold should be read before it. So need to revisit it when I get a chance.

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Just finished Morning Star after reading Golden Son last month. Both were great and really fun reads. I think I'm going to take a break from this series though as I really liked how the third book ended.

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Nooooooo ; keep going!!!!! I've read that series 3 times now; can't wait for the next book to drop

3 times? That's impressive. I'm hoping to do a reread before the next one comes out, but there is so much on my pending list, I don't know when I'll do it. (Says the guy that is currently rereading the Murderbot Diaries books, and earlier reread Project Hail Mary)

Finished His Helmet for a Pillow and With the Old Breed.

Started reading Taming Seraphine, was curious what the wife was reading. Let's just say we listen and we don't judge.

Listening in the car A spy in Plain Sight by Lis Wiehl

Finished In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick. I didn't enjoy it as much as Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, but still a really great book. I cannot imagine going through that experience.

Might break into the Wayward Pines books next.

If anyone is looking for something in the non-fiction/adventure category, Turn Right at Machu Picchu by Mark Adams was one of my favorite reads last year.

Read Tales of the Arabian Nights. Its not a full edition of A Thousand and One Nights but it includes many of the more well known stories such as Sinbad the Sailer, Aladin, and the Three Sisters. At some point maybe I'll try to tackle the full thing as they really are great stories.

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And I think Aalan does signed versions of Lost War if ordered directly from him? Need to look into that.

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By all means, if someone wants to buy my book and get it signed, send me an email and I'll get you one. For folks who don't know, my book is on the forgotten FIRST Texas Revolution of 1811-13. Here's the Amazon link but if you want to buy from me, go to my website and send me an email: Lost War for Texas

It's an incredible book. The imagery, story-telling and character development is just fantastic. As much as I love the mini-series the book is at least 10x better.

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It's an incredible book. The imagery, story-telling and character development is just fantastic. As much as I love the mini-series the book is at least 10x better.

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I flipped back and forth between starting with it vs reading the other books in chronological order. Decided to read this first and then can go back and read the others. Don't think I can wait. Lol

Cell by Stephen King. Very interesting premise and concept, but I felt it could have been executed better. Still, King did a lot of good things with the novel even if it wasn't perfect, as he is apt to do.

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It's an incredible book. The imagery, story-telling and character development is just fantastic. As much as I love the mini-series the book is at least 10x better.

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I flipped back and forth between starting with it vs reading the other books in chronological order. Decided to read this first and then can go back and read the others. Don't think I can wait. Lol

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Ditto what Aggies76 said about being jealous of your first time read. I remember how much I enjoyed reading it the first time.

I think you made the right choice in reading this one first; imo, it is the best of the four. The good news is that you don't have to wait on the others to be published to read them.

Started a Sandford (Prey Series) and Baldacci (Puller Series) at the end of last year.

This year I'm reading Sandford in order with Silent, Winter, Night, Mind, and Sudden finished.

Currently in the Baldacci Will Robie Series with The Innocent completed. Just started The Hit yesterday.

Plan to finish Will Robie series then more Prey series followed Amos Decker and back to Prey.

Just wrapped up "Rendezvous with Rama". Can't wait to see this as a movie soon.
The book was interesting but very light on dialogue/character development.

Just finished The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides.

One of the few from the shared family account from my wife that I had interest in reading...