What book(s) are you reading?

[IrishLion]

"Jujitsu is high level problem solving with dire physical consequences."

[literally any context at all] “… Commander David Fravor…”

 

[GATTACA!]

"You guys ever seen a bear without fur? Jamie, pull that up."

It's entirely possible

 

[TheProspector]

Lion, I feel like you're pandering.....

The Count of Monte Cristo is my favorite book of all time haha. Literally just lent the abridged version to a good buddy of mine who finished it last night and loved it. I have yet to read the unabridged version, but that's getting done by the end of the year.

I think the Dark Tower is quickly surpassing the Millennium Series as my favorite book series to date. The character arcs of Rolland, Jake, Eddie and (now) Sussanah Dean are incredible. The villains are epic. And the deeper you get into the story, the more questions you have than answers, which has been captivating. It's uncanny. Stephen King is by far my favorite fiction author and this may be my favorite work by him, which is saying something, considering I have over 25 of his novels.

Unfortunately, the series falls off a cliff after Wizard, in my opinion.

 

[IrishLion]

Unfortunately, the series falls off a cliff after Wizard, in my opinion.

‘Wolves of the Calla’ is great IMO, it’s just one big action set piece kind of if I remember the pacing correctly… but it does start to get pretty sci-fi heavy and foggy in terms of the end game from that point.

 

[ACamp1900]

I’ve read a lot of King,… the hype got me to give him chance after chance in my younger years,…. I liked It, however the ritual was stupid and perverse,… shining was one of two books Ive ever read where the movie was better,… Atlantis was eh, Gerald’s Game sucked,… didn’t like Night Shift,… I just don’t care for his style much I guess.

 

[T-Boone]

I am reading ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’ again (one of my favourite horror books).

Do American kids still have the months of June, July, August off school?

What a great day that last day of school must be.

 

[T-Boone]

I’ve read a lot of King,… the hype got me to give him chance after chance in my younger years,…. I liked It, however the ritual was stupid and perverse,… shining was one of two books Ive ever read where the movie was better,… Atlantis was eh, Gerald’s Game sucked,… didn’t like Night Shift,… I just don’t care for his style much I guess.

I’m a big king fan for anything up to about 1995. I re read Needful Things last month and it’s pretty great. The last of his run before he gave up his life style and became boring.
But yeah if you didn’t like The Shining then SK is not for you.

 

[NDRock]

I am reading ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’ again (one of my favourite horror books).

Do American kids still have the months of June, July, August off school?

What a great day that last day of school must be.

Here in Tennessee, it’s pretty much June and July. Think my son starts end of this coming week.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Never really knew about Dennis Erickson prior to Miami and how innovative he was offensively. You hear a lot about Air Coryell, Air Raid, etc. but Erickson was doing things from 1974-1988 as an OC and HC that were far ahead of the time, but he was doing it on the west coast. He had a connection to the Miami AD from Wazzu, everyone wanted an internal promotion to replace Jimmy Johnson, but Erickson got the job.

Obviously there is a lot in here about Mumme and Leach as well. I can't get enough reading about those guys and what they did before landing at Kentucky. Bob Stoops hiring Leach at OU because UK gave Florida so many issues really led to a trajectory that changed college football.

Great stuff. Read it on a plane in under two hours.

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

I am reading ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’ again (one of my favourite horror books).

Do American kids still have the months of June, July, August off school?

What a great day that last day of school must be.

LOVE this book. Ray Bradbury at his finest. I read it just about every other October when "spooky szn" comes around. That book just has great fall/Halloween vibes.

 

[IrishLion]

LOVE this book. Ray Bradbury at his finest. I read it just about every other October when "spooky szn" comes around. That book just has great fall/Halloween vibes.

You get through Wizard and Glass yet?

 

[T-Boone]

LOVE this book. Ray Bradbury at his finest. I read it just about every other October when "spooky szn" comes around. That book just has great fall/Halloween vibes.

It’s the only Bradbury book I’ve read. Any others you recommend?

 

[T-Boone]

I’ve read a lot of King,… the hype got me to give him chance after chance in my younger years,…. I liked It, however the ritual was stupid and perverse,…

Do you mean the whole ritual of chud or just that weird bit when they are trying to get back out of the tunnel system? He should really write that out. Apart from that part the ending/whole book is great in my opinion.

 

[ACamp1900]

Do you mean the whole ritual of chud or just that weird bit when they are trying to get back out of the tunnel system? He should really write that out. Apart from that part the ending/whole book is great in my opinion.

Yes the ritual,… I agree that’s the only book of his I read I really enjoyed but that one part was very,….. King

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

It’s the only Bradbury book I’ve read. Any others you recommend?

Fahrenheit 451 is a classic, highly recommend it if you like Bradbury/Something Wicked This Way Comes. The Martian Chronicles is also good if you enjoy a good sci-fi read.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Since Cormac passed away, I picked up All The Pretty Horses. It's pretty fantastic, can't wait to finish the Border Trilogy

Been on a bit of a Western kick recently, just finished Hondo (novelization of the John Wayne movie), and now I'm onto Streets of Laredo by Larry McMurtry (sequel to Lonesome Dove). Also snuck in there Daughter of Time about the Princes in the Tower.

 

[ACamp1900]

LOVE this book. Ray Bradbury at his finest. I read it just about every other October when "spooky szn" comes around. That book just has great fall/Halloween vibes.

Read the Halloween tree years ago,… it was ok. Maybe need to try wicked

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

Read the Halloween tree years ago,… it was ok. Maybe need to try wicked

Wicked is much better, IMO. Halloween tree was more of a historical account of the origins of Halloween in a fictional/adventure sense, but Wicked is just a fun, spooky story about an off-feeling carnival that arrives virtually unannounced in a small, rural town. Very fun read.

 

[ACamp1900]

Wicked is much better, IMO. Halloween tree was more of a historical account of the origins of Halloween in a fictional/adventure sense, but Wicked is just a fun, spooky story about an off-feeling carnival that arrives virtually unannounced in a small, rural town. Very fun read.

I’ve seen the movie a few times but I’m sure the book is better

 

[GATTACA!]

Just finished Wool by Hugh Howey. It's the book the Apple TV series Silo is based off of. I liked it enough to have the sequel ready to go already. From what I've seen of the show the book is better. It reminded me a lot of Snowpiercer. Post apocalyptic but the story is mostly about the societal structure of all these people living in this enclosed environment together.

Also just polished off Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Same guy that wrote The Martian. If you liked that one you'll like this one. I don't think it's quite as good, but still an enjoyable read. It will make a good movie. I heard Ryan Reynolds is playing the lead.

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

I’ve seen the movie a few times but I’m sure the book is better

100%

 

[ACamp1900]

Really into Damnable Tales,… however I had to skip the third story. A short by Robert Louis Stevenson about a priest fighting the devil but man,… I’ve read RLS before and it was very readable. He wrote this one in Old Scots and yeah my people purposely made that shit hard to understand,… every other sentence I had to stop to try and figure out what was being said,…

 

[IrishLion]

Just finished Wool by Hugh Howey. It's the book the Apple TV series Silo is based off of. I liked it enough to have the sequel ready to go already. From what I've seen of the show the book is better. It reminded me a lot of Snowpiercer. Post apocalyptic but the story is mostly about the societal structure of all these people living in this enclosed environment together.

Also just polished off Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Same guy that wrote The Martian. If you liked that one you'll like this one. I don't think it's quite as good, but still an enjoyable read. It will make a good movie. I heard Ryan Reynolds is playing the lead.

That sounds intriguing. Gonna add it to my "To Read" list along with a hundred other books lol

 

[IrishLion]

I'm 50% through book 9 in Wheel of Time, Winter's Heart.

I've heard that 8-10 are the true "slog" of the series, and boy that's on the money. There will be pockets of 20-30 extremely interesting pages, followed by 150 pages of walking around and explaining things at a length and detail that isn't really necessary at this point.

I get why Jordan writes and expands on things the way he does... he's building the world, still, as of book 9. It wasn't enough for him to tell the reader why Elayne needs to do this, or to consider that, or to be wary of these political rivals. He needs to build and justify everything in his tale, even if we don't remember who the characters are, and even if we might never read their names ever again.

The only saving grace is that the boring parts are juuuuuuuuust interesting enough to keep you engaged until you hit another pocket of unexpected Rand, or until you hit the climax/convergence at the end of the book.

I'm trying to power through as quickly as possible, because I hear everything after book 10 is elite.... just have to make it there.

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

"Wizard and Glass," the next book in the series, might be my favorite book of all time.

It's up there with "The Count of Monte Cristo" as 1/2 at least, I think.

Just finished Wizard and Glass last night, and you were not wrong, it did NOT disappoint. Easily my favorite of the four I've read so far, and that's saying something, because I thought The Waste Lands was incredible.

It was such a captivating read. The story of Rolland and his pals as teenagers, Susan Delgado, the Coffin Hunters and Rhea of the Coos, the political coup among the town's political leaders and wealthiest individuals. What a read! 900 pages and I couldn't put it down.

Alas, I think I need to put down the Dark Tower series for a little football-reading intermission, now that the calendar has turned to August. Get into the spirit of anticipation and all that.

Have these two on tap, in order:



I read Natural Enemies YEARS ago as a teen. Figured it's time to rehash this. From what I remember, it's incredibly well researched and written, and unbiased, despite the author being a Wolverine fan hailing from Windsor, Ontario. Does a great job of detailing the rivalry, the bad blood going all the way back to the Yost/Rockne days, and the many, many hiatuses and stubbornness between ND/Michigan and the B1G, at large. Fuck Michigan.



My buddy recommended this one, it's a historical account of how Art Rooney (Steelers), George Halas (Bears), Tim Mara (Giants), George Preston Marshall (legacy Redskins/Commanders), Curly Lambeau (Packers) and Bert Bell (Eagles) heavily invested in the NFL and helped launch it to what it is today.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Been on a bit of a Western kick recently, just finished Hondo (novelization of the John Wayne movie), and now I'm onto Streets of Laredo by Larry McMurtry (sequel to Lonesome Dove). Also snuck in there Daughter of Time about the Princes in the Tower.

Just finished The Crossing (second in The Border Trilogy), very good but hard to read at some points. Very philosophical but meandering around like a knight errant.


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[Bluto]

Just finished We Don't Know Ourselves by Fintan O'Toole

Pretty great history of Ireland from 1930 to the present. The guy is a great writer which made for an easy page turner.

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

Just finished We Don't Know Ourselves by Fintan O'Toole

Pretty great history of Ireland from 1930 to the present. The guy is a great writer which made for an easy page turner.

I haven't heard of him, I'll have to check this out.

To the bold, I think that's essential when I'm reading non-fiction. If I don't jive with the writing style it feels like I'm reading a textbook. Some spots are interesting but other chapters just seem to drag. Your description reminds me of Jon Krakauer, just a phenomenal writer and always well researched. I usually fly through his books.

 

[Bluto]

I haven't heard of him, I'll have to check this out.

To the bold, I think that's essential when I'm reading non-fiction. If I don't jive with the writing style it feels like I'm reading a textbook. Some spots are interesting but other chapters just seem to drag. Your description reminds me of Jon Krakauer, just a phenomenal writer and always well researched. I usually fly through his books.

O’Toole uses a bunch of personal stories that intersect with the events he’s writing about so it makes for a pretty interesting story.

 

[LOVEMYIRISH]

Blackball in the Hoosier Heartland: Unearthing the Negro Leagues Baseball History of Richmond, Indiana​