Books: What have you been reading?

[JediMindTrick]

I was on a Michael Crighton kick earlier this year and read through Jurassic Park, Lost World, Andromeda Strain, and Eaters of the Dead. Jurassic Park was extremely good and different from the movie. Still have Congo on the shelf of his that I haven't read yet.

OMG Jurassic Park the book. One the one hand it utterly kept me enthralled as a page turner to the point I finished it one day. On the other hand I wanted so badly to punch the supersmartbrats, as I call them, in the face for being so annoying. In today's literature it would be a YA book since it features kids who are the main protagonists and smarter than all the adults around them only these superbrats have few of the redeeming qualities of today's YA protagonists. Nonetheless, as I said I couldn't put the book down despite how badly the superbrats annoyed me.

[Old Man Ollie 1962]

"Freedom Land" (Historical Novel About The Second Seminole War) by Martin L. Marcus, and "Forty Lashes Less One" by Elmore Leonard.

[John Ossie]

Fifth Way (which is now a motion picture apparently) by Rick Lancey - got the book yesterday and so far I've only read the first two chapters. Promising start at least.

[John Ossie]

I was on a Michael Crighton kick earlier this year and read through Jurassic Park, Lost World, Andromeda Strain, and Eaters of the Dead. Jurassic Park was extremely good and different from the movie. Still have Congo on the shelf of his that I haven't read yet.

I did read Killer Angels this year and it is one of the best books I ever read by Michael Shaara. I have subsequently read the prequel, Gods and Generals by his son, Jeff, and it was also extremely good. Currently reading the Last Full Measure which picks up after the events of Killer Angels and it is also enjoyable so far.

Lost World, haven't read it for years but I remember enjoying it. I'll have to find it. I know the front cover of it has fallen off LOL.

[ed2962]

I love that Gaiman, one of the greats, writes books for kids, too. My daughter and I read Coraline together and then watched the movie, so she's well primed to read Sandman and American Gods once she's older. Her current book we're working through at bedtime is another Neil Gaiman one, called "Fortunately, The Milk" about a dad who goes time traveling with a dinosaur to get milk for his kids breakfast cereal.

I accidentally left my copy of Coraline on the bus! I'm going to have to buy another copy so I can finish the story!

[ed2962]

However, I'm going to be taking a long bus trip and I've got a copy of True Hallucinations by Terence McKenna. So, yeah...

[Ragdoll]

Attention Stephen King fans.
The adaption of 11.22.63 debuts on Hulu tomorrow.

And how true that was.

Loved it.

Yeah, season 2 is going to be a major downer. Most people I know cite the character that dies as their favorite from the show, and I always have to hold my tongue with my book spoilers.

I'm almost done with book 5 of the series. So far my Expanse book rankings go 1>4>5>3>2

Calamity, book 3 of the Reckoners comes out next week!

This is excellent news.
I haven;t read Stormlight Archive yet, and should probably get on it soon.

[Deathstroke]

I finished the Linda Castillo thriller Sworn To Silence last night.

[Hiromi]

Just finished Brandon Sanderson's Calamity, really satisfying end to the trilogy

[Bradley]

I'm about a third of the way into Patrick Madden's essay collection Sublime Physick, which is absolutely fantastic. Madden is both a scholar and writer of essays, and he is able to reference Montaigne and Gleek from Super Friends in the same essay. Really good stuff.

[Ragdoll]

I'm way behind on my reading, since I've been trying to finish writing a novel of my own. I finished a first draft and am currently editing and adding to it for a more presentable second draft. If anyone wants to read a short suspense story I finished recently, check out the Artist Showcase board, I have a thread on the front page with links to two stories. The one I just added today is a million times better, though, so go with reading that first.

I'm supposed to be reading Childhood's End for a book club and am about to miss the deadline unfortunately.

Just finished Brandon Sanderson's Calamity, really satisfying end to the trilogy

I am so excited to read this soon. It is the first book on my backlog I will be picking up once I have the time.

[Deathstroke]

I finished Matthew Betley's debut novel Overwatch.

[The Whovian]

Just started 'The Man in the High Castle'. I thought the book would be bigger and longer.

[williamtheday]

Five Came Back A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War by Mark Harris

[Deathstroke]

My latest book review is for the debut thriller Overwatch by Matthew Betley. You can check it out via this Pop-topia.com link.