Any bookworms in the forum?

[arack]

I read a lot of military non fiction and political books.

For fiction I am a big Dean Koontz fan.

Ditto. I have about 65 military nonfictions, starting with WWI. Most are WWII, but a couple of modern books have also been very entertaining.

Check out Horse Soldiers, by Doug Stanton. This is an account of the early action in Afghanistan after 9/11. Very interesting stuff.

 

[fancyfootwork]

The Boy From Baby House 10

 

[Slate G8 GT]

I'm reading the second book of "The Strain" trilogy by Guillermo del Toro right now, they're a very "edge of your seat" books. I also read anything Chuck Palahniuk does, "fight club" and "rant" are probably my favorites of his. Neil Gaimans "American Gods" is also a must read. You can't go wrong with the Lord of the Rings trilogy either. That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has been on my list to read for a while, just seems I get into something else first.

 

[James K]

Ditto. I have about 65 military nonfictions, starting with WWI. Most are WWII, but a couple of modern books have also been very entertaining.

Check out Horse Soldiers, by Doug Stanton. This is an account of the early action in Afghanistan after 9/11. Very interesting stuff.

Thanks! I will check it out.

 

[dwengier77]

If you like science fiction try L.E. Modesitt Jr. .. The Forever Hero is one of my top reads. The Dark Tower Series is great. , i read Robert Jordan The Wheel Of Time series but he passed away with out finishing the series. I agree Clive Cussler is good as well. Also try the Girl with Dragon Tattoos.
I am always looking for new books, i am reading about 100 pages per hour now. So i go through books like there is no tommorow. Let us know what you try..

 

[Rav777]

If you like science fiction try L.E. Modesitt Jr. .. The Forever Hero is one of my top reads. The Dark Tower Series is great. , i read Robert Jordan The Wheel Of Time series but he passed away with out finishing the series. I agree Clive Cussler is good as well. Also try the Girl with Dragon Tattoos.
I am always looking for new books, i am reading about 100 pages per hour now. So i go through books like there is no tommorow. Let us know what you try..

How did you like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoos?

 

[oldmodman]

I like "what if" historical SciFi type novels and series.

One I have been reading for a few years now is "1632" by Eric Flint.
In which a West Virginian Coal town is transported back to 1632 Germany
It's the middle of the 30 years war and guess who has modern weaponry, machine shops, and know how. Plus year 2000 attitudes about sex, freedom, and personal rights.
It's now up to about 15 books and 1636.

Too much?
How about a US naval fleet from 2021 suddenly appearing in the middle of the fleet on it's way to attack Midway in WW2.
Currently at three volumes. But it could go more. The Axis of Time series by John Birmingham goes into a lot of detail into how the people from 1943 affect the ones from the future and vice/ versa. As well as turning the San Fernando Valley into the most insane high tech zone you could possibly believe. And how about ships that can go 125mph, are radar invisible, and can fire 65000 guided kinetic rounds a minute.
I love this stuff.rops:

 

[Ted S.]

I'm not much of a reader, but I read about 75% of "Red Dragon" by Thomas Harris. I couldn’t finish reading it because I had to leave. I still need to finish. Great book. (Very graphic, grotesque, and intense, so be forewarned).

 

[dwengier77]

How did you like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoos?

It was really good, i then read the second book and that one was not as good. i have not read the third book yet becuase i was told a fourth book was being worked on. Now i don't know if i want to read #3 and have it end on a ledge knowing that the last book will never come out! That is why i stopped reading the Wheel of time series.

 

[BorisC]

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I just found a new (to me) author...Richard Marcinko (think that's the correct spelling) Rogue Warrior series.

Bill

I've read most of those.

My favorite author is Mike Phillips. I read all of his stuff. I like reading Vince Flynn novels as well.

Read all of Flynn as well. Also read Brad Thor, Lee Child, Robert Ludlum / Eric Van Lustabder 'Bourne' series, Harry Potter series, and anything on business / marketing.

 

[Shane731]

I used to be an avid bookworm when I was a kid - not the case any more. I do like reading, but it's hard for me to focus my attention on one thing for an extended period of time. Slight case of ADD I guess. I would like to read the Harry Potter books (just finished watching all the movies), and I also like The Lord of the Rings books and the Left Behind series. I also like Christian books sometimes. I am working my way through a book called "Average Joe: God's Extraordinary Calling to Ordinary Men" by Troy Meeder. Very good and insightful book. But at the rate I read, it's going to take me forever to get through it. I probably ought to watch less movies and read more books, but I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon.

 

[umi000]

I never liked reading. If it was a text book, a novel etc etc I hated reading.

Lately however I've found to enjoy reading books that are tied to video games. I've finished up the 1st two books to Gears of War, Fable The Balverine Order, Assiassin's Creed, Warcraft War of the Ancients, etc

Now I'm reading A Song of Ice and Fire series. Pretty darn good if you're into fantasy and watched the HBO series Game of Thrones.

A Song of Ice and Fire is good, but George R.R. Martin is taking longer and longer to release the next books. It was a similar situation for another great series, the Wheel of Time - such that the author, Robert Jordan, died before he was able to finish it (God rest his soul). Thankfully, his estate chose a great young writer, Brandon Sanderson, to continue the novels from the extensive notes that Jordan left - and Sanderson is a very prolific author. He's my new favorite author at the moment - I've not read a book of his that I didn't like.

Some recommendations to add to those already stated:

Stephen King's the Dark Tower has already been mentioned. Other works of his that I rate highly are The Stand, and The Eyes of the Dragon.

Tolkien's the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings is of course a fantasy staple; other fantasy works worth getting into are the Dragonlance Chronicles and Legends series, R.A. Salvatore's Drizzt Do'Urden books, and L. E. Modesitt's the Saga of Recluse. For modern urban fantasy, Terry Brooks' Knight of the Word is worth going for.

Asimov's the Foundation and Robot series are a good way to get into science-fiction; Oscar Scott Card's Ender's Game is good as well, as are a number of series by Timothy Zahn.

If you're interested in the late Roman Republic/early Roman empire, you could do worse than to read Colleen McCullough's the Masters of Rome series, which are fictional, but heavily based on historical fact and research.

There are a lot more I could recommend, but that should be enough to get anyone started , and the related works by the authors would suffice to keep one reading for a long time

 

[umi000]

It was really good, i then read the second book and that one was not as good. i have not read the third book yet becuase i was told a fourth book was being worked on. Now i don't know if i want to read #3 and have it end on a ledge knowing that the last book will never come out! That is why i stopped reading the Wheel of time series.

Brandon Sanderson has taken up the cudgels with regards to finishing the Wheel of Time series - and so far, I think he's done a good job. He's got a different writing style to Robert Jordan, but it's not a bad one, and he's moving the story along very well - with able guidance from the copious notes and part-written chapters that Robert Jordan left behind, of course.

 

[Rav777]

Thanks for all of the replies everyone! With all of these suggestions I will be good to go for awhile. Feel free to add as many suggestions as you want this way we can all see what other forum members are currently reading. :xyxthumbs:

 

[alko]

I'm currently reading Ghost Wars.

 

[maluminas]

I started reading Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell last night, the writing style of Susanna Clarke got me instantly hooked.

 

[dwengier77]

i am going to reread the Harry Potter series, Next week i think i will reread the Clive Cussler books. Rereading the books helps keep me from spending to much money on new books.

 

[bottlefed02]

Wheel of Time series and Sword of Truth series are two of my faves that I have read several times.

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[Tyrod]

I have a penchant for SciFi. One of my favorites and a classic is Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein as a stand alone. It's a tad dated but still very good.

My favorite Sci Fi serial is the Mission Earth series by L. Ron Hubbard. Don't worry, there's no hokey religious stuff. It's actually a political satire of earth of the 1970s. Placed in the future. Better pack a lunch for this one though. It's 10 volumes and each volume is over 1000 pages.

P.S. I also liked the 1632 series as previously mentioned.

 

[umi000]

Wheel of Time series and Sword of Truth series are two of my faves that I have read several times.

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The first couple of books in the Sword of Truth series were very good - but the later ones dragged a bit (especially Pillars of Creation), and I feel the quality really suffered when Goodkind started using the books as a soapbox for Objectivism (Ayn Rand). Shame, as the premise was very promising, and the series started out so well..