Moby Dick
The Quick and the Dead by Louis Lamour
Any one of the books in the Mitch Rapp series by Vincy Flynn
And I really enjoyed the entire hunger games series by Suzanne Collins
[quote]elmore18 wrote:
Any one of the books in the Mitch Rapp series by Vincy Flynn
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Awesome series, I stopped reading a few years ago, have you read the new ones?
I cant remember the last one I read, but basically Rapp was being pulled out of the field and a new guy was doing the killing. Did that happen?
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]elmore18 wrote:
Any one of the books in the Mitch Rapp series by Vincy Flynn
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Awesome series, I stopped reading a few years ago, have you read the new ones?
I cant remember the last one I read, but basically Rapp was being pulled out of the field and a new guy was doing the killing. Did that happen?[/quote]
I am only 4 in lol, I just assumed they would all be great, I am going to finish them then read American Assasin which sounds like an awesome book.
[quote]elmore18 wrote:
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]elmore18 wrote:
Any one of the books in the Mitch Rapp series by Vincy Flynn
[/quote]
Awesome series, I stopped reading a few years ago, have you read the new ones?
I cant remember the last one I read, but basically Rapp was being pulled out of the field and a new guy was doing the killing. Did that happen?[/quote]
I am only 4 in lol, I just assumed they would all be great, I am going to finish them then read American Assasin which sounds like an awesome book.[/quote]
Sorry, I cant remember how many I have read, I get into OCD type with books. Will read about 10 fantasy then 10 military and then 10 horror etc.
If you like these series, go and find the Ludlum originals for Bourne and Ludlum’s other books.
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]elmore18 wrote:
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]elmore18 wrote:
Any one of the books in the Mitch Rapp series by Vincy Flynn
[/quote]
Awesome series, I stopped reading a few years ago, have you read the new ones?
I cant remember the last one I read, but basically Rapp was being pulled out of the field and a new guy was doing the killing. Did that happen?[/quote]
I am only 4 in lol, I just assumed they would all be great, I am going to finish them then read American Assasin which sounds like an awesome book.[/quote]
Sorry, I cant remember how many I have read, I get into OCD type with books. Will read about 10 fantasy then 10 military and then 10 horror etc.
If you like these series, go and find the Ludlum originals for Bourne and Ludlum’s other books. [/quote]
I am the same lol, I will definitely look into the Ludlum Originals
[quote]Irish Daza wrote:
I’ve read and agree with almost all the selections here so far - so I thought my taste must be fairly mainstream.
I have seen that recommendation for the Prince of nothing series in a few places, so picked it up a few weeks ago. I’m stubborn so I don’t want to give up, but it is easily the hardest read since Ulysess.
I find the characters dull and unempathetic. The pace of the story glacial. The writing style weak at best.
Please tell me why this reminds anyone of Joe Abercrombie or GRR Martin?[/quote]
Morally ambiguous characters who break away from the cliched fantasy tropes is what reminded me of George RR Martin and Abercrombie.
I read it a while ago and can’t remember exactly how the story goes anymore, but it picks up eventually. I also remember his writing style took a little getting used to. He can be really long winded and I got the impression he really loves to hear himself talk/write, there’s a lot of pseudo philosophy bullshit sprinkled in.
the Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas.
not a real deep thinking book by any means, but a real fun read.
Vince Flynn series is a very good read. I am about 5 books in with a few to go. My new favorite books.
Larry McMurtry books really got me started avidly reading. I used to pick up a book and read a little every other day.
Lonesome Dove is an all time favorite. The Berrybenders was really good as well. The Last Picture Show is a close second to Lonesome Dove.
All Louie Lamour books. They are so easy to read in a day or two.
If you like westerns Elmer Kelton is far better than than Louie Lamour.
Best non fiction book is Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns.
i’ve just got to the part where she is mad at him because he never loses his temper
no matter how self-centred she acts, he ‘understands’ so she hurts his feelings and makes him cry
now she is disgusted with him for not throwing her on the bed and humiliating her ‘like a boss’
then she is mad at him for making her feel guilty about being heartless compared to him
it began with observations about her dark kinky hair and how ironic it would be if she turned out to be more ‘coloured’ than him
she has continued to skank it up with men who are not doing it for her;
there is no indication that he sleeps with his wife
she’s disappointed that he isn’t ‘manly’ enough to take charge and tell her what to do like all the other men she dumped for trying to tell her what to do
there’s a good line from her office
someone wrote a joke blurb for a book jacket: “For those of you who have enjoyed the author’s other novels, here it is again under a different title.”
from Bukowski’s ‘Notes of a dirty old man’, a Japanese butler brings drinks, bows slightly, and smiles 'like he is going to kill us all one day."
^ Dude you really need to lay off the bong
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
^ Dude you really need to lay off the bong[/quote]
Bongs don’t make you think like that. Years of acid abuse do.
[quote]FightinIrish26 wrote:
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
^ Dude you really need to lay off the bong[/quote]
Bongs don’t make you think like that. Years of acid abuse do.[/quote]
Lol okay I am just a drunk scottish weight lifter, never did anything harder than Everclear.
[quote]KrohDaddi wrote:
i’ve just got to the part where she is mad at him because he never loses his temper
no matter how self-centred she acts, he ‘understands’ so she hurts his feelings and makes him cry
now she is disgusted with him for not throwing her on the bed and humiliating her ‘like a boss’
then she is mad at him for making her feel guilty about being heartless compared to him
it began with observations about her dark kinky hair and how ironic it would be if she turned out to be more ‘coloured’ than him
she has continued to skank it up with men who are not doing it for her;
there is no indication that he sleeps with his wife
she’s disappointed that he isn’t ‘manly’ enough to take charge and tell her what to do like all the other men she dumped for trying to tell her what to do
there’s a good line from her office
someone wrote a joke blurb for a book jacket: “For those of you who have enjoyed the author’s other novels, here it is again under a different title.”
from Bukowski’s ‘Notes of a dirty old man’, a Japanese butler brings drinks, bows slightly, and smiles 'like he is going to kill us all one day."[/quote]
Looking at your display pic, I’d have thought your favourite book was the bible 
But on a serious note, I’m liking the way you explain the book your reading. She sounds like a Bitch
it starts with the Bible but then you hit the hard stuff
before you know it, you’re up to your ears in ‘777’
is a slippery slope
And you guys wonder why I cut my hair.
lol
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
And you guys wonder why I cut my hair.
lol[/quote]
? But you look like you lift
ya’all just lay off’m Dashboard Jesus - the dude is so deep that ya’ll just don’t get it.
'splain the ‘beatitudes’ to me again, kroh~
[quote]ucallthatbass wrote:
- The Hobbit - Way better than The Lord of the Rings, I honestly don’t understand the hype, and yes I’ve read all three books. The Silmarillion is impossible to read.
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I made it through The Silmarillion. I only really read it to get more backstory on the Istari. It doesn’t really have a ‘plot’; it just chronicles the creation of Middle Earth and prophesizes its end (or at least the end of ‘magic’). Mythology buffs would eat it up, though.
[quote]roybot wrote:
[quote]ucallthatbass wrote:
- The Hobbit - Way better than The Lord of the Rings, I honestly don’t understand the hype, and yes I’ve read all three books. The Silmarillion is impossible to read.
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I made it through The Silmarillion. I only really read it to get more backstory on the Istari. It doesn’t really have a ‘plot’; it just chronicles the creation of Middle Earth and prophesizes its end (or at least the end of ‘magic’). Mythology buffs would eat it up, though.[/quote]
I got a quarter of the way through The Silmarillion and couldn’t hack it anymore. Wasn’t my cup of tea.
I preffered the hobbit aswell, just so much more fun that LOTR, although LOTR is what got me into reading.