Thread: What are you reading?

Originally Posted by Shazam!

Holden is portayed as an insufferable self absorbed little bitch. Most overrated book ever.

ok so I'm not the only one so far.

The Fisherman by John Langan.

Originally Posted by EastCoastBronco

Stephen King - The Institution
I'm about 100 pages in and it's got the feel of a classic King story.
I'll keep you posted.

Finished it last night.
It's a fairly solid King novel but not a great King novel.
In my opinion, his last great story was "11/22/63".
That one had me on the edge of my seat the whole way.

Originally Posted by EastCoastBronco

Finished it last night.
It's a fairly solid King novel but not a great King novel.
In my opinion, his last great story was "11/22/63".
That one had me on the edge of my seat the whole way.

I loved the tv version of that

Originally Posted by EastCoastBronco

Finished it last night.
It's a fairly solid King novel but not a great King novel.
In my opinion, his last great story was "11/22/63".
That one had me on the edge of my seat the whole way.

I enjoyed 11/22/63. Not like his really good stuff, but it was a good read.

Finally reading Kitchen Confidential. Long overdue.

“While her new groom and family chawed happily on their flounder fillets and deep-fried scallops just a few yards away in the Dreadnaught dining room, here was the blushing bride, getting an impromptu send-off from a total stranger.

And I knew then, dear reader, for the first time: I wanted to be a chef.”

I am reading Adios America by Ann .. oh shit what's her name? Coulter. Good book so far, not crazy about her writing style at first, but it gets better

Originally Posted by BroncoNut

I am reading Adios America by Ann .. oh shit what's her name? Coulter. Good book so far, not crazy about her writing style at first, but it gets better

Has she revealed where America is going yet? No spoilers though please.

I'm rereading Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. I realized that the first time I read it I was not in the right mindset and basically just trudged through it with a goal of finishing it. lt was not the right way to read a book such as that, so I am giving another go, this time slower and more methodical. I am even highlighting certain things and rereading paragraphs that need further pondering, don't think I've done that since HS, maybe not even then.

BTW, Cormac would be sickened by the number of commas in the above paragraph, which I believe is about twice the number in the entire book.

I have all of his books on my kindle. Tell me where to start.

Originally Posted by aberdien

I have all of his books on my kindle. Tell me where to start.

The Road is a good place to start because it's, IMHO at least, an easier read. I read it one sitting and it is still probably my favorite book ever. It might be a father thing though because I truly believe that book was written for fathers of sons. But, it would still be a good introduction to his style.

No Country for Old Men would be a good one too.

Not going to lie, Blood Meridian is a chore. It's great but it's work.

Also, if you are a grammar Nazi type it just might drive you insane. I think if Mo tried to read a McCarthy novel his head might actually explode.

The Road, then All the Pretty Horses and the rest of the Border Trilogy. Save Blood Meridian for after the Border Trilogy.

Originally Posted by chazoe60

It might be a father thing though because I truly believe that book was written for fathers of sons.

Agreed.

Downloaded the audiobook of Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy. I remember as a teen that I loved it, I'm curious how well it will hold up so much later. WW3 and nukes were on my mind a lot during the 80's.

Books about laws that don't matter.