Rate the last book you read

[Kris P Lettus]

I'm now reading a book call "Dark Place".. It is about a girl whose whole family is brutally murdered when she was like 7 in 1985.. Her and her 15 year old brother are the only surviors but she terstified that the brother (who had turned into a black hair metal Satan worshiper) did the murders.. She is now like 30, socially awkward, and never had a job.. She has lived off of the "fame" gained by the murders.. So this group of people in a "kill club", bunch of weirdos who investigate old murders and do cos play and shit, contact her.. In need of money she goes to their meeting but it is taking her back to her "Dark Place"..

Book is kinda cool cause every other chapter switching between today and 25 years ago around the time of the murders..

The $30 hard back copy was def worth the $1 I paid for it at the liberary..

[McLegend]

The Hunger Games 8/10

Very exciting book. Very action packed.

[McLegend]

Catching fire 8/10

[BigDaddyCool]

Storm of Swords: 8/10. Good, but not as good as clash of kings

[McLegend]

The Mockingjay also 8/10

Despite my weird rating system I would rank them in order

Hunger Games
Catching Fire
The Mockingjay

The Mockingjay seemed to move slower then the previous 2.

[McLegend]

The Road: 9/10

[McLegend]

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter: 9.5/10

Not a classic novel by any means, but I loved it.

Didn't like the ending that much.

[Kris P Lettus]

Re-read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in hopes of finishing the whole series, which will never happen..

10/10

[Damndirty]

Re-read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in hopes of finishing the whole series, which will never happen..

10/10

I'm still reading that, bout made it to the middle so far in the series.

[Damndirty]

Those I've finished........

Stephen King's IT- 10/10 because its professionally written but also a horror story that really gets to ya. Movie definitely does do it justice.

Frank Herbert's Dune- 10/10 because it is to science fiction what LOTR is to fantasy

William S. Burroughs Naked Lunch- 9/10 because it is a disturbing art form of word usage that's too alluring to put down. Not for everybody, as most would probably not understand it, let alone stomach its coprophilic rapist junky nature. I fell in love with it!

Hunter Thompson's Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas- 9/10 because it's a road trip with Hunter Thompson for crying out loud!

Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness- 7/10 because it's a dark journey into African ivory trade. Not as good as the movie, Apocalypse Now, because Kurtz had too small a role in the book.

Cameron Pierce's Ass Goblins of Auschwitz- 4/10 because it's weird enough, definitely, but it's written more like an obscene junior novel.

[K.Smoke]

currently reading the 48 laws of power. Its my 3rd time reading it so I'd say its a good book. scale 1 - 10 a 9 and 3/4

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

William Faulkner - As I Lay Dying 7/10

Moved on to John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath now.

[Juan]

Wanderlust - 8/10

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

First book I have read in a long ass time.

10/10: Game of Thrones Book I. I got the first four books paperback and might start book 2 eventually. They did a damn good job on the HBO series though and I might just skip to book 3 seeing how good they followed the events of book 1 in season 1.

[mitch_h]

2666 - 10/10

[whiteyford]

First book I have read in a long ass time.

10/10: Game of Thrones Book I. I got the first four books paperback and might start book 2 eventually. They did a damn good job on the HBO series though and I might just skip to book 3 seeing how good they followed the events of book 1 in season 1.

Same, hooked on the 2nd book now.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Kurt Vonnegut - Slaughterhouse 5 8/10

I quite enjoyed it; his style was easy to read. I will definitely read more of his work.

I'm also currently halfway through John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, which I have been slowly getting through since June. I am enjoying it, but I don't feel the drive to read it often.

[Skippord]

hate that book

[Skippord]

The Grapes of Wrath that is

[Joesgonnakillyou]

Kurt Vonnegut - Slaughterhouse 5 8/10

I quite enjoyed it; his style was easy to read. I will definitely read more of his work.

Read Cat's Cradle by Vonnegut next , It's great!

[MVP]

First book I have read in a long ass time.

10/10: Game of Thrones Book I. I got the first four books paperback and might start book 2 eventually. They did a damn good job on the HBO series though and I might just skip to book 3 seeing how good they followed the events of book 1 in season 1.

Don't skip to Storm of Swords. There are a few differences between A Clash of Kings and season 2 of Game of Thrones, plus some events that occur in the book that have been pushed to season 3.

[El Capitano Gatisto]

Why would you fucking skip a book in a series unless you are literally a complete dickhead?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Because book 1 matched season 1 pretty much identically, but I didn't end up skipping it.

[Kris P Lettus]

Now I'm reading the author's edition of Stephen King's The Stand.. Like 400 extra pages of backstory and build up.. Bout 75% through itand it's fucking immense..

[whiteyford]

A Dance With Dragons 9/10

Did not realise this wasn't the last book in the series, just the last one written so far, a fucking cunt of an ending...absolutely gutted now, love the series so far though, just a twat at all the cliffhangers.

[Kris P Lettus]

Just got Terry Brooks first series of books in the mail from Amazon..

Sword of Shannara
Elfstones of Shannara
Wishsong of Shannara

Got like 300 pages left in The Stand and I'll start on these..

[Bobholly138]

The Girl Next Door-Jack Ketchum

Fucking brutal book that is somewhat based on the Sylivia Likens case. Was made into a good film a few years back.

[Fignuts]

Dune- N/a

Dropped it for now. Just too slow paced for my mood as of late. None of the characters seem particularly interesting. I'll give it another chance at a later time.

Was still in the mood for some Sci-fi though, so:

Star Wars Darth Bane: Path of Destruction- 8/10

When it comes to Star Wars, I've always felt that the one-shots and trilogies are the best offerings. Stuff like New Jedi Order and Legacy of the Jedi drags on too long, plus the constant shifting of authors, and subsequently the writing style, can be distracting, and take you out of the story.

This book is the first part of a trilogy. I'd always been intrigued by Darth Bane. You see his name mentioned here and there. Even in the Episode I novel, which means he's official canon. But this is the first time anyone has delved this deep into who he is.

The story tells Bane's origins, and how he became a sith lord and created the rule of two. Bane is a great character, and his transformation is well done. My only problem is that it's a tad too short. There are some other characters that I would have liked too see fleshed out a bit more, given a larger page count.

Overall I enjoyed it, and reccomend it to any star wars fans. Will be starting the second book soon.

[Frank Drebin]

Anyone read Nate Silvers new book?

[boberman2]

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[OssMan]

Native Speaker by Chang-Rae Lee

I liked the whole cultural assimilation thing and paying attention to language and stuff but the subplots about the guy's wife and stuff did not interest me much.

[mitch_h]

Universal Baseball Association, Inc - Post-modern novel about a guy who obsesses over a dice based fantasy baseball game he created. I found it thought provoking and sad and next to Pafko at the Wall this is the best merging of baseball and literature I've ever read.

[The Condor]

Churchill: The Prophetic Statesman by James C. Humes. Rather than a biographical study, this book focuses on the prophetic writings and musings of Winston Churchill, who predicted nuclear bombs, aerial strikes, both World Wars, the Iron Curtain, and the ultimate demise of the USSR. A very novel concept, as well as a quick and gripping read rather than the dry biographical studies of one of Western civilizations most important figures.

[Fox]

Just out of curiosity, how many of you own or use an e-reading device?

[The Condor]

I am behind the times and do not use a device, still just paper + ink.

[Dragon BSP]

Book of Sketches-Jack Kerouac

10

Kerouac has always been one of my favorite authors. The prose poetry he has in this book is just eye-opening. Great off-the-cuff observations mingled with philosophical musings.

[The Condor]

Ike and Dick: A Strange Political Marriage. If you are a political junkie, as I am, this is a book for you. It covers Nixon and Eisenhowers relationship from the Pres/VP 1950's, Nixons Wilderness years and Eisenhowers retirement in the '60's as well as the marriage between Ike's grandson and Nixon's daughter. An awesome read covering the two political heavyweights of mid-century America and the men at the epicenter of the Republican split that lives on till this day (they were both fairly moderate). If politics are your thing, or even history, check it out. Well written and great stories, mostly from the mens' own words.

[Shisen Kopf]

Books??? What a buncha dorks. Wait for the movie!

[Nowhere Man]

Supergods by Grant Morrison.

It's partially a history of comic books, partially Morrison's own personal autobiography, and partially his philosophy on life, the universe, and everything. And it's fucking fantastic.

I did a whole blog article about it here (http://bazzardthebazz.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-bazzs-book-club-supergods-by-grant.html), if you're so inclined.

[Blitz]

Isn't It Pretty to Think So? by Nick Miller

Dunno, kinda interesting story about the disconnection of my generation, but some of the prose is just goddamned awful. Overlong and meandering too.

6/10

[The Condor]

Coolidge by Amity Schlaes. One of the most penetrating biographies of a US President in recent memory, that of the 30th President, Calvin Coolidge (1923-29). Shlaes utilizes turn of the century New England as the backdrop of Coolidges formative years and how the Progressive era of American politics formed his philosophical (and economical) foundations. If you are an avid student of history, especially that of the 20th century American variety, this one is for you. From Benjamin Harrison through the New Deal it describes and vividly illustrates the first man that made a true frontal assault upon the size of government and it's debt.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

A Storm of Swords 10/10. Best of the three I've read so far. Don't know how GRRM can top it, so I will assume he probably won't. Going to take a break from the series so I don't way too far ahead of the tv series.

[screech]

The Bourne Identity - 10/10

I finally got around to starting the books after seeing the movies so many times. I'm actually glad I saw the movies first because I would have been really disappointed in them I think.

Love the premise and really enjoyed how much more depth there was in the book, though I know I would have enjoyed it without seeing the movies first. Really liked how the characters were introduced and "fleshed out" over the course of the story. The flashbacks were great too, and easy enough to follow.

I'm into Supremacy now, about a third of the way through. Loving it.

[Fignuts]

Game of Thrones- 10/10

Fantastic. Deserves all the praise it gets. Don't think I've ever despised a fictional character as much as I do Joffery.

[whiteyford]

The books are amazing.

[Sixx]

Dune- N/a

Dropped it for now. Just too slow paced for my mood as of late. None of the characters seem particularly interesting. I'll give it another chance at a later time.

Was still in the mood for some Sci-fi though, so:

Star Wars Darth Bane: Path of Destruction- 8/10

When it comes to Star Wars, I've always felt that the one-shots and trilogies are the best offerings. Stuff like New Jedi Order and Legacy of the Jedi drags on too long, plus the constant shifting of authors, and subsequently the writing style, can be distracting, and take you out of the story.

This book is the first part of a trilogy. I'd always been intrigued by Darth Bane. You see his name mentioned here and there. Even in the Episode I novel, which means he's official canon. But this is the first time anyone has delved this deep into who he is.

The story tells Bane's origins, and how he became a sith lord and created the rule of two. Bane is a great character, and his transformation is well done. My only problem is that it's a tad too short. There are some other characters that I would have liked too see fleshed out a bit more, given a larger page count.

Overall I enjoyed it, and reccomend it to any star wars fans. Will be starting the second book soon.

I googled Darth Bane.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bWfLtWa_i64/T_Rkmx2tvVI/AAAAAAAADNc/zRFA1iYqBIg/s1600/DarthBaneV2Wallpaper.jpg
Looks like some random melted cheese and cones mash-up.

[Kris P Lettus]

I a few hundred pages into Stephen Kings Under the Do,e but am discouraged that they are making it a network miniseries..

Gonna go pick up something horror or dark fantasy related.. Prolly At the Mountains of Madness because its a classic and ive never read it..

any suggestions

i want to read Game of Thrones cause ive never seen the show but dunno if i want to get into a series atm

[Ripper]

The Game of Thrones books are a massive chunk of time, if you have any doubts about committing to a series leave them alone.

[Kris P Lettus]

i will read them, just want something that wont "tie me down" atm

[Ripper]

They're hard going at times as well, overall good but personally I think they're over-blown at times and a little 'worthy'. David Gemmill is better for me and if you want something as a one of type try Knights of Dark Renown which while being part of his Drenai setting is a stand alone novel, or if you want something deeper Stephen Donaldsons Thomas Covenant books are well worth a look, pluss they're set in sets of three which is more manageable time wise.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

I a few hundred pages into Stephen Kings Under the Do,e but am discouraged that they are making it a network miniseries..

Gonna go pick up something horror or dark fantasy related.. Prolly At the Mountains of Madness because its a classic and ive never read it..

any suggestions

i want to read Game of Thrones cause ive never seen the show but dunno if i want to get into a series atm

Finally bought Under The Dome a few days ago. Still got the last two Dark Tower books to read though. Not sure why I left it so long in between them really, but I'll get on Under The Dome after that. Is it anywhere near the standard of The Stand? It had a few conparisons to it when it came out.

[Kris P Lettus]

it was pretty good

i can def see why people would make the comparison cause of how he builds the characters and the "doom and gloom" of the situation

nothing compares to the stand

you should def read The Talisman and Black House if you haven't

[Kris P Lettus]

I ended up getting this (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6657006-the-dwarves)..

It's the first of a three part series and seems like a light, fun read..

Any read Gaiman?? Nevermore or that American Gods book??

[Ripper]

Neverwhere is fine (even if Gaimen never liked it), helps if you 'get' the reference a little but not much, he did one with Terry Pratchett as well 'Good Omens' which is well worth a look if you want something fun.

[The Condor]

The Indispensable Milton Friedman- a collection of essays from Friedman's career beginning in the fifties through the new millennium, highlighting his libertarian/capitalist outlook and reasoning as the best paths forward. I heard about Friedman as a lone wolf during JFK and LBJ 1960's liberalism and decided to check into what the man was about. I loved it and it is quite a read for people looking to expand their thoughts on politics and economics.

[Fignuts]

I ended up getting this (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6657006-the-dwarves)..

It's the first of a three part series and seems like a light, fun read..

Any read Gaiman?? Nevermore or that American Gods book??

I read American Gods, and I really enjoyed it.

[Fignuts]

Still got the last two Dark Tower books to read though..

Yeah have fun with that. I liked the ending, but everything between that and Wolves of the Calla is utter trash, imo.

[Kris P Lettus]

Yeah have fun with that. I liked the ending, but everything between that and Wolves of the Calla is utter trash, imo.

i started hating them at the beginning of III The Waste Lands when the lobster monster takes half his hand..

:(

[The Condor]

Almost President: The Men Who Lost But Changed the Nation

A great book reviewing various men who ran for the highest office but lost, yet still made an impact on the country one way or another. The book highlights historical figures that came close in defeat (Henry Clay, Stephen Douglas, W.J. Bryan, Tom Dewey, Gore, Kerry, and McCain) and the figures that lost big in landslides, though they may have had an even bigger impact than the others (Al Smith, Adlai Stevenson, Barry Goldwater, and George McGovern) as well as the greatest wildcard in American political history, Ross Perot. It's really is a great book if you enjoy history or American politics. Personally, I would have preferred if they included profiles of one or two more important figures with large impacts in defeat, preferably Charles Evans Hughes and Robert LaFollette. Overall, a great read and highly recommended.

[Big Vic]

Was waiting to get some shots done and reread 400 pages of "Foley is Good"

[Blitz]

John Green-The Fault In Our Stars: 8/10

Initially I was somewhat put off by the entirely-too-erudite-for-teens-to-be-speaking dialogue, but it gives way to a nicely underplayed story that refuses to give into maudlin sentimentality. Would that the YA section of the bookstore was papered with John Green copycats instead of Twilight copycats.

[The Condor]

"MacArthur's War" by Bevin Alexander

This book caught my attention and I purchased it due to its claim that it was about the MacArthur-Truman showdown during the Korean War. At slightly over 200 pages it is a quick read, but is mostly a recap of the war up until the disagreement over policy and execution of the war between the military God and the Commander in Chief which take up the last 20 pages or show. It's very good and written by a reputable and very well studied author but doesn't make good on the books promise to show how America could have fallen under an authoritarian MacArthur regime. If you are a fan of military history and 20th century political/geopolitical intrigue check it out.

[screech]

Finished the first three Bourne books. Wonderful. Lots of twists, so it was a bit hard to keep up sometimes since I was reading in spurts on the bus, but I loved them.

Almost have to look at the books and movies as separate Bourne universes to not be disappointed that the latter don't stay true to the former at all (except in the very beginning).

Interested to see where van Lustbader took the characters with the next set of novels.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath 9/10

I started this book around this time last year, but I wasn't really in the mindset to really read anything so I didn't get too far into it, and then I began my studies in September and things that were not to do with uni were put aside. Now that my postgrad studies are over I took the book up again and I have to say that it was a fantastic read.

I would like to read more about the American dustbowl and the treatment of "Okies" by businessmen and the authorities in California.

Now moving onto Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge, before returning to Skakespeare's Othello, which I also picked up and dropped ages ago.

[The Condor]

"The Savior Generals" by Victor Davis Hanson

This book looks at 5 particular generals who were able to save and/or snatch victory from the jaws of defeat in major wars though they are not usually associated with some of the great military leaders of history. Themistocles was able to defeat the Persians at the Battle of Salamis after the crushing defeat of Thermopylae, Belisarius nearly reformed the old Roman Empire with the Byzantine Empire in the Gothic Wars, William Tecumseh Sherman's drive through the South and capture of Atlanta in the American Civil War, Matthew Ridgway's miracle in Korea (perhaps the most impressive) and David Petraeus' Iraq Surge that turned the tide in the that war. A deft history lesson and look at what makes these exceptional leaders. If you are not a fan of history and how it shapes the present day I recommend it on the Petraeus chapter alone; it gave me a prospective and analysis of the Irag War that I had never been aware of. It may have changed my opinion on the War itself. A fascinating read.

[Disturbed316]

Dan Brown - Inferno 9/10

Absolutely loved this book. I'm a real fan of the Robert Langdon character and knew a fair amount about Dante's Inferno (which fascinated me) before reading this book. It's quite fast paced and moves very quickly, I often found myself reading it for hours on end and couldn't put it down. I enjoyed the twist ending in this book a lot more compared to The Lost Symbol, which had me scratching my head a little bit. Will no doubt read through this multiple times.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Thomas Hardy - The Mayor of Casterbridge 8/10

[whiteyford]

The Perks Of Being A Wallflower 8/10

Read it in the space of a few hours, dunno, not as cheery as the movie trailer made it out to be which is a terrible reason to read a book anyway I guess.

[The Condor]

Kennan: An American Life

This is a single volume biography of 700 pages, focusing on the life of American diplomat, Ambassador, scholar, philosopher, historian and the man that is credited with the concept of "containment" as a plausible strategy during the Cold War: George F. Kennan. He lived from 1904-2005, a long life full of many stories and his life story serves as a wonderful companion to follow along with western history during the 20th century from a time before automobiles and WWI through a post 9/11 world. For those interested in politics, history, or even personal philosophy this is a wonderful read.

[OssMan]

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Narrative: :y:
Anti-Slavery message: :y:
Pro-Christian message: :n:

[OssMan]

Robinson Crusoe

Narrative: :y::n:
Pro-Christian message: :n:

[The Condor]

Why I Write by George Orwell.

Not much to say here. If you are a believer in Socialism it's up your alley. Just a few essays.

6.12/10

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

W. Somerset Maugham - The Magician 8/10

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Emile Zola - Therese Raquin 8/10

[El Fangel]

The Firm - 9/10
The Testament - 7/10
Game of Thrones - 10/10
The Disaster Artist - 9/10
Moby Dick (Currently Reading)

[El Fangel]

@Nerfs rep message

Yes, it is a tedious read so far. Thinking Call of The Wild next.

[The Condor]

Korea: The Impossible Country

Opens with a compact 20 page history of Korea but the entire book is about South Korea from 1945-the present with a focus on its contemporary culture. Religion, food, education, entertainment, social norms and a ton of other tenets of the society are covered and it's an awesome read to broaden your horizons and knowledge of a foreign and not-so-widely discussed culture.

[Impeccable]

Finished the last game of thrones book. Finally. 8/10

Just when you think things are wrapping up, he swerves. It was originally meant to be a trilogy but he keeps writing and writing.

They take real commitment though.

[voncouch]

Man's Search For Meaning by Victor Frankl

Very interesting book from a holocaust survivor / psychiatrist. Basically an existential look at how to find meaning in life when everything you've had has been stripped away. Definitely a suggested read.

[Skippord]

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis - 9/10

COOL BOOK

[The Condor]

The Professor's House by Willa Cather: 9/10

A modernist masterpiece

[Bobholly138]

No Country for old men-9/10 As good if not better than the film.
1984-10/10 One of the few classics I read in high school that I enjoyed.
Marjoe-7/10 Decent Bio on the infamous child preacher.

[Bobholly138]

http://i.imgur.com/DK2xi16.jpg?1

A good friend hooked me up with an Amazon giftcard for X-mas. I had been wanting this collection of Peter Bagge's Batboy comic from the late great Weekly World News. Found a used copy super cheap. This hardcover reprints the 2 years when Bagge was writing and drawing the strip. Great stuff.

[Bobholly138]

http://i.imgur.com/tyBz0Bw.jpg?1

The newest issue of the best magazine if you love cult,exploitation,horror and classic porn cinema. As always this is a great read.

[Fignuts]

Final Fantasy: The Sky

Okay, so I didn't read it since there are almost no words. It's an art book dedicated to Yoshitakia Amano's work from FF 1-10. As a kid I hated Amano's art and it even deterred me from playing Final Fantasy 6.(Though my first RPG experience with Dragon Warrior was the main problem) But over the years his art grew on me til I finally "got it".

This set is actually three books, each pertaining to a group of FF games, all together in a gorgeous box. It's not a series retrospective like the Capcom Complete works series. There is no commentary at all. It is a pure art book.

I've seen a lot of amano's art over the years, but this had lodes of stuff I had never seen. It has everything from two page spreads to art for all the monsters. The dark tower gaurdians from FF 3 were particularly cool. The book that contains FF 7-10 is much smaller than the others, as Amano was no longer the head designer. FF 9 actually gets the biggest page count in that book. Interesting though, that Red XIII seemingly may have had a bigger role in the initial stages of FF VIII, as Cloud's pet/companion.

Anyway this is an amazing set, and at 60 bucks, I felt like it was a great deal given the quality.

10/10

[Bobholly138]

Jack Ketchum's-Weed Species

This was originally a very limited print run chapbook. That was later reprinted as part of a mass market paperback. Based on that couple in Canada that were going around kidnapping then raping and killing teenage girls. It takes a lot to turn my stomach and this under 80 page story did that 4 times.

[Fox]

A Game of Thrones

Pretty great stuff. For some reason I was expecting really difficult to read, intricately detailed chapters like Tolkien, but it read more like adult Rowling to me (with more sex and violence than the Harry Potter series, obviously). The whole thing was kind of ruined for me though since I've watched the show. Clash of Kings next.

[Bobholly138]

Approaching Oblivion by Harlan Ellison-8 out of 10

Love Ellison's short fiction and this collection is well done. Plus it was only 50 cents.

[OssMan]

ken grimwood "replay"

pass.fail/pass.pass

Cool novel about this guy who dies and then awakens as himself like 25 years earlier, relives his life and makes a bunch of money via betting and stuff, dies again at the same time and keeps reliving his life, cool

[Immortal Moose]

House of Cards - 9/10

[Lock Jaw]

Star Wars: The Courtship of Princess Leia:

Now that it doesn't matter anymore, I have decided to see what I have missed out on in the Star Wars EU for the past 20 years. I rate this book 7.5/10. Think it had a weak beginning and a weak ending, but the middle part was pretty rad.

[Immortal Moose]

Fight Club - 7/10

[The Condor]

Failures of the Presidents: 6.5/10

An interesting book focusing on the failures of various presidents including 5 of the first 10, Franklin Pierce, Herbert Hoover, JFK, FDR, LBJ, Carter and Dubbya. Problems include bias' of the authors which are apparent with various statements of opinion presented as fact and a fair amount of editorializing. Most of these things are covered in various history courses in high scho and freshman college courses so there might only be a limited amount of new information for hardcore history buff readers.

[mitch_h]

I read The last Evenings on earth and By Night in Chile, they were both really good because Bolano is the best.

[whiteyford]

Divergent trilogy 8/10

Because I have the reading habits of a 15yo girl.

[mitch_h]

Traveller of a Century - Good/strange novel by this Argentinian writer named Andres Neuman. About some translator in the 19th century who ends up in this city and is unable to leave and the relationships he forms in the town. Felt indebted to Mann, Kafka. 8/10

[mitch_h]

I've been reading the works of this Swiss writer Robert Walser. I really like his stuff -unique, neurotic, modernist prose. He was this outsider who was once really popular and guys like Musil and Kafka liked his stuff, but he slipped into obscurity, had a nervous breakdown and ended up in an asylum. He would go on long walks, and died during one of these walks and someone took a picture.

http://www.full-stop.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Walser.jpg

[Lock Jaw]

Peter & Max by Bill Willingham

7/10. Based in the same universe(s) as his Fables comic book series. Was alright. Read like a children's book/fairy tale. Drawback of that is that it just felt like it didn't have enough depth for a novel. Still enjoyable, but as a novel, would have been cool to have more details. Would go through years in a character's life in two sentences...

[Sixx]

Apocalypse Watch - 3/10 The worst Ludlum novel I've ever read.

The Chancellor Manuscript - 9/10 The best Ludlum novel I've read.

3 books (fuck the titles) by Alex Kava - 5/10 Why do I even bother with modern crime novels by women. Well, at least she doesn't spend half the book describing outfits like Kathy Reichs.

[The Condor]

The Coldest Winter by David Halberstam 9/10

Single volume history(with fantastic background coverage) of the first year of the Korean War.

[Mr Burns]

Star Wars Darth Plagues by James Lucino 8/10

[redoneja]

The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia by James C. Scott 8/10

Well written book with a thought provoking thesis and evidence to back his claim.

[Bobholly138]

Stalking the Nightmare by Harlan Ellison-9/10 Best part is the story of when he got hired and fired by Disney in less than 3 hours.

[Clerk]

The Hunger Games Catching Fire? Think thats the name. 10/10 i read it last year. cool book.

[screech]

Inner Demons by Brian Coll - 10/10.

Author is a buddy of mine from college, which is the entire reason I got the book. I ended up really enjoying it, though. Great character development, plenty of gore, imagery is awesome (plus I'm mentioned a few times - famous NPC right here).

[Bobholly138]

Lemons Never Lie by Richard Stark

The last of the Grofield series. Fun fast paced pulpy crime drama. 8/10

[Fox]

Read the entire Game of Thrones series in the span of about 6 months. The fourth one was tough to get through (it features all of my least favorite characters), but making it to the fifth one made it worthwhile. Giving them individual ratings would be difficult at this point, since they all kind of run into each other in my head. Great though, if you're into fantasy/political dramas.

Finished "Catcher in the Rye" about a month ago - my first time reading it. I loved the style of the writing, but it ended up being rather simplistic. Don't really see what all the fuss is about. I guess it was more controversial when it was written.

"Catch Me If You Can" is amazing. I highly recommend it to pretty much anyone. Don't let the Spielberg film turn you off from reading it - they're almost completely different. Reading, in detail, the depth that he went to fool so many people in so many scams was incredible. Pretty addictive book - I think I finished this in under a week.

Finished "Enders Game" about a week ago. Pretty awesome stuff - way better than the incredibly shitty film.

I started reading "The Forever War", but stopped about a quarter of the way through. Pretty depressing shit, which I guess figures, since it's basically a Vietnam War veteran's story set in a futuristic world fighting against alien beings. I'll probably finish it later in the year.

Reading the new version of "The Death of WCW" right now. I've read the first publication version about 100 times, so reading the new version with about 40% more text is a bit refreshing.

Just purchased about 10 new books for my Kindle (Top 10 sellers on Amazon for 2014), so I'll start something new soon. It'll be nice to read something from this year.

[Shisen Kopf]

Coupon Book 6/10. Some good stuff but mostly a load of nonsense I'll never use.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

William M. Thackeray - Barry Lyndon 7/10
Not as good as Vanity Fair, but still a decent read.

On to Machiavelli's The Prince.

[Bobholly138]

I had my girlfriend challenge me to read more books than she will this year. She set her goal at 100 books for 2015 so I gotta do at least 101. Finished up book 4 about an hour ago.

http://doubletsblogofreviews.blogspot.com/2015/01/2015-reading-challenge-book-004-garbage.html

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kd5KluPJPao/VK1V_hBfS4I/AAAAAAAACn8/gGVhF5loiAM/s1600/DSCF3559.JPG

4.95 outta 5

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Machiavelli - The Prince 8/10

I am now on to Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Political Economy/The Social Contract.

[Bobholly138]

List of every book I have read so far in 2015. (http://doubletsblogofreviews.blogspot.com/search/label/2015%20reading%20challenge)

[Bobholly138]

Read a collection of Terry Laban's Eno and Plum comic strips. This early 90s comic strip is a what if Betty from Archie grew up and married the biggest slacker in the world. Plus how can you hate a comic with a great parody of the Cathy comic strip.

[Bobholly138]

Read the Bat Boy comic strip collection from the Weekly World News over the past few days. For an actual book the last one I read was ring of hell. Up to 20 books so far this year. SO hitting my goal of 101 shouldnt be that hard.

[Bobholly138]

Finished up the third Walking Dead novel. Was damn good and made up for how bad book 2 was.

[mitch_h]

I just read this french book called "The Opposing Shore". It is about two fictional countries that been in a 200 year old Cold War and this guy Aldo who is sent to a military fortress and starts stirring shit. Philosophically I didn't really understand it but the writing is sleepy and "atmospheric". I don't know, I liked it.

[Lock Jaw]

Star Wars: The Courtship of Princess Leia:

Now that it doesn't matter anymore, I have decided to see what I have missed out on in the Star Wars EU for the past 20 years. I rate this book 7.5/10. Think it had a weak beginning and a weak ending, but the middle part was pretty rad.

Been continuing with this...

Star Wars: Tattoine Ghost - A book that was written post-prequel trilogy but was written to fit chronologically in right after Courtship of Princess Leia. Mainly a Leia/Han book where they chase after a piece of art on Tattoine while Leia "comes to grips" with her past (incorporating her learning stuff from the prequel trilogy about Anakin and Anakin's mom)..... I'd say 6/10.... was not too hot on it, especially in light of the books that I read after it...


Which were....

Star Wars: Heir to the Empire
Star Wars: Dark Force Rising
Star Wars: The Last Command

Otherwise known as "The Thrawn Trilogy". I loved it.... each book just got better. 10/10 as a whole.... loved all the new characters, and it really felt like I could have been watching a new trilogy.

Felt like the death of Thrawn was rather anti-climactic, though... should have been a bigger deal/moment

[Bobholly138]

Life after Death by Damien Echoals

Grabbed this cheap a few days back. Decent read with a few slow points. Combination of his old journals and his diaries when he was in jail.

[rad dggy dg]

Hi everyone its me rad dggy dg and the last book I read was moby dick. It was really good. The whael is really big and crazy.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Jean-Jacques Rousseau - The Social Contract 7.5/10

[rad dggy dg]

Hi everony its rad dggy dg and the last book I read was chicken soup for the teenage soul. it was pretty good and inspirational but a bit long imo.

[Bobholly138]

After the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn

Decent superhero novel. Celica is the daughter of a superman and wonder woman stand ins. She has no powers and is tired of their villains always kidnapping her. But now she has a chance to help send their biggest threat to jail.

Worth the $2 I paid for it. 3.45 outta 5

[Bobholly138]

Extinction Parade vol 1 by Max Brooks (http://doubletsblogofreviews.blogspot.com/2015/02/2015-reading-challenge-book-027.html)
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kmka8eLad2o/VORgh-EbeXI/AAAAAAAAC1U/VczId72HXSg/s1600/Extinction%2BParade.JPG
Good art but the story is lacking in this comic about vampires fighting zombies. 1.95 outta 5

[Bobholly138]

Console Wars by Blake J Harris (http://doubletsblogofreviews.blogspot.com/2015/02/2015-reading-challenge-book-028-console.html)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0a6mBvVcT5o/VORmDy2ju-I/AAAAAAAAC1k/XLqNlGhf1qQ/s1600/console%2Bwars.jpg

Ok book about the Sega vs Nintendo 16 bit console war.

2.15 outta 5

[Bobholly138]

Nexus Archives Volume 2 by Mike Baron and Steve Rude (http://doubletsblogofreviews.blogspot.com/2015/02/2015-reading-challenge-book-029-nexus.html)http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0OAbyrzD84E/VORtCeSqTCI/AAAAAAAAC10/uDT-flN_wnc/s1600/Nexus%2BArchive%2Bvol%2B02.JPG

Nicely designed hardcover collection of 7 early issues of the 80s indy comic Nexus. 4.45 outta 5

[Bobholly138]

My Life in Wrestling by Playboy Gary Hart (http://doubletsblogofreviews.blogspot.com/2015/02/2015-reading-challenge-book-031-my-life.html)http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7uncoTpVXJQ/VOR8wtYbSUI/AAAAAAAAC2U/2_XMkv-jJxM/s1600/gary%2Bhart%2Bbio.jpg

After years of searching about 3 weeks ago I finally got a copy of what I believe to be the second best wrestler biography I have read.

4.75 outta 5

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Whats numbero uno?

[Bobholly138]

Whats numbero uno?
A three way tie between Foley's first book,Jericho's first book and Hardcore Holly's book.

[Immortal Moose]

The Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut
5/5
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41NpTHgxYeL.jpg

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Erasmus - Praise of Folly 7.5/10

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Owen Jones - The Establishment: And How the Get Away With It 8.5/10

Every time I finished a chapter I felt angry, and usually that is a good sign, as few books I read elicit a strong emotion from me. I don't particularly follow politics as for the longest time I've just had the view that all politicians are self-serving hypocrites who whore themselves to the highest bidder, but the picture this book paints of the incestuous relationship between politicians, corporations, and the media just reveals the extent in which the Government is compromised.

This is an overtly left-wing book so I need to balance it out with some neo-liberal literature, but on the whole, I come away feeling that railways and utilities need to be renationalised, and big corporations need to be challenged and tempered. But, while both Labour and the Conservative politicians continue to have no qualms sucking on the neo-liberal teat, nothing is going to be done to change the disparity in British Society.

Crikey. This reads like some first year undergrad student ranting against the machine, but this book just left me angry.

[The Mask]

who are you voting for garf?

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

No idea. I might just write on my ballot: "Fuck all of them!" and sign it with your name. ;)

[The Mask]

They might wonder why that happened twice :'(

[Lock Jaw]

Finished reading Star Wars: Jedi Academy Trilogy

Consisting of "Jedi Search", "Dark Apprentice", and "Champions of the Force"

I'd rate it maybe 7.5/10...

Felt very "weird" because it tries to reconcile Thrawn trilogy with the "Dark Empire" comic books which felt like a "different take entirely" on what happens post-rotj. So trying to reconcile the two "takes"/"continuities" was very "messy"....

Still, there were some "cool moments" in the trilogy....

On the whole, though, felt that the "antagonists" were really weak in this... like they were just "there" and didn't really pose anything other than a "minor nuisance".... never felt like any of them were "major threats"....

[Blonde Moment]

http://www.sffaudio.com/images10/BRILSheepfarmersDaughter500.jpg

Found it difficult to put down once I started and i like how portrayed the day t o day activities of a mercenary in training.

[Lock Jaw]

Star Wars: I, Jedi - 7/10

Was a very weird book because it felt like two books, really.... First half of the book was basically a giant retcon, retconning this one character into the events of the previous book trilogy and retelling it from his POV. The second half was his further adventures. Overall pretty average.

[Immortal Moose]

Escape from Baghdad 8.5/10
https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1417045270l/23013966.jpg

I thought it was hilarious.

[Heyman]

"The Stock Market Cash Flow," ~ Andy Tanner.

[StuartFinnigan]

Bin reading some books on personal development. Will Smith writes and speaks about motivation and his stuff is pretty good.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Was years ago, but

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51P53I6qFnL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

8/10

[DAMN iNATOR]

Also years ago, but:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/45/InfernalCity.jpg/220px-InfernalCity.jpg
8.75/10

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a2/Keyes_-_Lord_of_Souls.png
9.5/10

[Bobholly138]

Mail order mysteries

This is about all the shit they use to sell in comic books. Stuff like sea monkeys,x-ray specs and other junk.

Neat book. But not worth cover price.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Mail order mysteries

This is about all the shit they use to sell in comic books. Stuff like sea monkeys,x-ray specs and other junk.

Neat book. But not worth cover price.

So, basically novelty/gag stuff that's mostly relegated to specialty boutique stores like Spencer's Gifts these days?

[Bobholly138]

So, basically novelty/gag stuff that's mostly relegated to specialty boutique stores like Spencer's Gifts these days?

Yeah pretty much. But they also included stuff like how in the 50s and 60s you could order pet monkeys and other odd things.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Yeah, I gathered that. I guess it sounds like it could be sorta cool if you had nothing else worth reading, but probably not as much of a page-turner as one would think.

[KIRA]

The price of salt 7/10

[OssMan]

read this book called "nineteen minutes"... just insanely sad... had a little overdramatic hollywood style trial at the end, but still was just really fucked, liked it though, good read...

[OssMan]

read the whole harry potter series over the past six months, first four get a fail.pass/pass.pass, last three get a pass.fail/pass.pass

[Bobholly138]

Yeah, I gathered that. I guess it sounds like it could be sorta cool if you had nothing else worth reading, but probably not as much of a page-turner as one would think.

I enjoyed it cause I remembered seeing most of the stuff in ads as a kid reading comics.

It isn't worth the cover price. But isn't hard to find cheap.

[Bobholly138]

The Plutonium Blonde by John Zakour & Lawrence Gannem

Set in the future and based around only one private detective left on earth. So kind of a film noir/science fiction blend. Worth the 50 cents I paid for it.

[OssMan]

j.m. coetzee "disgrace", didn't understand the situation in south africa regarding apartheid and stuff, interesting though about the downfall of this middle-aged "womanizer" whose life gets fucked up from an affair with a college student and he ends up having sex with this ugly woman multiple times...

[OssMan]

"The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios" by Yann Martel... couple "powerful" short stories or whatever... bought this in Canada, 1 of the stories took place in some shitty neighborhood of washington, DC

[mitch_h]

http://bestanimations.com/Holidays/Fireworks/fireworks-animation-19-2.gif mitch_h 2015 reading list http://bestanimations.com/Holidays/Fireworks/fireworks-animation-19-2.gif




Independant People - Haldor Laxness

This was my favourite book of 2015. It was about this Icelandic farmer who wants to just live off his small bit of land and not have to depend on anyone for anything and all this terrible shit happens to him and his family. Very well written, and despite being incredibly bleak there is a lot of humour and the book does a great job traversing late 19th and early 20th century Iceland. I find a lot of smarty pants literature has to reference a whole bunch of other books and greek mythology and stuff, but this book sticks with its own history and way of life, a lot of references to dogs and sheep and dogs and sheep with intestinal worms. I give this book 10/10!!!

The Emigrants - W.G Sebald

Great book, Sebald is probably the best writer of the past 20 years. Very simple yet unique style of writing. 10/10

Blow Up and Other Stories - Julio Cortazar

A good collection of stories, every story was very good and memorable. 9/10

The Man Without Qualities - Robert Musil

I try to read one big, “important” book each year. This was worth the time and effort, Musil died before he could finish it and despite the book being over one thousand pages it still feels unfinished :(. 9/10

The Invention of Morel - Casares Biouy

Cool little book. Sort of Science fiction, but more rooted in the Latin American style of writing, so not a lot of time on exposition and world building. This felt like very good/unconventional Twilight Zone episode and I think this book was referenced on the hit TV show LOST. I would recommend it to people who are looking for a good and smart little novel but aren’t big readers. 8/10

Last Evenings on Earth - Roberto Bolano

Mostly great, maybe one or two dud stories. Mauricio 'The Eye' Silva" was a really cool story. 8/10

Tomorrow in the Battle Think of Me - Javier Marias

Didn’t like it as much as other book I read by Javier Marias but still good. Cool plot, guy goes to have sex with married woman and she dies while he is there. 8/10

Sirens of the Titan - Kurt Vonnegut

Sweet book, much better than expected.


Zeroville - Steve Erickson

Good novel for movie fans. Sometimes it felt like Delilo-lite, but it made me want to check out more of this guy’s work. Thankfully James Franco is bringing this to the big screen in 2016!!. 8/10

House of Leaves - Mark Z Danielewski

I had bought this book 10 years ago but lost it, finally decided to re-purchase it and I’m glad I did. Cool story about a house that is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. Very “postmodern”, a lot of different gimmicks and literary tricks, I thought it worked. Another book I would recommend for the more casual reader looking for something cool.

All Fires the Fire - Julio Cortazar

8/10

The Power and the Glory - Graham Greene

8/10

Slade House - David Mitchell

I liked this more than Bone Clocks. I have found that as Mitchell has embraced “genre fiction” he has lost some nuance as a storyteller, he seems to rely more on his characters espousing expository monologues, still better than most stuff out there, and this is the only book I read that was actually published in 2015. 8/10


The Opposing Shore - Julien Gracq

8/10.

Pedro Palomar - Juan Rulfo

I need to re-read this. Despite being less than 200 pages long It was much more difficult than I thought it would be, a lot of shifts in time and character perspective.

Empire's Crossroads: A History of the Caribbean - Carrie Gibson
Nonfiction 8/10

To the Lighthouse - Virginia Woolf

Enjoyed it more than I thought I would, something you appreciate more than like. 7/10

The Lathe of Heaven - Ursula Le Guin

Straight up science fiction. Reminded me of Phillip K Dick.


We Love Glenda So Much - Julio Cortazar

Started getting Cortazar burnout, I don’t even think I finished this collection. There was this really good story where this guy goes to Guatemala or Nicaragua or something and he takes pictures at all these nice touristy things, and then when he develops the pictures they are pictures of firing squads and other acts of violence and oppression. This story pops into my head every couple of weeks. 7/10

23 Things they Don’t Tell you About Capitalism - Ha-Joon Chang
Nonfiction, preaching to the converted, still liked it though. 7/10

The Mysterious Stranger - Mark Twain

7/10

Cosmos - Witold Gombrowicz

First half was sweet, second half was batshit crazy and I couldn’t really get into it. 6/10


On Heroes and Tombs - Ernesto Sabato

I was very disappointed with this book/feel like I didn’t get it. I didn’t think it came together to tell a compelling story and I probably don’t know enough about the history of Argentina to have this work as a political allegory. There is a section called “Report on the Blind” where a character thinks there is a secret society of blind people trying to get him, that section was pretty great.


Chasing the Scream - Johann Hari

Nonfiction. I keep looking for a good book about the science behind addiction but always end up with more of a social look at the overall war on drugs. I found out halfway through reading this that Hari had killed his career by making up sources and other bullshit. Some of it was interesting. 5/10

[Lock Jaw]

Star Wars: Children of the Jedi 4/10. Was really kind of bad... Kept waiting for it to pick up, and then it finally does when there is like 5 chapters left in the book, and even then was not too great. Probably also didn't help that I saw the new Star Wars movie in the midst of reading this book.... Officially invalidating it forever...

Already started on the next book in the old expanded universe, though.... Already infinitely better....

[OssMan]

re-read ender's game and ender's shadow and just finished shadow of the hegemon... all of these stories are genius and insanely well written

seems like a huge shame that orson scott card is not "world renowned" even tho he is a huge racist i think

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Vijay Prakash Singha - An Introduction to Hindustani Classical Music: A Guidebook for Beginners 6.8/10

Perhaps it is because I have been listening to Indian classical music for a couple of years, now, but it seemed a bit too basic. I wanted more information about how the raga sangeet is formed, and more information about the differences between khyal and dhrupad styles, and how semi-classical forms like thumri and daadra differ from full classical music.

[Shisen Kopf]

Lol books

[Lock Jaw]

Star Wars: Darksaber - 9/10

Good book, loses some points due to one of the plots kind of being anti-climactic. Next book is written by the person who wrote the last book, which was terrible, so dreading it....

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

John Keay - India: A History 8/10

Good for a general survey.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Richard Yates - Revolutionary Road 8/10

Sadly, I had seen the film first and all the time reading the book I was picturing Leonardo Di Caprio as Frank.

[Swiss Ultimate]

Son of the Black Sword (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016QP1PJW/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1)
10/10
Fast moving. Brutal action. Neat world.

[Bobholly138]

Card Sharks-8 outta 10

Starts off as the history of baseball cards. Then changes into a fairly revealing behind the scenes look at the early years of Upper Deck trading cards.

[XL]

Read "The Girl On The Train" as my wife had recently bought it, and I caught the trailer for the upcoming movie starring Emily Blunt (:drool:) and was intrigued.

Read it in 2 days so it must have kept me interested (a proverbial "page turner"). The plot was interesting for the most part, it's written from the perspective of 3 different women, however, they all "sound" the same. It's a little difficult to follow at first as the timeline jumps around.

There's a twist at the end which is pretty well executed, as in you might not see it coming, yet it descends into Bond Villain territory with the level of tacked on exposition from the bad guy of the book.

Another issue is that none of the characters are all that likeable, and the message seems to be that all women are fucked up, and all men are monsters.

[McLegend]

Gone Girl 10/10- crazy shit

Harry Potter and The sorcerer's stone 8/10
Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secerts 9.5/10
Harry Potter and the prisoner of Askaban 7.5/10
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fie 9/10 shit got real here
Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix 8.5/10 There is a chapter where it is just Harry and Dumbledore and that's probably the best chapter in the series so far.

[Destor]

Old Man Logan: 10/10

[Lock Jaw]

Star Wars: Planet of Twilight 4.5/10

Took me a long time to get through this one..... Was also "not very good"..... finally got "exciting" around the final two chapters of the book..... Seemed slightly better than Children of the Jedi, I guess..... I don't know if this author wrote any more Star Wars books, but I may have to skip them.....

[Lock Jaw]

Took a break from Star Wars books and read:

The Letter Writer 9/10...... I liked it a bunch and finished it pretty quick.... detective story in 1940s New York..... wasn't until the Afterward that I appreciated that a lot of the stuff was historically accurate.......

[Seanny One Ball]

Been reading Nightmares and Dreamscapes and The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King this week and there are some excellent shorts in there.

Dolan's Cadillac is a particular favourite because it's awesomely sinister and heroically vengeful.

Other favourites include Blockade Billy (a creepy yet nostalgic baseball short), Bad Little Kid and Ur.

I have a few to read but it's good to have a short story before bed because you can finish it.

[Ruien]

Finished the second book in the 5th wave series. Hate both booms so far but want to finish the story. 2/5.

[Seanny One Ball]

That happened to me with those terrible Divergent films.

[Seanny One Ball]

Currently I am reading "The Thurber Carnival" by James Thurber.
I had read some of the short stories but I forgot how funny Thurber can be inside ten pages. It's a style I greatly envy. I wrote the beginnings of a short story the other day, read some Thurber and immediately resigned myself to mediocrity.
Mitty is always a favourite but The Catbird Seat and The Man Who Hated Moonbaum were new to me. The Cane In The Corridor was particularly memorable, I'm still trying to figure it out.

[Bad News Gertner]

Just watch the movie fools.

[Seanny One Ball]

Only with Shawshank

[WinterDecay]

Finished The Hardcore Truth: The Bob Holly Story ... 4.25/5 - very interesting stories

[Bobholly138]

Full Dark,No Stars-9 outta 10

Outside of the Dark Tower stuff,since the early 90s King's novels have been good until the end,where they fall to pieces. But his novellas and short stories are still great. This collection of 4 novellas is as good if not better than Different Seasons.

King has mentioned in interviews this collection was inspired by the modern splatterpunk authors like Jack Ketchum,Edward Lee and Wrath James White.

This is actually a re-read. I grabbed this and read it when it hit paperback. But recently got the hardcover for a buck. Plus wanted to at least re-read Big Driver and A good Marriage again after seeing the film adaptations of them.

Cinema Sewer volume 3-10/10

This is a collection of the Out of print early issues of Cinema Sewer magazine.Which covers horror/cult/sci fi/classic porn movies/tv shows and books. The author of Cinema Sewer is best known for being the person that broke the news that Thora Birch's parents were famous pornstars.

[Seanny One Ball]

I need to read Diary by Chuck Pahlaniuk and Broken Monsters by someone who's name I forget. They sound creepy as hell.

[Lock Jaw]

Returning to Star Wars books....

Star Wars: The Crystal Star - 8/10

Was interesting...... the first book to really give Jacen and Jaina Solo some characterization/spotlight......

[Impeccable]

I finished JRs book recently and also Justin Roberts.

JRs book was okay. I was enjoying it but them it abruptly ended at WM15. Obviously a ploy to write a second book much like Jericho does. I was really looking forward to reading about JR signing all of the mid 2000s talent. He's a talented storyteller though and at least this way I didn't have to listen to his god awful impressions of Stu Hart and Terry Funk. 7/10

Justin Roberts I really enjoyed. Probably because I picked it up for £0.74 on Amazon kindle. He basically lived his dream but then got very very bitter to WWE. It was really interesting to read the full account of his side of the Connor Michalek story. It does make you see the corporate side of WWE in a different light. 8/10 (higher mark because I had little expectations for such a cheap read)

[Locke]

A man called OVE - C+

To much Hype for me persnaly, inherently unlikeable character was post to become likeable, but didn't become so for me, innit.

[Fignuts]

The Call- Peadar O'Guilin

7/10

None of the characters are particulsrly interesting, and the book moves at such a breackneck pace that you don't really have enough time with them to really care about what happens to them, with the exception of the prrotagonist and her best friend. But even they are just bland archtypes that you've seen in countless stories.

That said, the Sidhe, their horrific world, and the plot surrounding them kept me glued to this book til the end.

Would compare this to well made horror film thats a lot of fun, but doesnt change the genre in any way.

[Seanny One Ball]

Anyone here agree that horror stories are far better told through literature than screen?
I tend to watch horror now more than ever but I always find books far scarier a medium than film. Something about it being hard to "turn off".

[Fignuts]

I agree. I also think its easier to put yourself in the characters shoes in literature. Because you have to picture everything in your head, I think people naturally see everything in their minds as terrifying as it could be to them.

[Fignuts]

Actually just bought a handful of horror novels. The Call was one of them pretty fucking dark and gruesome. If there was an arguement for the demographic of Young Adult novels being subjective, The Call would be a great example.

Reading Hyperion by Dan Simmons which is a sci fi horror novel, and its pretty good so far.

I've read some creepypastas that were a lot of fun but wouldn't translate well or be nearly as scary on film.

Ubloo is one that comes to mind. Definitely check that one out.

[OssMan]

Been wanting to read a few stephen kings

[OssMan]

Just finished "gone girl"

It was goodish, insane and stressful

[Fignuts]

Been wanting to read a few stephen kings

Kind of want to recommend Dark Tower for the first 4 books, but I kind of don't for the last 3.

[Ruien]

Read the series The Summoner. Was really good. 8 of 10. The final 100 pages or so were so rushed but whatever. That's the only negative.

[Destor]

"The Road to Serfdom" - Fredrich von Hayek


10/10

[Jean Paul]

The Mist by Stephen Kings 8/10

[Bobholly138]

Kind of want to recommend Dark Tower for the first 4 books, but I kind of don't for the last 3.

What about the other 2 books in the series? There is Wind through the keyhole and the revised version of The Gunslinger.

Without going into spoilers I count the revised GUnslinger as the last book in the series.

I don't get why the books 5,6 and 7 get so much hate. I can kinda get why the ending of book 7 gets some hate. But if you had read the first 4 books closely King had been leading up to the ending of Book 7 for a long time. There was clues all over.

One of the major Dark Tower websites correctly predicted the ending of book 7 right about the time book 5 came out.


Last book I read was Sick Little Monkeys the unofficial story of Ren and Stimpy. The author managed to get pretty much everyone that worked on Ren and Stimpy,besides John K,to talk to him. And there is lots of stuff revealed in the book I had never heard before. And I have read plenty of fan press,interviews and other stuff from various people that worked on Ren and Stimpy. It feels like I am one of the few people that read all the Ren and Stimpy articles in the short lived Wild Cartoon Kingdom magazine.

[Bad News Gertner]

Mad Dog, Midgets and Screwjobs Jobs: the History of Montreal Wrestling 7/10. It got kind of repetitive.

[LibSuperstar]

Capitol Revolution - great read for wrestling fans who want to learn about early WWE history

9/10

[Shisen Kopf]

The Bible. Praise be 5/7! The parts where Jesus does stuff is the best

[Swiss Ultimate]

I read this and liked it. Whole series of books. 9/10

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[Swiss Ultimate]

I loved this book as a teenager, probably because of all the dirty dirty sex that happened "off-camera".

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8/10

[Swiss Ultimate]

This series was my jam when I was in elementary and middle school. Was obsessed with them, but now I'm not.

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7/10

[Seanny One Ball]

LOL

I have a pretty large collection of true crime/serial killer books from that age. I might throw them out.

[Swiss Ultimate]

LOL

I have a pretty large collection of true crime/serial killer books from that age. I might throw them out.

Really? That's kind of cool. I read a lot of Stephen King novels too, but I preferred science fiction and fantasy.

[Blue Demon]

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I generally like Grisham's work, but this one was weak. 5/10

[Swiss Ultimate]

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10/10

[Swiss Ultimate]

I love every book in the original Ender series except the last one.

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[OssMan]

I liked it, Xenocide was my favorite of the sequels and Children of the Mind had all the fallout from the events that started in Xenocide.. There were some nutty bits added in though

[Swiss Ultimate]

I liked it, Xenocide was my favorite of the sequels and Children of the Mind had all the fallout from the events that started in Xenocide.. There were some nutty bits added in though

After SPOILER happened I gave up on COTM.

I forgot how to do spoiler tags apparently.

[Seanny One Ball]

Orson Scott Card prefers Serenity to Ender's Game. He thinks it's the best sci fi movie ever made.
I have never read his books.

[Seanny One Ball]

I liked Foundation by Asimov. It's possibly the least colourful style of writing I have ever seen, like a scientific diary or something but it's somehow brilliant despite that.

[OssMan]

Orson Scott Card is kind of insane & you might be referring to the Ender's Game movie, which was really just a hollywood money grab

I didn't find myself enthralled by Foundation.. started it about a month ago and read maybe half when it was the only book I had in Europe, now that I'm back amongst my own library I moved on to others

[Swiss Ultimate]

Orson Scott Card prefers Serenity to Ender's Game. He thinks it's the best sci fi movie ever made.
I have never read his books.

I used to read his blog religiously

[Lock Jaw]

Forrest Gump - 7.5/10

Started off kind of like the movie and then veered drastically off. I still enjoyed reading it.

[Bobholly138]

Get in the Van-8 outta 10

Rollins book about his time in Black Flag. Great read.

[Jordan]

I quit smoking pot a few months ago so I've had to find things to do to fill that time I used to waste so I got myself a library card. I've been on a Stephen King movie kick so I've decided to go to his world and read as many of his works that I can.

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3/5

This is a quick novella set in the 1970's in Castle Rock. Gwendy is a young girl who meets a mysterious man who bestows upon her a magical box with 9 buttons. 7 of which represent the major geographic areas on the planet and two others which represent "whatever she wants" or "total annihilation". The box also provides other "gifts" that help her throughout the short story. The book was written initially by King but once he hit a wall he sent it to Chizmar who added to it, send it back to King, and after a couple more trades they had a finished product. The chapters are very short, almost like an outline than an in depth depiction of events. I did enjoy it though, it spoke to me in a way that was very contemporary even though it was set in the 70's. I wouldn't describe the book as a scary, but rather intriguing and suspenseful. I finished the book in just over 2 hours so it doesn't take a lot of time, if you'd like something quick and fun I would recommend it.

[Jordan]

I have "Needful Things" on hold at the library so I will jump into that soon. I'll probably go and pick up something else from King tomorrow.

[Splaya]

Just finished "gone girl"

It was goodish, insane and stressful

I just finished about a month ago. Took me awhile to get going on it, but once I got past like page 100, I finished the book in 3-4 days.

I made sure that friends that had read the book did not tell me the ending. Loved the ending and it actually made my jaw drop.

[Splaya]

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I generally like Grisham's work, but this one was weak. 5/10

Agreed, the book never had a flow to it. It was just like "eh" the entire time.

Although nothing will ever compare to when The Testament and the Brethren were back to back books for him. WOW

[Lock Jaw]

Gump & Co. - 5/10

I dunno. I wasn't really feeling most of this book. A far cry from the first one.

[OssMan]

Amy poehler's autobiography "Yes Please" was okay, generally it's hard to make an autobiography interesting and not masturbatory and she did pretty good, she praises Hillary Clinton and some other dickheads a bit too much imo, but some parts are funny and thoughtful, had a lot of variety

[OssMan]

I Am Zlatan zlatan ibrahimovic book... really good for an autobiography... Probably the only athlete who is very interesting and has a different perspective on things and is also just an insanely good athlete. I read a david foster wallace "review" of this autobiography about some nymphette Tennis starlet, Traci Austin, where he was supremely disappointed that she was pretty empty headed despite being a brilliant tennis player, and he concluded that basically having nothing going through your head is the essence of being able to be perform at that level. Zlatan is in the >1% of athletes to whom this doesnt apply (maybe Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant also)... Zlatan also appears to be the only athlete who doesn't thank Jesus for every single good thing that happens to him. Love this book, love zlatan, there are a lot of funny stories and quotes like "I once fell off the roof of the child care center" and "Louis Van Gaal is a pompous ass"

[Seanny One Ball]

You should probably read a few more books if you honesy think Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the only athlete who is good at his job, has a personality and who has something to say.

Christ.

[OssMan]

Like who

[Seanny One Ball]

There are literally hundreds. If it's football you like then give Alex Ferguson, Harry Redknapp and Brian Clough. If you're looking for slightly more recent players then for various reasons Gazza, Roy Keane, Tony Adams and Paul Merson are worth reading. Every one of them a cunt or a disaster.

I'm just saying that as far as interesting characters go, Zlatan is far from alone.

[Lock Jaw]

2019 books so far:

"Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
Was many years since I have read an "educational" book, and was worried my brain couldn't take it, but I couldn't put it down and read it pretty quick actually. Lots of interesting thoughts, if a bit pessimistic about humans at times.

"Death on the Nile" by Agatha Christie
First book of hers I have read... I liked the focus on dialog and just working everything out through polite conversation, logic, and reasoning.

"Death in the Clouds" by Agatha Christie
Decided to try another one. Enjoyed it, but not as much as Death in the Nile. The end of this one felt more like "oh yeah, let's do a twist".... technically the twist was still based in logic and reason, but not in a way that was "oh yeah, I should have thought of that", more like "who would even think of that in that way?".

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

"Nobody Knows but Everybody Remembers" by Mark Long

It is essentially a memoir by one of the original and longest serving members of the performance arts/fringe theatre company, The People Show. I'm cataloguing their archives, so I read it as part of my background research. It kind of helped that I had already had a cursory look through the records in the archive and read some other books on British fringe theatre, as the narrative of the book is all over the place; one moment the author could be talking about something in the late 1960s and then jump to another event in the 1990s. An amusing read, at times, though.

[Lock Jaw]

Book #4 of 2019:

"Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow" by Yuval Noah Harari.
It was harder to get into this book, as the first third or so felt like a recap of things I just read in his first book. The last third, where he actually talks about the future was very interesting! Fascinating to think about, and I got stuck in some deep thoughts.

[Lock Jaw]

2019 Book #5:

"The Lost City of The Monkey God" by Douglas Preston. A true accounting of the search for a lost city in the Honduras rainforest.

Amazing the secrets, dangers, and wonder that can still be found on our planet! That a journey to somewhere on our own planet can be harsher and more dangerous than a journey to the moon.

Also, I think I'm developing a reading problem. I wanted to read more books in 2019, and now I am reading books too fast. It has also really set back my comic book reading.

[Splaya]

I've read three books so far. Goal is to read at least one a month but can obviously go past that.

Dopesick- Was a book that went into great detail about the opioid crisis in America. Very in depth book that allowed you to see why so many people who used Oxycontin ended up using heroin. 9/10

A Cold Day in Paradise. Typical Murder thriller. This was recommended by a teacher friend of mine and it did not disappoint. Dragged on a bit but had a pretty good ending. 8/10

The Reckoning by John Grisham- Grisham lately has been so hit or miss. This book, at least in my eyes, did not disappoint me at all. I loved it. It had a story that made you question the motives of a guy, hate him, then root for him because of his past and ended with an ending that made my jaw hit the floor. I would put it in the top 5 of his books in my eyes. 10/10

[Lock Jaw]

2019 Book #5:

"The Lost City of The Monkey God" by Douglas Preston. A true accounting of the search for a lost city in the Honduras rainforest.

Amazing the secrets, dangers, and wonder that can still be found on our planet! That a journey to somewhere on our own planet can be harsher and more dangerous than a journey to the moon.

Also, I think I'm developing a reading problem. I wanted to read more books in 2019, and now I am reading books too fast. It has also really set back my comic book reading.

Just happened to catch something about this on TV in a show called "Museum Mysteries". It was maybe a 5 minute segment rife with inaccuracies, over exaggerations, and sensationalism. Made me chuckle.

[Lock Jaw]

2019 Book #6: "We Have The Technology: How Biohackers, Foodies, Physicians, and Scientists Are Transforming Human Perception One Sense At a Time" by Kara Platoni.

I picked this book by going to the "science" section of the library and judging the books by their covers. Overall, there were some interesting chapters and thoughts to be had, and I don't REGRET reading it..... but... I guess I see now why they tell you not to judge books from their covers. Also, the font in the book was very small, which bugged me.

[Lock Jaw]

2019 Book #7: "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

I didn't really care for it. There were pretty much 0 likeable characters in the book, and felt like no real purpose to it.

[Fignuts]

Read Garth Ennis's The Crossed.

Serious question: What in the actual fuck is wrong with Garth Ennis?

Also, started reading Fire and Blood. Reads like a wikipedia article so far.

[OssMan]

2019 Book #7: "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

I didn't really care for it. There were pretty much 0 likeable characters in the book, and felt like no real purpose to it.
I didn't finish this book when I tried to read it (I was like 21) had to keep referring back to the family tree of people with the same name and got confused...

[Lock Jaw]

I kept flipping back too, but then at a certain point I just started to flip back less because it was like "Ehhh, who cares who they are related to"

[GD]

Finished listening to "Small Fry". It was quite an emotional journey.

[Lock Jaw]

2019 Book #8: "The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water" by Charles Fishman.

I really enjoyed this book. I feel like I have a deeper respect and understanding of water now. It is the most important thing on the planet, and people tend to take it for granted and largely ignore it... which is leading to a lot of trouble, and has the potential to lead to even more!

[Seanny One Ball]

Water... Like from the toilet?

[Lock Jaw]

That is one place water is, yes.

[Seanny One Ball]

Not Sure

[Lock Jaw]

Go check. It is true.

[Seanny One Ball]

Brawndo's got what plants crave

[Lock Jaw]

2019 Book #9: "Behind Enemy Lines: The True Story of a French Jewish Spy in Nazi Germany", the biography of Marthe Cohn. I saw her speak a few months ago, so I had to read her book (especially since she was very old and quiet with an accent and I couldn't understand everything she was saying)

I always struggle with reading or watching anything that deals with the holocaust, because it is some of the darkest depths of humanity possible, and hits close to home.... I always need to remind myself that at those dark times, there was also very bright points of light from heroes big and small who just tried to do the right thing.... so humanity wasn't ALL bad

[Bobholly138]

Read Garth Ennis's The Crossed.

Serious question: What in the actual fuck is wrong with Garth Ennis?

Also, started reading Fire and Blood. Reads like a wikipedia article so far.

Crossed and the various spinoff series were gory fun. Ennis has a very dark sense of humor.

Reading Pimp by Iceberg Slim. Had heard of the book for years. Then back in February found a copy at Walmart. In their Celebrate Black History month display. Damn good book so far.

Just read the comic book adaptation of JCVD's film Cyborg. This is the only comic book that Cannon Films published. It was a low print run and given to video stores to promote the VHS release of the film.

Also read Bad World issue 1. Written by Warren Ellis and art by Jacen Burrows. It is Ellis taking various conspiracy theories and doing short 1 or 2 page write ups about them while Burrows contributes the art. Really entertaining read. But not anything I would have paid to $3.50 cover price for. But got it in a random lot of 20lbs of comics. So paid maybe 13 cents for this comic.

[OssMan]

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro... written in a strangely subdued (or "disquieted") way which was annoying at first but then i realized was a kind of plot device... neone else read this... had this song in my head the whole time:

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[Lock Jaw]

2019 Book #10: "Elixir: A History of Water and Humankind" by Brian Fagan. For a book about water... it could be very dry at times! Was hoping for an examination of the relationship humans have had with water and how it affected society and growth.... and there was some of that, but there was also a lot of just simply describing the water systems they used. Which is interesting to think of the feats of engineering and innovation, but it is rather dry to read.


2019 Book #11: "Appointment with Death" by Agatha Christie. Randomly got another one of these.... it was alright. I like her style....

2019 Book #12: "Hercule Poirot's Christmas" by Agatha Christie. I think I maybe have a new favourite out of hers.... Always amazing how she can create a whole cast of interesting characters in every book....


2019 Book #13: "Alone Together: Why We Expect More From Technology and Less From Each Other" by Sherry Turkle. The book was divided into two halves, the first talking about humans relationship with "sociable robots", and the second about the internet and constant connection. A lot of interesting things to think about. The book was written in 2011, though, so it already feels wildly out of date, talking about things like BlackBerry and MySpace..... also Facebook has changed a lot since then too....

[OssMan]

Netherland by Joseph O'Neill, not sure of my experience, partly engaging party boring, kinda predictable... uses cricket as a metaphor a whole bunch... had me looking up the rules of cricket

[Seth82]

finished Anthony Haden Guest's The Last Party: Studio 54, Disco, and the Culture of the Night.

a really great book that looks at the history of Studio 54 & other popular clubs of the era like Palladium, Limelight & etc.

Archive dot org has a ton of books available to borrow for free to read during the Covid-19 Pandemic. that was where I found the book.

https://archive.org/details/nationalemergencylibrary

[Splaya]

Currently reading "Why Are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria". Very in depth read about racism in America.

[OssMan]

I read that "how to be an anti-racist" book like a week before the George Floyd killing, it's okay, i think it's mostly directed at white liberals who think they aren't racist because they have black friends or they voted for obama or something. The guy dishes out a pretty good thrashing of capitalism, but then praises Elizabeth Warren of all people for her efforts to reform it. Idk

[OssMan]

"Pastwatch" about what if christopher columbus was nice to native american instead of enslaving them... nice read but ended with colonizer sympathy, feel like i got the bad ending

"The Woman in the Window" a Gone Girl clone for NYC style wine moms... this book got sent to me by accident and i just saw it sitting on my shelf and decided to read it

[OssMan]

I'm reading Ready Player One. It's probably the worst book I've read. I've taken to drawing stupid comics at the end of each chapter to illustrate how dumb the endless name dropping and Elon Musk worshipping is which is making me take significantly longer to read the book, which is bad because I want to be done with it.

[Lock Jaw]

2020 Book #14: "La Sombra del Viento" by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. 478 page book in Spanish completed! Feeling of great accomplishment right now... story was also pretty good.... big plothole/unresolved thread at the end, but whatever.....

[OssMan]

I have that, wanted to read it but would take me forever to read something in spanish... blah