CastlevaniaNut18 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1 minute ago, thewhyteboar said: I read that one last year. It was fine. Didn’t grab me that much. Which one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Just now, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Which one? Girls in Stilt Houses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1 minute ago, thewhyteboar said: Girls in Stilt Houses. I'm a third of the way through and don't really know what's going on so far. I do like the setting, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 2 hours ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: I'm a third of the way through and don't really know what's going on so far. I do like the setting, though. That’s why I decided to read it haha. I went on a little southern gothic kick for a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 21 hours ago, thewhyteboar said: That’s why I decided to read it haha. I went on a little southern gothic kick for a bit. I finished it this morning before going to sleep. It was pretty good. Ending wrapped up neatly, but sometimes I want a nice ending. Nothing amazing, but a decent read. Now onto The Guise of Another by Allen Eskens. It’s the sequel to The Life We Bury. Was kinda eager to connect with some of the characters again. I think for my next nonfiction, I’m gonna start Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Started The Last Green Valley by Mark Sullivan on my Kindle and The Passage by Justin Cronin in paperback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 tearing through books this year, already finished 16-17 so far this year..and yet my TBR list never seems to get any smaller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 1 minute ago, EternallDarkness said: tearing through books this year, already finished 16-17 so far this year..and yet my TBR list never seems to get any smaller Same. Mine remains around 550. I'm currently at 11 books so far. But I have been gaming a lot more lately. Started Shuggie Bain on my Kindle this morning. I seem to always need to have something going on Kindle nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Witchfinders was very interesting- but very dry. I read Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine over a few days and enjoyed it. I’ve decided to start To Kill a Mockingbird since I haven’t read it since I was 14, doing my GCSEs. Then, I’ll read Heroes by Stephen Fry as I bought it from a charity shop for the princely sum of £2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 1 hour ago, gamer.tv said: Witchfinders was very interesting- but very dry. I read Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine over a few days and enjoyed it. I’ve decided to start To Kill a Mockingbird since I haven’t read it since I was 14, doing my GCSEs. Then, I’ll read Heroes by Stephen Fry as I bought it from a charity shop for the princely sum of £2. Those Stephen Fry books are super fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 23 minutes ago, thewhyteboar said: Those Stephen Fry books are super fun. They really are - Mythos as interesting as put me on a path to read Circe and The Odyssey shortly afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 1 hour ago, gamer.tv said: They really are - Mythos as interesting as put me on a path to read Circe and The Odyssey shortly afterwards. Circe is one of the best books I’ve read in the past 10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Finished up The Deadlands: Hunted earlier today and loved it. Didn't think a book where the cast is completely made up of dinosaurs would be so touching but it was. Had a real Land Before time feel to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 4 hours ago, thewhyteboar said: Circe is one of the best books I’ve read in the past 10 years. That's on my shelf, but I haven't read it yet. Did you read Song of Achilles? Great book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokra Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 10 hours ago, gamer.tv said: Witchfinders was very interesting- but very dry. I read Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine over a few days and enjoyed it. I’ve decided to start To Kill a Mockingbird since I haven’t read it since I was 14, doing my GCSEs. Then, I’ll read Heroes by Stephen Fry as I bought it from a charity shop for the princely sum of £2. I'll be really curious to hear what you think of To Kill a Mockingbird once you're done. I also reread it a couple years ago for the first time since high school and absolutely loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 2 hours ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: That's on my shelf, but I haven't read it yet. Did you read Song of Achilles? Great book. I have, it's good but I still prefer Circe. 22 minutes ago, Nokra said: I'll be really curious to hear what you think of To Kill a Mockingbird once you're done. I also reread it a couple years ago for the first time since high school and absolutely loved it. To Kill a Mockingbird is so good, and absolutely holds up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 started reading Soul Boom a book on spirituality from none other than The Office's own Dwight, Rainn Wilson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Current nonfiction is The Red Prince: John of Gaunt by Helen Carr. Still reading The Passage and Shuggie Bain. Oh, and Empire of Pain was excellent. Infuriating. Highly recommend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblfilms Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 I just listened to “Winning Fixes Everything” by Evan Drellich, the reporter who initially broke the Astros sign stealing story in 2019. The book is less about the sign stealing stuff and more about how Jim Crane (the Astros owner) went about building his organization after acquiring the team 10 years ago. He hired a guy who wasn’t a lifetime baseball guy, who actually came from the management consulting world before getting into baseball. A lot of what the organization was doing was textbook McKinsey stuff, and it eventually filtered its way into every nook and cranny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 On 2/19/2023 at 3:48 PM, sblfilms said: I just listened to “Winning Fixes Everything” by Evan Drellich, the reporter who initially broke the Astros sign stealing story in 2019. The book is less about the sign stealing stuff and more about how Jim Crane (the Astros owner) went about building his organization after acquiring the team 10 years ago. He hired a guy who wasn’t a lifetime baseball guy, who actually came from the management consulting world before getting into baseball. A lot of what the organization was doing was textbook McKinsey stuff, and it eventually filtered its way into every nook and cranny. Just bought this, thanks. I love a good sports nonfiction and I wasn't aware of this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/14/2023 at 6:58 AM, Nokra said: I'll be really curious to hear what you think of To Kill a Mockingbird once you're done. I also reread it a couple years ago for the first time since high school and absolutely loved it. I really enjoyed it as well. I still find it hard to read overtly racist language in a novel, even when it’s being referential- but I suppose my feelings (now) on that are part of the message of the book. I may do a little bit of essay reading to read some literature insights - namely the whole Atticus isn’t a good person/Scouts reverential attitude is based on rose coloured glasses etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 The Passage was enjoyable. Little overlong, though. Still, I'm looking forward to the rest of the trilogy. Switching gears to something short and fast Axes for Valhalla by Peter Gibbons. The third book in the Viking Blood and Blade Saga. Still reading Shuggie Bain on Kindle. It's a slow one. Starting Winning Fixes Everything by Evan Drellich for my nonfiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Deep Dark Descending by Allen Eskens. It's the fourth book in this series and they're fast, fun addictive reads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese. It's an interesting historical fiction involving Nathaniel Hawthorne and the "real" inspiration for Hester Prynne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 started reading Chasing Giants: In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Fiction: The Hollows by Mark Edwards Nonfiction: Eleanor Roosevelt: The Defining Years by Blanche Wiesen Cook I swear I'll finish Shuggie Bain. It's good enough when I read it but I have trouble actually making myself pick it up. It's just slow. I'm just over halfway through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 I just finished Warlock, by Oakley Hall. This is truly a masterpiece of American literature. It's a fictionalized, quasi retelling of the Gunfight at the the OK Corral. But really, it's about the poisonous fallout of violence, and how using violence to achieve safety and justice will result in neither. Now I gotta track down the movie with Henry Fonda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Started Memphis by Tara Stringfellow this morning. This is gonna be good, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Phew, finally finished Shuggie Bain. I’m glad I powered through it, because it was a worthwhile story in the end. Just so damn bleak. I’ve started The Bronze Drum by Phong Nguyen, but I’m kinda bored by it. brought The War King by Peter Gibbons to work tonight. I could use a good Viking novel as a palate cleanser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Human Traces - Sebastian Faulks. I’ve somehow acquired 4 books by Faulks and read one of them. So far, it’s been great, just teeny weeny writing so reading 80 pages feels more like 150. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Finished Bronze Drum. It was okay. Also read Hard Cash Valley by Brian Panowich on my Kindle and that was good. Now I’m starting Essex Dogs by Dan Jones. He’s one of my favorite historians and I love his nonfiction, but this is his first novel. I’m excited. Also started reading Black Mouth by Ronald Malfi on my Kindle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted Monday at 09:31 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:31 PM Essex Dogs was fun. I'm ready for the sequel. Next up is Desperation by Stephen King. Haven't ready my favorite author in a couple months. Still working on Eleanor Roosevelt and Black Mouth. Reading has taken a back seat to gaming in the last week or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted Tuesday at 03:14 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 03:14 AM 5 hours ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Next up is Desperation by Stephen King. Haven't ready my favorite author in a couple months. Desperation is an odd one in that King released two book at the same time. Desperation and The Regulators. Desperation he published under his own name and The Regulators was published under his Bachman pen name. It's been quite a while since I read them but if I recall they are semi sorta the same story. Or rather they have many of the same characters just in different situations. As for what I've been reading, recently finished a bunch of books that either just came out or that'll be coming out in the next month or so including: The Lake House, The Rescue, STFU, A House with Good Bones, and What Have We Done. And I should finish up Into the Dark Dimension tonight or tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted 22 hours ago Share Posted 22 hours ago Stupid me, I've started a fourth book. The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society by Dr Eleanor Janega. I recently discovered the delights of Dr Janega on Youtube, watching these history videos. She's very down the earth and I love her commentary. So when I found out she just released this book, I ordered it immediately. So far, it's very good. I feel like I'm reading it in her voice. On 3/27/2023 at 10:14 PM, EternallDarkness said: Desperation is an odd one in that King released two book at the same time. Desperation and The Regulators. Desperation he published under his own name and The Regulators was published under his Bachman pen name. It's been quite a while since I read them but if I recall they are semi sorta the same story. Or rather they have many of the same characters just in different situations. Yep, I know. I have the other sitting on my shelf. I doubt I read them back to back, but I do look forward to reading the mirror of Desperation at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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