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My favorite author is Dan Brown; I love Digital Fortress, Deception Point, Angels & Demons and DaVinci Code. I finished DaVinci Code during a weekend during college and read Angels & Demons on a plane trip to Cali and back. I haven't read anything in the last year and a half except CPA Exam study materials:eek:
 
Wow, not much fiction in this crowd.

I recently finished "Sharp Objects" by Gillian Flynn, which was a very fun read. A creepy family drama/murder mystery.
 
I'm reading Nightwatch by Sergei Lukyanenko. I'm almost done so next it'll be Daywatch by the same author. Really interesting books. I hope to get to Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by the end of June as well.
 
Cyclone62 said:
I'm reading Nightwatch by Sergei Lukyanenko. I'm almost done so next it'll be Daywatch by the same author. Really interesting books. I hope to get to Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by the end of June as well.
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Are those recently made into movies?

If so, I know Nightwatch was reviewed pretty well.
 
I like Grisham's books, I've read nearly all of those except for his new one.

I just got done reading Bud, Sweat, and Tees...which is about PGA golfer Rich Beem and his first caddie Steve Duplantis (who just died after getting hit by a car). Very good book about life on the PGA tour for struggling golfers/caddies.

Recently read Glenn Beck's an Inconvenient Book as well which was great for a mix of humor/common sense.
 
isucyfan said:
Are those recently made into movies?

If so, I know Nightwatch was reviewed pretty well.
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They've just been translated from Russian, and they're still working on translating the 4th novel. They made a movie based on the book Nightwatch, but it wasn't nearly as good as the book was from what I've heard. Very good contemperary writing if you're into the mystical/fantasy stuff (ie: vampires, dark/light witches, dark/light wizards, werewolves, etc.)
 
The last book I read was WWZ (basically perspectives from survivors from a fictional future world wide zombie war).

You all can laugh at me but I read a series fantasy books by RA Salvatore. Forgotten Realms is the 'world' and the main character is a dark elf named Drizzt. Drizzt Do'Urden - Forgotten Realms Wiki

This would be a great series of books to turn into a movie, this would be pretty similar to Lord of the Rings.
 
isucyfan said:
I hear you. I just finished up my first semester of grad school, and didn't read anything but assigned readings for 3 months.



I read Paulsen's "Hatchet" for a children's lit class...he's great. My oldest boy is now into him.
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Hatchet was a great book. As a kid, I also really enjoyed "My Side of the Mountain"
 
I recently reread "The Phantom Tollbooth" - it's a kid's book, but it's fantastic. Very witty.
 
I just started Empire, The rise and demise of the British world order and the lessons for global power by Niall Ferguson. Nice, long title:biggrin:. I'm pretty psyched to read it, as I think it's subject matter is important to our current situation. Usually I alternate non-fiction history with fiction.
 
Currently reading Duma Key by Stephen King and The Godfather by Mario Puzo.

Recently finished Crazy Horse and Custer by Stephen Ambrose, who is one of my favorites. I've also read Band of Brothers, D-Day, Undaunted Courage, Citizen Soldiers, and Nothing Like It In The World. I would higly recommend any of them.
 
jimmy22 said:
Currently reading Duma Key by Stephen King and The Godfather by Mario Puzo.

Recently finished Crazy Horse and Custer by Stephen Ambrose, who is one of my favorites. I've also read Band of Brothers, D-Day, Undaunted Courage, Citizen Soldiers, and Nothing Like It In The World. I would higly recommend any of them.
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Stephen Ambrose is excellent......if you like reading about Crazy Horse, an interesting read is Crazy Horse, strange man of the Ogalas. It's not apologetic on either side, but for the most part seeks to explain the history from interviews with people actually involved in those times (it's an older book).
 
SeattleClone said:
Hatchet was a great book. As a kid, I also really enjoyed "My Side of the Mountain"
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I enjoy that whole series of books, actually reread My Side of the Mountain in January. Seriously who hasn't dreamed of living in the mountains or woods before? When I read it, I realized it'd still be cool to do that!
 
Has anybody ever read Tony Dungy's book "Quiet Strength"? My Dad, Uncle, and cousin read it and said it was very good! Any other opinions?
 
"Undaunted Courage" was great. An unusually good book is "Cod", if you like the kind of book that ties one single thing to the entire history of mankind.

Right now, though, I'm deep into every single book David Weber ever read. I love you Honor Harrington series. I'm up to "Ashes of Victory"
 
isucyfan said:
Wow, not much fiction in this crowd.
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Personally, I've never really read fiction. When I was in 1st grade I got mad because all the teacher read were stupid stories and I wasn't learning anything. My choice in reading material at the time was anything about dinosaurs and Ranger Rick magazines. I think I was also the only person that ever checked out the old Time-Life (I think that's what they were) science series of books that the local library had, so they just gave them to us. Even to this day that still tends to apply. The last whole book I can remember reading that wasn't for a class was a philosophy book - "Metaphysics" by Peter Van Inwagen. It was a good book, but probably requires some philosophy background to readily follow.
Half.com / Books / Metaphysics

Usually if I want some sort of non-fiction type entertainment I see a movie or turn on the T.V.
 
I enjoy Grisham, James Patterson, Lee Child, and similar writers. Currently I am reading Neuromarketing by Patrick Renvoise. I met the guy last week so I am giving it a chance.
 
Kyle said:
Personally, I've never really read fiction. When I was in 1st grade I got mad because all the teacher read were stupid stories and I wasn't learning anything. My choice in reading material at the time was anything about dinosaurs and Ranger Rick magazines. I think I was also the only person that ever checked out the old Time-Life (I think that's what they were) science series of books that the local library had, so they just gave them to us. Even to this day that still tends to apply. The last whole book I can remember reading that wasn't for a class was a philosophy book - "Metaphysics" by Peter Van Inwagen. It was a good book, but probably requires some philosophy background to readily follow.
Half.com / Books / Metaphysics

Usually if I want some sort of non-fiction type entertainment I see a movie or turn on the T.V.
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Here's how I view non-fiction and fiction:

Non-Fiction: Informational material

Fiction: Reflections on society

This is heavily biased through the lenses of lit. theory though. Both types are fun for me to read though. I really want to read one book by an atheist that tries to denounce God, and a diadactic book that discusses the "age of skepticism" about faith.
 
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