My hesitation on that is "how creepy?". The book sounds really good, but I don't want to read something that is really dark (beyond the whole serial killer theme lol).
What are you reading?
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There's one point where the writer describes how the killer waited outside the room listening moment-by-moment to his victim's demise. The purpsosefulness of renovating a city block into a kill palace gets very creepy.
Currently listening my way back through The Expanse by James S. A. Corey. I had read the first 7 but never finished the series. Up to number 8 of 9 now. If you enjoy SciFi I can't recommend it enough.
Before this I re-read The Wheel of Time. Once done with The Expanse I was thinking of starting Discworld (Terry Pratchett) while I wait for The Lost Metal (Brandon Sanderson).
Before this I re-read The Wheel of Time. Once done with The Expanse I was thinking of starting Discworld (Terry Pratchett) while I wait for The Lost Metal (Brandon Sanderson).
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If you are into the medieval fantasy genre, I can't recommend the First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie, strenuously enough. It's well worth a read.
I loved First Law and his standalone's. His Age of Madness trilogy is coming up soon on my TBR
The Seven Storey Mountain - Thomas Merton's autobiography
I've always wanted to read this and finally have the time this summer. Merton seems like a unique character.
I've always wanted to read this and finally have the time this summer. Merton seems like a unique character.
Towels “A Gentleman in Moscow”is as good as anything I’ve read in a long time.
I would not say I read a lot, but... (As a reference my wife reads a book in 1-2 weeks easy....I could never do that.) Preference is Non-Fiction..., but will read anything I guess.
Read recently:
Rage - Bob Woodward
Camino Winds - John Grisham
Here, Right Matters - Alexander Vindman
The Longest Day - Cornelius Ryan
Reading:
American Sniper - Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
Dave Whitlock's Guide to Aquatic Trout Foods - Dave Whitlock
On Deck:
The Gates of Europe...A history of Ukraine - Serhii Plokhy
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson
A Matter of Honor - Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan
PS. Great thread BTW.
Read recently:
Rage - Bob Woodward
Camino Winds - John Grisham
Here, Right Matters - Alexander Vindman
The Longest Day - Cornelius Ryan
Reading:
American Sniper - Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
Dave Whitlock's Guide to Aquatic Trout Foods - Dave Whitlock
On Deck:
The Gates of Europe...A history of Ukraine - Serhii Plokhy
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson
A Matter of Honor - Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan
PS. Great thread BTW.
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Currently working my way through the series that turned into The Last Kingsom on Netflix called the Saxon Stories.
Books I've read this year so far:
A Promised Land by Barack Obama (I always read Presidential Memoirs)
Yearbook by Seth Rogen (funny insight into his life)
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham
The Last American Vampire by Seth Graham-Smith
Books on deck:
D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II by Sarah Rose
The Splendid and Vile by Erik Larson (Devil in the White City author)
I'd like to play alone, please by Tom Segura
A Promised Land by Barack Obama (I always read Presidential Memoirs)
Yearbook by Seth Rogen (funny insight into his life)
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham
The Last American Vampire by Seth Graham-Smith
Books on deck:
D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II by Sarah Rose
The Splendid and Vile by Erik Larson (Devil in the White City author)
I'd like to play alone, please by Tom Segura
I've been reading the Cold Dead series by Blake Banner and just finished the last one. It's about detectives Carmen Dehan and John Stone, who runs a cold case unit in the New York police department. They also get married to each other about a third of the way into the series. There's, I believe, 27 books in that series.
Right now I'm reading "The Old Man," because I started watching the FX series by the same name, found it interesting and learned it was based on a book. It's useful to have a Kindle when something like that happens, so you don't have to go searching in a bookstore to find the one you want. You can just download it.
Right now I'm reading "The Old Man," because I started watching the FX series by the same name, found it interesting and learned it was based on a book. It's useful to have a Kindle when something like that happens, so you don't have to go searching in a bookstore to find the one you want. You can just download it.
The Lincoln Highway is also excellent. Towles is a great writer.
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd. Actually reading it for the second time. Mix of mystery and fantasy
It Takes What It Takes - Trevor Moawad
Breath - James Nestor
Atomic Habits - James Clear
All three are about chasing excellence, in some form or another. Breath was surprisingly hard to put down.
The Billion Dollar Spy by David Hoffman also turned out to be pretty good.
Breath - James Nestor
Atomic Habits - James Clear
All three are about chasing excellence, in some form or another. Breath was surprisingly hard to put down.
The Billion Dollar Spy by David Hoffman also turned out to be pretty good.
Thank you.
Ever read Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods? He gives some history and politics when hiking the Appalachian Trail but doesn't get heavy handed with the politics. Great read. Movie is ok.