What are you reading?

[lakeroadster]

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex ​

 

[Antares JS]

I've been taking a break from novels to read the entirety of the Attack on Titan manga after I found out that the final volume (vol. 34) was available and I bought the remainder of the series. I started with volume 1 since it's been a while since I read it and I need the refresher. The story starts with the last of humanity living inside three great walls to shelter from hordes of man-eating giants and the main characters training to fight them, but the story goes in directions I never would have expected, especially the final few arcs.

 

[Cape Byron]

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex​

My favourite non-fiction book ever.

 

[loopy]

How are you liking it? I’ve found him a bit wordy for my taste but his popularity is difficult to match.

I love it. I started reading Stephen King back in 1987 with Cujo when I was in seventh grade, and I've read pretty much everything he's ever written.

 

[hball55]

I just started on "Red Storm Rising" by Tom Clancy. It was written in the mid-'80's, and reflects the political thinking of the time. I have to wonder, though, how much of that paranoia still exists in the minds of the Russian leaders?

very good book.

 

[PhlAsh]

ROCKET by Sir Philip Joubert De La Ferte (1957)

 

[Cape Byron]

On this day in 1897, Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ was published.

Forget the movies, rewrites, spin-offs and such. Read the unabridged original. Simply brilliant.

 

[OverTheTop]

Just purchased the Haynes Owner's Workshop Manuals for:
NASA Gemini
NASA Saturn V

Should be a good read.

 

[Hobie1dog]

Near Death Experiences- a waste of my time

 

[BEC]

God Game, by Andrew Greeley. I've never read any of his before. I'm enjoying it so far (about half way through).

 

[GlenP]

 

[Hobie1dog]

the level 2 study guide for the very last time in this life

 

[Lord Rory Gin]

I am currently reading a few WW1 books for personal research: The First World War as I Saw It; The March of the Prairie Men; Who Said War is Hell; Holding the Line; Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War. My Great Grandpa and 2 of his brothers were in the Great War so I am documenting their personal history to add to my Ancestry records that I want to leave to future generations. So many people don't have an good picture of those who came before us, that we need to ensure information and records are kept for our posterity.

Also reading a couple of rocket related books: Make Rockets; Model Rocket Design and Construction.

Waiting in the wings are books on Robert Goddard and Wernher von Braun.

 

[user 13]

Rory,

Have you read "Three Day Road"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Day_Road
an Excellent read.

 

[Lord Rory Gin]

Rory,

Have you read "Three Day Road"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Day_Road
an Excellent read.

I shall look into it. Wikipedia's brief summary makes it look interesting.

 

[user 13]

I loved it, the wikipedia page does not really do it justice.

 

[OverTheTop]

Just finished Anger Management for Dummies. Said quite a few thing I have figured out over the years, and a few I hadn't. I bought it for my wife but she literally threw it back at me. I just need to get her to read it. Wish me luck!

 

[Exactimator]

He's only wordy for the first 80% of his books, then he crams in a 10% ending.

That perfectly describes The Stand. 1,000+ pages of buildup to a war between good vs evil and then it ends in a couple pages. It's like King had a dinner reservation so he threw an ending onto the book in a rush.

 

[Exactimator]

I'm a couple chapters into this. The author Jack Carr is a former navy seal who used to go to the same truck mechanic I use. I never met him but my mechanic said he's a great person. He retired from the Navy, moved from San Diego (my current home) to Park City, Utah (my former home) and became an author. From the small amount I've read, he's a pretty good writer.

This book will be a series starting July 1st on Amazon Prime starring Chris Pratt.

 

[mh9162013]

That perfectly describes The Stand. 1,000+ pages of buildup to a war between good vs evil and then it ends in a couple pages. It's like King had a dinner reservation so he threw an ending onto the book in a rush.

The first half of The Stand is one of the best "parts of a book" I've ever read. But the second half? It's not bad, but a little disappointing when you realize who wrote it.

I could be wrong, but I think that book was written "organically," where King had no plan on how the book should progress or end. But then he got tired of it sitting around incomplete and realized he had too many characters and subplots, so he had to do something to "tidy things up."

 

[mh9162013]

Basic Math and Pre-Algebra for Dummies

 

[vcp]

Maus

 

[Cape Byron]

This arrived in a pile of birthday goodness.

 

[g.pitts]

I'm a couple chapters into this. The author Jack Carr is a former navy seal who used to go to the same truck mechanic I use. I never met him but my mechanic said he's a great person. He retired from the Navy, moved from San Diego (my current home) to Park City, Utah (my former home) and became an author. From the small amount I've read, he's a pretty good writer.

This book will be a series starting July 1st on Amazon Prime starring Chris Pratt.

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I've read all of Jack Carr's books, and I really enjoyed them. I'm waiting for the next one (not the one that was just released, I just finished it a few days ago). I'm also anxious for The Terminal List on Amazon Prime!

 

[g.pitts]

Just started reading Mark Greaney's The Gray Man (first in the series). I'm about 15 percent of the way in, and am really enjoying it.

 

[KenRico]

That perfectly describes The Stand. 1,000+ pages of buildup to a war between good vs evil and then it ends in a couple pages. It's like King had a dinner reservation so he threw an ending onto the book in a rush.

Baby, can you dig your man . . .

 

[Shafar44]

I'm a couple chapters into this. The author Jack Carr is a former navy seal who used to go to the same truck mechanic I use. I never met him but my mechanic said he's a great person. He retired from the Navy, moved from San Diego (my current home) to Park City, Utah (my former home) and became an author. From the small amount I've read, he's a pretty good writer.

This book will be a series starting July 1st on Amazon Prime starring Chris Pratt.

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I lived it! On book #2 now

 

[Antares JS]

I'll be finishing Attack on Titan with volume 34 tonight, and sticking with comics for a bit longer by reading Maus next after the hubbub in Tennessee brought it to my attention.

In addition, I am reading the first volume of The Gulag Archipelago during lunch at work, since I have a general policy of not reading comics at work.

 

[ewomack]

Recently finished reads:

 

[OverTheTop]

You read an enormous amount @ewomack .