Recommended Reading...

[breathofj]

Oh yeah, I forgot about "Blaze," by Richard Bauchman (Stephen King's alias....yeah, I like King ), which was honestly a great read. I thought the protagonist might have been a bit cliché at times, but extremely compelling none the less. Highly recommended.

[Twilight]

Originally Posted by Prophet0ne

Thanks for the info Brian, kind of a bummer but good to know. I did a little research on it and was somewhat appeased when I found out that there where plans on finishing the series with a new author. Now we play the waiting game.

I did a little bit of digging on the net and the final book "Memory of Light" is tentatively schedualed for a fall 2009 release. That is a LONG time away.

[Peench]

Just finished State of Fear by Michael Crichton (Amazon Link). I was totally sucked into this book from the start. While the book is fiction, the data and graphs and footnotes are all based on existing scientific data. Data about "global warming" and other similar issues. Aside from being a good fictional story, the data presented was very interesting as well. I give it a recommendation for some light reading that might bring to light some interesting data that you might not otherwise ever hear about.

[supafreak]

Originally Posted by Peench

Just finished State of Fear by Michael Crichton (Amazon Link). I was totally sucked into this book from the start. While the book is fiction, the data and graphs and footnotes are all based on existing scientific data. Data about "global warming" and other similar issues. Aside from being a good fictional story, the data presented was very interesting as well. I give it a recommendation for some light reading that might bring to light some interesting data that you might not otherwise ever hear about.

I have heard that is a good book and that whole topic always interests me. I will have to check it out.

[Peench]

Supa - definitely give it a read. I knew nothing about it other than my wife left it on my nightstand after she finished it. I picked it up one day and had a tough time putting it down.

[dmiller68]

Originally Posted by Peench

Just finished State of Fear by Michael Crichton (Amazon Link). I was totally sucked into this book from the start. While the book is fiction, the data and graphs and footnotes are all based on existing scientific data. Data about "global warming" and other similar issues. Aside from being a good fictional story, the data presented was very interesting as well. I give it a recommendation for some light reading that might bring to light some interesting data that you might not otherwise ever hear about.

I'm just about done with this book myself. It is pretty good I would rate it on the same level as "Airframe" another of his books.

[Twilight]

The Dark Tower series is also one of my favorites. Marvel did it in graphic novel form as well but it's like $25 each. I am going to get it when the tax return comes.

[Quo]

I'm currently reading this book. I saw it at the bookstore and couldn't resist it. This guy may be one of my new favorite authors:




The plotline is just plain awesome, and the writing is downright hilarious. I have trouble reading it in bed because it's making me laugh out loud, which wakes the wife.

I was totally hooked from the first line of the book, which is:

"You bitch! You killed me! You suck!"

Here's a review of the book:

From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Moore's latest (after 2006's A Dirty Job) is a cheerfully perverse, gut-busting tale of young vampires in love. Nineteen-year-old Tommy is a bewildered hipster recently relocated to San Francisco from Incontinence, Ind. His sarcastic redhead (and bloodsucking) girlfriend, Jody, brings him into the fold of the undead ("I wanted us to be together," she says). Tommy, understandably, has mixed feelings; vampirism has its perks (you can turn to mist, live forever and the sex is awesome), but sunlight is death and blood hunger makes you do some pretty foul things. Also, the duo is hunted by Elijah, the ancient vampire who "turned" Jody and wants her back, and a band of Safeway stock boys/amateur vampire hunters known as the Animals (with whom pre–dark side Tommy once rolled). With the assistance of their devoted minion, goth girl Abby Normal, whose hilarious diary entries form part of the narrative, Tommy and Jody evade their pursuers, feeding at night and conking out at dawn, all the while learning how vampirism complicates love. Moore writes with the jittery energy of a brilliant, charming class clown, mixing sex and gore and a potty mouth with a goofy-sweet sensibility to deliver laughs on nearly every page. (Jan.)

[The Milk Man 09]

Looks interesting I think I will definitely check it out. Thanks Quo.

[Quo]

For anyone interested, You Suck was, in just a few words, awesomely strange and perfectly unusual. if you need a break from your standard fare, this will definitely fit the bill. It was very entertaining.

I also just finished Jennifer Government on Wonder's recommendation (Thanks, bro!). It was a great read too. Pretty outlandish biting satire and very funny.

I'm now reading:

Next, by Michael Crichton. Not too thrilled with the beginning and it's a long book. We'll see if I can muster through it.

Also about a 1/3 of the way in to The Late Great USA, by Jerome Corsi (on Brew's recommedation if I remember right). Shocking what's going on there.

[Lord LouDog]

Let's see, I think everyone needs to read Lamb and Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore, very funny stuff. The Foundation Series by Asimov is freaking amazing. I am huge fan of Robert E. Howard (Conan, Kull, Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn) and there are some great collections of his work available now.

[The Milk Man 09]

Originally Posted by Quo

Next, by Michael Crichton. Not too thrilled with the beginning and it's a long book. We'll see if I can muster through it.

I picked that one up a few weeks ago because it looked interesting and I got through the first chapter and felt the same way so I switched over to mass effect revelations because it came in the mail the next day, I am going to read it eventually I just need to be in a reading mood.

[The Milk Man 09]

Whoever Suggested Old Man's War in one of the earlier pages, I thank you. This was one of the best SF books I have read in a while. I bought it a few weeks ago and on Wednesday I decided to crack it open for the first time and didn't stop until I had read half of the book. I just finished it on Friday and I really enjoyed it, a good read and a page turner for sure.

Now I just have to finish The Last Templar.

[Steelhead]

Jeffery Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme novels are great. They are about a quadriplegic forensics specialist. The Denzel movie The Bone Collector was based on Deaver's novel of the same name. As usual, the movie sucks compared to the book.

Catch me if you Can by Frank Abagnale is also a GREAT read. It's a thousand times better than the movie. The movie didn't even come close to showing all of the scams this guy pulled. He lived an incredible life, to say the least.

As far as Non-Fiction/True Crime, I recommend all of these....

Underboss (Biography of Sammy "The Bull" Gravano)

Mindhunter, Obsession or any other John Douglass novel (he's a FBI profiler that has worked on some high profile serial killer cases)

Killing Pablo by Mark Bowden (detailed account of the hunt for Pablo Escobar)

Anything by Dan Brown....Digital Fortress, Deception Point, Angels & Demons, and of course, The DaVinci Code

[Quo]

Originally Posted by The Milk Man 09

Whoever Suggested Old Man's War in one of the earlier pages, I thank you. This was one of the best SF books I have read in a while...

You're welcome. It really is a great book. He's done a follow-up called The Ghost Brigades.



It's good too... not quite as shocking and fun as The Old Man's War because you're already aware of the premise, but still good stuff. He's got a good thing going with this series... I hope he continues it.

I'm a huge Scalzi fan. His writing is fun and easy, but he can be intense when he wants to be. His latest book in this "universe" is called "The Last Colony". I haven't read it yet, but I'm looking forward to it. I understand it's a slight departure from the series. I'm sure it's still good.