Re: 2021 Book thread.
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05/24/21 04:39 PM
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I might have to check that out. I have heard her getting interviewed a couple of times and thought she was purdy impressive.
“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: 2021 Book thread.
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05/24/21 07:05 PM
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The Old Man and the Boy by Robert Ruark is one of my all-time favorites. A few recent ones: A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman was a good one and My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologies also by Backman was a great read.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is supposed to be aimed at a younger demographic but I thought it was a great read, an excellent book.
Eh...wot?
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Re: 2021 Book thread.
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05/24/21 07:21 PM
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Gulo
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This is a common topic here on Tman that cycles about monthly. I, for one, am glad it does, as I frequently hear of new titles.
Recent books I've read (usually for the ninth or tenth time) that I thought were outstanding. Idaho Loners: Hermits, Solitairies, and Individualists by Cort Conley. The Long Walk by Rawicz Antler Development in Cervidae edited by Robert Brown
Jack
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Re: 2021 Book thread.
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05/24/21 11:05 PM
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Wheel of time by Robert Jordan.....it is epic...and a long series. Stephen kings the dark tower is a good series. The gunslinger is the first one I think. Stephen hunter has some very good books. He was a Vietnam vet and these books all have to do with snipers and shooting and about an Ole boy named Bob Lee swagger. The books aren't a series so stories are a bit short and rushed at times but I couldn't put them down.
When you earnestly believe you can compensate for a lack of skill by doubling your efforts, there's no end to what you can't do.
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Re: 2021 Book thread.
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05/25/21 07:54 AM
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I’ve also read the Game of Thrones series. George R. R. Martin has quite an imagination.
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Re: 2021 Book thread.
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05/25/21 08:57 AM
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deerdragger -
Of your list above, I've recently read 50%, and would certainly agree with your assessment. The River Why is one of my all-time favorites (wife and I even have a dreefee box). Where the Crawdads Sing was a bit of a "chick-flick" I thought, but a good story and the writing was real good. I'll have to look for your other recommendations, although Game of Thrones isn't something that I thought I'd like. We'll see... Thanks for posting.
Jack
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Re: 2021 Book thread.
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05/25/21 10:44 AM
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I read Dr Gary Chapman's 5 love languages and it was very good but I have since given up tryin to understand womenfolk
“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: 2021 Book thread.
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05/25/21 11:22 AM
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For fiction anything by CJ Box! X2 on CJ Box. I listen to audio books when traveling for work and recommend Vince Flynn, Lee Child, James Rollins, Stuart Woods, Jeffery Deaver, Barry Eisler, Brian Freeman, John Sandford, James Patterson and Allen Eskens. All are great authors to listen to. Dave
Forever in debt to my Father who introduced me to trapping. May I be half the man he was.
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Re: 2021 Book thread.
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05/25/21 12:36 PM
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For fiction anything by CJ Box! X2 on CJ Box. I listen to audio books when traveling for work and recommend Vince Flynn , Lee Child, James Rollins, Stuart Woods, Jeffery Deaver, Barry Eisler, Brian Freeman, John Sandford, James Patterson and Allen Eskens. All are great authors to listen to. Dave I think I have two books left to read in the twenty-six book Jack Reacher series that Lee Child has written since 1997. He better get busy and write some more. I read a bunch of Patterson’s books but they became predictable and boring. Unlike Lee Child, I don’t think he had the talent or imagination to crank them out that fast. That’s probably why he hired a “co-author.” I’m currently reading the final book in the Jason Bourne trilogy by Robert Ludlum. Some other author picked up the series and started publishing new Jason Bourne books after Ludlum’s death in 2001. I don’t think I’ll read any of those. If you don’t have enough talent or creativity to come up with your own characters you probably aren’t worth reading.
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Re: 2021 Book thread.
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05/25/21 01:19 PM
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I think I have two books left to read in the twenty-six book Jack Reacher series that Lee Child has written since 1997. He better get busy and write some more.
I read a bunch of Patterson’s books but they became predictable and boring. Unlike Lee Child, I don’t think he had the talent or imagination to crank them out that fast. That’s probably why he hired a “co-author.”
I’m currently reading the final book in the Jason Bourne trilogy by Robert Ludlum. Some other author picked up the series and started publishing new Jason Bourne books after Ludlum’s death in 2001. I don’t think I’ll read any of those. If you don’t have enough talent or creativity to come up with your own characters you probably aren’t worth reading.
I really enjoy the Jack Reacher series too. Have not read Robert Ludlum Borne series....did watch the movies but likely a noticeable difference. Dave
Forever in debt to my Father who introduced me to trapping. May I be half the man he was.
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Re: 2021 Book thread.
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05/25/21 02:02 PM
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Robert Ruark Peter Capstick Jim Corbett Frank HIbben Brian Herne
For jut fun Read the Clive Cussler "Dirk Pitt" series, reminds me of my best friend Arnold and I adventures LOL
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure
Theodore Roosevelt
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Re: 2021 Book thread.
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05/25/21 04:14 PM
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Wow, never expected to see The Sister's Brothers recommended on here. My wife made me read that one after she finished it. For the Science Fiction fans, try David Weber, start with the Honor Harrington series and Elizabeth Moon's Vatta Wars series. For the strongly political science fiction fan, try Tom Kratman, starting with A Desert Called Peace. And just to toot my own horn. Bayed or Treed
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