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Best book you ever read??? #8281110
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I just saw an advertisement for “ where the red fern grows “ and it took me back to when I first read it.
There truly has not been a movie adaptation, in my opinion, that does it justice.
It’s only second, in my opinion, as one of the best stories ever written.
The Bible is first.
Do you guys have a favorite book?


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Re: Best book you ever read??? [Re: foxkidd44] #8281113
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Re: Best book you ever read??? [Re: foxkidd44] #8281114
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It's probably also Where the Red Fern Grows.

I do feel the original movie did it justice though!!!

Runners up are Stormy and Haunt Fox by Jim Kjelgaard.


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Re: Best book you ever read??? [Re: foxkidd44] #8281115
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"The Old Man and the Boy" by Robert Ruark is probably my all-time favorite.


Eh...wot?

Re: Best book you ever read??? [Re: foxkidd44] #8281116
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The Hobbit. I’m not just saying that because I love Lord of the Rings. The book just makes me feel cozy.

But lately in life I prefer non-fiction for leisure reading.

Re: Best book you ever read??? [Re: foxkidd44] #8281117
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The Old Pro Turkey Hunter. By Nunnery. Use to read it every year before spring Turkey seasons. Not a how to book but several good story’s that are entertaining

Re: Best book you ever read??? [Re: foxkidd44] #8281119
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Re: Best book you ever read??? [Re: foxkidd44] #8281120
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Re: Best book you ever read??? [Re: foxkidd44] #8281121
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Another vote for "The Old Man and the Boy"


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Re: Best book you ever read??? [Re: foxkidd44] #8281122
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Re: Best book you ever read??? [Re: foxkidd44] #8281128
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Re: Best book you ever read??? [Re: Lugnut] #8281145
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Originally Posted by Lugnut
"The Old Man and the Boy" by Robert Ruark is probably my all-time favorite.



Yup, I reread it every 5-10 years.
Older I get, the more it resonates with me.
Sequel too.

Re: Best book you ever read??? [Re: foxkidd44] #8281146
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Re: Best book you ever read??? [Re: foxkidd44] #8281148
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Re: Best book you ever read??? [Re: 330-Trapper] #8281150
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LOL, just read the first three DEATH IN THE...books

Re: Best book you ever read??? [Re: foxkidd44] #8281153
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Re: Best book you ever read??? [Re: DaveP] #8281156
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Originally Posted by DaveP
Originally Posted by Lugnut
"The Old Man and the Boy" by Robert Ruark is probably my all-time favorite.



Yup, I reread it every 5-10 years.
Older I get, the more it resonates with me.
Sequel too.


The sequel, "The Old Man's Boy Grows Older" is also a great book, sad though.


Eh...wot?

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Re: Best book you ever read??? [Re: foxkidd44] #8281171
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Re: Best book you ever read??? [Re: foxkidd44] #8281173
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Last year the wife and I attended a live play in Abbingdon, VA. The production was Where the Red Fern Grows. The dogs were played by children. The entire cast was less than ten actors. The audience was full of school kids, who had mostly not read the book.

We all cried together. I reread the book about every two years. Do the same for Old Man and the Boy. There are some good morals to learn in each book.

As new book I enjoyed this summer was The Wager. It is about an English sailing ship by the same name. Full of adventure and hardship.

Ship of Gold on the Deep Blue Sea is another great nautical book.

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