Books - What Are You Reading / What Do You Recommend?

[Musashi]

For those of you who like military thrillers check out Jack Murphy. He has two books out now and they are entertaining reads.
http://reflexivefire.com/

[GilpinGuy]

I finished "Life of Pi". It wss good, not great. I guess I expected more because of the hype due to the movie release.

Buy it used or get it from the library.

[osok-308]

Just finished rereading the hobbit for the 5th time. I love Tolkien books.

[RMAC757]

The Outpost​- Jake Tapper

[cstone]

Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations

http://www.amazon.com/Do-Hard-Things.../dp/1601421125

I try to read things before putting them in front of my kids who are 22, 20, and 14. Our current society just as a hard time accepting that there is no such thing as adolescence. You are a child or you are an adult. Pick one, act like it and be treated accordingly.

[Irving]

Just finished Alloy of Law, which is a kind of sequel to Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series. **Side question: Have any of your Robert Jordan fans read any of Sanderson's stuff besides his Wheel of Time books?**

Now I'm most of the way through George R.R. Martin's Fevre Dream. It is basically his version of Interview With A Vampire.

I too recently got a Nook and even though I'm only on my second book, it seems like I'll be flying through books now. Buying e-books is so easy! I'm probably going to finish the Interview With a Vampire series, the modern wizard series I can't remember the name of, maybe start Wheel of Time, etc.

[CrufflerSteve]

The Twilight War - The Secret History of America's Thirty Year Conflict with Iran by David Crist.

I'd give it 4 of 5 stars but it is worth it It is good to get all this info in one place. Iran is a place it is worth knowing about. He's a Marine who ended up in government but works with both parties. The military side is real strong from all sides, Iran, US, Iraq, Lebanon and such. He has an interesting understated style when he thinks someone screwed the pooch. Little opinion, just the damning facts organized to show how it was a screwup.

The political starts out great. I tend to agree that the US went hardass when it didn't help and pussied out when it was time to get tough. He is obviously well connected. As a result of that the Bush the 2nd and Obama parts are weak. He doesn't want to burn these connections. Still it assembles it all in one place.

[StagLefty]

I too recently got a Nook and even though I'm only on my second book, it seems like I'll be flying through books now. Buying e-books is so easy!

I got a Nook this summer and a Kindle Fire for Christmas. Love the e-book access. Being on a tight budget I also can get books from the library for no cost-same terms as going with a card.

[blacklabel]

About of three quarters of the way through The Road by Cormac McCarthy. If anyone wants to see the bleak side of survival, this will show it to you.

I've read Patriots, One Second After, Lights Out, etc. and The Road has me more stressed out about the PAW than any of them.

[Musashi]

For some light reading I would recommend "The Looming Tower" by Lawrence Wright. It may take you a bit of time but is time well spent.