Thread: What are you reading? What was the last book you enjoyed?

Really enjoyed this book and it had some nice scary parts. The ending wasn't as good as I hoped but all in all a good book. I just downloaded 20th Century Ghosts and am really anxious to read this collection of short stories. But I also got 11/22/63 by Stephen King. Anyone have any thoughts on that book?

Originally Posted by kingkrazy

Really enjoyed this book and it had some nice scary parts. The ending wasn't as good as I hoped but all in all a good book. I just downloaded 20th Century Ghosts and am really anxious to read this collection of short stories. But I also got 11/22/63 by Stephen King. Anyone have any thoughts on that book?

Joe Hill has some nice shades...really learned from his pop. That being said, I don't think he has hit his stride...yet. And when he does, it will be magnificent. Reading 11/22/63 right now...AND LOVING IT. Vintage King, just beautiful to behold. I may stop reading when he stops writing.

Just got a kindle so Im reading through some of the freebies and an impulse buy.

Two Recent....

Pete Townshend-Who I am: a Memoir. Very introspective with a warts and all look at his life. He manages to also be very self effacing and critical about himself and his troubled upbringing. A very good read and by no means a puff piece or ego massage.

Dostoevski- The Idiot. Only half way through but interesting. At one time I made it my lifes goal to read all of the classics. I bailed on the idea after Jane Austin and Proust.

Will peruse this thread at a later date and read some of the suggestions.

Just finished Mark Owen's book, No Easy Day. GREAT read on the Bin Laden raid.



Thanks to Motolare's suggestion, I just started the Ketty Jay trilogy:

Which Kindle did you get? I am thinking of getting the Paperwhite so I can stop hijacking my kid's Fire.

Originally Posted by FBJ

Just finished Mark Owen's book, No Easy Day. GREAT read on the Bin Laden raid.

Bought this one on the iPad right after it came out - looking forward to the read.

I am reading the latest James Bond right now - very interesting.

A story of between the wars European history, Hollywood, avant-garde music and weaponry, along with how the collaboration of a famous actress and a composer resulted in the U.S. Patent which ended up covering the spread-spectrum standard used in cellphone technology and encrypted communications.

Vigorously researched (albeit not to the level of his major 4 work series on the nuclear era, one of which won a Pulitzer), Richard Rhodes (fast becoming my favorite author) managaes to weave these disparate themes into a coherent whole and provides glimpses into the many personalities involved.

Originally Posted by jerseydevil

Joe Hill has some nice shades...really learned from his pop. That being said, I don't think he has hit his stride...yet. And when he does, it will be magnificent. Reading 11/22/63 right now...AND LOVING IT. Vintage King, just beautiful to behold. I may stop reading when he stops writing.

Finished 11/22/63 a few months back. Loved the ending, which is rare on a King book. I think it was one of his best efforts in a very, very long time.

Been meaning to read it for a good 10 years but whenever I've been in a sci fi mood with nothing to read at hand someone had already borrowed it from the local library. So I finally bought the damned thing and I'm starting right now.