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Re: Recommended Books?
« Reply #435 on: December 04, 2014, 04:18:27 PM »

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For those interested in crime thrillers, particularly those focused on serial killers, I'm reading Jilliane Hoffman's Last Witness, the sequel to Retribution, which was a phenomenal page-turner. Last Witness started off a bit slower, but it's really cooking now.
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« Reply #436 on: December 04, 2014, 04:25:46 PM »

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An excellent light science-fiction novel for the interested is The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. Probably the fiction best book I've read all year.

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« Reply #437 on: December 04, 2014, 05:16:18 PM »

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50 Shades of Grey (sarcasm) ahaha.  I haven't read it, myself, but apparently, it's written at a 4th grade level or something lol, but the same can be said for any book by Bill O'Reilly ;D.

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« Reply #438 on: December 04, 2014, 05:29:27 PM »

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Anything by John Grisham is usually a pretty good read...especially if crime / law novels interest you.

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« Reply #439 on: December 04, 2014, 05:44:54 PM »

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Anything by John Grisham is usually a pretty good read...especially if crime / law novels interest you.

The pros of Grisham novels: quick, easy reads, and none of the excessive detail common with popular authors

The cons of Grisham novels: unsatisfying endings, and plots that are kinda lacking in substance/punch. For me, King of Torts had both of these problems. I'm also two-thirds of the way through The Summons, and so far the plot is a bit weak.
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« Reply #440 on: August 15, 2016, 08:13:05 PM »

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Travels of Marco Polo. Hard to put down

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« Reply #441 on: August 15, 2016, 10:08:22 PM »

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Just finished the city of mirrors. Last book of the passage trilogy by Justin Cronin. The comparison is to Stephen Kings the stand but it's better. If anyone's looking for that type thing it was awesome. Reading the whole 3 books would be great too. I had to wait a few years between book 2 and 3 and the story was dense enough that I was a bit lost by the time 3 came out. It would've been better to read them all in a row.

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Didn't know about this thread, I needed it, THANKS! ;)
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« Reply #443 on: August 15, 2016, 11:06:10 PM »

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« Reply #444 on: August 15, 2016, 11:34:14 PM »

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Reading Vonnegut's Mother Night.  The man had style.

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« Reply #445 on: August 15, 2016, 11:39:21 PM »

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I just finished reading Steelheart and finished the first few chapters of Firefight. The Reckoners series is pretty entertaining so far and a real easy read.

Anybody else into YA Fantasy?
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« Reply #446 on: August 16, 2016, 12:01:31 AM »

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I just finished reading Steelheart and finished the first few chapters of Firefight. The Reckoners series is pretty entertaining so far and a real easy read.

Anybody else into YA Fantasy?

I hate that it's characterized as YA, because Steelheart is one of the most original superhero stories Ive ever read. I write a little bit, and my favorite theme is the balance between power and maintaining humanity. Steelheart's whole conflict revolves around that.

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« Reply #447 on: August 16, 2016, 12:03:32 AM »

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Reading (listening to) Ages Of Myth by Michael Sullivan. Already listened to the Ryeria chronicles and enjoyed them.

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« Reply #448 on: August 16, 2016, 12:14:02 AM »

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Just finished The Woman in Black by Susan Hill—short but great piece of Victorian psychological horror.

Also reading my first David Levien novel, City of the Sun, a decent detective story but nothing to write home about.

If you're into nonfiction books about aliens, I highly recommend Alien Intrusion by Gary Bates, which I'm about 80% through.
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« Reply #449 on: August 16, 2016, 12:16:28 AM »

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Reading (listening to) Ages Of Myth by Michael Sullivan. Already listened to the Ryeria chronicles and enjoyed them.

Was just reading the Amazon description of Age of Myth last week. I'm writing an early-Earth fantasy novel, and AoM seems like it might fit into that genre?
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