The Reading Rainbow Book Thread

Discussion in 'The Thunderdome' started by chavisut, Nov 20, 2011.

  1. zehr27

    zehr27 8th's VIP

    My dad just finished it and said it was excellent. Im going to get it from him soon so I can read it.
     
  2. OrangeEmpire

    OrangeEmpire Take a chance, Custer did

    Shadow Warrior series about special operations over the last century. One caught my eye especially the raid on son tay during vietnam, officially the govt blamed the cias use of a rain machine for the pows being moved. I started a thread in the politics forum.
     
  3. cotton

    cotton Stand-up Philosopher

    Solid choices all, although I never personally liked Austen.

    The Great American Novel, IMHO.
     
  4. Oldvol75

    Oldvol75 Super Bigfoot Guru Mod

    Winnie the Poo!
     
  5. chavisut

    chavisut Dan Mullen Fan Club President

    It's an all time favorite of mine. Most people I know hated it.
     
  6. DownNDirty

    DownNDirty Contributor

    11/22/63 is the best Stephen King written book in many, many years. I couldn't put it down and the story really pulls you in.
     
  7. fl0at_

    fl0at_ Humorless, asinine, joyless pr*ck

    Just finished The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury. It is a poor man's Da Vinci Code.

    I wouldn't recommend it, although I am reading the sequel, now. I wouldn't recommend it, either.
     
  8. JayVols

    JayVols Walleye Catchin' Moderator

    Member of Opus Dei, imo. The desire to punish yourself gave it away.
     
  9. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    I haven't had a chance to read here lately but Badasses: The Raiders of the '70's was a good quick read
     
  10. utvol0427

    utvol0427 Chieftain

    Read American Sniper on my flights to and from Vegas. It was a decent read.
     
  11. cotton

    cotton Stand-up Philosopher

    Somehow or another through my entire overeducation, I missed Saul Bellow, so my latest project is Henderson the Rain King.
     
  12. kptvol

    kptvol Super Moderator

    I think I read that. Does the protagonist have an eidetic memory?
     
  13. CardinalVol

    CardinalVol Uncultured, non-diverse mod

    Purchased world at war, the story of world war ii and the civil war day by day. Both on sale at barnes and noble for under $10.

    Just been able to skim them, but really cool pictures in each.
     
  14. hallowed_hill

    hallowed_hill Active Member

    At the beach this week read the hunger games, michael shaara's the killer angels, and the moviegoer by walker percy.
     
  15. TennTradition

    TennTradition Super Moderator

    Killer Angels, FTW.
     
  16. KingWebbsticles

    KingWebbsticles Chieftain

    Life of Pi
    Five People you Meet in Heaven
    Ready Player One

    All were enjoyable. Ready Player One was really good, in a nerdy 80's pop culture sort of way.
     
  17. chavisut

    chavisut Dan Mullen Fan Club President

    Never been a sci-fi reader but I recently read the first three books of the Ender saga. Ender's Game was great.

    Now I'm finally reading A Dance With Dragons.
     
  18. Oldvol75

    Oldvol75 Super Bigfoot Guru Mod

    I like all the Calvin and Hobbes series.
     
  19. CardinalVol

    CardinalVol Uncultured, non-diverse mod

    Reading One Last Strike, book by LaRussa about the 2011 Cardinals. Pretty good stuff. Gives some insight into how he thought and managed.
     
  20. InVolNerable

    InVolNerable Fark Master Flex

    Greatest of all time.
     

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