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Posted on 4/26/23 at 10:54 pm to
Posted by Dubosed
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Posted on 4/26/23 at 10:54 pm to
The Movie Board thread on if Blood Meridian could be put on the big screen made me pick it up again. Been over a decade since I have read it.
Posted by WG_Dawg
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Posted on 4/27/23 at 8:37 am to
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I’ve read a few of the Gabriel Allon books and enjoyed them. I don’t recall which was my favorite. They’re not deep reading and I had enough after reading 3-4.



is it a series that needs to be read in order or could I pick up any random ol' entry in the Allon serires and it be fine on its own?
Posted by Stonehog
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Posted on 4/27/23 at 6:30 pm to
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The Movie Board thread on if Blood Meridian could be put on the big screen made me pick it up again.


Same but it’s my first time reading it, just started today. Found it for $1.99 on Kindle.
Posted by biglego
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Posted on 4/27/23 at 10:38 pm to
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is it a series that needs to be read in order or could I pick up any random ol' entry in the Allon serires and it be fine on its own?


They’re standalone books. He’s a super duper spy who speaks like 7 languages and is expert at everything he does. In most books he’s going undercover to defeat a Muslim enemy. He’ll interact with other spies from other agencies and save the day.

They’re entertaining books but you’ll have your fill after 2-3.
Posted by FlyingWingnut
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Posted on 4/30/23 at 1:44 am to
Just finished Neuromancer, it’s worth a reread. Currently halfway through Issac Asimov’s Foundation.
This post was edited on 4/30/23 at 1:49 am
Posted by Bama and Beer
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Posted on 4/30/23 at 7:09 am to
Back on a John Sanford Prey series run

Reading Righteous Prey now and it's really good almost half way through
Posted by Jefferson Dawg
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Posted on 4/30/23 at 4:30 pm to
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

Probably I’m late to the party on this one, but I don’t read the new york times, etc etc , so I’d never heard of it. But saw where Marvin Scorsese is making it into a movie, so that’s good enough for me. Arrived in less than 24 hours via Amazon prime . First chapter a little underwhelming vs the hype so far
Posted by SW2SCLA
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Posted on 5/2/23 at 8:04 am to
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI


I thought it was a pretty good book. What happened to those people is beyond reprehensible.



Currently reading The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy
Posted by midnight1961
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Posted on 5/2/23 at 8:53 am to
Just finished this biography on Tom Petty...it was really good !

Posted by Novae
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Posted on 5/2/23 at 1:37 pm to
Posted by ghoast
Member since Jul 2020
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Posted on 5/3/23 at 8:43 am to
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Koontz “Watchers”


Oh man. One of the first Koontz I read as a kid… then the movie!! Great book.
Read Voice of the Night really good too.
This post was edited on 5/3/23 at 8:44 am
Posted by FlyingWingnut
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Posted on 5/3/23 at 10:33 am to
Finished The Foundation. Moving on to Philip K Dick’s “Do Android’s Dream Of Electric Sheep?”
I will come back to the foundation series after this.
Posted by Sasquatch Smash
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Posted on 5/3/23 at 11:43 am to
After 2.5 years on the shelf, I’m finally cracking open “Rhythm of War” by Brandon Sanderson.
Posted by highanklesprain20
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Posted on 5/3/23 at 12:28 pm to
Just started Borne by Jeff Vandemeer.

Devoured the Southern Reach trilogy and am hooked on this author. Annihilation seems to get the most praise, but it wasn't until Authority, the second book, that the series consumed me. Reviews on Authority are quite mixed, but I thought it the best of the series.
Posted by LordSnow
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Posted on 5/4/23 at 9:12 am to
Posted by Lawyered
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Posted on 5/4/23 at 12:58 pm to
Waiting for them to come in to the library but 1)Vietnam-max Hastings 2)movies and other things-Shea Serrano and 3)tomorrow tomorrow and tomorrow

In the meantime, I’ve reading John Adams by David McCullough
Posted by TAMU-93
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Posted on 5/5/23 at 7:34 pm to
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann
Posted by Stonehog
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Posted on 5/5/23 at 9:16 pm to
Finished Blood Meridian this morning and damn, so heavy. Going back to Reacher books for a palate cleanser

Started The Enemy today and it’s the first Reacher book I’ve read that’s in first person, looking forward to it.
Posted by Lawyered
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Posted on 5/6/23 at 10:24 am to
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann


Read that and it’s companion 1493 a few months ago

I dunno.. it just didn’t do much for me . Switching back and forth between so many tribes , maybe you’ll like it more than I did.

He does touch on slavery and how it was present in the Americas long before the evil white men .

How the Americas were a thriving utopia and then the Europeans came over and wrecked it with disease.. which is true .. however that’s the price you pay for globalization and your “bubble” being intruded on.
This post was edited on 5/6/23 at 10:27 am
Posted by SW2SCLA
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Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 5/10/23 at 6:11 pm to
Tonight I'm starting City on Fire by Don Winslow

Really enjoyed The Passenger by Mccarthy. Would recommend to anyone who enjoys his work
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