re: What are some good books you've read recently?

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but his writing style in Blood Meridian is just garbage.

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It wasn't his writing style it was the content for the most part with Blood Meridian. His style is what kept me reading.

Sot Weed Factor by John Barth

A Man in Full by Tom Wolfe. Really anything by him is good, he is very skillful at jabbing the social pretentions of our culture. I'm going to be picking up Bonfire of the Vanities or Radical Chic next after I finish my current book.

I'm reading Infinite Jest, at this board's recommendation at the moment and it's a pretty weird thing 200 pages in.

Confused by the hate for Blood Meridian, I thought it was a fine book and better than most.


Worldy Philosophers is a great nonfiction read about 6 or 7 of the "founding fathers" of different schools of economic thought.

Matterhorn

I'm reading this. Took a hot minute to find a good night to settle into it. But it's very interesting perspective to me(not a big history buff but extremely interested in american history). So far, I'm liking it. I might read the others in the series as it's different than run-of-mill history texts.

Finished Unbroken recently. It was very good. It's the story of Louis Zamperini, a US Olympian who was shot down over the Pacific in WWII. Great read, and really an eye opening first hand look into some of the atrocities committed by the Japanese against allied POW's.

The last book I read was Ghost Soldiers by Hampton Sides. I loved it. Great read. I like his writing style, and we share the same last name. Its about the rescue of WWII American Soldiers from Camp Pangatian in Cabanatuan, Philippines who were survivors of the Bataan Death March. Intense stuff.

Bert Bank is one of the subjects of the book. He was a survivor of the whole ordeal and is from Tuscaloosa. He is a UA grad and was a pioneer in sports radio in Alabama. He started the Alabama Sports Radio Network.
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Right now I am in the middle of reading Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell. Its a good look into the history of General Lafayette's long relationship with the United States. Very interesting, although the author can get annoyingly metaphoric at times.

The Prey Series by John Sandford. Start at the beginning.

the Harry Bosch series by Michael Connelly is good. Also just finished Cross Justice by James Patterson. If you like the Cross series, I highly recommend.

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Right now I am in the middle of reading Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell. Its a good look into the history of General Lafayette's long relationship and the United States. Very interesting, although the author can get annoyingly metaphoric at times.

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Funny how I came to know of her. Visiting NYC and she was a guest on Letterman.
Assassination Vacation was new at the time. Very good book of hers as well.