Re: What are you reading? Books Suggestions

by **Travis of the Cosmos** 2018-12-09, 21:44

I’m going to fucking murder you. Fuck otpts shit ass book thread. This goes down here and now. No one calls me a blue and lives to tell about it. You’re fucking garbage. Fuck you.

by **I.B. Fine** 2018-12-09, 21:46

by **Turtleneck** 2018-12-09, 21:48

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:I’m going to fucking murder you. Fuck otpts shit ass book thread. This goes down here and now. No one calls me a blue and lives to tell about it. You’re fucking garbage. Fuck you.

Blue

by **Travis of the Cosmos** 2018-12-09, 21:50

Turtleneck wrote:
Travis of the Cosmos wrote:I’m going to fucking murder you. Fuck otpts shit ass book thread. This goes down here and now. No one calls me a blue and lives to tell about it. You’re fucking garbage. Fuck you.

Blue

congratualations on the last message board post of your wretched life!!!

by **Turtleneck** 2018-12-09, 21:53

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:
Turtleneck wrote:

Blue
congratualations on the last message board post of your wretched life!!!

Come at me, blue.

by **tGreenWay** 2018-12-09, 23:37

Turtleneck wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:Can’t rememeber if I’ve recommended either of these:

Replay by Ken Grimwood
Day After Tomorrow by Allan Folsom (no affiliation whatsoever with the bad movie.)

Does that second recommendation have anything to do with that bad movie?

Yes.

by AvgMSUJoe 2018-12-10, 13:48

Just finishing "Where the Crawdad sings"... Pretty good.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2018-12-18, 09:44

I’m a few pages in to the subtle art of not giving a fuck and it’s fantastic.

by **I.B. Fine** 2018-12-18, 12:34

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:I’m a few pages in to the subtle art of not giving a fuck and it’s fantastic.

as if I cared...

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2018-12-18, 13:01

I.B. Fine wrote:
Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:I’m a few pages in to the subtle art of not giving a fuck and it’s fantastic.

as if I cared...

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by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2018-12-18, 23:31

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Spot on...

by **DWags** 2018-12-19, 01:35

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

Spot on...

Puts into words what many of us knew but weren’t smart enough to explain it.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2019-01-15, 21:47

About halfway through seal target Geronimo. Not big into war shit at the moment, but the manhunt of osama bin laden has always been intriguing to me.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2019-01-22, 21:57

by **The Pantry** 2019-01-22, 22:16

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

Decent book if you like fiction, which you seem to love.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2019-01-22, 22:22

The Pantry wrote:
Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:
Decent book if you like fiction, which you seem to love.

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by **steveschneider** 2019-01-23, 10:10

I started reading the Bill Walton book. I like Bill, and respect all he's accomplished. He's excelled at both athletics and academics but not sure I could recommend 300 pages of Bill to anyone. It's an easy read though and will carry on.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2019-01-23, 10:15

steveschneider wrote:I started reading the Bill Walton book. I like Bill, and respect all he's accomplished. He's excelled at both athletics and academics but not sure I could recommend 300 pages of Bill to anyone. It's an easy read though and will carry on.

Would love to hear more Steve. I’ve always had that book on my radar but haven’t pulled the trigger yet. What you say makes sense as i believe it got mixed reviews.

by AvgMSUJoe 2019-01-23, 10:15

BTW and FWIW... I consume a bunch of books and my favorite author is this guy...

Christopher Moore

Can't go wrong with any of them. Faves are probably "Lamb" or "A Dirty Job"... but as I said, can't go wrong with any. Also, a good twitter follow.

by **steveschneider** 2019-01-23, 10:21

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:
steveschneider wrote:I started reading the Bill Walton book. I like Bill, and respect all he's accomplished. He's excelled at both athletics and academics but not sure I could recommend 300 pages of Bill to anyone. It's an easy read though and will carry on.

Would love to hear more Steve. I’ve always had that book on my radar but haven’t pulled the trigger yet. What you say makes sense as i believe it got mixed reviews.

There was a write up about him in the NYTs the other year and I think you could probably just read that and get the gist of what it's all about. It's a pretty light and easy read so far. I do love the art work in the book. If you are in the store and decide not to read it open it up to around the front page just to see the art inside the book. There's one towards the end as well.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2019-03-03, 21:46

Has anyone read American Sniper? I have it sitting right here, think I got it from a library sale. I've seen the movie, have a lot of mixed thoughts on it..

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2019-04-02, 09:43

Into the Wild by Jon krakauer. I’m sure many have seen the movie.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2019-04-02, 09:48

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

Spot on...

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"Sounds about right."

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2019-04-02, 10:22

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:
Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

Spot on...

"Sounds about right."

Who the fuck is that? The espn writer?

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2019-04-02, 11:47

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:
Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

"Sounds about right."

Who the fuck is that? The espn writer?

That is correct.

by **NigelUno** 2019-04-16, 20:03

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2019-07-13, 23:58

The girl with the dragon tattoo is really good so far. Avoided watching the movie and it’s got my attention early.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2019-07-14, 06:13

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:The girl with the dragon tattoo is really good so far. Avoided watching the movie and it’s got my attention early.

If you watch the movies, check out the original Swedish versions of the series first.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2019-07-30, 00:11

Will do, Floyd, thanks.

Next up:

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by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2019-10-14, 01:49

Finished Station Eleven today. Post apocalyptic environment set in Michigan actually. Pretty good, ending could have been better.

by **tGreenWay** 2019-10-14, 02:29

Kyle Mills picked up the late Vince Flynn Mitch Rapp series, but I’ve been too stubborn to read his efforts. Figured Rapp died with Flynn. Maybe changing my mind and giving Mills a chance to see how he does with the character.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2019-10-14, 05:35

tGreenWay wrote:Kyle Mills picked up the late Vince Flynn Mitch Rapp series, but I’ve been too stubborn to read his efforts. Figured Rapp died with Flynn. Maybe changing my mind and giving Mills a chance to see how he does with the character.

I read one his books a few years ago. I liked his style and bet he can pull it off. Flynn hand-picked him to take over Rapp's story. Despite having a Kindle for years I rarely use it because I really prefer paperbacks, but I'm not paying $10 a book either so I go this used book store in Warren a couple times a year and load up. Problem is there are never any of Mills' books in stock. They go out just as fast as they come in.

tldr; I'll never be able to read another Mills book again because I'm a cheap ass.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2019-10-14, 06:14

Have you tried the library Floyd

by **Floyd Robertson** 2019-10-14, 06:58

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:Have you tried the library Floyd

Great idea! I forgot I actually picked up a library card last year.

by **steveschneider** 2019-10-14, 07:59

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:Into the Wild by Jon krakauer. I’m sure many have seen the movie.

I’ve read a lot of his books. Powerful stuff.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2019-10-14, 09:15

Floyd Robertson wrote:
Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:Have you tried the library Floyd

Great idea! I forgot I actually picked up a library card last year.

Can’t believe more people don’t take advantage of them. Shit, you can rent movies for free too.

by **Jake from State Farm** 2019-10-14, 09:46

by **Floyd Robertson** 2019-10-14, 09:58

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:
Floyd Robertson wrote:

Great idea! I forgot I actually picked up a library card last year.

Can’t believe more people don’t take advantage of them. Shit, you can rent movies for free too.

That's good because when I was out for a walk yesterday I noticed my local Family Video is closing. Not even bringing in CBD products could save them.

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by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2019-10-14, 10:28

Floyd Robertson wrote:
Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

Can’t believe more people don’t take advantage of them. Shit, you can rent movies for free too.

That's good because when I was out for a walk yesterday I noticed my local Family Video is closing. Not even bringing in CBD products could save them.

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by **tGreenWay** 2019-10-14, 14:38

Floyd Robertson wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:Kyle Mills picked up the late Vince Flynn Mitch Rapp series, but I’ve been too stubborn to read his efforts. Figured Rapp died with Flynn. Maybe changing my mind and giving Mills a chance to see how he does with the character.

I read one his books a few years ago. I liked his style and bet he can pull it off. Flynn hand-picked him to take over Rapp's story. Despite having a Kindle for years I rarely use it because I really prefer paperbacks, but I'm not paying $10 a book either so I go this used book store in Warren a couple times a year and load up. Problem is there are never any of Mills' books in stock. They go out just as fast as they come in.

tldr; I'll never be able to read another Mills book again because I'm a cheap ass.

I read one or two of his earliest stuff, coincidentally, books I bought used at the ELPL. Can’t remember much about them, but do think I enjoyed both. I just have had a hard time wrapping my head around someone else writing the stories of Mitch Rapp.
btw, speaking of someone else writing Rapp, that American Assassin movie was okay, not great but not horrible. But the casting for Rapp and Kennedy was wrong. I thought it was creative to place Michael Keaton as Hurley, though even he went overboard a couple of times.

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