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Quote from: bubbles4ksu on February 10, 2015, 04:25:35 PMWhich Tom Clancy book is the best? Is there another book of this genre that I should read instead?the best book is his first, hunt for red october. ive only read a few tho.
Which Tom Clancy book is the best? Is there another book of this genre that I should read instead?
Quote from: CNS on February 10, 2015, 04:47:32 PMIf you enjoy fantasy, try Riyria Revelations. Three books that start with Theft of Swords. They were not amazing, but still very good. There is a prequel series that is two books deep(out of eventually up to 12). They are both good too, but def start with the Theft of Swords first.They aren't GoT, and not as good as The Blade Itself either, but they read quickly and I enjoyed them a lot.Have you read any Sanderson? I see his name thrown around.
If you enjoy fantasy, try Riyria Revelations. Three books that start with Theft of Swords. They were not amazing, but still very good. There is a prequel series that is two books deep(out of eventually up to 12). They are both good too, but def start with the Theft of Swords first.They aren't GoT, and not as good as The Blade Itself either, but they read quickly and I enjoyed them a lot.
Quote from: Mr Bread on February 10, 2015, 04:53:07 PMQuote from: CNS on February 10, 2015, 04:47:32 PMIf you enjoy fantasy, try Riyria Revelations. Three books that start with Theft of Swords. They were not amazing, but still very good. There is a prequel series that is two books deep(out of eventually up to 12). They are both good too, but def start with the Theft of Swords first.They aren't GoT, and not as good as The Blade Itself either, but they read quickly and I enjoyed them a lot.Have you read any Sanderson? I see his name thrown around.I don't think I have. What is his/her best?
Quote from: The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep on February 10, 2015, 04:35:16 PMQuote from: bubbles4ksu on February 10, 2015, 04:25:35 PMWhich Tom Clancy book is the best? Is there another book of this genre that I should read instead?the best book is his first, hunt for red october. ive only read a few tho.Hmm idk if I would like reading in Connery's voice.
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Quote from: libliblibliblibliblib on February 10, 2015, 06:21:28 PMI can loan you no country for old Men!It is excellent. As good as the movie is the book is just as good and may even surpass it. I hesitate though because of just how incredible Jones is in the film. I thought they were companions and worked very well together.I liked it so much I even stole the idea and wrote a mean post about Snyder using the sheriff as the vehicle to mock him.
Quote from: bubbles4ksu on February 10, 2015, 04:25:35 PMWhich Tom Clancy book is the best? Is there another book of this genre that I should read instead?they are all pretty god through Sum of All Fears. Stephen Coonts is kind of a "Clancy Lite" (meaning they are 400 pages, not 800).
Quote from: CNS on February 10, 2015, 05:06:08 PMQuote from: Mr Bread on February 10, 2015, 04:53:07 PMQuote from: CNS on February 10, 2015, 04:47:32 PMIf you enjoy fantasy, try Riyria Revelations. Three books that start with Theft of Swords. They were not amazing, but still very good. There is a prequel series that is two books deep(out of eventually up to 12). They are both good too, but def start with the Theft of Swords first.They aren't GoT, and not as good as The Blade Itself either, but they read quickly and I enjoyed them a lot.Have you read any Sanderson? I see his name thrown around.I don't think I have. What is his/her best?I read the Mistborn series. It was fun, clever, and different than most.Brent Weeks is a fun author too. Night Angel series was a good time.
Quote from: Pete on February 10, 2015, 06:15:49 PMQuote from: CNS on February 10, 2015, 05:06:08 PMQuote from: Mr Bread on February 10, 2015, 04:53:07 PMQuote from: CNS on February 10, 2015, 04:47:32 PMIf you enjoy fantasy, try Riyria Revelations. Three books that start with Theft of Swords. They were not amazing, but still very good. There is a prequel series that is two books deep(out of eventually up to 12). They are both good too, but def start with the Theft of Swords first.They aren't GoT, and not as good as The Blade Itself either, but they read quickly and I enjoyed them a lot.Have you read any Sanderson? I see his name thrown around.I don't think I have. What is his/her best?I read the Mistborn series. It was fun, clever, and different than most.Brent Weeks is a fun author too. Night Angel series was a good time.The only Sanderson books I have read are the Wheel of Time ones that he wrote after Robert Jordan died. I think I need to read the Mistborn. I read a couple of chapters of the first one online and then never got around to getting the book.
I just read "Gang Leader for a Day" by Sudhiir Venkatesh (sp?). It was very good and I'd recommend to anyone.
Quote from: 8manpick on February 12, 2015, 07:01:14 PMI just read "Gang Leader for a Day" by Sudhiir Venkatesh (sp?). It was very good and I'd recommend to anyone.He has another book about the underground economy of Chicago that includes a bit more technical writing but also includes a lot more interesting stories of poor entrepreneurship and how incredibly closed and removed the ghetto economy is from the rest of the economy.
Quote from: Kat Kid on February 12, 2015, 07:03:24 PMQuote from: 8manpick on February 12, 2015, 07:01:14 PMI just read "Gang Leader for a Day" by Sudhiir Venkatesh (sp?). It was very good and I'd recommend to anyone.He has another book about the underground economy of Chicago that includes a bit more technical writing but also includes a lot more interesting stories of poor entrepreneurship and how incredibly closed and removed the ghetto economy is from the rest of the economy.Read it on your recommendation in this thread a couple years ago