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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #650 on: January 07, 2014, 05:34:05 PM »

For the Fantasy Dorks

I'm really big into Martin's Game of Thrones and Jordan's Wheel of Time stuff.  As a teen, I read through the majority of the pulp out there (Forgotten Realms, Salvatore, Eddings, Fiest, etc...).

Rothfuss' stuff is probably the most well written and creative stuff out right now.  He's taking FOREVER, but it's simply brilliant.  He blows away Sanderson's Mistborn novels.  Sanderson is creative, but he's a pretty poor writer.  His new series has a lot of promise, but it's almost like he finished the complete butchering of Jordan's world and decided that he wanted to write something more grand.  You could cut 700 pages out of The Way of Kings and it would be pretty intriguing.  Instead, it's bloated with way too much about bridge runs and pseudo angst.

Rothfuss is wildly creative and has a great style when it comes to prose.  He is exactly like Martin in that, except he's more into the imaginary world stuff.  I cannot recommend it enough.  Read Mistborn when you need filler, read The Name of the Wind when you want to be blown away.

If you haven't read Abercrombie, then you can go ahead and just shut your rough ridin' face.  GRRM and Abercrombie are the best.  Maybe this Rothfuss guy is good too.  Pete seems to like him.  I'm not touching it until he finishes.

I caved and started the second Rothfuss book.  It's really good.  I'll be done by the end of the week, then I start Abercrombie.  I'M TRUSTING YOU BREAD!

You are in for a treat then.  I started rereading them and they're still great. 
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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #651 on: January 07, 2014, 07:45:01 PM »
Reading The Blade Itself now. Only about 8% into it so far. 

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #652 on: January 07, 2014, 07:56:45 PM »
Has anyone read Sycamore Row by John Grisham?
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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #653 on: January 07, 2014, 08:19:10 PM »
I am reading way too much about nazis please get me out of this guys

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« Reply #654 on: January 07, 2014, 08:21:30 PM »
I am reading way too much about nazis please get me out of this guys
recommend me the best book about the nuremberg trials and i'll see what i can do.

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« Reply #655 on: January 07, 2014, 08:23:29 PM »
Has anyone read Sycamore Row by John Grisham?

Yes.  It's just ok.  It's no Time To Kill, though.

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #656 on: January 07, 2014, 08:24:53 PM »
Reading The Blade Itself now. Only about 8% into it so far. 

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i'm like 4/5ths through that now. Coworker told me the first book is mostly build up.

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« Reply #657 on: January 07, 2014, 08:32:53 PM »

I am reading way too much about nazis please get me out of this guys
recommend me the best book about the nuremberg trials and i'll see what i can do.

Are you trying to help?  I am now googling books over Nuremberg.

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich is derivative from Nuremberg and references quotes and commentary on the quotes but it it not about Nuremberg.

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« Reply #658 on: January 07, 2014, 08:37:24 PM »
I am reading way too much about nazis please get me out of this guys
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« Reply #659 on: January 07, 2014, 08:42:39 PM »
I am reading way too much about nazis please get me out of this guys
recommend me the best book about the nuremberg trials and i'll see what i can do.
Are you trying to help?  I am now googling books over Nuremberg.

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich is derivative from Nuremberg and references quotes and commentary on the quotes but it it not about Nuremberg.
i was hoping that you'd read a book about the trials already. i really think you should read Slouching Towards Bethlehem.

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #660 on: January 07, 2014, 10:11:35 PM »
Recommend me the best book about Ireland v N Ireland, The Troubles, historical background, etc. TIA gE!
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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #661 on: January 07, 2014, 10:19:44 PM »
Dirty White Boys downloaded to kindle...


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« Reply #662 on: January 07, 2014, 10:49:19 PM »
What the eff  :sdeek:
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« Reply #663 on: January 07, 2014, 10:56:34 PM »
PETE WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!?!?!
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« Reply #665 on: January 08, 2014, 09:10:43 AM »
Reading The Blade Itself now. Only about 8% into it so far. 

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i'm like 4/5ths through that now. Coworker told me the first book is mostly build up.

I am fine with that.  I enjoy character development.

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #666 on: January 08, 2014, 09:19:13 AM »
Any more Lewis and Clark or Custer or development of the west historical type books?  Books I've read in this genre:

Blood and Thunder (Kit Carson/Santa Fe Trail/Navajos)
Empire of the Summer Moon (about Comanches)
Undaunted Courage (Lewis and Clark expedition)
Crazy Horse and Custer
Wooden Leg (biography of a Cherokee who was at Custer's Last Stand)

I'd really love to read about stuff more specific to Kansas frontier history.  I like driving around out west and driving over a river and remembering that so-and-so indians camped along this river right before this one big thing.

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« Reply #667 on: January 08, 2014, 09:32:56 AM »
I have purchased Dirty White Boys on my Kindle.  It better be rough ridin' good, if it's anything like the movie Shooter, heads will roll.

Come post back here after you read the first 2-4 pages.  :sdeek:

Also, the book that Shooter is based on is actually not bad, but it's different than Dirty White Boys.  Stephen Hunter tends to get really specific about guns and action and stuff.  He's like a Tom Clancy on the technical detail, but then mixed with a Stephen King when it comes to his willingness to go into graphic detail on really mumped sex and violence stuff.

Yes you will enjoy Dirty White Boys, I am now about 3/4 through Point of Impact(shooter) and its pretty darn good.  Wish I hadn't seen the movie because i'm sure it would be better without knowing generally what was going to happen.  Will surely read some more of his stuff.  While it's not intellectual show-off stuff, its very entertaining and that's really all I am going for.  Thanks Pete :thumbsup:

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #668 on: January 08, 2014, 10:48:42 AM »
I have purchased Dirty White Boys on my Kindle.  It better be rough ridin' good, if it's anything like the movie Shooter, heads will roll.

Come post back here after you read the first 2-4 pages.  :sdeek:

Also, the book that Shooter is based on is actually not bad, but it's different than Dirty White Boys.  Stephen Hunter tends to get really specific about guns and action and stuff.  He's like a Tom Clancy on the technical detail, but then mixed with a Stephen King when it comes to his willingness to go into graphic detail on really mumped sex and violence stuff.

Yes you will enjoy Dirty White Boys, I am now about 3/4 through Point of Impact(shooter) and its pretty darn good.  Wish I hadn't seen the movie because i'm sure it would be better without knowing generally what was going to happen.  Will surely read some more of his stuff.  While it's not intellectual show-off stuff, its very entertaining and that's really all I am going for.  Thanks Pete :thumbsup:

If you like those, then read his series that takes place earlier in history, after WW2.  It's Bob Lee Swagger's Dad, Earl, who is a badass.  The first book takes place in Hot Springs Arkansas (book is called "Hot Springs").  The series of three books is referred to as the "Earl Swagger Series."  Those are filled with really cool stuff about that area of Arkansas, and loads of ass kicking and shooting faces off and all that good stuff.

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #670 on: January 09, 2014, 08:27:11 AM »

PETE WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!?!?!

Starts off with bang, eh? :fatty:

ok, it calmed down a bit since the beginning. im very interested at this point.

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #671 on: January 09, 2014, 10:31:12 AM »
Any more Lewis and Clark or Custer or development of the west historical type books?  Books I've read in this genre:

Blood and Thunder (Kit Carson/Santa Fe Trail/Navajos)
Empire of the Summer Moon (about Comanches)
Undaunted Courage (Lewis and Clark expedition)
Crazy Horse and Custer
Wooden Leg (biography of a Cherokee who was at Custer's Last Stand)

I'd really love to read about stuff more specific to Kansas frontier history.  I like driving around out west and driving over a river and remembering that so-and-so indians camped along this river right before this one big thing.

Not exactly like what you're looking for, but it's in that vein:

http://www.amazon.com/1491-Revelations-Americas-Before-Columbus/dp/1400032059/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389284996&sr=8-1&keywords=1491

I'm about halfway through and really enjoy it.

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #672 on: January 09, 2014, 10:33:02 AM »
Any more Lewis and Clark or Custer or development of the west historical type books?  Books I've read in this genre:

Blood and Thunder (Kit Carson/Santa Fe Trail/Navajos)
Empire of the Summer Moon (about Comanches)
Undaunted Courage (Lewis and Clark expedition)
Crazy Horse and Custer
Wooden Leg (biography of a Cherokee who was at Custer's Last Stand)

I'd really love to read about stuff more specific to Kansas frontier history.  I like driving around out west and driving over a river and remembering that so-and-so indians camped along this river right before this one big thing.

Not exactly like what you're looking for, but it's in that vein:

http://www.amazon.com/1491-Revelations-Americas-Before-Columbus/dp/1400032059/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389284996&sr=8-1&keywords=1491

I'm about halfway through and really enjoy it.

That does look good.  Thanks.   :thumbs:

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #673 on: January 09, 2014, 10:37:34 AM »
Recommend me the best book about Ireland v N Ireland, The Troubles, historical background, etc. TIA gE!

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« Reply #674 on: January 09, 2014, 10:38:02 AM »
pete we should PM about DWBs
I think what my friend Mitch is trying to say is that true love is blind.