Books - what are you reading? (Official Book Thread)

[Black Hans]

Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit by Francis Chan
Win Forever by Pete Carroll
Killing Floor (First Jack Reacher book) by Lee Childs

I want to read Eleven Rings by Phil Jackson but I can't rock with dude's spirituality.

 

[Monoblock]

Trying to finish this Dark Tower series before Hollywood rips it to shreds like all of King's books.

 

[Jayson_bourn]

Second book of the Brilliance series... Halfway through and it's dope so far. Wish it had a bit more action though.

 

[Lost His Smile]

Mors Kochanski's Bushcraft.

 

[nieman]

Second book of the Brilliance series... Halfway through and it's dope so far. Wish it had a bit more action though.

Thanks. I just read the premise of Brilliance, so now I'm sold. Will start tomorrow

 

[Jayson_bourn]

Thanks. I just read the premise of Brilliance, so now I'm sold. Will start tomorrow

Sorta reads like a screenplay a bit, wouldn't be surprised if it ends up on the big screen in the next 5-10 years.

 

[Spaceman Piff]

i liked marley and me. it's a dog looking back on his life on his last night before being put down. so it's going to end pretty much how every book with a dog ends i'm not too crazy about what i've read so far.. but it's still very early. i'll give it a lil bit more before i give it the track 1 treatment.

pretty sure it's going to be the worst in the series thus far. but i've come this far..

 

[O.Red]

Think like a freak

 

[Suspicious Dingo]

i just started reading the dark towers series. I'm halfway trough the book and it's kind of ...eh.
Everybody who read it says it gets better but idk if im gonna stick with it anymore.
Any of you guys read this?

The first book is so-so, the next three are EXCELLENT, the fifth is ok, the sixth is just awful, the seventh and last is so-so (but the ending is )

Anyone read the new Steven King. Is it good?

Just finished this, and it was pretty good. Well written, compelling protagonist and antagonist, satisfying conclusion (which can be hit and miss with King). It's basically King's take on the hardboiled detective novel, and while it deals in many common tropes of the genre (the grizzled former detective who is drawn out of retirement/depression to catch the one who got away, the sassy black side-kick, etc), it's an enjoyable read. Athough it solidified my belief that King should avoid writing black characters. Some of Jerome's dialog is cringe-worthy - not in a racist way, more in a trying-too-hard-to-be-hip way. Overall I'd give it 7.5/10

 

[CoolazzFemale]

The first book is so-so, the next three are EXCELLENT, the fifth is ok, the sixth is just awful, the seventh and last is so-so (but the ending is )



Just finished this, and it was pretty good. Well written, compelling protagonist and antagonist, satisfying conclusion (which can be hit and miss with King). It's basically King's take on the hardboiled detective novel, and while it deals in many common tropes of the genre (the grizzled former detective who is drawn out of retirement/depression to catch the one who got away, the sassy black side-kick, etc), it's an enjoyable read. Athough it solidified my belief that King should avoid writing black characters. Some of Jerome's dialog is cringe-worthy - not in a racist way, more in a trying-too-hard-to-be-hip way. Overall I'd give it 7.5/10

. Thanks, I'll check it out

 

[CoolazzFemale]

Finishing up The Symbol by Dan Brown
Hybrid by Brian O'Grady

 

[Panther]

Second book of the Brilliance series... Halfway through and it's dope so far. Wish it had a bit more action though.

just read up on the synopsis of the 1st... im gonna check it out

 

[Poh SIti Dawn]

Today I finished

nine stories by JD Salinger. I liked it a lot

 

[no.]

God, what an amazing book. I'm throughly enjoying it so far.

 

[Big Blue]

I was reading The Girl Who Played with Fire but my OG Nook broke