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

[Ezra]

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If youre into the SW New Cannon stuff - Id rank them as

1. Tarkin
2. Lost Stars - The description of the book sounds terrible. Romeo & Julliete meets Star Wars, but trust me it's good
3. Lords of the Sith
4. Heir to the Jedi
5. Aftermath
6. Dark Disciple
7. A New Dawn

IMO - Darth Plagues is the best Star Wars book, followed by the Darth Bane Trilogy but they're technically not cannon anymore

 

[Ezra]

As for what Im reading right now -

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On December 3, 1976, just before the Jamaican general election and two days before Bob Marley was to play the Smile Jamaica Concert to ease political tensions in Kingston, seven gunmen stormed the singer’s house, machine guns blazing. The attack wounded Marley, his wife, and his manager, and injured several others. Little was officially released about the gunmen, but much has been whispered, gossiped and sung about in the streets of West Kingston. Rumors abound regarding the assassins’ fates, and there are suspicions that the attack was politically motivated.

A Brief History of Seven Killings delves deep into that dangerous and unstable time in Jamaica’s history and beyond. James deftly chronicles the lives of a host of unforgettable characters – gunmen, drug dealers, one-night stands, CIA agents, even ghosts – over the course of thirty years as they roam the streets of 1970s Kingston, dominate the crack houses of 1980s New York, and ultimately reemerge into the radically altered Jamaica of the 1990s. Along the way, they learn that evil does indeed cast long shadows, that justice and retribution are inextricably linked, and that no one can truly escape his fate

 

[Dirty D]

Reading this now, it's fukking epic:

Read this before it. There's some stories repeated in Pimp's book. Face doesn't mention UGK at all in his book though:

 

[KevCo]

Finished this up the other day

Dabbing into other parts of the new canon starting with this

many changes in TFA book compared to the movie? how was the sith joint?

 

[Ezra]

many changes in TFA book compared to the movie? how was the sith joint?

There aren't changes. Just more elaboration and added scenes. For instance,:

Spoiler for those who havent seen it yet. And to those people - wtf is wrong wit you?

Spoiler

It shows how Poe Dameron survived the Tai Fighter crash and gets off the Planet to join the fight again. Lots of extended conversation that was cut out of the movie but nothing crazy.

Im sure there's a youtube or write up out there that goes over all the added stuff. It was good, but not a must read. Siths was aight. Basically just an action movie where Vader and the Emperor are stranded on a planet wrecking shyt.

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

There aren't changes. Just more elaboration and added scenes. For instance,:

Spoiler for those who havent seen it yet. And to those people - wtf is wrong wit you?

Spoiler

It shows how Poe Dameron survived the Tai Fighter crash and gets off the Planet to join the fight again. Lots of extended conversation that was cut out of the movie but nothing crazy.

Im sure there's a youtube or write up out there that goes over all the added stuff. It was good, but not a must read. Siths was aight. Basically just an action movie where Vader and the Emperor are stranded on a planet wrecking shyt.

Which was piff

 

[nieman]

Third book in the trilogy.

 

[MN Fats]

I have 'The Plague' by Camus

my favorite book right there. ..

 

[Grand Conde]

Finished 'Herzog' by Saul Bellow. Dunno how well known it is now - it was released in mid 70s afaik - but its a great book about a recent divorcee's partial descent into madness and paranoia.

 

[BXKingPin82]

Jay Williams
Life is Not an Accident

 

[Grand Conde]

Finished 'Herzog' by Saul Bellow. Dunno how well known it is now - it was released in mid 70s afaik - but its a great book about a recent divorcee's partial descent into madness and paranoia.

Now back to Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series. Right now I'm on number 8, The Ionian Mission...

 

[FrostBite]

Third book in the trilogy.

Been waiting for this. Didn't know it was out already.

 

[Pinkflamingopimp]

Just finished this:

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I didnt know there was a book about Death Row Records.I'm going to check this out

 

[nieman]

Been waiting for this. Didn't know it was out already.

It just came out like 2 weeks ago, so you're not really behind.

 

[The Phoenix]

I'm currently reading the Mistborn series. Pretty good so far. When I first started reading it, I wondered if I would want to read the entire trilogy. It didn't exactly pull me in at first. It gets a lot better as the book gets rolling though. Definitely one to check it out if you're into the fantasy genre.