OS Book Club Pt II

[BlueNGold]

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I just finished Silver Linings Playbook a couple days ago.

Keep in mind I seen the movie first (and loved it), so I'm probably biased when I say I like the movie over the book, but the book was still really, really good.

I was surprised there was as much of a difference between the two as there was, and the book was definitely a little more darker than the movie, which makes sense. Pat's father is probably the biggest example of both of these points.

Anyways, if you've seen the movie, definitely read this as well. It's not just a re-telling of what you've already seen and it's a pretty enjoyable read.

[buickbeast]

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Anyone ever read The Lone Wolf series?
It was a choose your own adventure series that was popular in the 90s. Anyone with info on a complete set, PM me plz =)

[wrigleyville33]

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Currently reading Joe Torre's "The Yankee Years."

[Kearnzo]

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Anyone read anything by Brad Thor? If so, how does he compare to others in the genre?

[SuperBowlNachos]

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Can anyone recommend something that is post-apocalyptic? Any type really. I am a fan of the Fallout games though.

[Beantown]

Can anyone recommend something that is post-apocalyptic? Any type really. I am a fan of the Fallout games though.

The Road.

The Stand.

[Chaos81]

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Started reading "The Right Stuff" by Tom Wolfe a few nights ago. It's about the start of the US space program, and is focused around the original Mercury astronauts. Not a bad book so far, but the writing is a bit too colorful for my tastes. Too much, "Wow, that's amazing!" on every single page. If he had tuned that down a little bit, I'd definitely be loving it.

[redsrule]

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Starting A Game of Thrones now. I thought the TV series has been good so far, so I am hoping this is good as well. I am surprised that they got a whole season (10 episodes) out of a 700ish page book though.

[Perfect Zero]

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Just got done reading Pursuit by Clint Johnson, which is about the final days of the Confederacy and the chase and capture of Jefferson Davis. It's an interesting book, but he defiantly takes a Southerner's view of the entire details and conveniently leaves out details (such as why Davis really had a black kid in the first place). Still, it's an interesting book.

I've also finished Seasons in Hell by Mike Shropshire. Again, it has "flare" from the author, but it really describes some of the pain that Texas Rangers fans have gone through, especially during the seventies. Some of the stories that he tells are classics (such as the hot dogs at Spring Training and Bernie Brewer stealing Rangers' signs at Milwaukee County Stadium).

Right now I'm reading A Country of Vast Designs by Robert Merry. I don't know much about the Polk Presidency, but if this book is much the same way as Theodore Rex was, I'm going to be sucked in. After this one, I'm going to need to go to Half Priced Books again...

[Kearnzo]

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Finished up Stephen King's The Shining last week. Absolutely amazing and chilling novel.

Started reading It last night and am now working my way through that. Guess I'm on a Stephen King kick right now, which doesn't surprise me given the time of year. I'm a sucker for a good horror yarn.

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[Beantown]

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Finished up Stephen King's The Shining last week. Absolutely amazing and chilling novel.

Started reading It last night and am now working my way through that. Guess I'm on a Stephen King kick right now, which doesn't surprise me given the time of year. I'm a sucker for a good horror yarn.

As someone who has read 23 different Stephen King novels this year, those are my two favorites. Both are incredible books, with The Shining winning as my favorite book of all time.

[Kearnzo]

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As someone who has read 23 different Stephen King novels this year, those are my two favorites. Both are incredible books, with The Shining winning as my favorite book of all time.

You'd think I'd have read more of his books seeing as grew up in and currently reside in Bangor, ME just a couple streets over from where he lives. But for some reason, I've never gotten into his books until now. I remember trying to read The Stand years ago, and it just seemed so unfocused to me that I put it down.

And yeah, The Shining was up there with my favorite books of all time. Have you read Dr. Sleep yet? I hear it's pretty good.

[Beantown]

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You'd think I'd have read more of his books seeing as grew up in and currently reside in Bangor, ME just a couple streets over from where he lives. But for some reason, I've never gotten into his books until now. I remember trying to read The Stand years ago, and it just seemed so unfocused to me that I put it down.

And yeah, The Shining was up there with my favorite books of all time. Have you read Dr. Sleep yet? I hear it's pretty good.

Nope. Planning on taking a trip to the bookstore this week for that and a few others.

I think my top five from him are: The Shining, It, The Stand, Green Mile, The Long Walk.

[Kearnzo]

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Nice, let me know how it is. I'm sure I'll still be reading It, given that it's approximately 9 billion pages long.

[Beantown]

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Nice, let me know how it is. I'm sure I'll still be reading It, given that it's approximately 9 billion pages long.

Yeah, It is a long book - awesome, though. Lot of good story in there. I need to watch the movie.

Have you read any of his son's work? Joe Hill's "Heart Shaped Box" is the best horror novel you've (probably) never heard of haha.