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[Harry Callahan]

Just finished You're Next by Greg Hurwitz. Sheesh, what a thrill ride! Kept me guessing until the end. Always a new twist. Sort of like a Harlan Coben novel. This'un is meant for Hollywood. I would be very surprised if this doesn't get made into a smash hit blockbuster. Now I'm shopping around for a new read. Need something to tide me over until Stephen King's The Stand (finally, after thirty odd years) comes out on unabridged audio format. The clock's ticking. Due out in Feburary. Grover Gardener is doin the honors. Yow, can't wait!! Been waiting for this to come out on audio since, well, since audiobooks got "popular". The Stand! Yeah!

 

[kurt6652]

Just finished Stephen King's new novel, 11/22/63. What a great book. Stevo still has the touch. It's his best work since book seven of the DT series. He said it took a lot of research and he even hired a researcher, and I believe him. Just wow. He puts the reader into another world. Highly recommended reading.

I am reading 11/22/63, just started 3 days ago and I am already on about page 370. You are right he has a way of taking you somewhere else, I really like his character detail, great book.

 

[StuntDouble]

H.P. Lovecraft is definitely a favorite of mine, and I find myself going back to his stories quite often. I think my favorites have to be The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and The Call of Cthuhlu. He definitely seems to have a timeless style, and I sometimes forget what era he was actually writing in.

Right now, I'm reading a few books:
The Snitch, Houdini, and Me. It's a book by this guy named Jonny Virgil, and it is based on his blog, 15 minute lunch. Funny stuff, reminds me of my own childhood.
Truck: On Rebuilding a Worn-Out Pickup and Other Post Technological AdventuresBy John Jerome. It seems to have a Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance vibe to it, maybe a bit less philosophical.
Star Wars: Tales of the Bounty HuntersIt's one of my favorites, but I foolishly gave it away years ago and regretted it. I got another copy for Christmas, and plan on keeping this one.

 

[jimmyd1982]

Been doing a lot of historical fiction lately, Conn Iggulden's series on Julius Caeser and Ghengis Khan take some beating and very well researched, he even points out where he's taken liberties with fact to help the plot flow better.

Check out Soldier of Rome: The Artorian chronicles by James Mace. It follows a fictional legionary but it does a pretty good job of staying historically accurate.

 

[AeroNautiCal]

After reading some excellent reviews by highly experienced, credible professionals, I had to buy this book!

 

[Charlie Mike]

Freedom by Sonny Barger ...

 

[fudo]

Dracula, the original by Bram Stoker. Despite being written over 100 years go, I can still see the creepiness in the story. I can just imagine the impact it had on people when it was first published.
Even knowing the story, I'm highly enjoying it, for the story itself (and as a short-story writer myself); for the word choice used. Van Helsing in particular has a way with words "seven o'clock" becomes "seven of the clock." And one sentence was memorable: "If you leave her, and harm befall, you shall not sleep easy, hereafter!"

Dracula is, for me, an ocean of dross, with small islands of truly brilliant writing.
I recommend anything by H. Beam Piper.

 

[MarkCid84]

11/22/63, Locked On(Clancy), Just downloaded "Sandstorm" (James Rollins) & started it today. All that's since Christmas. I read a lot & kinda fast. Rapidly aproaching 70 books since I got my Kindle one year ago. Flynn, Baldacci, WEB Griffin, Barry leyEisler, Stephen Hunter, Cussler, Thor, Michael Connley,