Good Fireside Read

I'm also a compulsive reader, and I'll read anything from junky pulp fiction to literary masterpieces. I always take books along when camping.

My recent favorites are Cormac McArthy's westerns (All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities on the Plain, and the gruesome but enthralling Blood Meridian).

There are so many others . . . I just tote along whatever I am reading at the time.
 
If you haven't read "Hatchet" and "Brian's Winter" books by Gary Paulsen to your kids, do so as you will enjoy thoroughly.

Great survival fiction about a young boy.

Brian
 
Another good survival story is "The Long Walk". It's written by a Polish army officer held prisoner by the Soviets during WWII who escaped the gulag in siberia and managed to trek all the way to British held India. Really good story.
 
At this time of year it's not so easy for me to read books in the sleeping bag as just a small part
which is out of sleeping bag gets painfully cold.
In that case, I first wear gloves and try to read books but soon give them up, get more drinks and try to sleep.
But in winter it's too long to sleep all night, isn't it?
 
A good book is part of my survival kit. The bigger the better. In my car i got enough to read for a few days. Even when i go backpacking i might carry 1-2 books with me. Its normal for me to lay in my sleeping bag and read for a few hours before i fall asleep.. How many of you guys have read Charles Dickens??? Must read books. Right now im into sci fi and fantasy... A good read is the sword of truth... or the dragon lance books

Sasha
 
misanthropist said:
Most often, I take books about log architecture or green architecture when I camp, because when I'm out in the wilderness that's what I like to think about.
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I can relate to this.

I'll take anything I can get my hands on to read for quiet moments. A collection of short stories or essays is just as good as a novel for me. Often, I like to step off the beaten path with my reading, as fresh topics to really fire up my mental acuity.

Oh, and I'll recommend nearly anything by Sir Rudyard Kipling. He had a home in Vermont, no?
 
Some good stuff here, thanks! To me it's always good to hear what others recommend, helps cut down on some of the trial and error, especially if it's a topic you're already interested in.
 
A god cup of coffee, a camp fire and a good book is close to perfection or a dry tent in cool weather in a light rain with coffee and good book. Louis L'amour, Stephen Hunter, and Terry C Johnston for fiction. The Bible for the soul.
 
"Last of the Breed", by Louie Lamour. I've probably read this six times. Good action/survival read.:)
 
texasred66 said:
A god cup of coffee, a camp fire and a good book is close to perfection or a dry tent in cool weather in a light rain with coffee and good book. Louis L'amour, Stephen Hunter, and Terry C Johnston for fiction. The Bible for the soul.
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I'm a big fan of Stephen Hunter too. :thumbup: I'll bet you would like Lee Child and Barry Eisler as well.

Jeff
 
Deep Survival, interesting read, studies what goes on in the minds of people who survive in extraordinary circumstances. I'm currently working on Guns, Germs, and Steel. The Right Stuff was a fun read, especially since my brother is a USAF test pilot.

I'm a huge sci-fi/fantasy fan. +1 for George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series. -1 for Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series - one or two original interesting ideas, the rest is plagiarism and all of it is plain bad writing (though I have to hand it to him - I died laughing when I read the line, "Wizard's First Rule - people are stupid.") More good fantasy reads include The Black Company by Glen Cook, up to 9 books I think. Magic's Pawn, Mercedes Lackey, which is the first of The Last Herald-Mage series. Tigana, Guy Gavriel Kay. Black Sun Rising, first book in the Coldfire trilogy by C S Friedman. Patrick Rothfuss - The Name of the Wind.

Sci-Fi: A Fire Upon The Deep and A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge. The Reality Dysfunction, Peter Hamilton, 6 books. The Long Run, Daniel Keys Moran.

Genre-spanning: The Dark Tower series by Stephen King, opening with The Gunslinger.

Those are a few of the heavy hitters, the ones that enjoy almost universal acclaim by those who are voracious readers, the books I will continue to re-read every so often for the rest of my life. There's nothing like an old friend along on a solo trip.
 
Anything by David Morrell, Kent Anderson, or David Hunter. Also love Lonesome Dove, I couldn't believe the book is even better than the movie.
 
J.R.R. Tolkein's The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, for very light reading I have enjoyed William Johnstone's Mountain Man series

I'm reading First Blood for the first time right now
 
quietmike said:
Anything by David Morrell, Kent Anderson, or David Hunter. Also love Lonesome Dove, I couldn't believe the book is even better than the movie.
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I'm sure that you probably know this but Lonesome Dove is part of a series of books ( second or third I can't remember) but the rest of the series is excellent reading also.

In this genre is also The riders of the purple sage and The Virginian. If you haven't read The Virginian there is an excellent way to get your own bed for the night in a hotel where patrons were expected to share beds with whoever was already in it.

Also, the Deerslayer series ( of which last of the mohicans is one book)


Another book I had forgotten about until I saw it on Don Rearic's site is Deathwatch. Not the same Genre as the rest of these but definately worth reading.

David
 
Echo4v said:
I'm sure that you probably know this but Lonesome Dove is part of a series of books ( second or third I can't remember) but the rest of the series is excellent reading also.
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The Lonesome Dove series also includes Streets of Laredo, Dead Man's Walk and Commanche Moon. All of them are excellent. :thumbup:

Jeff
 
Nevada Barr writes a good mystery novel. Her main character is a park ranger (Anna Pigeon) that seems to find a murder to solve wherever she goes. All of her novels are set in national parks across the country.

Jeff
 
Nothing better than total peace and quiet and a good book that you just can't put down. I have got a few to add to my must read list from this thread, good post, thanks!
I can also recommend the Lonesome Dove series!
 
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