Rate The Last Book You Read

[WET HOT MESS]

Well, I've been reading various things that really doesn't count as literature... like etymology books, cookbooks, translation dictionaries, fairy tales by them bruvva Grimms, and language books, yadda yadda yadda. Soooo, I'll start with my new baby, I just bought House of Leaves by Mark. Z Danielewski last night and I'm about 50 something pages in now. I can't put it down, I'm hooked. If I'm gunna rate for what I've already covered, I'll give it the 5/5 because the style is so peculiar and yeah the details occasionally gets to overkill, but it brings me back for more. I don't wanna give anything away because part of the beauty of this book is not knowing and it drives you to keep reading because you want to know. So far, so beautiful.

[scrum]

Well, I've been reading a lot of Terry Pratchet, but the last one I've read is High Fidelity by Nick Hornby.
The book is way better than the movie, which I think is a great movie, but the way the story is written, really puts you into the musical mood.
After reading it I searched for all the musical references of the book, and found a lot of interesting stuff.

That's a great book, read it!

[shdaow]

This summer has been filled with reading... where do I start...

As much as I've heard about Sherlock Holmes, I never thought of reading anything by Sir Conan Doyle, but this summer my friend lent me a near anthology of his works which included the Adventures, Memoirs, and the Return of Sherlock Holmes, along with one novel, the Hound of the Baskervilles. When I read the first story, I wasn't enthralled, but as I went from mystery to mystery, I began to admire Sherlock Holme's deductive reasoning, and became engrossed in each crime he solved. I highly suggest reading ANY of the Sherlock Holmes set of mysteries, as they are not only quick reads (ranging between 20 - 30 minutes each), most of the time, they are able to tell a complete and utterly engaging tale.

I also read the soon-to-be-trilogy by Dan Brown, starting with Angels and Devils, followed by the Da Vinci code. I found the story of Angels and Devils to be a lot more engaging than the Da Vinci Code, maybe because I felt like the story felt more original, and much more plausible (as plausible as the illuminates can be). I tried watching the Da Vinci Code movie after reading the book, but I couldn't bring myself to do so... so if you want to watch the movie, do it before reading the book, or the film becomes unbearable.

[bobdapunk]

The Stand - Stephen King
7/10

A Feast for Crows (Song of Ice and Fire Part IV) - George RR Martin
10/10

Freakonomics - Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
9/10

The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game - Michael Lewis
7/10

[shdaow]

Freakonomics is an AMAZING read, and if you're into slightly more technical economic analysis (I mean really slightly), read the Underground Economist --- I liked it almost as much as Freakonomics.

[zero]

I finished two at the same time: I Am Legend - Richard Matheson this is personally one of my favorite books I have read it numerous times and it always captivates me.

The Zombie Survival Guide - Max Brooks. Great book very funny and at times even though you know its meant to be humorous you wonder if it's serious. Nonetheless great book to survive Z-day

[kareyn01]

I just got done reading number9dream by David Mitchell, which is about a 20 year-old Japanese guy going to Tokyo to find his father, who knocked up his prostitute mother. Its in the same vein as Haruki Murakami, and is interlaced with daydreams, videogames, journal entries, flashbacks, etc. The writing is superb; I'd give it a 9/10.

I read number9dream after picking up Mitchell's Black Swan Green on the bargain rack at the book store. Its a coming of age story set in the English town of Black Swan Green in the 80s, but its in a completely different style than number9dream. I'd gave it an 8/10.

[Hulud]

Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis

i definitely recommend this one, ive read a couple of bret easton ellis' books and this might be my favorite. 9/10

[blazerboy427]

Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho is awesome!

[vasili denisov]

Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China (Jung Chang)

An account of three generations of women as their nation moves from colonial backwater to communist isolation, and rebirth as capitalist behemoth. The book's value lies in its details, whether its the concubine traditions dealt with by Chang's grandmother or her mother's life as a fervent communist and later suffering under state persecution. Though I wanted the writer to occasionally move beyond her own life and make comparisons with other nations that have suffered revolutionary fervor, such as France or Russia, it's still obvious why this has been considered essential reading.

[wacker]

The Plot Against America, P. Roth.

Really enjoyed this one. He tells a fictional story about what happens to America if Lindbergh, he who called Hitler a good guy, was anti-semetic and was an isolationist, was elected president and kept America out of WW2. Its told from the viewpoint of a 9 yr old Jewish boy in New Jersey.

I like historical-revisionist tales and this one was real good.

[Creepnation]

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith.

It was really good, I was surprised by how much I really liked it.

[DjAg]

Candy by Kevin Brooks.

8/10: Written for young adults, but I would be a liar to state I did not thoroughly enjoy it.

Quick synopsis: A young boy (Joe) risks everything due to his unexplainable obsession for a heroin-addicted prostitute to save her from her oppressive and devaluing lifestyle.

[Fiend1138]

His Dark Materials Trilogy - Philip Pullman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Pullman)

1. Northern Lights (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Lights_%28novel%29) aka The Golden Compass
2. The Subtle Knife (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Subtle_Knife)
3. The Amber Spyglass (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amber_Spyglass)

Fantastic quasi-fantasy/philosophical/atheist/epic/adventure/multi-universe story for kids. Don't let the somewhat shitty studio enforced happy ending version of the movie throw you off, these books (which you can find in one big collection version) are dark, dark, dark. Think of them like the Anti-Narnia. Plus how can you beat the fact that: Lord Asriel (one of the main protagonists is on a mission to raise an army of various other universe men and creatures to kill God! You just can't beat that.

10/10

[WET HOT MESS]

I read that back in high school and loved it. But the whole thing with the little boy losing his 3 fingers when he gets the knife... wtf, otherwise, I thought it was absolutely wonderful. I should read it again.

[Fiend1138]

I read that back in high school and loved it. But the whole thing with the little boy losing his 3 fingers when he gets the knife... wtf, otherwise, I thought it was absolutely wonderful. I should read it again.

well: I thought that was bad ass, it showed just how powerful the knife was as well as showing that he had to make a sacrifice for his new 'power'.

[SimpleSean]

Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi. Scalzi blasted onto the SciFi scene with Old Man's War, which was original, accessible, character-driven and excellent. He followed that up with a couple sequels that kept up the magic and then said he was done with the characters/universe. It was a bit of a bummer, but admirable. Then comes Zoe's Tale, which is basically a re-hash of the last book as told by an ancilliary character who's a teenage girl. It may be the perspective that fails to connect for me and the lack of a completely original storyline, but while I'm still willing to say it's good and I finished it, it was a disappointment compared to his other work.

I still highly recommend Old Man's War and the two follow-up's. I don't know anyone who enjoys SciFi at all who didn't consume them happily.

[HAWK]

"DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP"
BY PHILIP K. DICK

http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&isbn=0345404475/LC.GIF&client=lanep

Mostly everybody is familiar with this story by Dick. The inspiration for the film "Bladerunner" considered a masterpiece by most people that have any fucking sense. While the novel and the film are each their own entity, each have a certain number of similarities that cannot be denied. Even Dick praised the screenplay...which was a rarity for him.

Simply put, Philip K. Dick is not for the faint of mind. While an easy read on a academic level, the plot does become complicated on a metaphysical level.

Simply put: A Classic.

8/10

[nirvanasaves]

Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of America


It was an interesting quick read and It read more like a novel then a text book.

[JohnQRotten]

Devil's Cape by Rob Rogers- an awesome superhero story set in the fictional most corrupt city in the world, Devil's Cape.

Duma Key by Stephen King- best King since Cell.

[MagnumPI]

It's kinda sad how short this thread is - but I will take most of your advices and read these books. I'm diving into the Dharma Bums - Jack Kerouac. First Kerouac read, I'm six chapters in but I've been mulling them over for days.

[worldsnemesis]

Government Pirates by Don Corace - Will really make you think about how safe your rights are.

[shdaow]

Ok, I refused to read any of the Harry Potter books for the longest time, but finally this summer I was convinced to read them.... and it was an EPIC series. I highly recommend it to anyone who's been a skeptic up to this point. Great story telling, and by the 7th Book, a great development of the characters.

[Okie Medicvet]

Just finished reading a book I had read the reader's digest condensed version of when I was like 11, so ordered it through Amazon, and was worth every penny. It's called Malevil, written by Robert Merle, and it is basically a post apocalyptic novel that takes place in France. (the book was originally written in French as well, and had to be translated to English).

If you like the "TEOTWAWKI" books, this is a good one.

[moe_blunts]

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell - Tucker Max

Hilarious collection of stories about a guy who drinks a lot of alcohol and fucks a lot of chicks. I don't care if they are true or not because I laughed frequently and hardily.

8/10

The Turner Diaries - Andrew MacDonald

The best selling white-supremacist novel of all time. Pretty fucking ri-donklous story with super far right idealism spewed through the entire book. However, it was very entertaining and I had a lot of good laughs with this one as well.

7/10

[allyourbase]

Just finished my first time through Watchmen, and I loved it. I'm so pumped about the movie and I hope they don't screw it up. 10/10

Just before that I finished I am Legend and thought it was awesome. However, I was REALLY disappointed in the movie. The book gets 9/10 though.

[nuclearjew]

The Know-It-All by AJ Jacobs

Hilarious memoir about a guy who decides to read the whole entire Encyclopedia Britannica. Each "chapter" is a letter of the alphabet and consists of entries from the encyclopedia and a paragraph detailing the entry and comparing it to an event in his real life. I highly recommend this book.

9/10

[Kerjack]

Michael Crichton's 'Timeline'

Its about a dude humping another dude.

8/10

[eleveneighteen]

The Raw Shark Tales... check it out, like reading a David Lynch movie. Yep, that's what I said.

[wacker]

I read Billy Budd for a class, my first Melville and might be my last. I don't know.

[jasonclark]

I'm not all the way through it yet, but The Shack by William Young has kept my interest. I don't usually read stuff like this, but I see what it's trying to say and do.

[hooshies]

When Nietzsche Wept. Well-written, and very interesting read if you're into philosophy at all.

8.5/10

[phule]

I just reread To Kill a Mockingbird. I hadn't read it since I was in high school. I would definitely recommend another look by any who haven't read it in awhile.

[Stax]

Almost done with The Book: Playing Percentages in Baseball and that's been excellent, and I've nearly finished The Bill James Handbook: 2009 (but there's little to that that's not just data tables).

[Starkiller66]

1984 - I never read it in High School. Pretty good actually when you don't have to write a book report about it. 8/10

[noahsdove]

Angels and Deomns. Not bad but a quick read for me. im on Mongo right now and its really good

[Kilgore]

Tom Robbin's Still Life with Woodpecker

Strange, very strange book, but I enjoyed it very much.

8/10

[UNC]

Dale Brown - Edge Of Battle

http://img146.imagevenue.com/loc883/th_96217_Snapshot_20081106_9_122_883lo.jpg (http://img146.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=96217_Snapshot_20081106_9_122_883lo. jpg)

It sucked. Stay away.

3/10

[redsox39]

Left Behind

7/10

A little heavy on the Jesus, but a cool look at what would happen if the rapture did happen and millions of people just disappeared in mid flight, or drive, or at work...crazy shit.

[Okie Medicvet]

Just finished reading 1633 by Eric Flint and David Weber..pretty good book and continuation of the book 1632, which began with a modern small mining town and the surrounding area for some reason get 'yanked' into the past during the year 1632. The book was meant to be on it's own, but was so popular there are a whole slew of them now. I now have a list of books to read, because these are just that good, and I love alternative history and their variants.

I have also just begun "The Scourge of God" by S.M. Stirling, which takes place about twenty years after the 'change', in which a modern world like ours all of a sudden has no technology work at all..pretty interesting set of books that began with "Dies The Fire", but really, any of these books can stand on their own.

[Kilgore]

Palahniuk's Snuff

http://trashotron.com/agony/images/2008/08-news/04-14-08/palahniuk-snuff.jpg

Just finished this one on my lunch break.

In the inside of the jacket its says something like "going where no novel has ever gone before." I feel like he just wrote this for pure shock value.

The book mostly takes place with the main guy waiting his turn in a record breaking 600 man orgy. It was a good read but not as good as the other novels I have read by Palahniuk.

Its still in hard cover, I would wait till it comes out on soft if any of you plan on reading it.

6.5/10

[ElemenoP]

Freakonomics is an AMAZING read, and if you're into slightly more technical economic analysis (I mean really slightly), read the Underground Economist --- I liked it almost as much as Freakonomics.

I really enjoyed Freakonomics too. Someone who read Freakonomics recommended "Rogue Economics" by Loretta Napoleoni. I picked it up during the summer - but never started it. It sounds interesting though.

[bobdapunk]

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! - Richard P. Feynman
9/10

Watchmen - Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons
10/10

Talisman - Stephen King
7/10 (definitely read if you enjoyed the dark tower)

[shenn031]

I'm reading "solitude in net" by Yanush Vishnevskiyb.

8/10

[Orestes]

The last book I read was Lovely Bones. I was sort of disappointed with the last half of the book. It started off great. it wasn't bad and I'm glad I read it but I was a little dissatisfied with the ending.

Prior to that I read a book I have to recommend to anyone. Swan Song by Robert McCammon.

http://www.robertmccammon.com/novels/swan_song.html

If you haven't read it and you're even remotely into post apocalyptic horror it's pure gold. 10/10

[Orestes]

Angels and Deomns. Not bad but a quick read for me. im on Mongo right now and its really goodGreat book. Much better than Davinci Code. If you haven't heard already the movie will be out in 09. Check out the trailer:

http://angels-and-demons--trailer.blogspot.com/

[Orestes]

Talisman - Stephen King
7/10 (definitely read if you enjoyed the dark tower)
Have you gotten around to the 2nd book yet? If you enjoyed Talisman you will enjoy Black House I promise.

http://www.stephenking.com/library/novel/black_house.html

[ElemenoP]

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls.

This is such a great book. It was pretty sad and hard to read parts of the book about her difficult upbringing - but it really made me put things into perspective. Throughout the book when you think her parents are being neglectful to her and her siblings - you get little snipets of optimism that her mom brings to the family. But as you read the story further you being to understand how the family functions and how amazing the kids were while growing up.

It was really hard to believe that they endured and lived through all their "adventures". I really loved this book. It was sad and uplifting at times.

10/10.

[Andy1234]

The Road was amazing.

[the creeps]

wicked.

it is about the wicked witch of the west and how she became to be. i liked it, the story strays from the wholesome vibe that is the film "the wizard of oz" but in doing that tons and i tons of new layers are added to the story.

very good read, 4/5.

the play, if you are wondering doesn't stay true to the book.

[riseabove!]

Watchmen 10/10

If you read this you are a piece of shit.

[Hulud]

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

this book is about pi patel, an indian boy whose family decides to move to canada. the ship sinks in the ocean and he is stuck on his own on a lifeboat, with a tiger. the book is funnier than the premise would suggest, and i'd highly recommend it. 9/10

[moe_blunts]

Fathers and Sons - Turgenev

8/10

Quite short for a Russian Classic. Interesting plot and well told but some points dwell on for a little long. It's actually much more interesting the second time.

[Weenis]

Neil Gaiman "American Gods"

7/10

God was this long... although it amazing how a Brit can write Americana so well.

[ElemenoP]

She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb.

I've read this book before in high school for an independent study -- but I don't think I fully appreciated this book until now. I love this book. Through a sad and depressing past, Dolores has tried to find love, herself and make sense of her life and family. It's an amazing read. I felt so trimuphant after finishing this book.

Lamb's descriptions and the way he wrote about all the relationships in her life made me feel so light and hopeful when it ended. I can't wait to read his next book, "I Know This Much Is True".

5/5

[Archangel]

can't wait to read his next book, "I Know This Much Is True".


That's not a book, that's a Spandau Ballet song.

[gillkonam]

The Return of Depression Economics and the Crash of 2008- Paul Krugman 10/10 I have never read a more clear and concise economics treatise, nor any more readable. Even if you don't buy his solutions, he sets down what has gone down with a clear eye with the proficiency of a master teacher. Nobel Prize winner, go figure. I won't say I fapped to it, but it may have given me a read-on.

[The GWD]

World War Z - Max Brooks

A really fucking great read and an interesting take on the zombie apocalypse with obvious criticisms of government and prejudice. It's a smart zombie book, but plenty of gory action. Max Brooks' first book, "Zombie Survival Guide", I've heard is a more humorous non-fiction approach to Z day, and I will definitely check that one out now. So basically World War Z, fricking awesome. Highly recommended.

5/5

[Hulud]

What Is The What by Dave Eggers

life story of Valentino Achak Deng, a Sudanese refugee in the US. he is separated from his family as a young child and the book follows him through refugee camps where he spends most of his life before getting the opportunity to come to the US. the story is written as an autobiography from Achak's perspective although obviously liberties and very well written. would recommend reading. 7/10

[hatepoppy]

darkly dreaming dexter.

fuckin dece.

[Da Raider]

The Power of the Dog by Don Wilson (semi-fiction)
Spanning the years from the rise of the Mexican drug Federacion in the 70's to the Iran-Contra affair in the 80's to the vicious drug wars of the 90's (and 2000's) from Manahattan's Hell Kitchen to the streets of TJ to the jungles of Columbia. The players are a DEA agent, a drug lord, a call girl, a hit man, and a priest. The writing is solid, the pace is breakneck, there is plenty of action, and narco/political intrigue. At 541 pages, it's a longer than most, but the payoff is worth it.

4 out of 5 stars

[BeeRand]

World War Z - Max Brooks

A really fucking great read and an interesting take on the zombie apocalypse with obvious criticisms of government and prejudice. It's a smart zombie book, but plenty of gory action. Max Brooks' first book, "Zombie Survival Guide", I've heard is a more humorous non-fiction approach to Z day, and I will definitely check that one out now. So basically World War Z, fricking awesome. Highly recommended.

5/5

The survival guide is great. It's hard to sit down and actually read because it's written in the form of an instructional manual (for the most part). But it's fun to read and discuss with your friends. World War Z is one of my favorite books ever. The rights to the book were purchased by Brad Pitt's production company and it's apparantly in development.

Last book I read was Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah. It's a memoir of his life as a boy soldier in Sierra Leone during their civil war. It was a topic I was interested in prior to reading the book which probably enchanced my enjoyment. The book describes Beah's experiences in the army from his violent recruitment to his eventual expatriation to the United States via a United Nations sponsorship program. It also details the violence and drug abuse which the armies employ as a means of "brainwashing" children into becoming ruthless and merciless. Harrowing and at times quite disturbing, but Beah find a way of relating the material to the reader in such a way as to keep them from feeling alienated. I would definitely recommend this to anyone. It's especially relevant given the state of the African political atmosphere.

9/10

[vasili denisov]

American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
A book about a closeted gay man, Patrick Bateman, who desperately tries to maintain his veneer as a straight man after contracting AIDS on a gay cruise. Though fantasizing about killing people as part of his descent into lunacy, the writer makes clear through subtle cues that this is all in his imagination. Though this may be unreal, he does end up with a body count. By the end of the book, among those he might have infected include many of his colleagues and an occasional girlfriend. An interesting read, that must be filled with much incoherence without taking this as the primary intent of the novel.

Glamourama (Bret Easton Ellis)
Another book that is an incoherent ludicrous thriller, unless taken as a skewering of the reaction to American Psycho, as well as the titillation over the murder scenes. A model/club owner travels through a hell resembling reality (though marked by extreme cold rather than heat) to find a girl and ends up in a sinister terrorist organization. Just as a large corporation has one arm that publishes works and another arm that broadcasts a media roundtable which condemns it, the sinister force at the center of this book profits from the display of people being killed while ostensibly trying to rescue them. A mass carnage takes place for the most arbitrary reasons, because, that of course, is what the public wants. Doubles replace actual characters, just as the Patrick Bateman that entered the public consciousness entirely supplanted the person he was in the book. Needless to say, the Patrick Bateman that makes a cameo here, a witty, wise-cracking killer, is the ersatz one, and not the troubled gay man of the novel.

[goobie]

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell 8/10

[HAWK]

Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency

By James Bamford

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51EAZNQXEGL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

A well written historical account of one of our Nation's best kept secrets...The NSA. Hollywood has dumbed down and even glamorized the CIA and the NSA over the last 50+ years. Regardless, there is so much the average citizen is completely ignorant of when it comes to these clandestine agencies. when you realize the scope and influence of the NSA you will be shocked.

Written well enough to keep most somewhat intelligent people interested. Some of the shit you thought you knew you probably don't. But the real facts are probably more interesting anyways.

8/10

[redsox39]

6/10http://www.shotsmag.co.uk/columns/ripley/images0708/Baldacci.jpg

For the record, I normally love this guy. But...this book was sub par for him. If you have never read David Baldacci before, this is a fine starter book, but I am almost positive that this was pushed out for some kind of publishing deadline or contract dispute. The plot is awesome...the story lacks, or at least there were so many side stories and sub plots that could have expanded that left me wondering about things instead of following the story...

A man, known only as Shaw, works for a secret global "police force", used by a few nations, disavowed by all. When someone tries to stir the pot of world sentiment against Russia, it is up to Shaw to discover the PM (Perception managment) company behind the moves before WWIII breaks out. A ticking time bomb in his head, a mysterious boss named only Frank (whom Shaw once tried to kill), and a Bilionaire philanthropist/Defense Contractor...good stuff.

[moe_blunts]

Party Monster - James St. James

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51033V0FDDL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

The book that spawned the movie.... Interesting story about a lot of faggots that do a lot of drugs and get fucked up. It was a very easy read and rather enjoyable...

6.5/10

[goobie]

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell 8/10
The book looks into the backgrounds of some of the most famous and powerful people in the world to see what factors led to their success. It gives a different take on the nature vs. nurture debate. It's a good read. I enjoyed it more than his first book The Tipping Point.

[Hulud]

Watchmen

haven't seen the movie yet, but the book is brilliant. not really into comics but this was recommended to me and it was definitely worth the read. 10/10

[moe_blunts]

Blood Meridian - Cormac McCarthy

Brutal story with some of the most convincing imagery and vivid descriptions ever put on paper. This book was truly a pleasure to read and I am looking forward to picking it up again in the future. Definitely one of my five favorite books of all time.


12/10

[wacker]

On The Road

For those that have read this before I was wondering, I guess there are editions that are less edited then the one I read, much better are they?

[goobie]

The Given Day by Dennis Lehane. 7/10
I wouldn't say that it was one of his best (Gone Baby Gone, Mystic River) but still a good read. It follows 2 different story lines, the rise of unionism in the Boston PD and the black experience in Boston in the early 1900's.

[NoGravitas]

Hyperion by Dan Simmons. 9/10

Epic sci-fi and one of the best space opera novels ive ever read.

Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons. 7/10

Conclusion to Hyperion but didnt find it as gripping as the prequel. Still another great sci-fi novel though.

[Hosaka]

Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson: 10/10
An amazing adventure full of math and war.

Everything Bad Is Good For You by Steven Johnson: 8/10
Justification for my bad habits.

[goobie]

Just came back from vacation. Read Absolute Power by David Baldacci 9/10. Great read, lots of plot twists and great characters.
Also read Indigo Slam by Robert Crais 9/10. Another great book for anyone who is a fan of the Elvis Cole series.

[Hulud]

The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon

Detective story set in an alternate history involving chess, hasidic jews and murder... and a drunken detective and a conspiracy. entertaining stuff, funny and gripping. 7/10

[nothingman]

On The Road

For those that have read this before I was wondering, I guess there are editions that are less edited then the one I read, much better are they?
You know I read this with great expectations, however, it left me wondering what the hell. Is this guy so lazy he can't give us a back story, or even a front story. This book could have been great, and I use this sparingly, the outline was awesome. The book sucked, unless I missed something, you don't even know why the world is in the state that it's in. 2 thumbs down!!

[Hulud]

^ On The Road is Kerouac, are you thinking of The Road by McCarthy?

for the record i love both of those books, and might suggest you did miss something

[NoGravitas]

Matter by Iain M Banks

His best culture novel yet with some spectacular set pieces though

He does the same fucking thing as half his other novels and kills everyone off at the end

Still id recommend it to any fans of sci-fi

[Daydreamer]

Wolves of Calla:Book V of the Dark Tower Series.

W&G I read half of once, then recently reread books 1-3 and made my way through W&G again. Much better on the second try. I reread Salem's Lot before WofC and so far enjoyed it the most of the Dark Tower books.

9/10

Star Wars Coruscant Nights, book II Streets of Shadow.

Brain Candy as much of the Star Wars novels have been. Interesting to see how the characters tie into previous books.

6/10 on the Star Wars scale.

[Okie Medicvet]

I don't understand why some people didn't like the last dark tower book, especially how it ended, I really loved it, and just couldn't see it ending any other way than it did.

And I just finished reading Myth-Chief by Robert Asprin, which was another fantastic Mythadventures book, and at the end at the stuff about the authors, found out that Asprin had died last year...on May 22nd, the day I just dove into that book and finished it in one sitting..my son's 17th birthday. Asprin is one of my favorite fantasy writers, and am really bummed that he is gone.
http://www.sfsite.com/11b/mc284.htm

[HAWK]

SNIPER ONE

http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/27930000/27931938.JPG

A nice accounting of a Sniper's platoon in Iraq. Gritty, deatailed, and even donwright hilarious at times. My complaint was for a $27, 350 page hardback, this bitch has a font size like a grade school book. Reeeally? A normal size font and this would have been a 150 page paperback easy.

Overall 4/5

[Daydreamer]

Princeps' Fury, Book 5 of the Codex Alera by Jim Butcher

I've read all of Butcher's Dresden Files and loved them. The Codex Alera books are also very good, though I do enjoy the DF books more.

9/10

[Morfin]

Gang Leader For A Day, Sudhir Vankatesh.

If you read Freakanomics, you were introduced to Vankatesh, a sociologist who immersed himself in the Chicago projects as part of his sociology research. This book is his story of those years regarding the poor, the projects, the underground economy, and the gangs. I have not read a more-striking book in years. 10/10.

[Daydreamer]

Turn Coat-Jim Butcher

7/10

As usual I truly enjoyed Harry's smart assed adventure/mystery, but he lost points since I knew who was behind this book's mystery within 2 pages of their introduction in the book.

[shimian]

The Living Dead:
A compilation of zombie short stories. I was kind of disappointed actually. It had a mixture of horror and a couple comedic stories in there. I was hoping for something like World War Z, but only a few of the stories were enjoyable. Most of it was just boring. 6/10

[moe_blunts]

The Giver


Started out really awesome but turned out being a typical Dystopian novel. Rather uneven. But I really did enjoy the first hundred pages or so.


7.5/10

[Daydreamer]

Ancients by David Lynn Golemon

Not bad for a far fetched action/adventure novel

6/10

Any thoughts on the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child or Repairman Jack series by F Paul Wilson?

[HAWK]

Both series are extremely popular among readers. If you like the Action/Adventure genre you'd like both. The Repairman Jack series is more on the Stephen King kind side while Childs is kind of Bond-ish.

[KX2013]

Scarecrow by Michael Connelly 9/10

[Mister Mobius]

Eyes of the Dragon: Stephen King 10/10
I am biased on this one.

[LethalStrike]

The Burning Land by Bernard Cornwell (5th in the Saxon Tales series) 9/10

[splinter]

when will jesus bring the porkchops by george carlin

10

He's awesome

[yogih27]

The thanatonauts by henri werber
very bizarre, but graet