Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 What was the last book you read? I mean a book book, not comic. I finished Bentley Little's newest one "The Policy." The guy is a sick sick horror writer. I wouldn't put it near his best, but it wasn't bad, probably middle of the pack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 Jack the Ripper's Black Magic Rituals. Good read. In general I read more non-fiction than fiction. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 Bentley Little has really come on strong for the horror genre. I'd like to say that I just finished the works of Herman Melville or read the Great Gatsby for the 20th time, but the last book I read was "Star Wars: Tales From the Empire." It was decent. I dug the Zahn / Stackpole novella. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 It was decent. I dug the Zahn / Stackpole novella. Well IMO most (not all) of the Star Wars writers are hacks. Zahn puts some feeling into the books. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starvenger 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 Just finished rereading "The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Morgawr" by Terry Brooks. One of the best ongoing fantasy series right now. Before that, I finished "Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: The Final Prophecy" by Greg Keyes. A very good build towards the finale, and I'm hoping that James Luceno's book (on it's way from Barnes and Noble.com) doesn't disappoint. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crimson Platypus 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 Just finished reading both Wolves of the Calla (King, duh) and Timeline by Creighton (sp?) within the last two days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Spencer 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2003 The Dunwich Horror by HP Lovecraft. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Son of Sting Report post Posted November 21, 2003 Just finished "1984" and then read "Animanl Farm". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted November 21, 2003 A self-defense book called The Art of Knife Fighting and Self Defense or some such. Had some nice exercises in there. Also, if you flip the pages real fast, the guys in the pictures of the kata start to scrap with each other. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BDC Report post Posted November 21, 2003 Stackpole and Zahn are the only good Star Wars writers. Kevin Anderson has to be the worst author I've ever read. Now, most recently I finished Cheyenne Raiders by Robert Jordan. It's an incredible look into the Cheyenne way of life by a guy sent to study them by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Insane Bump Machine 0 Report post Posted November 21, 2003 I just read Red Dragon by Thomas Harris and will now start Silence of the Lambs. After seeing the movies a couple of times I finally want to see what the books are like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Boo_Bradley Report post Posted November 21, 2003 Why People Believe Wierd Things by some college Prof. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted November 22, 2003 I just read Red Dragon by Thomas Harris and will now start Silence of the Lambs. After seeing the movies a couple of times I finally want to see what the books are like. Just my word of advice - after you read Silence of the Lambs, just quit. Don't read Hannibal - IMO, it's the worst of the series, and what becomes of Clarice is enough to taint the entire book. Go out on top with Silence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted November 22, 2003 Into thin Air-John Krakuer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted November 22, 2003 Why do so many people read Star Wars books? I mean, really. Last book I read was a collection of stories from Weird Tales magazine between 1920/1950. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Amazing Rando 0 Report post Posted November 22, 2003 Alison's Automotive Repair Manual - Brad Barkley... he's my college prof, so I gave him it a good read...nice book too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted November 22, 2003 Why do so many people read Star Wars books? I mean, really. Because the characters and plots are better than anything Lucas is doing, or has done for several years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted November 22, 2003 I've just finished Mona in the Promised Land by Gish Jen, and Pnin by Nabokov. The last thing I've finished that you might actually care about is Phillip Roth's The Human Stain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chuck Woolery 0 Report post Posted November 22, 2003 I'm working on Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, which I'm enjoying a surprisingly good deal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted November 22, 2003 Why do so many people read Star Wars books? I mean, really. Because the characters and plots are better than anything Lucas is doing, or has done for several years. Well, if you read one and it was good, I'd expect you'd read more. The problem is I can't think of where the initiative would come from. It's just this board though, I suppose people here like the movies more than I'm used to, which causes them to pick up a book. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingPK 0 Report post Posted November 22, 2003 I finished The Bear and the Dragon by Tom Clancy a few weeks ago (I was surprised that I got through a 1100+ page book as quickly as I did. I'm now on Patriot Games for the second time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kahran Ramsus 0 Report post Posted November 22, 2003 Stackpole and Zahn are the only good Star Wars writers. My favourite is actually Aaron Allston, especially with his Wraith Squadron trilogy. AC Crispin is pretty good too. Last book I read was Master & Commander by Patrick O'Brian. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 Okay, maybe one of you can help me out here. I haven't read any James Patterson books before. BUT I saw "Along Came A Spider" on TNT last night, and while I thought it was okay (I'm a Michael Wincott mark, so I watched the whole damn thing), I felt like I was missing a ton of stuff that was probably done a lot better in the book. So, anyone read the novel? Is it worth me picking up at the library? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Masked Man of Mystery 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 The last book I read was "Betrayl" by Lois Tilton. It's one of the early Star Trek: Deep Space Nine books. Pretty interesting, with stuff about the Bajoran religon I don't ever remember seeing in the show and some theories about terrorists and can they live in a peaceful world. Not the deepest book, but definately deeper than a lot of the Star Trek I've read, and I've read a LOT. I'm also a huge fan of the X Wing books and most anything original trilogy Star Wars. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 Okay, maybe one of you can help me out here. I haven't read any James Patterson books before. BUT I saw "Along Came A Spider" on TNT last night, and while I thought it was okay (I'm a Michael Wincott mark, so I watched the whole damn thing), I felt like I was missing a ton of stuff that was probably done a lot better in the book. So, anyone read the novel? Is it worth me picking up at the library? Well, for starters in the book Alex Cross is in about his late 30s, lives with his granny, and has two young children (3 in later books)...and 200 year old Morgan Freeman plays him in the movie. Although the Cross novels are very very good. And the chapters are short so you don't have to worry too much about losing your place or waiting a while to get to the next chapter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steviekick 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 The last book I read was Star Trek Star Charts, which is basically all the maps in Star Trek land and it explains how they divide up the universe and stuff. Very geeky but interesting to read. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kardo 0 Report post Posted November 23, 2003 Blankets by Craig Thompson Interesting yet pricey book about growing up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaParkaYourCar 0 Report post Posted November 30, 2003 Foley is Good (Yeah I don't read much) But now I'm finally getting around to reading Lord of the Rings. I got the big 3-in-1 Volume and I'm reading all the way through. I'm already to the second book of The Two Towers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank Kingsley 0 Report post Posted November 30, 2003 Just finished Things Fall Apart for my English class. Ugh. and I'm finally finishing Nelson Mandela's autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom (albeit the abridged version) for my AP World History class. I thought it would suck, but I was pleasantly surprised. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Skironox Report post Posted November 30, 2003 The last book I finished was Breakthrough by Harry Turtledove, part three in the Great War Trilogy. I like his style, he's very descriptive of a characters thoughts and personality. That being said, I need to pick up American Empire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
