What are you currently reading?

[noharleyyet]

Real disappointed in the latest Joe Pickett book. CJ Box just phoned this one in. Real bad.

It just seemed like he mapped out a plot structure and then wrote it as fast as he possibly could. Half of Joe’s lines are “Yup”.

Formulaic ennui has been Box's money modus for a good many of Pickett iterations. Hopefully 3" set up a Nate rampage worth my time and money...

 

[Harrier]

This was an interesting history of pirates with a little sociological discussion thrown in about why contemporary audiences find pirates thrilling and entertaining.

 

[Valen]

For some reason I can’t attach the pic I took but I’m currently reading Horses Never Lie by Mark Rashid. It’s a fantastic read and gives some great insight to horse behavior and perspective.

 

[SC Living Outdoors]

I just finished Recursion by Blake Crouch. It was really good. I finished the Wayward Pines series by Crouch just before that. Those books were really really good too.

 

[Zak]

Some books I read in May:

Great Rams II and III by Robert Anderson - Pretty expensive books, but worth it. Interesting stories on the history of sheep hunting that you won't find anywhere else. Will need to read the other books in the series if I can get them for a decent price.
Civil War: Fort Sumter to Perryville by Shelby Foote - The best comprehensive book on the Civil War I've ever read, but need to be in the mood and it is quite a time investment.
My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams - A history lesson through the Revolutionary period through their letters, loved it

 

[noharleyyet]

For some reason I can’t attach the pic I took but I’m currently reading Horses Never Lie by Mark Rashid. It’s a fantastic read and gives some great insight to horse behavior and perspective.

 

[noharleyyet]

Just finished another Jericho Quinn (Marc Cameron) installment (Act of Terror)...the guy destroys more BMW and Ducati superbikes than Joe Pickett does pickups.

 

[44hunter45]

Still working through Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner.

This guy's vocabulary is @noharleyyet level. I'm learning a ton just googling his phrases.

 

[oakbird]

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker. It’s an engaging book on the science behind sleep written by one of the experts. I’m learning a lot about it, and it’s impacting how I live my life in order to optimize my health. It’s not the kind of book to keep me sucked in because it’s so factual, but I’m enjoying it still.

 

[oakbird]

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker. It’s an engaging book on the science behind sleep written by one of the experts. I’m learning a lot about it, and it’s impacting how I live my life in order to optimize my health. It’s not the kind of book to keep me sucked in because it’s so factual, but I’m enjoying it still.

 

[noharleyyet]

“Clete”, James Lee Burke

 

[oakbird]

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker. It’s an engaging book on the science behind sleep written by one of the experts. I’m learning a lot about it, and it’s impacting how I live my life in order to optimize my health. It’s not the kind of book to keep me sucked in because it’s so factual, but I’m enjoying it still.

 

[arwhntr]

The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides. If anyone has been spending some time in Hawaii, notably Big Island you'll recognize the name Captain Cook. Interesting read about the Englishman Cook's last voyage where he unexpectedly "discovers" Hawaii and ultimately loses his life there.

 

[Hammsolo]

Devolution by Max Brooks

Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre is a fiction book by American author Max Brooks set in the Pacific Northwest.

Same guy that wrote World War Z. It’s fun quasi historical fiction horror that my summer brain needs.

 

[noharleyyet]

 

[longbow51]

Just finished Red Sky Mourning too. I thought it a bit repetitious with a reworked plot from his other books. Wish him well though.

 

[Marshian]

Surely You’re Joking, Mr Feynman. I find theoretical physics very interesting even though Im nowhere near smart enough to comprehend them. This man led quite a life from helping build the atomic bomb, to winning a Nobel prize to helping solve the Challenger space shuttle disaster. Plus he did a lot of theorizing in strip clubs.

 

[Zak]

Some books I read in June:

Royal Quest by Bill Quimby - Stories of the hunting career of Prince Abdorreza of Iran. Interesting to read due to the incomparable opportunities he had, such as Siberian tiger in North Korea and walia ibex in Ethiopia.

Wind, Dust, and Snow I and II by Robert Anderson - Very interesting history of Marco Polo sheep hunting and some of the first sports hunters who navigated all the red tape in order to chase them.

Trophy Hunter in Asia by Elgin Gates - Stories from one of the most accomplished hunters of the era. The last chapter, 'The Rams of Shangri-La', is a must-read adventure story about his journey into Marco Polo country.

 

[CPAjeff]

This book was a quick read, but what a wonderful book!

 

[Wolfshead]

I’ve read so far recently;
The Attack by Kurt Schlichter

Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Edward Durham

Extinction by Douglas Preston

Currently reading The Last Monument by Michael C. Grumley