What are you currently reading?

[MTGamecock]

Currently working my way through Max Hastings' All Hell Let Loose: The World at War 1939-1945.

Funny story. I purchased this book in the gift shop of the Churchill War Rooms in London when we visited in April of last year. I thought to myself that it looked like a good companion piece to Inferno, another Max Hastings WW2 book I had at home, but had not yet read. When I got home, and put the book on the shelf, I noticed that the full title of Inferno is Inferno: The World at War 1939-1945. "Well, that seems like an odd similarity," I thought. Sure enough, upon closer inspection, I realized they are the exact same book, just sold under two different names, depending on which side of the Atlantic you shop.

 

[Jnasa]

Currently reading Winterkill.

The third book in the CJ Box - Joe Picket series. Thought the first one was good. The second was just ok, the third is fairly predictable.

Think this is point I drop the series.
Writing is just not that great.
They r OK for a quick read.

Unless anyone can say otherwise that the series will get better.

It’s hard to say. I think I read 7. Some better than others. I don’t remember which ones I liked.

 

[Ballistic]

The Man the Moment Demands. Jason Wilson

 

[Scott85]

Pulled out the classic for our camping trip. Also a picture of our neighbors.

 

[Matthew57]

Been reading this post surgery. It’s an enjoyable collection of Idaho upland hunting short stories. The author’s passion is definitely ruffed grouse, and he’s getting me more and more excited for September to arrive.

 

[Nameless Range]

My friend Mike found this first edition(1913) at a garage sale for $.50 and gave it to me. It’s worth a lot more than that and I could write a whole thread about this book.



His recommendations for Montana’s wildlife management at the time:

 

[Elky Welky]

My friend Mike found this first edition(1913) at a garage sale for $.50 and gave it to me. It’s worth a lot more than that and I could write a whole thread about this book.

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His recommendations for Montana’s wildlife management at the time:

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50,000 licensed hunters now sounds like the dream! That's about 10,000 less than what we now just sell just NRs, and 150,000 less than resident hunters.

You'd think with our numbers now we'd no longer have any killable game! I'm sure FWP's "poor" management had nothing to do with this phenomenon, though. Our species just recovered in spite of FWP working with everyone and us historically having some of the best biologists, commissioners, and citizen participation of any state .

 

[Irrelevant]

read this while in yellowstone.

First Zane Grey novel. Easy and simple but enjoyable.
Now onto this

This is almost entire Mr. Peterson writing, but it's really still a compliation of a bunch of different authors has he quotes and peices together many different writers on the subject. So far I'm found it to be compelling but not all that enjoyable.

 

[Elky Welky]

read this while in yellowstone.
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First Zane Grey novel. Easy and simple but enjoyable.
Now onto this
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This is almost entire Mr. Peterson writing, but it's really still a compliation of a bunch of different authors has he quotes and peices together many different writers on the subject. So far I'm found it to be compelling but not all that enjoyable.

I've really struggled with David Petersen. I really like the collection A Hunter's Heart: Honest Essays on Blood Sport, which is edited by him. But anything he writes himself has always been a little too "flowery" for me, for lack of a better term.

 

[TheTone]

I've really struggled with David Petersen. I really like the collection A Hunter's Heart: Honest Essays on Blood Sport, which is edited by him. But anything he writes himself has always been a little too "flowery" for me, for lack of a better term.

Plus I get conflict with some of his personal views on how others hunt

 

[TheTone]

I just started In Selway Shadows; it’s about a FS plane crash in the selway in 1979. 120 pages in and it’s great so far

 

[smw110136]

I’ve been wanting to read this one since hearing the author talk about it on the Meateater podcast. It’s about Captain Cook’s final voyage. He visited Hawaii and Alaska and was killed by natives in Hawaii. I’m only about 50 pages into it and it hasn’t really gotten to the expedition yet. View attachment 375158

How did you end up liking this one? We snorkeled in Captain Cook's Cove on my honeymoon. Always wanted to learn more about him. I've got a solo hunting trip coming soon so I'd like to find something good to take with me.

 

[Irrelevant]

Plus I get conflict with some of his personal views on how others hunt

Agree and with with Elky on HH.

Everyone he quotes is a better, more articulate writer, which begs the question why am I reading him and not them?

 

[daltrix99]

For any Joe Abercrombie fans out there, his new novel 'The Devils' is excellent!

 

[jwatts]

Gonna see what Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton were singing about I guess.

 

[noharleyyet]

Doing my best to finish...exceedingly maudlin and repetitious.

 

[Irrelevant]

Gonna see what Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton were singing about I guess. View attachment 383883

It's on my shelf. Let us know what you think of it

 

[geetar]

Finished this one this evening. Enjoyed it very much.

 

[Bighorner]

Finished this one this evening. Enjoyed it very much. View attachment 384727

Such a good book.

 

[Schaaf]

Had a couple rainy days in the tent last week and read this book.