Any bookworms here????????

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  1. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    I was going to get Fool today but they only had hardback$$$$. I was confused alot in The Dirty Job:confused:.
     
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    Yeah, I don't think it's available in paperback yet. What were you confused about or was there just too much going on in the story at one time?
     
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    Not sure what my major malfunction was. I just couldn't seem to get into the book. I think that made it hard to follow. My other fav. by him is Fluke.
     
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    And I thought that Fluke, along with You Suck were his worst books :lol: Different strokes I suppose :)
     
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    When I pick up a book it's generally physics related. String theory, time, etc, etc. Brian Greene writes some good books on the subject. Lisa Randall is a great physicist, but her writing style is soooooo dry. Takes months to get through her books and fully understand them. Michio Kaku is another outstanding physicist. But his writing style reminds me a lot of Steven Hawking's. Pretty simplistic. Details get lost in oversimplification.

    The last series I read was Harry Potter. Loved it. The fourth book dragged on and on, but the rest (especially the last) were outstanding. I think I may pick up Lord of the Rings next and read through that again. Just skip the elven songs.
     
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    Guilty but besides fish it is typically history, other sciences, religious texts, martial arts books or once in a while a good fiction book. Haven't had much time to read lately so its mostly fish stuff....
     
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  7. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Have read a few books. Some good Hiaasen, a book called Shooter(biography of a marine sniper in Iraq), and I'm just about finished with .......and a hard rain fell(biography of a GI's tour in Vietnam). Looking to start a new book soon. Have been pondering Lonesome Dove, but, it's a 1,000 pages:eek:. Not sure......Any suggestions?????????
     
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    I read Lonesome Dove in high school. I remember having enjoyed it. Back then, I read books very, um, impaired... so take my recommendation at your own risk

    I am currently reading Morgoth's Ring.
     
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    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    I definitely like the Lonesome Dove movie/mini series.
     
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    Me too! We had watched that in middle school as part of our Texas History class... book was too daunting at that time, but I went back in High School to read it... glad I did.
     
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