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    I haven't read many books that I genuinely disliked, but Moby Dick was one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jaw View Post
    I haven't read many books that I genuinely disliked, but Moby Dick was one.
    That’s a shame for you, since it’s the only absolutely perfect US novel.

    Re-reading it now for a class, appreciating even more how ahead-of-its-time it was.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jaw View Post
    I haven't read many books that I genuinely disliked, but Moby Dick was one.
    Well, you can't help what you like and don't like. I loved it, even more the 2nd time, but I'm crazy for any sea story.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jpx7 View Post
    That’s a shame for you, since it’s the only absolutely perfect US novel.

    Re-reading it now for a class, appreciating even more how ahead-of-its-time it was.
    Did you ever get around to this book? Herman Melville plays a prominent role in the story.
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    I loved All Quiet On the Western Front, Old Man and the Sea, Tom Sawyer, Gatsby, I even enjoyed The Scarlet Letter. But I felt like Moby Dick often had too many words saying too little.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Runnin View Post
    Did you ever get around to this book? Herman Melville plays a prominent role in the story.
    I have not, but I’ll add it to the list.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jaw View Post
    But I felt like Moby Dick often had too many words saying too little.
    Did you read a footnoted version? I suggest the Norton Critical, if not; it’ll help demonstrate how intentional and substantial each word actually is—even if, at times, Melville flirts with superfluity in the guise of Ishmael.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jaw View Post
    I loved All Quiet On the Western Front, Old Man and the Sea, Tom Sawyer, Gatsby, I even enjoyed The Scarlet Letter. But I felt like Moby Dick often had too many words saying too little.
    If you feel like a longish, but brilliant account of the first month of WWI, I suggest this. I'm loving it.

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    I am lazily going through some of the old Louis L'Amour pulp Westerns. These are the books that originally hooked me into reading. He recycles plots a lot, and his protagonists are all basically a super human avatar of himself, but he does a good job of being both historically and geographically accurate, and his descriptions allow the reader to picture the western landscape perfectly. My latest reread was of Comstock Lode, set mainly in the mining boom town of Virginia City. Virginia City is still maintained as a tourist attraction, so photos of the town are readily available on the web (unlike when I first read the book around age 10.) I was startled at how well the actual town matched the mental image I had formed from reading the book.



    You will not often be in suspense about any facets of the story or it's outcome, and you will likely shake your head a few times at how well things turn out for the main character. These are not challenging books, but they are enjoyable books.
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    This may be one of the times where the movie is better than the book. I found this to be a long, slow slog of a thriller that didn't thrill, didn't even try to. The writing itself was okay, if a little monotonous, but the narrative arch could use some help.

    Each chapter ended with the recipe of some dish which may or may not have found its way into the plot. I usually enjoy these little artsy additions to a story but not this time. I couldn't find a connection. For me all they did was slow the pace and dissolve any built up suspense.

    I enjoyed the story itself but the presentation could've used a wiser and more helpful editor, imo. Perhaps when the movie rights are sure to be quickly sold, there's less concern with the book presentation.
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    Just finished Dan Rather's What Unites Us. It's a 270-page essay that reads like a 1950's civics book. Some very good points and is more balanced (although definitely leans left) than I thought it would. Some very good reminders for people of all political stripes on how civil society should work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jaw View Post
    Picked up the latest book of The Stormlight Archive a couple of days on release day. The hardback is over 1200 pages so its taking me a while to get through it. I am about 25% of the way in and love it.
    Finally finished Oathbringer. Roshar is the best fantasy world since Middle Earth.

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    Quote Originally Posted by striker42 View Post
    Finally finished Oathbringer. Roshar is the best fantasy world since Middle Earth.
    First time seeing this series. Love fantasy. Make check out the first book

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    Quote Originally Posted by TURBO View Post
    First time seeing this series. Love fantasy. Make check out the first book
    This series is easily Sanderson's best work. It's my favorite fantasy series, but I never cared for the multiple species thing that was going on in Middle Earth.
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    I've been reading this lately



    On another non-traditional path, I got Marvel Unlimited and it's pretty great. I think everything is 6 or 7 months or more old, but it's let me read a ton of stuff I wouldn't have otherwise because I don't want to spend 3 dollars or more per comic.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jaw View Post
    This series is easily Sanderson's best work. It's my favorite fantasy series, but I never cared for the multiple species thing that was going on in Middle Earth.
    It's absolutely his best work. I'm rereading Warbreaker right now because of its tie ins with Stormlight and it's easy to see how much Sanderson has developed as an author.

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    Yeah, I have something to read.

    HBO is having Farenheit 451 and I heard some people won't like it. The concept kind of expands on Ray Bradbury hit but for the life of me it seems to be a Equilibrium lite.

    I would love to see Jay Bennett books turn into movies because they can be done in a timely manner and probably keep you on the edge of your seat, especially "Say Hello to the Hit Man".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Runnin View Post
    If you feel like a longish, but brilliant account of the first month of WWI, I suggest this. I'm loving it.

    Agreed, Guns of August is a history book that reads like a novel. One of my faves. For anyone who likes videos about WW1, and there aren't all that many good ones, I would suggest Apocalypse WW1. It has more actual video and back stories about the countries, people, battles, causes and motivations than you'll see just about anywhere else.

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    For anyone who is into 9/11, our early battles with radical Islam, etc., I would highly recommend this book:



    The man who wrote this book, Lebanese born FBI agent Ali Soufan, the man who gave us most of the first serious information we knew about bin Laden, 9/11, and that time period was part of the recently released flick with Jeff Daniels,



    This centers more around Soufan's FBI supervisor but it's still good stuff, IF you really want to know how our government (both parties) mis-handled this threat to our national security.

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    John Sandford's Lucas Davenport series is excellent. Sandford won a Pulitzer Prize for journalism before he got into fiction. His prose is good and he knows his material.

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