Pwyl Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande. Interesting look in to applying the concept of the type of checklists used by pilots to other high pressure disciplines like surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 Fyi for anyone else who read Don Winslow's City on Fire. The sequel, City of Dreams, comes out next Tuesday (the 18th). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 I just finished How To Sell A Haunted House by Grady Hendrix. Haunted dolls and puppets creep me the hell out. Currently reading The Hollow Places by T Kingfisher. So far so good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 (edited) On 4/1/2023 at 10:08 AM, Corcaigh said: Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut. Loving it. WW II, aliens, time travel, anti-war, mental illness, dark humor. I love that book. I’m not a huge Vonnegut fan, as I didn’t really enjoy his other books, but Slaughter House Five is a classic. On 4/2/2023 at 11:07 PM, Skinsfan1311 said: "The Only Good Indians" Stephen Graham Jones? Really enjoyed the writing. He paints a haunting picture and then makes you watch it get so much worse. Edited April 13, 2023 by Destino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 10 minutes ago, Destino said: I love that book. I’m not a huge Vonnegut fan, as I didn’t really enjoy his other books, but Slaughter House Five is a classic. Stephen Graham Jones? Really enjoyed the writing. He paints a haunting picture and that makes you watch it get so much worse. Yes and yes he does. I'm not going to lie...it was tough sledding at first, but after muscling through a chapter, or two, I was finally drawn in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 37 minutes ago, The Evil Genius said: Fyi for anyone else who read Don Winslow's City on Fire. The sequel, City of Dreams, comes out next Tuesday (the 18th). Thanks! Our local library has 5 copies and I put a hold on it. I'm #19 The book I just started, Termination Shock, is 700 pages and, for ****s and grins, I also checked out The League of Extraordinary Gentleman, to get my steampunk fix. I'm hoping that City of Dreams will be available by the time I finish those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 (edited) Just finished American Nations by Colin Woodard. It was an extremely interesting, if somewhat dry, read. The basic premise is that North America is not really divided by states, it is actually divided politically and culturally into 11 distinct nations with their own unique sets of values reflecting the initial groups that established them. It also argues that most of US history is basically a battle for control by a coalition of nations led by "Yankeedom" and including New Netherlands (i.e., NYC) and the Left Coast (who value pluralism, equality and education) against a coalition of the Deep South, Great Appalachia and Tidewater (who value order and hierarchy), with the other nations being the swing areas. Edited May 4, 2023 by PleaseBlitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Pretty sure that's just the plot of The Hunger Games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Just finished Hollow Places by T Kingfisher (good) and Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix (not very good). I’m listening to lectures on Voltaire I found among the audio books at Libby and then reading and The Twisted Ones by T Kingfisher. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, dfitzo53 said: Pretty sure that's just the plot of The Hunger Games. As I said, the book was very interesting but pretty dry. If the author had thrown in a little bit of forced teenager-on-teenager murder here and there, it would have been way better. I've started The Island by Adrian McKinty, largely based on reviews in this thread. The first part that I've read so far is pretty boring, I hate plot lines that revolve around teenagers being ****ty people, but I'll tough it out for a few more chapters. Edited May 4, 2023 by PleaseBlitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbear Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 (edited) I really enjoyed Leigh Bardugo's book, The Ninth House, and i am now reading the second book in the series. They are a great modern fantasy story complete with secret societies and magic. Edited May 11, 2023 by gbear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted May 11, 2023 Author Share Posted May 11, 2023 1 minute ago, gbear said: I really enjoyed Leigh Bardugo's book, The Eighth House, and i am now reading the second book in the series. They are a great modern fantasy story complete with secret societies and magic. Ninth House. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbear Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 You're right. Good catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted May 11, 2023 Author Share Posted May 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, gbear said: You're right. Good catch. It was a good book. Never got around to the sequel so thanks for the reminder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Hwhip Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Been on a bit of a historical fiction kick of late so reading C.J. Sansom's Shardlake series right now; all have been terrific(Its about a lawyer as the main protagonist and set during 16th century in England). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 (edited) "The Informant", it's the 3rd book in Thomas Perry's "Butcher's Boy" series. Edited May 14, 2023 by Skinsfan1311 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted May 16, 2023 Author Share Posted May 16, 2023 This book was so good... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 The Bald Eagle - The Improbable Journey of America’s Bird Excellent cultural and natural history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 RIP Cormac McCarthy. https://apnews.com/article/cormac-mccarthy-dies-98a5936a9b89409a9485a3a2bf2208ea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Reading Don’t Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball Security Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Currently working through American Midnight. It centers around the lead up to America’s involvement in WW1. 100ish years ago, and you can see a lot of parallels to today. My 2023 reading list so far (goal is 25 books) 2023 Books Shoedog- George Pelacanos The Chain - Adrian McKinty City on Fire - Don Winslow The Consequences- Manuel Munoz The Power of the Dog - Don Winslow The Missing Cryptoqueen - Jamie Bartlett Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver The Least of Us - Sam Quinones The Cartel - Don Winslow Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonnegut Nomadland - Jessica Bruder The Looming Tower - Lawrence Wright Trust-Hernan Diaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Reading The Big Short by Michael Lewis. I had seen the movie but never read the book. It's weird because Lewis' talent is describing big complex things like trading credit default swaps and mortgage backed securities in subprime mortgages in a way that is digestible to an average person (who knows ZERO about CDS and MBS). I happen to know a ton about this aspect of the financial markets due to my job, so it's even better for me. I also worked in the mortgage industry during the time the events in the book take place (and lost my job (and my house)) when everything crashed, so I have a visceral reaction to a lot of the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 I just finished John Grisham's "Playing for Pizza", which is a very entertaining read. It's about a QB who washed out of the NFL and had to move to Italy to play in the Italian league. I really enjoyed this, on a personal level (because I lived in Italy and am a football fan). Grisham really nailed the Italian way of life. It's a light, funny and very enjoyable read. Right now, I'm revisting Terry Pratchett's "Interesting Times" I do that sort of thing on the Kindle, between new reads No matter how many times I revisit Pratchett, I always pick up something new and they never fail to make me laugh out loud. I've been on a Sue Grafton and Thomas Perry jag lately, and have a couple of Tim Dorsey books on hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted July 21, 2023 Author Share Posted July 21, 2023 Just now, Skinsfan1311 said: I just finished John Grisham's "Playing for Pizza", which is a very entertaining read. It's about a QB who washed out of the NFL and had to move to Italy to play in the Italian league. I really enjoyed this, on a personal level (because I lived in Italy and am a football fan). Grisham really nailed the Italian way of life. It's a light, funny and very enjoyable read. Right now, I'm revisting Terry Pratchett's "Interesting Times" I do that sort of thing on the Kindle, between new reads No matter how many times I revisit Pratchett, I always pick up something new and they never fail to make me laugh out loud. I've been on a Sue Grafton and Thomas Perry jag lately, and have a couple of Tim Dorsey books on hold. So it's Mr. Baseball set in Italy, but about American Football? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Can't go wrong with Winslow and Pelecanos! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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