kjshoe04 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 QUOTE (Reddy @ Mar 13, 2012 -> 11:12 AM) i know - i started reading Hunger Games like a week or so ago and i'm already on the third book. lol I think I had those three done in like 6 days. Catching Fire was definitely all one night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 QUOTE (Reddy @ Mar 13, 2012 -> 11:12 AM) i know - i started reading Hunger Games like a week or so ago and i'm already on the third book. lol I hear ya. I read the Hunger Games in about 4-5 hours yesterday flying home. My wife finished the 2nd one with 40 minutes left in the flight, and I read through about 90 pages before landing. I'm sure that will be done soon and will ready for the third book too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I finished the King book on the plane ride home yesterday. Wow. Just amazing. So well written. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 I finished The Accountant's Story which was co-written by Roberto Escobar, brother of noted cocaine distributor, humanitarian, and community benefactor Pable Escobar. I was a little disappointed. I was hoping for more details on the business side of Escobar's operation. I was intrigued by the huge amounts of cash and how you deal with being an outlaw billionaire. Instead it is more of a retelling of the Escobar story from a more sympathetic voice. It is 274 pages and I finished it in a few hours. The story jumps around a bit and I needed to slow down in some areas to understand some of the twists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 16, 2012 -> 12:25 PM) I finished the King book on the plane ride home yesterday. Wow. Just amazing. So well written. I will swap you The Accountant's Story for the King book, interested? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 QUOTE (Tex @ Mar 21, 2012 -> 01:00 PM) I will swap you The Accountant's Story for the King book, interested? I praised the book so hard, the wife started it. Once she is done, you are on. I'll let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 QUOTE (JPN366 @ Mar 12, 2012 -> 11:52 PM) Moneyball is 25 cents on the Amazon Kindle Store right now. I ran the price through my stats program and it is still statistically improbable I will read that book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Finished Game of Thrones and just started A Clash of Kings...HBO show was remarkably similar to the book and I'm looking forward to the second season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 QUOTE (Tex @ Mar 21, 2012 -> 01:01 PM) I ran the price through my stats program and it is still statistically improbable I will read that book This is a hilarious post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 My daughter came home yesterday with a copy of Catching Fire. She still has about 90 pages to go in The Hunger Games, so I said "yoink" and promptly began reading it. Can't put it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwritecode Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Mar 22, 2012 -> 06:09 AM) My daughter came home yesterday with a copy of Catching Fire. She still has about 90 pages to go in The Hunger Games, so I said "yoink" and promptly began reading it. Can't put it down. I'm probably going to end up reading these books eventually since it seems to be all I've heard about the past couple of weeks. I know very little about the story but I heard it described as The Long Walk combined with The Running Man. Those are two of my favorite Richard Bachman (a.k.a. Stephen King) books, so I'm interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Mar 22, 2012 -> 09:57 AM) I'm probably going to end up reading these books eventually since it seems to be all I've heard about the past couple of weeks. I know very little about the story but I heard it described as The Long Walk combined with The Running Man. Those are two of my favorite Richard Bachman (a.k.a. Stephen King) books, so I'm interested. As I was reading The Hunger Games, I did think about those two books. It's a futuristic story, but it doesn't necessarily read like that. I enjoyed the parts of the book leading up to the Games as much as the part about the Games themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted March 22, 2012 Author Share Posted March 22, 2012 The author has stated it is reality TV meets Roman gladiator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 It most closely reminded me of Ender's Game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 The premise of the actual Hunger Games reminded of the Japanese novel/film Battle Royale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 I am teaching The Giver for the first time. It seems to be a middle school classic so I am certain more than a couple people here have read it. Those that read it, what would you want eight graders to learn from it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonWeltall Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Mar 21, 2012 -> 06:11 PM) Finished Game of Thrones and just started A Clash of Kings...HBO show was remarkably similar to the book and I'm looking forward to the second season Same. I hate reading fiction and I got through Game of Thrones' 800+ pages very quickly. Great characters, great stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev211 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Just finished the Hunger games, in a little over 24 hours. Already moving onto the second book. Totally hooked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN366 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Reading "Moneyball" right now. Michael Lewis is a brutal writer. The book is entertaining, but he can't write a clean sentence to save his life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjshoe04 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 QUOTE (JPN366 @ Mar 29, 2012 -> 10:42 PM) Reading "Moneyball" right now. Michael Lewis is a brutal writer. The book is entertaining, but he can't write a clean sentence to save his life. I think he was better at this in The Blind Side. Moneyball was brutal with the amount of times I would have to re-read what he wrote to get what he was going for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN366 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Mar 29, 2012 -> 10:53 PM) I think he was better at this in The Blind Side. Moneyball was brutal with the amount of times I would have to re-read what he wrote to get what he was going for. Exactly, it's almost like he's stuttering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Mar 29, 2012 -> 04:47 PM) Same. I hate reading fiction and I got through Game of Thrones' 800+ pages very quickly. Great characters, great stories. Couldn't really wait for season 2 to start and am already a third of the way through the second book. Very interested in Daenarys's story line in the second book but she's only appeared briefly so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 QUOTE (Tex @ Jan 7, 2012 -> 09:27 AM) This one usually dies a quick death, but why not try? I just finished Cormac McCarthy's The Road and it was every bit as good as the reviews. The writing fit so tight with the mood and tone of the piece. I finished it in a couple evenings and seriously had trouble sleeping last night. I have not seen the movie, and probably will resist renting it. My son presented it to me this Christmas, I hope he isn't hoping I die. The movie was decent but the book definitely had much deeper dread and despair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 QUOTE (Tex @ Mar 29, 2012 -> 03:41 PM) I am teaching The Giver for the first time. It seems to be a middle school classic so I am certain more than a couple people here have read it. Those that read it, what would you want eight graders to learn from it? My wife taught it (to seventh graders) last fall. I can ask her about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Mar 29, 2012 -> 03:47 PM) Same. I hate reading fiction and I got through Game of Thrones' 800+ pages very quickly. Great characters, great stories. QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Mar 30, 2012 -> 07:29 AM) Couldn't really wait for season 2 to start and am already a third of the way through the second book. Very interested in Daenarys's story line in the second book but she's only appeared briefly so far You guys only have about 3500 more pages to catch up with the series! The second book is my favorite so far. First and third are about equal, fourth kinda dragged and the fifth picked it back up again. Edited March 30, 2012 by StrangeSox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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