I just started World War Z. I think someone else here mentioned it before, but I picked it up totally unrelated to that.
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I just started World War Z. I think someone else here mentioned it before, but I picked it up totally unrelated to that.
Good read, bro. Good read.Quote:
Originally Posted by j0be
Unrelated, I picked up zombie, Ohio the other day... but I'm in the middle of Unbroken (which is amazing) so it remains unread, on the shelf.
The movie with Will Smith is the 3rd movie based off of that book, The first one had Vincent Price and is called Last man of Earth (1964) then Omega Man with Charlton Heston (1971) and finally I am legend with Will Smith (2007). My personal opinion is that the first one sticks closest to the book, the second one has that 70's feel and the third is good but strays from the book to much.Quote:
Originally Posted by j0be
True story. The Last Man On Earth was wonderful. I prefer it over the latter films. Could be that I'm just not a Woll Smoth fan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drew227598
Funny Story I found it in a 7 11 for 2 bucks and had no idea what it was when I bought it. I just thought the title was cool and it seemed like something I would like. From there I read the book and then found Omega Man which was good but still not as good as the first one. I was in Baghdad when will smiths movie came out but we managed to get a good bootleg so I was able to see that over there, enjoyed it but again still not as good as the first one. If your are into books like that try Earth Abides, by George R Stewart, I am about half way through it and it's pretty goodQuote:
Originally Posted by Satan
Some of the books I have read in the past few months which are with the read
Patriots: A novel of Survival in the coming collapse (hard first few chapters but then well worth it!!)
Alas, Babylon (Cold War goes Hot)
One Second After
Patient Zero
The Art of War
Star Wars: Death Troopers
Hater
Both Day by Day Armageddon books
Both Plague of the Dead books
The Walking Dead graphic novels
Dying to live
I just downloaded Atlas Shrugged, it's 2 min shy of 63 hours, I have a 17 hour international flight coming up so I am saving some of it for then. Most of the books are zombie or end of the world type books.
well atm i'm reading the entire Blackest Night series. i'm only 8 books in and it's probably the most epic comic book story i have ever read!
Well, for the non-genre crowd, I just finished Youth by J.M. Coetzee. It was amazing. Moving on to Post Office by Charles Bukowski. Then The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano.
One book I can't recommend enough is The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway. I guess I would call it a story of growing up and friendships, but set in a post-apocalyptic sci-fi world.
I just read the first Sherlock Holmes book and now I'm onto Dracula (love the free books on ibooks). Then I've got The Game by Neil Strauss and, if I ever manage to track them down, the second and third books in the His Dark Materials trilogy.
EDIT: Oh and the 2nd/3rd/4th/5th books in the Dexter series
Right now I'm on a bit of a Kevin Smith kick...
Silent Bob Speaks: The Collected Writings of Kevin Smith
My Boring Ass Life (also by Kevin Smith)
Batman: Cacophony
Batman: The Widening Gyre
Steve Erickson's Malazan book of the Fallen series. Good fantasy series with an enormous scope that is actually able to be followed.
Re-reading Harry Potter 7 for the movie and Wheel of Time, the whole series, to be ready for the last book next year. I am REALLY excited for the last Wheel of Time book!
I'm waiting for the last wot book to come out before i re-read the whole series for one last time.Quote:
Originally Posted by cupcakezombie
I'm reading Joe Hill's (Stephen King's son) book Heart-Shaped Box.
It's brilliant.
I am currently re-reading the Lost Fleet series by Jack Campbell
I'm reading 'Storyteller, The Life of Roald Dahl'. I have to admit, I was disappointed that he made up loads of the stuff in Boy and Going Solo, the books he wrote about his life :(
Just started reading "Infection" by Craig DiLouie. It's a compelling read, following survivors of a zombie apocalypse as they try to survive in the ruins of Pittsburgh. I've reached a point with shades of "We're Alive"; the band of survivors have just started fortifying a hospital to serve as a secure base.
Before coming back to the lost fleet books I was reading a book called "the wise mans fear" by patrick torches
Very good book
Do you mean Patrick Rothfuss?Quote:
Originally Posted by shric debar
I finished Hunger Games by Suzzanne Collins. I didn't know that it was written for 11-13 year olds when I bought it. It was evident after the first page that this is the case. But, it was interesting enough to finish. I would suggest it to anyone who likes post-apocalyptic/ dystopian fiction. I'm almost intrigued enough to buy the sequal Catching Fire. I just wish it was written more for adults than youths.
Either way it was a fun and quick read (about 7 or 8 sporadic hours I think)
http://www.amazon.com/Edenebook/dp/B...8524986&sr=1-1
Eden by Tony Monchinski.
Post zombie outbreak
Hero is infected right away
Did the zombies get in or were they let in?
Can our hero find out before he turns? (slower turn here, hours not seconds)
Independent author ala Bourne. So, if typos piss you off, do not go there. If you can let them pass or won't even notice it take a look. Amazon has a look inside to taste writers style.
In full disclosure, he is a Facebook friend (I have ~70) of mine
Just finished rereading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It's a great journey story about a young man setting off in search of his treasure in Egypt, but along the way he meets many interesting people, including a great beauty that has him question himself. I don't mean to spoil it in any way but obviously it is a self-discovery novel.
I'm currently reading Down The Road by Bowie Ibarra. My friend picked this book up for me and had it autographed by the author. It's a zombie horror story that has a man traveling from Austin, Texas to San Uvalde. It's an interesting read for me since I live in the area, but it's very Tarintino-esque in it's style.
I'm currently finishing First Lord's Fury in the Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher. Its the last book in the series. The author has openly said that he finally found out a way to mix the lost roman legion trope and Pokemon. The people in this world have access to beings called furies. Furies are (sometimes) physical manifestations of the elements (air, water, fire, earth, wood, and metal). These Furies grant their human counterparts certain physical abilities (such as air furies allowing people to fly, or earth furies letting people be temporarily superhumanly strong). And its not just a few people who have these abilities: its everyone.
Well, everyone except one person. The hero of the story, Tavi, has no access to any kind of furies. He has to find a way to survive in a world filled people who have access to immense power, and also many other races that are not gifted with furies, but just as powerful.
In all its a really fantastic series and I've basically read all 6 books in the saga one after another with no breaks. Its high paced action, swashbuckling storytelling on a Tolkien size scale and riveting to the very end. Its one of my favorite series so if that sounds interesting to you, you should pick em up ASAP.
I'm ashamed to admit I am reading complete and utter crap. I am in the middle of a juicy and utterly cotton candy historical romance... which I will NOT name due to shame... a lot of shame.
Now you have to tell!Quote:
Originally Posted by yarri
I'm just starting World War Z.
When you're finished that I recommend a similarly written novel called Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson. I'm reading it right now and it's not bad at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by j0be
I was forced to read Obama's Wars for a professional reading assignment. However, someone forgot to invite my predecessor and me to the book discussion. We did end up talking about the book amongst ourselves during lull times at work.
I'm getting ready to bring Ghost Soldiers with me to work. I've had the book for years now, and recently found it buried in my closet. So, I'm going to make an effort to read it and talk about it at work with my guys.
I recently finished the dreaming void, and just started the temporal void..the first two books in the "void" series by Peter f Hamilton. The series is set largely in like, the 35th century, so its a bit of a struggle at first to wrap your brain around an entirely new world. Especially one as vast as the one created here, but he does quite the job of slowly adjusting you to the world and the new tech he presents. The interesting part of the story is, its basically two separate tales. Their is a universe that exists in "the void" that our universe is striving to reach. And while our universe is in the 35th century, the one in the void is still somewhat midevil in nature. Quite the story. Don't read unless you have the time to devote to it
My marathon training is intended for the impending zombie apocalypse. That's why I am reading the book "Born to Run" by Christopher McDougal. Talks about a tribe of runners in Mexico, the Tarahumara, who have the ability to run 100 miles in one day in minimalist shoes. Highly recommend it.
Any of you runners?
Beta reading a friends zombie novel entitled "Outbreak". Lovin' it so far.:D
I am reading World War ZGREAT BOOK!!!!!!
So, I finally picked up my Kindle (couldn't resist a good price when I saw it) and downloaded some books. I'm currently reading the Imperial perspective on the Revolutionary War. A lot more interesting than the average school book on the War for Independence. It's called "Those Damn Rebels: The American Revolution As Seen Through British Eyes".
Without a doubt one of the best horror novels of all time, and much better than any of the three movies. I picked up the book years ago because I read an interview with George Romero that I Am Legend was the book that inspired him to make Night of the Living Dead. I recently read House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds, which, like all of his books, was amazing if you like hard scifi. Reading the first book in the Samuil Petrovitch series right now and I am liking it so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by j0be
i am reading "Kill Bin Laden". it is written by a delta force commando about the battle in the tora bora mountain range and the initial hunt for bin laden back in 2001-2002. i love reading modern military memiors. my two others are "Roughneck 91" which is about a green beret team which was one of the first teams into Iraq, written by the GB team sergeant, and the other is "House to House" written by an infantry fire team leader during the battle of fallujah. interestingly enough, the battle of fallujah is now used as a textbook for urban terrain combat operations. if you enjoy autobiographical works, or fast paced military writing, or both then you should check out any or all of these three books. favorite so far: "Roughneck 91"
epic, i've been plugging that for a while. despite the typos, i love that book. i don't know why but i had a really hard time putting it down.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arthur LaMarche
Star Wars: Darth Bane Trilogy. Simply the greatest Star Wars Novel series out there.
if you like your scifi with a military flare, check out the orphan series by robert beutner. it is hands down the greatest military scifi series ever penned: believable, fast paced, hard action, awesome. and if you like hard science in your fiction, check out the looking glass series by john ringo. man teamed up with a physicist to make sure his stuff was squared away, epic. the first in the series is into the looking glass, lots of hard science, really good aliens, really good military action, simply awesome. vorpal blade took the sci more into fi and was awesome in it's own right, but for different reasons.Quote:
Originally Posted by G-Money
I'm in the midst of reading the "pendergast" books by preston&child...basically a series of books with the central character being special agent Pendergast of the FBI. The books are of a crime fiction nature, with a paranormal theme that typically gets flipped in some way...its a good series, after reading enough of them they get a bit predictable....but the character development is enough to keep me coming back...seven down...three more to go..
I just started on a new one called "The Vision of Claim" talking about the Israeli "occupation" of their land. I love a book that a group of pissed off Muslims wrote