OTF Book Club

[JMarquette]

Gotten heavily back into reading in the past year or 2 and thought if there were any other books worms, maybe we start a book club? 

[4thandFive]

I don’t do much reading that’s not religious  or academic/biblical/ancient near eastern history. 
 

I do have some good recommendations for those interested in that type of book. 

[JMarquette]

1 minute ago, 4thandFive said:

I don’t do much reading that’s not religious  or academic/biblical/ancient near eastern history. 
 

I do have some good recommendations for those interested in that type of book. 

If you haven’t read Chesteron’s stuff, you’re missing out. It’s so good. 

[HalfmileHorn]

I've started to pick it up the past couple of weeks. Purchased several Clive Cussler novels at the Goodwill store. Seems to be a good time to start a book club ...

[BigTex]

35 minutes ago, JMarquette said:

If you haven’t read Chesteron’s stuff, you’re missing out. It’s so good. 

I've been reading The Attributes of God by A.W. Tozer lately. Very heavy book that forces me to wrestle with the concept of infinitude. Highly recommended. 

[Purplehorn3]

My genre is history.  Just finished Fehrenbach's Lone Star, the best Texas History book out there in my opinion.  I read this once before about 20 years ago and thought it was worth a re-read.

I don't dabble too much into fiction, but I have been known to lose myself in a Louis L'amour western and some Cormac McCarthy novel.

Another guilty pleasure is reading firsthand narratives from history.  Civil War journals, Roman and Greek writings, etc,..

Always open to suggetions

[texaz]

I've enjoyed SC Gwynn's books

[Bobby Burton]

Currently reading Mona's Eyes. Daughter recommended it.

Interesting set up so far.

[JMarquette]

12 minutes ago, Purplehorn3 said:

My genre is history.  Just finished Fehrenbach's Lone Star, the best Texas History book out there in my opinion.  I read this once before about 20 years ago and thought it was worth a re-read.

I don't dabble too much into fiction, but I have been known to lose myself in a Louis L'amour western and some Cormac McCarthy novel.

Another guilty pleasure is reading firsthand narratives from history.  Civil War journals, Roman and Greek writings, etc,..

Always open to suggetions

I’ll always throw in Lonesome Dove if you haven’t read it. The prequel “Dead Man’s Walk” is very good too. 

[texcoyote15]

10 minutes ago, Purplehorn3 said:

My genre is history.  Just finished Fehrenbach's Lone Star, the best Texas History book out there in my opinion.  I read this once before about 20 years ago and thought it was worth a re-read.

I don't dabble too much into fiction, but I have been known to lose myself in a Louis L'amour western and some Cormac McCarthy novel.

Another guilty pleasure is reading firsthand narratives from history.  Civil War journals, Roman and Greek writings, etc,..

Always open to suggetions

My Dad got me interested in L’amour books as a young kid.  He had everyone of them.  He built bookshelves just to hold his L’amour books.  He said when you open the page of a L’amour book you can smell the gunpowder and horse chips 😃😃.  Lots of good western writers out there.  The Johnstone’s,  Elmer Kelton is really good. 

[Hank South]

Anything Erik Larson! 

 

[camridleyfan]

currently reading 

[Tuco Ramirez]

8 minutes ago, camridleyfan said:

currently reading 

Great book! His description of Okinawa is horrifying. 

[Robert Gilbert]

I just started rereading Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan series. There are close to 40 books in the series including the Jack Ryan Jr. books. 
In addition, I love Dirk Pitt series by Clive Cussler. Also the Jake Grafton books by Stephen Coonts. 

[4thandFive]

I’m currently reading a book by Scott Rae called Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics. I don’t agree with everything in the book, but it’s been pretty solid.

[Guts]

13 hours ago, JMarquette said:

Gotten heavily back into reading in the past year or 2 and thought if there were any other books worms, maybe we start a book club? 

Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe. Best sci fi series ever written. 

[Purplehorn3]

1 hour ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

Great book! His description of Okinawa is horrifying. 

My grandfather lived it.  He witnessed the death of Ernie Pyle and was wounded a few days later

[Purplehorn3]

2 hours ago, JMarquette said:

I’ll always throw in Lonesome Dove if you haven’t read it. The prequel “Dead Man’s Walk” is very good too. 

Read it when it first came out.  Loved it