Just finished the Millenium Series last Saturday - I thought it was fantastic. I was pleasantly surprised that each book in the series got progressively better, IMHO. The conclusion was a really nice payoff. I spent the last few days watching the Swedish films, but they weren't very rewarding. The 1st American movie with Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara was very well done, i'm looking forward to the other films.At the moment I'm working on The Way Home by George Pelecanos. Next on tap, I'll be finishing up the dragon tattoo series.

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#21
Posted 06 December 2012 - 02:53 PM
“We have a shot at a wild card right now. But it is not a probability that we're going to win a wild card.” -2022 Trade Deadline
"It's liftoff from here" - after selling on 2022
"We're on a slight upward arc" - Winter Meetings 2022
"I think it's really hard to sit there and chart a course and say, 'We're likely to win the division.'" - Winter Meetings 2022
Mike Elias
#22
Posted 06 December 2012 - 03:11 PM
“We have a shot at a wild card right now. But it is not a probability that we're going to win a wild card.” -2022 Trade Deadline
"It's liftoff from here" - after selling on 2022
"We're on a slight upward arc" - Winter Meetings 2022
"I think it's really hard to sit there and chart a course and say, 'We're likely to win the division.'" - Winter Meetings 2022
Mike Elias
#23
Posted 06 December 2012 - 03:50 PM
There is baseball, and occasionally there are other things of note
"Now OPS sucks. Got it."
"Making his own olive brine is peak Mackus."
"I'm too hungover to watch a loss." - McNulty
@bopper33
#24
Posted 06 December 2012 - 04:12 PM
I own that book and have tried to read it a few times and just can't seem to do it. I don't know what it is, but I just can't get into it. I usually get to about halfway before losing interest. One of these times I'm just gonna power through it and maybe it'll grow on me.Currently reading "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole. Just an absolutely hilarious novel. Highly recommended.
As far as humor novels, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams and Lamb by Christopher Moore are my two favorites.
I wish I read more often.
#25
Posted 06 December 2012 - 04:32 PM
I loved that book so, so much.I just finished reading Ernest Cline's first book, Ready Player One.
This book was simply phenomenal. Chock full of 80's pop culture references, which I'm sure everyone would eat up.
http://www.amazon.co... ... player one
I should mention that the rights to this book have already been secured by a studio, and there are plans of making this into a film sometime soon.
#26
Posted 06 December 2012 - 04:36 PM
Yeah, once I started read it, I couldn't put it down. What do you think about a potential movie? While I want it to happen, and it could be bad ass... I want it to be done well, and I could see it being very, very expensive.I loved that book so, so much.
“We have a shot at a wild card right now. But it is not a probability that we're going to win a wild card.” -2022 Trade Deadline
"It's liftoff from here" - after selling on 2022
"We're on a slight upward arc" - Winter Meetings 2022
"I think it's really hard to sit there and chart a course and say, 'We're likely to win the division.'" - Winter Meetings 2022
Mike Elias
#27
Posted 06 December 2012 - 04:42 PM
I own that book and have tried to read it a few times and just can't seem to do it. I don't know what it is, but I just can't get into it. I usually get to about halfway before losing interest. One of these times I'm just gonna power through it and maybe it'll grow on me.
As far as humor novels, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams and Lamb by Christopher Moore are my two favorites.
I wish I read more often.
I suppose the style of humor isn't for everyone but there have been 2-3 occasions already (I'm about 40% of the way through) where I've literally laughed out loud. The revolt at the pants factory was just priceless.
There is baseball, and occasionally there are other things of note
"Now OPS sucks. Got it."
"Making his own olive brine is peak Mackus."
"I'm too hungover to watch a loss." - McNulty
@bopper33
#28
Posted 06 December 2012 - 04:46 PM
Ninety percent of the plot takes place in a virtual world, so I can't decide if that makes it more or less expensive than if more of it was in the dystopian "real" world. If done well, it is such a visual book that a movie could be amazing.Yeah, once I started read it, I couldn't put it down. What do you think about a potential movie? While I want it to happen, and it could be bad ass... I want it to be done well, and I could see it being very, very expensive.
That book and The Art of Fielding are the two best pieces of fiction I've read over the past couple years. They're also among the only pieces of fiction I've read over the past couple years, but that's not the point...
#29
Posted 08 January 2013 - 10:46 PM
#30
Posted 10 January 2013 - 04:32 PM
#31
Posted 10 January 2013 - 04:48 PM
I started reading it a couple of years ago, but got distracted by a couple other things and never finished. I noticed that I was enjoying his articles at Sports on Earth, remembered he wrote that book, and decided to re-read and finish.
#32
Posted 10 January 2013 - 10:34 PM

Really in the mood for a good history book, though
#33
Posted 10 January 2013 - 11:09 PM
Like what?Finally working my way through the 'Game of Thrones' series. Took me long enough
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Really in the mood for a good history book, though
#34
Posted 10 January 2013 - 11:53 PM
Well, I'm a British History major..and I've worked on some stuff on the Union of the Crowns. Will probably go something in that direction - early 1600s.Like what?
#35
Posted 11 January 2013 - 12:06 AM
I read a book on the Tudors not too long ago. The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty, by G.J. Meyer. It was pretty interesting.Well, I'm a British History major..and I've worked on some stuff on the Union of the Crowns. Will probably go something in that direction - early 1600s.
#36
Posted 11 January 2013 - 09:06 AM
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#37
Posted 16 January 2013 - 09:46 PM
#38
Posted 16 January 2013 - 10:47 PM
Nc7ZaZz4CoURead The Rackateer by John Grisham. He is just phoning it in here. I thought it was terrible.
#39
Posted 22 January 2013 - 10:26 PM
I also recently read Red Inferno: 1945 by Robert Conroy. It is a story of alternate history at the end of the Second World War, using as a starting point the decision of the Allies to cross the Elbe River and drive toward Berlin instead of the real-life choice to stay put. The overall story goes about how you would expect, but it is well-written with interesting characters. I've enjoyed all of his books that I've read.
#40
Posted 27 January 2013 - 02:09 PM
It's interesting to see Reacher transform from just a drifter who is being caught up in misadventures to being an investigator who can control his emotions.
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