Anybody read a good book lately?

[General_Failure]

I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett. Alzheimer's hasn't slowed him down any, as he's still putting out a new book every year. This one wraps up a few loose ends from previous books, but with the number of old characters showing up it felt like fan service at times.

[SD]

I'm reading the Walking Dead graphic novel, it's really good.

[rjs246]

I'm reading The Passage by Justin Cronin right now. First hard cover book I've bought since World War Z. This time, it's a Vampire Apocalypse and holy shtein is it awesome.

Ridley Scott has already bought the movie rights. Boing.

[Munson]

Brad Pitt has owned the movie rights to World War Z for a few years now...wish a real director would have bought it, maybe it'd move along faster

[reese125]

Pat Kirwan's book-Take Your Eye Off the Ball: How to Watch Football by Knowing Where to Look

Phenomenal stuff.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Oh yeah I can't wait to get into it. I'm waiting until I hop on the plane in a week.

[rjs246]

Child of God by McCarthy. Another brutal story written in a way that makes it impossible to put down. Actually it's more a character study than anything. What happens when you're poor, uneducated, forgotten by society and prone to self serving acts of meanness and violence? Lester Ballard happens.

Fantastically written as always but not as enjoyable as his other works. Outer Dark is next.

[Eagaholic]

Pat Kirwan's book-Take Your Eye Off the Ball: How to Watch Football by Knowing Where to Look

Phenomenal stuff.

Fills a sore need of taking even hardcore fans to the next level of understanding the game with info that isn't otherwise easily available.

Kirwin does a better job as an analyst using just the medium of radio than probably any guy on tv, and I'd include Jaws in that. He's all the better with the book, which is an easy read as well. You learn about as much as possible without having to actually study. Now if someone could just get him off Gil Brandt's shrived, senile 90 year old dick.

[ice grillin you]

Actually it's more a character study than anything. What happens when you're poor, uneducated, forgotten by society and prone self serving acts of meanness and violence? Lester Ballard happens.

or charles starkweather

read caril by ninette beaver.....its awesome and best of all true

[SunMo]

i just got done Jackie McMullen's book about Magic and Bird.  great read.

NFL Unplugged by Gargano is next

also got Chuck Gormley's Flyers book and Lincoln Unmasked from my girl for christmas

[ice grillin you]

just finished this....



really good and interesting read...

and the author is quite milfy

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-november-30-2010/susan-casey

[Rome]

I don't which is funnier:  the fact that you read a book or you read one about waves.

Either way, I'm proud of you.

And yes, it's a fantastic book.

[reese125]

this reminds me of the movie Billabong Odessey-- which was awesome.

you want the real deal...here it is. hold your nuts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdFBtHU-SmU

[ice grillin you]

I don't which is funnier:  the fact that you read a book or you read one about waves.

Either way, I'm proud of you.

And yes, it's a fantastic book.

thanks pops

that shtein about the pieces of glacier falling into the bay in alaska and causing 1700 foot waves is effing amazing

[rjs246]

About four years ago I picked up Poker Face by Katy Lederer (Howard Lederer and Annie Duke's little sister). I thought it sucked so put it down. Then recently I saw it sitting there taunting me and decided to try again. Terrible idea.

Pretend that you're reading a Ben Mezrich book (he wrote Bringing Down the House, Accidental Billionaires, Ugly Americans, etc). It's all about smart young people, doing shady shtein and getting rich. Only, instead of Mezrich gleefully guiding you through a sordid life of excess, Lederer is appalled and sickened by the things around her (she even cringes at her own participation in the shadiness) and desperately wants the reader to be appalled too. There's no fun behind the writing. It's just bitterness and judgement. 'Wah, my brother and sister were mean to me when I was young (sort of) and now they make gobs of money playing games instead of having normal jobs. Wah wah wah.' Shut up, Katy Lederer. To make matters worse she sprinkles in flowery observations about her surroundings as though she can barely contain her desire to write unbearably sappy poetry. Just stop it already. (By the way, she does actually write sappy poetry and has had some of it published. Why.)

If you're a curmudgeonly, judgemental old hag who bregrudges the people around them their successes and happinesses this book is for you. If you aren't an awful person who sucks at life, skip it