1. Gates of the Alamo - Hartigan 2. Damage Done - Warren Fellows 3. Good German - Joseph Kanon 4. Fast Food Nation - Eric Schlosser 5. Memorial Day - Vince Flynn On Deck:- Gost Wars - Steve Coll Conspiracy of Fools - Eichenwald I love these threads, usually give me great ideas. I keep a list of books that I must read, and I currently have my entire bottom row of my bookshelf filled with "on deck" books. Choosing the next book to read is like a having my own private draft!
Nice thread. The DaVinci Code -- Not bad, but it didn't live up to the hype (or my expectations). Still, I don't regret reading it. I wish I hadn't read it right after I saw the movie National Treasure, though, since they're both very similar. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince -- It was okay, but there was a rather large plot hole that I found concerning the identity of the half-blood prince. I won't mention it, though, for spoiler's sake. Also, the ending didn't make me feel good. The Long Walk -- A Richard Bachman book. Very interesting! It's about a futuristic athletic competition in which 100 boys start walking and continue until there is only one left (those who stop or fall below pace are shot!). It's a great character study and I highly recommend it. Cujo -- My girlfriend gave me three Stephen King books and this is another one of them. It was okay, but definitely not one of my favorite King books. I definitely won't read it again. The Tommyknockers -- I'm about sixty pages or so from the end of this one. I like it. My final opinion will depend on the ending, but it has held my interest so far.
In the order I read them: Dune Dune Messiah Children of Dune God Emperor of Dune Heretics of Dune Next up is Chapterhouse Dune, then I am going to leave Arrakis for a while.
Ming Dynasty: if you haven't already, check out "The Art of Fiction" by John Gardner. Hands down, it's the best book on fiction writing I've ever read, and I've literally read more than a dozen. (I write fiction as well.)
