The Book Thread

[H2Orange]

I thought there was a book thread, but I could not find one. If there is already one, let me know.

Any readers out there?

What are your goals for 2024?
Favorite genres?
What are bucket list books you want to read this year?

I read 42 books last year, mostly crime fiction, history, and biographies. Best book I read was Hellhounds on His Trail by Hampton Sides, which was the story of the manhunt for James Earl Ray. Read several historical books on the Old West, including stories on Wyatt Earp, Custer, Crazy Horse, and the Apache Wars. I started reading the Parker series by Richard Stark.

This year’s goal is a book a week. I have finished seven books so far, but I cheated a little by re-reading a couple from my youth, I am Legend by Richard Matheson, and Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin. I read 1776 by David McCullough, and I am currently reading G Man, which is a bio of J Edgar Hoover that came out in 2023. I have several presidential bios I want to read this year and those tend to be a bit long and sometimes boring. I also plan to read Under the Dome by Stephen King which is about 1,100 pages.

 

[swamppoke]

I just re-read "The Journeyer" by Gary Jennings, which is a retelling of Marco Polo's travels to the Orient. Great storyteller.

 

[PJ-OSU]

Great thread, thank you @H2Orange!

I knocked out 28 books last year, 95% of which were audio books. Love thrillers, sci-fi, action, horror. King, Ludlum, Brown, Crichton, Child have all been great over the years. Currently making my way through the Expanse series. Really grounded sci-fi with some fun/interesting characters.

 

[H2Orange]

I just re-read "The Journeyer" by Gary Jennings, which is a retelling of Marco Polo's travels to the Orient. Great storyteller.

I need to read one of his books. Maybe I can find a used one at the OKC Friends of the Library sale later this month.

 

[Heart Smiles]

Cuba: An American Story. It is a fascinating book. The United States relations with Cuba has usually been told from a very pro USA point of view. This book really looks at some verifiable occurrences which gave me much more insight.

 

[H2Orange]

Cuba: An American Story. It is a fascinating book. The United States relations with Cuba has usually been told from a very pro USA point of view. This book really looks at some verifiable occurrences which gave me much more insight.

I saw that book on Amazon and thought it looked interesting. I have a lot of books to read but may have to get that one and put in the pile.

 

[Heart Smiles]

The Warmth of Other Suns by Wilkerson.
It is a mixture of personal biography of three black southerners who migrated within the United States during the great migration. It has political, cultural and personal histories interwoven. I learned about who and why large numbers of people migrated within the USA.

 

[Fl_Poke]

I read exclusively nonfiction. Brain will not let me read fiction for some weird reason.

My main interest are travel writings and music /rock bios.

Just got the new Alex Valen Halen book.

If you want to read a great fun book I highly recommend the book about 1927 by Bill Bryson. Its called ONE SUMMER. It may be the greatest year in US history.

 

[CptnQuirk]

I read exclusively nonfiction. Brain will not let me read fiction for some weird reason.

My main interest are travel writings and music /rock bios.

Just got the new Alex Valen Halen book.

If you want to read a great fun book I highly recommend the book about 1927 by Bill Bryson. It’s called ONE SUMMER. It may be the greatest year in US history.

Alex Van Halen? Any relation to Eddie?

 

[Duke Silver]

Alex Van Halen? Any relation to Eddie?

his brother the drummer