What fiction are you currently reading?

[Surfah]

Just finished "In Cold Blood" on Christmas evening. A nice ending to an holy day.
Dang, what a good book.

I've been meaning to read this. I served a good chunk of my mission in Dodge City and Garden City, KS and covered Holcomb, KS. There's nothing there, but I remember dining with some members there who traveled to the Garden City Branch who told me about the murders and showed me where it happened.

Holcomb, KS was also the first place I ever heard tornado sirens.

[Mormon Red Death]

Just finished "In Cold Blood" on Christmas evening. A nice ending to an holy day.
Dang, what a good book.
Started "Survivor: A Novel" by Palahniuk. 2/3 done (spent all of yesterday in airports....) My first book by Chuck and I love his writing. I want to read more of his stuff.

I loved Fight club ... both the book and the movie

[FMCoug]

I got a bunch of paperbacks for Christmas and am currently working on Double Cross by James Patterson ... the Alex Cross series.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

I got a bunch of paperbacks for Christmas and am currently working on Double Cross by James Patterson ... the Alex Cross series.

With the change of avatar I figured you were maybe reading Last Templar or The Templar Legacy.

[FMCoug]

With the change of avatar I figured you were maybe reading Last Templar or The Templar Legacy.

No the avatar is in honor of my upbringing. I have read the Last Templar though ... haven't read the others yet.

[beelzebabette]

A great book, at least I think, for a book club is "What is the What". I finished reading it a few weeks ago and was blown away. What an amazing story of survival. It is a comtemporary historical fiction of a young man in Sudan. The guy is now only 25 and in the US going to college. Crazy stuff.

Thanks for the suggestion. I finished this last week and really enjoyed the book. I know it's under fiction so he can compile stories from more than one person, but it all rang true to what I remember talking about with the men transplanted here in Salt Lake--particularly the sports programs.

I'd recommend this book to anyone.

[BigPiney]

Thanks for the suggestion. I finished this last week and really enjoyed the book. I know it's under fiction so he can compile stories from more than one person, but it all rang true to what I remember talking about with the men transplanted here in Salt Lake--particularly the sports programs.

I'd recommend this book to anyone.

You are welcome. It truly is amazing to think of all he went through.

I was interested to see that he was able to travel home last year and is doing some good there: http://www.valentinoachakdeng.org/

[Brian]

Done w/ Survivor. Very interesting, very good. Fun to read.

Just finished 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night.' LOVED IT. What an insight into Christopher's world. One of my all time favorites.

Just started 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' or it is 'Incredibly Loud and Extremely Close' ? So far, very good. Interesting use of the entire canvas of a 'book'

[Jeff Lebowski]

Just finished 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night.' LOVED IT. What an insight into Christopher's world. One of my all time favorites.

That is an interesting book.

Did you ever hear about the incident in SLC a few years ago when a city-sponsored book club selected that book and somebody on the city council objected because it "contained cuss words"? It became quite a story locally.

[Brian]

That is an interesting book.

Did you ever hear about the incident in SLC a few years ago when a city-sponsored book club selected that book and somebody on the city council objected because it "contained cuss words"? It became quite a story locally.

I didn't. That is pretty funny.
He also says 'poo' a lot.

[Rx GATOS]

I just got done reading the Dennis Lehane series of Patrick Kenzie/Angie G. I've found them all awesome reading. Hated the fact the Affleck boys made Gone, Baby, Gone but they did a decent job of keeping it true to the book.

What is the What is a great read by a great author.
I love the Chuck Palahiuk's books. CHoke must read. Disappointed in the movie.

If you're looking for a good read I recommend Brady Udall The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint. Also, finished Garth Stein's book The Art of Racing in the Rain. not bad quick read for those that travel. Last recommendation is Larry Mccarthy's SOme day all my friends are going to be strangers.

I think I'm going to start the Border Trilogy series by Cormac McCarthy. I enjoyed the Road and the style it was written.

[Coach McGuirk]

I am currently about a hundred pages into 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy. So far I am enjoying it very much.

[wuapinmon]

So, this guy who reads my blog decided to send me a copy of his first novel. His name is Ara 13 (yes, that's right) and it's called Drawers and Booths. I skipped the acknowledgments page and dove straight in yesterday. What starts as a military novel about our involvement in a sort-of Iraq/Kosovo type land is soon interrupted by the narrator speaking to the reader and talking about his life as a police officer and how he's convinced that all these random crimes were orchestrated by "him." And how he's convinced that there is some conspiracy by this third party to get other people to commit crimes, horrible horrible crimes.

As it's my job to analyze literature, I began to get the sneaking suspicion that the book has an agenda....I got the first sniff of atheist preaching by certain things the narrator said, little hints that seem to speak to a larger conspiracy of believers. Not sure about it yet, but out of curiosity, I turned back to the acknowledgments page.

And I quote, "And finally, thanks to all the writers. It is my endeavor to be your peer. I especially thank Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, and Michale Shermer for the education. How did I do?"

So, my question now is, based on the beliefs and writings by those men he listed, do I even bother finishing this apparent homage to their militant "freethinking" or should I give the book a chance? His "how did I do" smacks of ass-kissing and the demagoguery of the more militant "nontheists."

[Solon]

So, this guy who reads my blog decided to send me a copy of his first novel. His name is Ara 13 (yes, that's right) and it's called Drawers and Booths. I skipped the acknowledgments page and dove straight in yesterday. What starts as a military novel about our involvement in a sort-of Iraq/Kosovo type land is soon interrupted by the narrator speaking to the reader and talking about his life as a police officer and how he's convinced that all these random crimes were orchestrated by "him." And how he's convinced that there is some conspiracy by this third party to get other people to commit crimes, horrible horrible crimes.

As it's my job to analyze literature, I began to get the sneaking suspicion that the book has an agenda....I got the first sniff of atheist preaching by certain things the narrator said, little hints that seem to speak to a larger conspiracy of believers. Not sure about it yet, but out of curiosity, I turned back to the acknowledgments page.

And I quote, "And finally, thanks to all the writers. It is my endeavor to be your peer. I especially thank Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, and Michale Shermer for the education. How did I do?"

So, my question now is, based on the beliefs and writings by those men he listed, do I even bother finishing this apparent homage to their militant "freethinking" or should I give the book a chance? His "how did I do" smacks of ass-kissing and the demagoguery of the more militant "nontheists."

That's a lame thing to insert. I'd give the story itself a chance, and not hesitate to jettison it when/if it gets bad. You've got better things to do with your time than read bad prose.

[wuapinmon]

That's a lame thing to insert. I'd give the story itself a chance, and not hesitate to jettison it when/if it gets bad. You've got better things to do with your time than read bad prose.

I'm going to grant him another 50 pages.