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I recently ran across Chris Moore while perusing the shelves of the local library.Quote:
Originally Posted by dookeyXXX
Fun author, a mix of Tom Robbins, Castaneda and even a smattering of Vonnegut.
Noir (fun read once you get used to the 1947 lingo. Coyote Blue ( A Crow native American who re-embraces his roots, and now A Dirty Job ( Some random guy becomes a merchant of Death.
I just finished Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann. It's about a string of murders of the Osage people and subsequent investigation in the 1920s. A movie version is coming out this fall starring DeNiro and DiCaprio and produced by Scorsese.
Honestly, I was a bit disappointed by the book. It moved along at a nice pace, and was fairly interesting, but I felt like it petered out a bit at the end. There's a good 50 pages at the end that discuss the author's investigations trying to tie up some of the loose ends and I felt like that part didn't really fit in well. I do think the movie version could be good, though.
That's good to know. I started it but then got sidetracked on another book. I've read The Wager and The Lost City of Z by Grann and I enjoyed both but would describe the endings the same way. They both kind of petered out and had anti-climactic conclusions, but still worth the read if you enjoy the subject matter IMHO.Quote:
Originally Posted by The AD
Maybe that's just his style then, I guess. Seems like lots of people really liked it, so you can take my opinion with a grain of salt.
I'm still on my Native American kick and finished two good ones recently. The first was Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher by Timothy Egan. Quite a fascinating biography of photographer Edward Curtis. The second was Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese. It's the story of an Ojibway kid who spends his early years living in the bush in Northern Ontario, then gets sent to an Indian residential school where he learns to play hockey. I'll leave it at that, but it's a quick read and really good.
What The Dead Know by Barbara Butcher... A well written memoir by a former death scene medical investigator in New York City.. Sometimes difficult to read because of some graphic descriptions and the subject matter..
Between work, skiing, watching way too many movies, and wasting time on the webz, I have neglected reading much this summer.
Yet that hasn’t deterred me from buying new books…
Scored this at the local new & used on Sunday:
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Great audiobook I listened to recently. Been on a JCO kick lately and she's not really what I expected.
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Read this last week and that was exactly my impression. After seeing a few interviews with the author I get the impression that he was incredibly disturbed by his research and findings. Apparently a 10-year project, the book's ending chapter has the the feel of someone wanting to leave it all behind, and quickly.Quote:
Originally Posted by The AD
Area 51 by Annie Jacobson.
Interesting look into the famed Area 51 and surrounding areas, including reported alien activity and what really went on there.
I'd recommend this if you're into history but not to the casual reader nor alien fan because...well, Area 51 wasn't actually as much about aliens as it was cold war technology and nuclear testing. If you enjoy learning about military history or technology development, it's a great book.
Agreed on all counts. Didn't live up to all the hype for me and personally, I actually found it hard to really start and get going.Quote:
Originally Posted by The AD
Too lazy to read when the whole thread but if you're on a Native American journey, I assume you've read Empire of the Summer Moon? Absolutely phenomenal book.Quote:
Originally Posted by The AD
That was a good one.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Reverend Floater
I have Fifth Sun on my shelf but haven’t started it yet. It’s a new history of the Aztecs (Mexica) based on their written sources, rather than Spanish ones.
Finishing up Losing Eden, the second edition. It goes into detail on how natives and whiteys have changed the landscape of the American West from an environmental perspective. Now I can precisely and smugly tell people when the west we live in went from an Eden to a ruined place - "It was the nineties, man! Eighteen nineties!!"
No, I haven't read that one. I'll add it to the list.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Reverend Floater
Currently reading: The Ultimate Wodehouse Collection.
While Wodehouse is most widely known for the Jeeves and Wooster series, this book starts with little known but just as amusing short stories, relying on hysterical character development and contrasts as well as more than a jigger of cutting English linguistics.
I'll by you lunch if you don't love it. Love might be the wrong word...if you're not captivated.Quote:
Originally Posted by The AD
I'm part way through Fishing for the Little Pike by Juhani Karila and enjoying it so far. Magical realism isn't usually my thing but the writing is fun to read and I'm enjoying the story. I heard the author and translator speak a couple weeks ago and even though I got the book for my girlfriend I started reading it before she did.
Oh that sounds interesting, worth keeping an eye for at least.Quote:
Originally Posted by evasive_MT
Continuing the Finnish author theme, I noticed at the bookstore that Pekka Hämäläinen's Indigenous Continent is now available in paperback which makes it more tempting to pick up.
Has anyone here read No Friends but the Mountains by Judith Matloff? I got a suggestion to read it and it's looks intriguing but possibly dense.
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I need a page turner. I have consumed all of Cormic McCarthy, Larry McMurtry, and Bernard Cornwall that is good recently. I tried some other historical fiction and revisionist westerns but they didn’t stick.
Try some CJ. Box.
I just finished Cornwell’s Arthur series. It’s probably been 20 years since I read it last. I enjoyed it, but his Saxon series is better by a good margin. I’ll probably revisit that this winter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hood26
Have you read Gallows Thief? It’s one of his one-offs that probably flies under the radar, but I remember enjoying it.
I went on a Louis L’Amour jag earlier in the year. They’re pulp and predictable, but still fun. I’m back to nonfiction now, though.
Have you checked out these revisionist Westerns?:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hood26
• The Sisters Brothers - Patrick deWitt
• Dragon Teeth - Michael Crichton (I also really enjoyed his swashbuckler Pirate Latitudes).
• The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu - Tom Lin
• True Grit - Charles Portis (his other novels are great, too).
That’s some good recommendations. I will be hitting up the library soon. Thanks!
You might also try the Oathsworn series by Robert Low. Definitely not as good as Cornwall but still pretty entertaining and it's all Vikings. The Crusaders Trilogy by Jan Guillou is good too if you aren't sick of historical fiction yet. The Aubrey/Maturin series is worth checking out. After the first few books they start to get tedious with a lot of onshore political intrigue and not enough action at sea but the character development helps pull you through most of the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hood26
Occasionally sold bud to Tom in college--nice guy and a talented writerQuote:
Originally Posted by dookeyXXX