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re: SECrOTB Book Club: I need a good book to read

Posted on 1/11/14 at 8:52 pm to
Posted by CatFan81
Decatur, GA
Member since May 2009
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Posted on 1/11/14 at 8:52 pm to
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You seem like a really awesome guy.


You're exactly the kind of person he's talking about...
Posted by 3nOut
Central Texas, TX
Member since Jan 2013
29729 posts
Posted on 1/11/14 at 8:52 pm to
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I'm too drunk tonight.


Nancy.

Boy.



No I'm drinking and reading right now. I would suck it up too
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
101696 posts
Posted on 1/11/14 at 9:07 pm to
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But if we can get a few folks then I'm down.


Alright so we have you, me, 3nOut, WCA. Anyone else game?

Since I have a feeling this thread is about to go off the rails, we should probably start another to see if anyone else wants in/start making some suggestions on what to read/how long to read.
Posted by Agforlife
Somewhere in the Brazos Valley
Member since Nov 2012
20102 posts
Posted on 1/11/14 at 9:09 pm to
I'm down but I will be honest there are books that don't intrest me that I won't read
Posted by 3nOut
Central Texas, TX
Member since Jan 2013
29729 posts
Posted on 1/11/14 at 9:12 pm to
Yeah. When Belle suggests some eat pray love crap I'm out.




But ground rules would be good. No political or religious stuff unless it's acceptable by all.
Posted by 3nOut
Central Texas, TX
Member since Jan 2013
29729 posts
Posted on 1/11/14 at 9:13 pm to
Nm
This post was edited on 1/11/14 at 9:18 pm
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
101696 posts
Posted on 1/11/14 at 9:18 pm to
Hey, I'm better than that thank you very much.

Ground rules would be good. Might be best to have everyone suggest some books, vote on them, and go with what the majority wants.

Posted by JB14
Sutpen's Hundred
Member since May 2012
254 posts
Posted on 1/11/14 at 9:19 pm to
OM / MS-Related (we'll omit Faulkner)
--Fall of the House of Zeus, Curtis Wilkie
--North Toward Home, Willie Morris
--Delta Wedding, Eudora Welty
--So Red the Rose, Stark Young

Others
--Master & the Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov
--Blood Meridian, Cormac McCarthy
Posted by WestCoastAg
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Posted on 1/11/14 at 9:20 pm to
Sounds good
Posted by BluegrassBelle
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Posted on 1/11/14 at 9:21 pm to
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Blood Meridian, Cormac McCarthy


How was it? I've heard good things (FWIW, this would probably be one I'd suggest).
Posted by 3nOut
Central Texas, TX
Member since Jan 2013
29729 posts
Posted on 1/11/14 at 9:22 pm to
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--Blood Meridian, Cormac McCarthy


Always wanted to read that one. Heard it was impossible to make into a movie due to violence.
This post was edited on 1/11/14 at 9:23 pm
Posted by JB14
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Member since May 2012
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Posted on 1/11/14 at 9:27 pm to
I really enjoyed it, but the plot is pretty gruesome--an impressionable kid falling in with a band of 19th Century outlaws traveling across the West committing unspeakable acts of violence .

McCarthy's writing is unbelievable if you can get past the horror of it all. It's the only McCarthy I've read, sadly. Heard great things about Suttree and All the Pretty Horses, though.
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 1/11/14 at 9:29 pm to
I love McCarthy but Blood Meridian was a bit too much. I know it's his supposed masterpiece, but some of the narrative just drags on way too long. I've loved everything else of his, so go figure.

It is very violent.
Posted by BluegrassBelle
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Member since Nov 2010
101696 posts
Posted on 1/11/14 at 9:35 pm to
For the longest time I thought McCarthy was just a post-apocalyptic guy (not a genre I'm a fan of). Blood Meridian has intrigued me. I've also wanted to read All the Pretty Horses.
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 1/11/14 at 9:40 pm to
All but The Road are westerns, generally speaking. All the Pretty Horses is good, as are the other two in the trilogy. No Country For Old Men is his best work, IMO.

I've read Blood MeridiN twice and it just pisses me off. Paragraphs shouldn't last 3 pages.
Posted by 3nOut
Central Texas, TX
Member since Jan 2013
29729 posts
Posted on 1/11/14 at 9:45 pm to
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I've read Blood MeridiN twice and it just pisses me off. Paragraphs shouldn't last 3 pages.


My first recommend is Atlas shrugged then.
Posted by JB14
Sutpen's Hundred
Member since May 2012
254 posts
Posted on 1/11/14 at 9:48 pm to
For some reason, I found "the Judge" one of the most unforgettable characters I've ever encountered in literature. Not necessarily good/bad, just fascinating.
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 1/11/14 at 10:03 pm to
Read that. Who is John Galt? He's a fricking a-hole is who he is.
Posted by Shunface
Lafayette County Detention Center
Member since Jan 2013
4748 posts
Posted on 1/11/14 at 10:09 pm to
Not going through all the pages to see if its been suggested but anything by Brad Thor.

If spy/terrorism isn't your thing Patrick Rothfuss The Name of The Wind and The Wise Man's Fear are good.

Also Lee Child's Jack Reacher series are pretty good as are James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux series.
Posted by UMTigerRebel
Member since Feb 2013
9819 posts
Posted on 1/11/14 at 10:36 pm to
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Well I'm down as well. Who else would be in?

I'm in.
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