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Orange Blooded [4774]
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Fellow T-netters, I have a problem.
Sep 11, 2012, 3:28 PM
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I hate reading. I read t-net all day as well as many other sports sites, but it PAINS me to pick up a book.
I hate this about myself. I think its because my generation in general is over stimulated and growing up I never really adopted reading as a hobby.
I want to start reading and am trying to find a good place to start (I've read the classic in high school/college because I had too, and I've read some christian books as well)
I want to try something non-religious. Maybe fiction. Any thoughts/advice?
Thanks in advance.
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All-American [577]
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Randy Wayne White
Sep 11, 2012, 3:31 PM
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Awesome author. Keeps your intrest through the entire book and spins a very good tale.
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CU Guru [1053]
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Re: Fellow T-netters, I have a problem.
Sep 11, 2012, 3:32 PM
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I was/am the same way. Discovered I just need a topic that I am actually interested in reading about. I've got a lot of enjoyment out of reading The Accountant's Story which was written by Pablo Escobar's brother, telling his side of life. I've also really enjoyed The Big Short which gives a deeper look into the whole real estate bubble and subsequent burst, and how so many people made a ton of money off of it (seeing the burst come) while giving me an education on what happened.
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Re: Fellow T-netters, I have a problem.
Sep 11, 2012, 3:36 PM
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oh, also... I started reading on my iphone in 5 minute intervals during downtime I'd ordinarily do nothing-- waiting on the elevator, using the bathroom, commercial breaks during games, etc. I've read 6 books in the past few months, which is more than I've done in years prior to that point.
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Junkie [588]
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any nelson demille book***
Sep 11, 2012, 3:32 PM
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Orange Blooded [2404]
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Re: Fellow T-netters, I have a problem.
Sep 11, 2012, 3:32 PM
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IMHO, Don Winslow is the best of the new "pulp" writers out there. You cannot go wrong with Elmore Leonard, James Lee Burke, Charles Willeford either. Their books kick a**!
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All-TigerNet [12851]
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read on a tablet, its just like the internet
Sep 11, 2012, 3:32 PM
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I have begun reading lately.
But I read ALL non fiction.
Started with Lone Survivor (Marcus Lutrells book re: Navy SEALS)
Then Unbroken: Story of an olympic athlete who went down in a WWII airplane crash and spent years in Japanese prison camp.
American Sniper; Another SEAL book
Just finished No Easy Day: Story of the Bin Laden Raid. I read it in two sittings.
Just read SOMETHING!!
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CU Guru [1068]
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Super long book, but I couldn't put it down...
Sep 11, 2012, 3:33 PM
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11/22/63 By Steven King
I could not stop reading.
Also, I'm in the middle of the Zombie Combat Manual... I've got the firearms for long range, but I've got to work on my short range combat for those shuffling undead! :P But seriously though, read 11/22/63
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CU Medallion [54758]
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i started 11/22/63, tore thru the first 150 pages
Sep 11, 2012, 3:50 PM
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in what seemed like 20 minutes...that was a little less than 4 months ago.
3 1/2 months ago, we had another kid.
I am now on page 155.
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Orange Blooded [4774]
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Looks really cool... I'm definitely gonna check this one out***
Sep 11, 2012, 3:55 PM
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CU Guru [1068]
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Re: Fellow T-netters, I have a problem.
Sep 11, 2012, 3:35 PM
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Unbroken by the Seabiscuit author.
True story of an olympian, WWII vet and POW. Stranded 47 days on a raft before being a POW. Great story and true
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Orange Blooded [4774]
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^^^ Thanks everyone. Will check these out!***
Sep 11, 2012, 3:37 PM
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CU Guru [1918]
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See T mail...***
Sep 11, 2012, 3:37 PM
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110%er [9056]
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John Grishham, Tom Clancy - read something.....
Sep 11, 2012, 3:43 PM
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with a real plot about a subject you have some idea about and it should hook you. If all you've ever read are academic books then no wonder you don't like reading.
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Orange Blooded [4774]
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No not necessarily academic... Here are a few of that I like
Sep 11, 2012, 3:47 PM
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- Started "Extremely loud and incredibly close" - was loving it, but it was on a friends Ipad that I was borrowing.. again the ipad may have helped.
- Loved "the curious incident of the dog in the night"
- liked "the road" okay...
- Liked I, Robot a lot (nothing like the movie, check it out...)
- liked brave new world
- like lord of the flies
- liked "hitchhikers guide to the galaxy"
So I don't know... I guess I like weird, semi-apocolyptic, semi-scifi ??
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CU Guru [1068]
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Here are some books like that that you may like
Sep 11, 2012, 3:55 PM
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I Am Legend (Yes, the book the movie was modeled after)
Cell - Steven King (notice a pattern here?)
Farenheit 451 - Ray Bradberry
Under the Dome - Steven King
I never really have any problem reading young adult books either. If don't mind those, you might like Hatchet and Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen.
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Orange Blooded [4774]
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Read both in middle/highschool. Loved those...***
Sep 11, 2012, 3:58 PM
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CU Medallion [54758]
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I'm a Stephen King fan, and I think Cell would appeal
Sep 11, 2012, 3:58 PM
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to people who haven't read many/any his books, however i think you'd have to have an 'acquired taste' to appreciate Under The Dome...
Maybe Duma Key, or one of his many collections of short stories, though there are several WTF's in those, too
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CU Guru [1068]
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I'm still trying to read the Dark Tower series.
Sep 11, 2012, 4:04 PM
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I can't seem to get past the first half of the first book.
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CU Medallion [54758]
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actually never got into those
Sep 11, 2012, 4:09 PM
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not up my alley
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110%er [5249]
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Jim Butcher***
Sep 11, 2012, 3:44 PM
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Orange Blooded [3220]
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if you're a music fan . . . .
Sep 11, 2012, 3:46 PM
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rock biographies or autobiographies are always fun.
'just kids' by patti smith or 'life' by keith richards (i.e.)
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Oculus Spirit [75711]
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I'm working on the Steven Tyler one now,
Sep 11, 2012, 3:58 PM
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So far is isn't as good as "Walk This Way" was. I'm not a big reader either, but I did make it through all 7 of the Dark Tower books.
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Oculus Spirit [93647]
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Lord of the Rings.
Sep 11, 2012, 3:50 PM
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You think you know the story. You don't.
After the first installment of the movie series I refused to wait for part two and went to the library, in my house, and rediscovered a copy I had bought at a yard sale many years ago. I was retired so I blasted through it in four days.
It became one of my favorites and I was sorely disappointed with the movie.
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CU Guru [1068]
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Those are the books that all others are judged against
Sep 11, 2012, 3:57 PM
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for me. I read The Hobbit when I was 12 and the LOTR trilogy at 14. I think I've read those at least 3-4 times each.
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Personally, I loved Michael Crichton .. but he has passed on
Sep 11, 2012, 3:54 PM
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Orange Blooded [4774]
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Yea, my girlfriend read Pirates Lattitude and loved it..
Sep 11, 2012, 3:56 PM
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I think I'd like to read his version of Jurrassic Park too... probably a lot more to it than the movie.
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"Sphere" is very good; also loved "State of Fear" and
Sep 12, 2012, 8:40 AM
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"Prey". "Micro" is set to be released Sept. 25. Looking forward to getting it.
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Junkie [588]
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11/22/63
Sep 11, 2012, 3:58 PM
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Was one of the best books I have ever read.
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CU Medallion [54758]
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I'm going on vaca next week
Sep 11, 2012, 3:59 PM
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plan on picking up where I left off 3 months ago, and knocking it out...
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Re: Fellow T-netters, I have a problem.
Sep 11, 2012, 3:59 PM
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lol - you sound exactly like me. I read all the time, but not books. In the past I read a lot of the Clive Cussler books about Dirk Pitt, but that was about it. I am actually trying (notice - "trying") to read a biography of Nikola Tesla, which is very interesting, but I'm only about 1/4 thru it and have renewed it already.  My wife got 10 books at that time and read them all while I've managed 1/4 of that book. It just ain't right I tell ya'.
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All-TigerNet [11161]
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How about a Clemson history book or something?***
Sep 11, 2012, 4:06 PM
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Orange Blooded [4774]
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Maybe.. History and non-fiction are more on the boring
Sep 11, 2012, 4:08 PM
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side of the spectrum for me at least.
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50 shades of grey***
Sep 11, 2012, 4:07 PM
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Orange Blooded [4774]
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^ LOL eff you man***
Sep 11, 2012, 4:08 PM
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CU Medallion [54758]
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Read "The Girl w/ the Dragon Tattoo" series if you like
Sep 11, 2012, 4:10 PM
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rape.
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Orange Blooded [4774]
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^^Awkward suggestion of the day***
Sep 11, 2012, 4:11 PM
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Re: Fellow T-netters, I have a problem.
Sep 11, 2012, 4:15 PM
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Lots of good suggestions here, and I concur with them.
Keep at it and you'll find a genre you like. For me, it's biographies. I'm a computer nerd, so I liked Linus Torvalds' biography. Another good one is "E=mc^2, A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation".
In any case, I'd say pick a book and if you find it difficult to get interested in it, put it down & choose a different one. Keep doing it until you find something you can't put down. Try anything & everything until you find the subject/author/genre that hooks you.
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Harry Potter...
Sep 11, 2012, 4:15 PM
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They aren't just kids books. I actually really enjoyed reading them and they held my attention the entire time. MUCH more depth than the movies.
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Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child*******
Sep 11, 2012, 4:15 PM
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Re: Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child- yep have read several
Sep 11, 2012, 4:20 PM
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they are good.
To borrow a line- "Reacher said nothing."
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Junkie [588]
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reachers head butts are legendary***
Sep 11, 2012, 4:25 PM
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Legend [19610]
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Try the Grail Quest series by Bernard Cornwell.
Sep 11, 2012, 4:29 PM
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First book is The Archers Tale. Read that one and you'll want to get the next two (Vagabond and Heretic).
Great historical fiction. Also try Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet.
All of these books are beefy, but you'll fly through them.
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