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Re: Reading List

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 2:38 am
by Tym87
TangoZero wrote:
Is the Snowman part of a longer detective series? Sounds vaguely familiar.
It is book 7 in the "Harry Hole" (fantastic name) series. I read the first one and skipped ahead to finish it before the movie comes out this month. It's Norwegian I believe. I'd compare it to Michael Connelly but a little darker, Thomas Harris maybe.

Re: Reading List

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 2:42 am
by TangoZero
Tym87 wrote:
TangoZero wrote:
Is the Snowman part of a longer detective series? Sounds vaguely familiar.
It is book 7 in the "Harry Hole" (fantastic name) series. I read the first one and skipped ahead to finish it before the movie comes out this month. It's Norwegian I believe. I'd compare it to Michael Connelly but a little darker, Thomas Harris maybe.
Haha, yes then I think it's the book I'm thinking of. Thanks for the recommendation, I'm a big Bosch fan myself as you know, so I'll definitely start the series.

Re: Reading List

Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 3:25 am
by alphajuliet92
Tym87 wrote:
alphajuliet92 wrote:Kiss or Kill by Mark Twight has been pretty entertaining thus far.
I've been meaning to for years. Is it like in vignettes or is it a longer piece?
It's in vignettes. Basically the book is a collection of pieces that he's written over the years coupled with his (relatively; Y2K) present-day commentary on those pieces. Interesting to see how the worldview of a master athlete and a practitioner of several crafts changed over time, and the lessons he learned throughout those experiences and life in general.

Re: Reading List

Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 5:46 am
by TangoZero
Tym87 wrote:
TangoZero wrote:
Is the Snowman part of a longer detective series? Sounds vaguely familiar.
It is book 7 in the "Harry Hole" (fantastic name) series. I read the first one and skipped ahead to finish it before the movie comes out this month. It's Norwegian I believe. I'd compare it to Michael Connelly but a little darker, Thomas Harris maybe.


Finished this today. Loved it. I guessed both of the big twists a little too early, but didn't prevent me from enjoying it.....one thing I'm a little puzzled about: What's the deal with the mould man in the end?

Re: Reading List

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 1:42 pm
by Tym87
TangoZero wrote:

Finished this today. Loved it. I guessed both of the big twists a little too early, but didn't prevent me from enjoying it.....one thing I'm a little puzzled about: What's the deal with the mould man in the end?
The mold man, I don't even know, I thought for sure he would be involved. I liked the book a lot but I remember the ending lines of the book was pretty odd and abrupt. I hear the movie is awful and doesn't follow the book so I think I will pass.

New Bosh book coming out for Halloween!

Re: Reading List

Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 7:16 am
by ARLOG2017
Tym87 wrote:
Nomad wrote:For the sci-fi buffs....I just cracked open book 1 of the Expanse series. Came very highly recommended, it was put to me by a trustworthy source that it was right "up there with Game of Thrones". Will update as I progress.
How is it so far?
I loved the first book in the series. Definitely worth it if you are into sci-fi/space-opera/adventure type series. I'm reading the second book in the series right now. It's pretty good.

Re: Reading List

Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 3:14 pm
by Tym87
ARLOG2017 wrote:
Tym87 wrote:
Nomad wrote:For the sci-fi buffs....I just cracked open book 1 of the Expanse series. Came very highly recommended, it was put to me by a trustworthy source that it was right "up there with Game of Thrones". Will update as I progress.
How is it so far?
I loved the first book in the series. Definitely worth it if you are into sci-fi/space-opera/adventure type series. I'm reading the second book in the series right now. It's pretty good.

I'll look into it. Have you read the Foundation trilogy? I just started the first book. Elon Musk credits the series for a lot of his business ideas.

Re: Reading List

Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 7:00 pm
by ARLOG2017
Tym87 wrote:
ARLOG2017 wrote:
Tym87 wrote:
How is it so far?
I loved the first book in the series. Definitely worth it if you are into sci-fi/space-opera/adventure type series. I'm reading the second book in the series right now. It's pretty good.

I'll look into it. Have you read the Foundation trilogy? I just started the first book. Elon Musk credits the series for a lot of his business ideas.
I'm a huge fan of Elon, but I haven't read the book. I'll have to give that book a read, I saw a copy in the library today. What do you think of it so far?

Re: Reading List

Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 12:52 am
by Tym87
ARLOG2017 wrote:
I'm a huge fan of Elon, but I haven't read the book. I'll have to give that book a read, I saw a copy in the library today. What do you think of it so far?
Interesting concept so far, Elon's book is good too.

Re: Reading List

Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 2:47 am
by DocOctagon
One of Bark's posts reminded me of this. I highly recommend "Whoever Fights Monsters" by Robert Ressler for any true crime/serial killer buffs. Ressler was one of the agents that started the FBI's Behavioral Sciences Unit, and interviewed or investigated almost every major serial killer of his era. The material and insights are fascinating. Like did you know the most common car owned by serial killers was the VW Beetle?