What are you reading right now (II)?

[Bodhisattva]

Corsair by Clive Cussler

Book 6 of The Oregon Files

 

[Bodhisattva]

Juan Cabrillo, my favorite Cussler character. Read all the Oregon Files, waiting for the next book to be released in Oct.

Agreed. These are really fun reads.

 

[B1GTide]

Agreed. These are really fun reads.

Have you read the Alistair MacLean novels? Most who like Clive Cussler really enjoy those.

 

[FitToBeTide]

Have you read the Alistair MacLean novels? Most who like Clive Cussler really enjoy those.

Read the Navarones back in the mid sixties, and Ice Station Zebra, nothing since. It's been a while, obviously, so maybe it's time to get back into his books. I have seen most all of the screen adaptations. Thanks reminding me of his writings.

 

[Bodhisattva]

Have you read the Alistair MacLean novels? Most who like Clive Cussler really enjoy those.

Haven't read any of his books. They were published before my time. I have seen several of his movies.

 

[B1GTide]

Haven't read any of his books. They were published before my time. I have seen several of his movies.

The books, as is generally the case, are markedly better than the movies, and the movies were pretty good (and attracted very good actors). Give one a shot the next time you are looking for something on par with Cussler.

 

[Padreruf]

Still working on "Why E=MC2" I'll figure out this physics stuff yet....LOL.

 

[Bodhisattva]

The Deserter by Nelson DeMille

 

[B1GTide]

The Deserter by Nelson DeMille

I like all of his books.

 

[Bodhisattva]

Just seemed aprapos ....

The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

 

[B1GTide]

Just seemed aprapos ....

The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

Great book.

 

[seebell]

Pandemics: An Essential Reading List

The Best Pandemic Books to Read During Coronavirus

With stakes so high, it’s easy to see why novelists find outbreaks of disease so compelling. Here are 20 great fictional takes.

www.vulture.com

 

[Bodhisattva]

This Storm by James Ellroy

 

[Bodhisattva]

The Silent Sea by Clive Cussler

Book 7 of The Oregon Files

 

[TexasBama]

I’ve had a copy of Le Morte D’Arthur for a long time and started back on it. A hard read.

 

[Go Bama]

I’m listening to Shogun by James Clavell. I’m going to have to get the book because it’s taking so long. Audible says I have over 40 hours of listening left and I think I’m about a quarter through the book. However, the narrator is excellent. He does credible accents of Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch. He also uses recognizable voices for each character, male and female, and there are a whole lot of characters in this book. Excellent book.

 

[Bamafaninco1]

Juan Cabrillo, my favorite Cussler character. Read all the Oregon Files, waiting for the next book to be released in Oct.

I like the Fargo's as characters. They seem to have fun. I have read just about all the Cussler books.

 

[Bamafaninco1]

Agreed. These are really fun reads.

I am a big fan also, I got a couple autograph books a few years back when he and his son came to Colorado Springs for a signing. They we both real nice.

 

[Bodhisattva]

The Warsaw Protocol by Steve Berry

 

[IMALOYAL1]

I haven't visited this thread in a while.

It's a good time for reading. ..is there a bad time?


"250 WPM (words per minute)" is said to be the average readers speed, "achieved by the 6th grade"

"For success in college you should be able to read 350 to 450 words per minute"

I consider myself to be a slow reader, pausing to think about a passage and sometimes rereading a sentence or paragraph.