Jazzfanz Bookclub

[moevillini]

a good story and a quick read - a non-fiction account of Hurricane Katrina and it's aftermath and how it affected one particular family, not only the impact of the wind and water, but the impact of the U.S. government's response

not a book I'd recommend that dutchjazzer read...

 

[Inn Dawn]

I recently read Lost Souls by Dean Koontz. It is the 4th novel in his re-imagining of the Frankenstein story. I think they are pretty well done and show some serious creative thinking. This one ended pretty abruptly, even for a cliff-hanger-style ending, but on the whole it had me pushing buttons on my kindle faster than a fat kid trying to get a stuck twinkie out of a vending machine.

Koontz is awesome. I have preferred his work over Stephen King's over the last 15 years or so.

 

[Jerry Lundegaard]

Can't remember if I posted in this thread or not.... but some of my latest are..(in order)

Ghost Solider
The Stranger
Death to the BCS

All 3 are completely different genres but each one was very enjoyable.

 

[TroutBum]

Koontz is awesome. I have preferred his work over Stephen King's over the last 15 years or so.

I recently read, "Dragon Tears" and thought it was excellent.

 

[LogGrad98]

If you can slog through it (written a lot like a text book) Guns Germs and Steel is a really fascinating look at how those 3 things shaped our history.

 

[Inn Dawn]

If you can slog through it (written a lot like a text book) Guns Germs and Steel is a really fascinating look at how those 3 things shaped our history.

I didn't feel it was a slog of a read at all. Awesome book. National Geographic did a series on it as well.

 

[LogGrad98]

I didn't feel it was a slog of a read at all. Awesome book. National Geographic did a series on it as well.

I agree with you I enjoyed it. I just add the slogging part because I have had friends tell me "that was hard to read" so they are forewarned. The NG series was very well done too.

 

[TroutBum]

Fascinating.

 

[YB85]

Fascinating.

That was a hard read. Sometimes he penetrated the tough issues but other times he was too soft. All in all, the climax was satisfying.

 

[AlaskanAssassin]

I don't read much, but I loved this book. Made we really want to work in sports, although I doubt I ever will.

 

[Duck Rodgers]

Finally read it.

 

[TroutBum]

I just started this and it is excellent. It actually makes me want to sit down and write a short story or something.