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Anyone read any good books lately?
self | 1/23/24 | self

Posted on 01/23/2024 5:03:13 AM PST by Tanniker Smith

A long time ago, there was a Free Republic Book Club ... mostly because I opened my mouth and a bunch of people told me to organize one. I haven't pinged it in a long time. (Actually, another book club started, so I stopped.)

Any way, has anyone read any good books lately. Fiction, non-fiction, genre, mainstream. Anything you want to share?

Has anyone WRITTEN any good books that the rest of us should check out?


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To: Tanniker Smith

If you liked the tv series Longmire, I’d recommend author Jeff Carson’s series featuring his David Wolf character. I’m 1/3 through book #16. Best to read in order they were written.

Also a fan of L.T. Ryan’s “Jack Noble” series, J.B. Turner’s “Jon Reznick” series, Vince Milam’s “Case Lee” series, Andrew Peterson’s “Nathan McBride” series, and Brian Andrews & Jeffrey Wilson “Tier One” series.

Yes, I like thrillers ;~ )


41 posted on 01/23/2024 5:52:47 AM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: rlmorel

Hey! I resemble that remark.


42 posted on 01/23/2024 5:53:07 AM PST by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children)
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To: Nicojones

Reading the three cornered war, the fight for the west between the confederates, Indians, and the Union. War of northern aggression in the New Mexico area.


43 posted on 01/23/2024 5:58:13 AM PST by Mouton (150MTs in the right location will not solve our problems now.)
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To: Leaning Right

There is a British TV series (on PBS in the states) about it...James, Seigfreid, Tristan and others...It is very good...


44 posted on 01/23/2024 5:59:35 AM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: Montana_Sam

I loved The Frontiersman!
Another great read is Follow The River by James Alexander Thom.


45 posted on 01/23/2024 5:59:45 AM PST by ArtDodger
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To: rlmorel

You should give Father Brown a try. Very sweet little series about a priest who solves murders and other crimes. Based on the character created by G.K. Chesterton. I usually watch it on Saturday nights if I’m home.


46 posted on 01/23/2024 6:00:21 AM PST by Ciaphas Cain (Dear Claire Wolfe: Is it still "too early"?)
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To: MtnClimber

I highly recommend the works of Matt Bracken as well.

I’d add his Anthology as well, with a focus on the stories of Dr. X and When The Music Stops.

Didn’t realize Matt was (finally?) going to write another book after Zerhoun. Zerhoun to me was very compelling historical fiction, so to speak. I contributed in a small way as an editor to that storyline early on. He also had a number of working titles and covers early on.

In addition to Matt’s books and short stories, I’d recommend the two that follow:

Day of Wrath by William Forschten (more of a novella than a book). Breathtakingly real fiction. https://www.amazon.com/Day-Wrath-William-R-Forstchen-ebook/dp/B00MU1NNRO

Attack by Kurt Schlichter. Essentially an after-action report of an October 7th style attack within the US. The style reminded me of Red Storm Rising by Clancy. https://www.amazon.com/Attack-Kurt-Schlichter-ebook/dp/B0CR1N7R8T


47 posted on 01/23/2024 6:00:32 AM PST by Blueflag
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To: Tanniker Smith
Rereading That Hideous Strength by CS Lewis. It's an amazingly prophetic book.

I also read the 1619 Project. Mostly liberal propaganda. Each chapter was written by a different author about some aspect of race in American history. Some chapters were very informative, like one on the Indian Removal Act and history of minstrel shows. One of the most telling things about the book as a whole as the authors' intentional omission of the democrat party's culpability for nearly every racist aspect of American history. You can hardly find the democrat party mentioned in a negative way in the book. And they refer to many great American blacks, like Frederick Douglass and Zora Neale Hurston, etc., without mentioning that they were Republican who saw the Democrats as the biggest threat to black progress. (I didn't buy it, of course. I checked it out at the library.)

48 posted on 01/23/2024 6:00:53 AM PST by far sider
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To: Tanniker Smith

One Nation Under Blackmail by Whitney Webb


49 posted on 01/23/2024 6:01:18 AM PST by roho (SemperFi)
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To: rlmorel

LOL...I just wrote about the same series before I got to your post...It is a very good series...


50 posted on 01/23/2024 6:02:26 AM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: rlmorel

My husband and I listen to Librovox recordings on road trips. Thank you for your contribution.


51 posted on 01/23/2024 6:02:55 AM PST by yldstrk
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To: Tanniker Smith

Yes but most of them written some time ago.


52 posted on 01/23/2024 6:03:41 AM PST by mware
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To: ArtDodger

“Another great read is Follow The River by James Alexander Thom.”

Sounds good - thanks for the tip!


53 posted on 01/23/2024 6:06:36 AM PST by Montana_Sam (Truth lives.)
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To: Tanniker Smith

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Kim-Kipling/author/B09SFHWKVZ

I am a daily FR reader and infrequent poster. I have written three books, all of which I think FR readers might enjoy. All are available as paperbacks, e-books and audiobooks.

I’m particularly pleased with the latest, a novel entitled The Flickering Torch. I think it is very timely and that it will resonate with many of you. Feedback from readers has been very positive.

I hope you will consider reading one or more. I’m no Matt Bracken, but I think they are good books.


54 posted on 01/23/2024 6:07:02 AM PST by SharpenedEdge (Stockpile. Prepare. Arm. Train. A Storm is coming.)
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To: Blueflag

Matt Bracken’s new book will be titled “Doomsday Reef”. He says it is his last book. It is supposed to be available in 2 or 3 months.


55 posted on 01/23/2024 6:08:39 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page. More photos added.)
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To: Tanniker Smith

I have just ordered Stephen Hunter’s latest it arrives today. I’ll let you know about it.


56 posted on 01/23/2024 6:08:56 AM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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To: Tanniker Smith
Currently reading Blood Lines by Nelson DeMille. It's a little slow.
57 posted on 01/23/2024 6:09:41 AM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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To: Tanniker Smith

Very few books grip me enough to finish them. I am about to start reading the same book that I read once every few years. I know that sounds strange, but the book is so well written and captivates me every time. The Robe.


58 posted on 01/23/2024 6:10:14 AM PST by JudyinCanada (The left is loathsome, beyond anything I could have believed.)
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To: Leaning Right

Loved that book. I may reread it now!


59 posted on 01/23/2024 6:10:21 AM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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To: Tanniker Smith

I enjoy reading books by James Patterson, David Baldacci....


60 posted on 01/23/2024 6:10:46 AM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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