[QuirkyColossus]

To be frank, I’m not much of a sports guy. My idea of relaxation consists of me with a cup of coffee in one hand and a good book in the other.

For me, that book tends to be something by J.R.R. Tolkien, though I enjoy just about any classic American or English novel. What about you guys?

[Sly Fox]

Paging Cider Jim!

Wish I had time for leisure reading these days. But I did hit a couple of the Inkling hangouts when I was in Oxford a couple of months ago. Larry Eillison of Oracle bought the Bird & Baby but the renovations aren't exactly flying along yet.

[Yacht Rock]

I try to alternate non-fiction with fiction and go from the classics to modern thrillers, really any genre aside from romance or horror, lol.

I just finished Under the Dome from Stephen King. It was good. I haven't seen the show and, as always, there was a bit of Deus Ex Machina at the end (typical in his writing).

Earlier this year I read Surrender, Bono's autobiography. It was phenomenal. Also, read a few good books on animation and read a book on the oral history of the making of Airplane!

I also read the series the AppleTV show Silo was based on and read Three Body Problem series last year. Reread 1984 last month.

If you like a good sci-fi military comedy, check out the Expeditionary Force series by Craig Alanson.

[Cider Jim]

My favorite novel is Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles, but I also love Hawthorne's The Blithedale Romance and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. But right now I'm trying to finish 44 Senior Honors theses which have taken over my life with 3 weeks of the semester left.

[Purple Haize]

I try to alternate non-fiction with fiction and go from the classics to modern thrillers, really any genre aside from romance or horror, lol.

I just finished Under the Dome from Stephen King. It was good. I haven't seen the show and, as always, there was a bit of Deus Ex Machina at the end (typical in his writing).

Earlier this year I read Surrender, Bono's autobiography. It was phenomenal. Also, read a few good books on animation and read a book on the oral history of the making of Airplane!

I also read the series the AppleTV show Silo was based on and read Three Body Problem series last year. Reread 1984 last month.

If you like a good sci-fi military comedy, check out the Expeditionary Force series by Craig Alanson.

I’m a HUGE. U2 fan with 3 Sphere shows under my belt. I like about the first 2/3 of Surrender but after that it was tedious. I did notice that as the book became Les and less about his music it coincided with the bands music falling off.

Expeditionary Force is a favorite. Although I did them on Audible. RC Bray is hands down the best!

[ATrain]

I do most of my reading on airplanes and trains these days.

I've been reading some of C.S. Lewis' other books, such as Till We Have Faces, Surprised by Joy, etc..

I also just recently purchased a couple of books by L. Frank Baum, The Sea Fairies and American Fairy Tales.

If you like biographies at all, I read a variety. Most Recently was The Sporty One by Mel C, but I've also read Profiles in Courage by JFK, Leap of Faith by Queen Noor, Not That Fancy by Reba, No Higher Honor by Condoleeza Rice, Open by Andre Agassi, etc...

[RubberMallet]

I like biographies, books about finance and human behavior, and fantasy/scifi epics. Currently reading Noise by Daniel Kahnamen and Toll of the Hounds from the Malazan Book of the Fallen series.

[TH Spangler]

I plan to read Megan Basham's,
Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda

[TH Spangler]

Interesting read.

Irresistible Revolution: Marxism's Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American Military
By Matthew Lohmeier

[Ill flame]

I've had a lot of free after work since getting to korea so I started reading again for the first time since I was a kid. Typically fantasy isn't my genre but I read the first couple books of the witcher series which has been pretty good. It's amazing how bad Netflix managed to ruin it. This week i started on the game of thrones. I never watched or had interest in watching the tv series so I wasn't sure what to expect but probably won't continue the rest of the series unless I can't find anything else that interests me at the small library they have here.

[thepostman]

I've been reading more this year than any other year combined. It gets me away from the tv and phone and has been a great retreat.

I started reading the Joe Pickett series a few weeks ago. Super quick reads and they are fun page turners. There is a show on paramount but I can't decide if I'll watch it or not.

Currently reading:

- Winterkill (Joe Picket 3)
- Habits of the household: practicing the story of God in Everday Family Rhythms
- The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War:
- Exiles: The Church in the Shadow of Empire
- On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service

Recently finished

- The 1st 2 Joe Picket books
- Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
- Fat Leonard: How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy
- God Save Texas: A Journey Into the Soul of the Lone Star State

[TH Spangler]

I've been reading more this year than any other year combined. It gets me away from the tv and phone and has been a great retreat.

I started reading the Joe Pickett series a few weeks ago. Super quick reads and they are fun page turners. There is a show on paramount but I can't decide if I'll watch it or not.

Currently reading:

- Winterkill (Joe Picket 3)
- Habits of the household: practicing the story of God in Everday Family Rhythms
- The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War:
- Exiles: The Church in the Shadow of Empire
- On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service

Recently finished

- The 1st 2 Joe Picket books
- Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
- Fat Leonard: How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy
- God Save Texas: A Journey Into the Soul of the Lone Star State

Being in the service you might find this one interesting.

The War on Warriors
Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free
by Pete Hegseth

The War on Warriors uncovers the deep roots of our dysfunction—a society that has forgotten the men who take risks, cut through red tape, and get their hands dirty. The only kind of men prepared to face the dan­gers that the Left pretends don’t exist. Unlike issues of education or taxes or crime, this problem doesn’t have a zip code solution. We can’t move away from it. We can’t avoid it. We have only one Pentagon. Either we take it back or surrender it altogether.

[Humble_Opinion]

I mostly dabble in techno-thrillers and fictional warfare. Right now, I'm re-reading the Mitch Rapp series by Vince Flynn. On vacation this August, I plan to read the 6th book in the James Reece series, written by Jack Carr. I might also re-read Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy, which is my personal favorite.

[JK37]

I like Vince Flynn. I love Tom Clancy. And my wife and I both thoroughly enjoy Brad Thor.

I’m reading the Game of Thrones series right now. In the middle of the third book. It takes awhile.

I tend to read one fiction and one non-fiction simultaneously. So my non-fiction of the moment is Live Lighter, Love Better by Cary Schmidt.

[lynchburgwildcats]

I've got one chapter left in Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner. After that I will start on Did I Ever Tell You? by Genevieve Kingston

[ballcoach15]

I read a lot but I do not read fiction. If it ain't true, I don't read it. I read mostly military history and biographies.

[Yacht Rock]

I read a lot but I do not read fiction. If it ain't true, I don't read it. I read mostly military history and biographies.

Ah, that explains why you don't proofread your own posts.

[Baybird]

I read that 3 minutes ago and am still LITERALLY lol!

[JK37]

I read a lot but I do not read fiction. If it ain't true, I don't read it. I read mostly military history and biographies.

Ah, that explains why you don't proofread your own posts.

I don’t care who you are, that’s funny right there!!

[Cider Jim]

My sources say Ballcoach bought a BOOK this week! Any guesses on what Ballcoach is reading this summer?

(HINT: it is NOT military history or a Bible or fiction).

[flamehunter]

The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump

[JK37]

The Truths We Hold

[ballcoach15]

My sources say Ballcoach bought a BOOK this week! Any guesses on what Ballcoach is reading this summer?

(HINT: it is NOT military history or a Bible or fiction).

J.D. Vance book, I started reading last night, read 4 chapters. Hope to finish it in a couple days

[rtb72]

Anything historical fiction...Brad Meltzer, Steve Berry, Brad Thor. All of these guys intermingle historically accurate events/locations with fictional characters to demonstrate the moment of the time/event represented. Also like the Mitch Rapp series by Vince Flynn. Nothing like "old school" tough guys kicking arse for the ole' US of A.

[rtb72]

My sources say Ballcoach bought a BOOK this week! Any guesses on what Ballcoach is reading this summer?

(HINT: it is NOT military history or a Bible or fiction).

Dick and Jane???............JK Ballcoach.