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Reply #15 - Sep 29th, 2014 at 12:27am
 
Looking at reading Lee Child's "Jack Reacher" books. Actually bought the first six books online the other night. Then thought later that they might not be all that great to read, since I haven't bothered with the first book before going for five other books. Have I made a rash and poor choice in buying these books?
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Reply #16 - Oct 15th, 2014 at 5:21pm
 
UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 29th, 2014 at 12:27am:
Looking at reading Lee Child's "Jack Reacher" books. Actually bought the first six books online the other night. Then thought later that they might not be all that great to read, since I haven't bothered with the first book before going for five other books. Have I made a rash and poor choice in buying these books?


I wouldn't say they're amazing, but they're entertaining enough.

The good thing is that you don't have to read them in order. They can easily be followed from which ever book you decide to read.
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Reply #17 - Oct 15th, 2014 at 9:58pm
 
UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 29th, 2014 at 12:27am:
Looking at reading Lee Child's "Jack Reacher" books. Actually bought the first six books online the other night. Then thought later that they might not be all that great to read, since I haven't bothered with the first book before going for five other books. Have I made a rash and poor choice in buying these books?



The latest in the series just arrived in my mail today ... read them all, twice  ... love them. As Freedumb said, it doesn't matter what order you read them in. I don't think they were even written in chronological order
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Reply #18 - Oct 22nd, 2014 at 2:34am
 
Freedumb wrote on Oct 15th, 2014 at 5:21pm:
UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 29th, 2014 at 12:27am:
Looking at reading Lee Child's "Jack Reacher" books. Actually bought the first six books online the other night. Then thought later that they might not be all that great to read, since I haven't bothered with the first book before going for five other books. Have I made a rash and poor choice in buying these books?


I wouldn't say they're amazing, but they're entertaining enough.

The good thing is that you don't have to read them in order. They can easily be followed from which ever book you decide to read.


I would have to take my mind off another book, and try to get my mind focused on these books. My first 4 books came in the post today. The next two should be arriving soon. I'll start with the first book, and then read them out of publishing order.
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Reply #19 - Oct 22nd, 2014 at 7:46pm
 
UnSubRocky wrote on Oct 22nd, 2014 at 2:34am:
Freedumb wrote on Oct 15th, 2014 at 5:21pm:
UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 29th, 2014 at 12:27am:
Looking at reading Lee Child's "Jack Reacher" books. Actually bought the first six books online the other night. Then thought later that they might not be all that great to read, since I haven't bothered with the first book before going for five other books. Have I made a rash and poor choice in buying these books?


I wouldn't say they're amazing, but they're entertaining enough.

The good thing is that you don't have to read them in order. They can easily be followed from which ever book you decide to read.


I would have to take my mind off another book, and try to get my mind focused on these books. My first 4 books came in the post today. The next two should be arriving soon. I'll start with the first book, and then read them out of publishing order.


What book is your mind focused on?
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Reply #20 - Oct 22nd, 2014 at 11:21pm
 
Freedumb wrote on Oct 22nd, 2014 at 7:46pm:
UnSubRocky wrote on Oct 22nd, 2014 at 2:34am:
Freedumb wrote on Oct 15th, 2014 at 5:21pm:
UnSubRocky wrote on Sep 29th, 2014 at 12:27am:
Looking at reading Lee Child's "Jack Reacher" books. Actually bought the first six books online the other night. Then thought later that they might not be all that great to read, since I haven't bothered with the first book before going for five other books. Have I made a rash and poor choice in buying these books?


I wouldn't say they're amazing, but they're entertaining enough.

The good thing is that you don't have to read them in order. They can easily be followed from which ever book you decide to read.


I would have to take my mind off another book, and try to get my mind focused on these books. My first 4 books came in the post today. The next two should be arriving soon. I'll start with the first book, and then read them out of publishing order.


What book is your mind focused on?


I was reading Antony Beevor's "Stalingrad", and I couldn't focus. It's a good read, but my mind is elsewhere. Going to read "killing floor" in this Jack Reacher series.
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Reply #21 - Oct 27th, 2014 at 3:58am
 
Absolute page turner of a book. I may have my first book read within the week of getting it.
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Reply #22 - Feb 8th, 2016 at 2:22pm
 
Here's a book coming up that may interest history buffs - SPQR by Mary Beard.
A history of Rome from around 63 BC to 212 AD.
I'd prefer the whole history but the author sounds pretty interesting:

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/saturdayextra/ancient-rome/7137260
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Reply #23 - Feb 8th, 2016 at 9:28pm
 
I am about embark on the poems of WB Yeats.

I think if you are going to get anything out of the Bible, you will have a positive predisposition towards it. I don't. Any time I looked at it, I could have been reading the telephone book.
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