Action/Adventure Aficionados discussion

The poll is up. It will close at 11:59 pm PST on June 30th. Thanks for participating.

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Automatic Reload by Ferrett Steinmetz was interesting. It wasn't quite worth 4 stars, but closer than I would have expected from the blurb. I reviewed it here:
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The August Kickass Heroine Group Read Poll is up. Drop by and vote by 11:59 pm on July 31st.

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It's time to nominate our September group read. Drop by the discussion thread and make a suggestion for the book you'd like us to read and discuss in September with this theme.

The Poll will go up on August 19th, so you have until then to make your nomination.

September 2021 Post-Apocalyptic Group Read

Just finished by Benjamin Cross. Loved this fast-paced, edge of your seat, archaeological creature feature!

Hey, it's time to nominate our October Creature Feature/Action-Oriented Monster Group Read. Drop by the thread and post your nomination by September 24th!

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SOS! We have no nominations for our October Creature Feature Monster Action Adventure group read. I need some folks to drop by the thread and nominate a book or October will be without a book discussion. Poll will go up on September 27th!

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I'm currently reading The Drifter. I think fans of Jack Reacher will enjoy this book. I'm digging it.

I'm currently reading The Fallen Angel (Gabriel Allon, #12) by Daniel Silva. This is a re-read for me, since I read this book when it was originally published. At that time, I hadn't read any of the previous books in the series. So, now I am reading the series in order. Many of the characters show up in several of the books, so I have a greater appreciation for this book now.

The Dog on the Acropolis I am currently reading A Dog On The Acropolis by Mark Tedesco. I was telling my wife of the unusual premise of the story, a dog appoints himself the 'greeter', and 'host' for the visitors to the Acropolis. Now, my wife loves a good backstory and asked me if I knew what the backstory was to A Dog On The Acropolis? I didn't know of one so I messaged Mark on GoodReads. Seems the last time he visited the Acropolis, a stray dog met him at the base of the access stairway, greeted him like an old friend, and escorted him to the top. Then the dog just left? Odd. The next evening, Mark returned for his last visit to the Acropolis and the stray appeared once again and escorted him to the top. Only a true renaissance writer like Mark could write such a beautiful story from so innocent an event. A Dog On The Acropolis is just a story of a dog(s), right? Animal Farm was just the story of some pigs. Great backstory, great book.

Jeff wrote: "The Dog on the Acropolis I am currently reading A Dog On The Acropolis by Mark Tedesco. I was telling my wife of the unusual premise of the story, a dog appoints himself the 'greete..."

That's really fascinating, Jeff. I love animals. They really enrich life.

The poll for our October 2021 Action Oriented Creature Feature/Monster Story is up. Vote by 11:59pm PST on September 30th.
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The Alpha Enigma by W. Michael Gear was fun, but not one of Gear's best. A bit of an action comic book. I gave it a 3 star review here:
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Hey, it's time to nominate our November group read. The theme is Ocean/Marine Setting with Action. Drop by the discussion thread. The poll will go up on October 25th!

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The poll is up for the November 2021 Ocean/Marine Setting Action Group Read. It will close at 11:59 PST on October 31st.

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Hello, Action/Adventure fans!

December's group read theme is all about the Antihero Leads!

Please drop by and nominate your book of the month that has a lead character that is, shall we say, maybe not as classically heroic as they come.
The poll will go up on November 25th.

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The December Antihero/Villainous But Heroic Lead Group Read poll is up. It will close on November 30th at 11:59PM PST.

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Drop by and help us pick our December group read.

Cheers!

Anne Rice is dead at 80 yo from stroke complications according to her son.

Jim wrote: "Anne Rice is dead at 80 yo from stroke complications according to her son."

Very sad news.

It's time to nominate our January group read. Drop by the thread to make a nomination for an action/adventure movie with a globe-trotting setting.

The poll will go up on December 25th.

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I just finished one of the latest of L.E. Modesitt Jr.'s most recent books, Quantum Shadows. It was an interesting SF story steeped in mythology & religion that was a little too much like the US political situation to be anything but depressing. Good story, though. I like that sort of blend. Still, I only gave it a 3 star review here:
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The poll is up for our January 2022 Exotic/International Settings Group Read . It closes at 11:59 pm PST on December 31st.

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A Time for Witches second in a series that was recommended to me... Not bad but not my normal fare.

Best Served Cold. I love all the First Law books by Joe Abercrombie. They are filled with action and betrayal. I definitely recommend them to grimdark lovers.

Re-reading a favorite and a new

KaY wrote: "Re-reading a favorite and a new "

Did you like the Amazon TV series? My wife and I finished it today, but I've never read any of the books. There definitely was a ton of action in the show.

I'm reading American Hippo by Sarah Galley and Quicksilver by Dean Koontz.

Phillip wrote: "KaY wrote: "Re-reading a favorite and a new "

Did you like the Amazon TV series? My wife and I finished it today, but I've never ..."

Yes, I did enjoy it! The show is true to the book. I planned on watching just the first episode and wanted to finish the book first. HAHAH, I binged all 8 episodes this weekend. 😅

My wife and I also fell under the Reacher spell, LOL. We didn't get to watch the whole series, but are looking forward to wrapping it up this week.
I like the fact it stays true to the book. So many series/movies get changed for the sake of Hollywood.

T.R. wrote: "My wife and I also fell under the Reacher spell, LOL. We didn't get to watch the whole series, but are looking forward to wrapping it up this week.
I like the fact it stays true to the book. So ma..."

I agree with you and glad they keep Reacher authentic and the plot as well. Enjoy the rest of the show (lucky!! I got no more to watch and have a long wait, lol.)

Reading The Terminal List Like it so far.

KaY wrote: "I agree with you and glad they keep Reacher authentic and the plot as well...."

Thank you for a laugh to start my day. The books are about as authentic as a comic book. It will probably good for TV where mindless action is entertaining, same as the movies.

Jim wrote: "KaY wrote: "I agree with you and glad they keep Reacher authentic and the plot as well...."

Thank you for a laugh to start my day. The books are about as authentic as a comic book. It will probabl..."

I happen to enjoy mindless action movies and books, thanks Jim!! Three days after its premiere, it's confirmed for season 2...so glad many others do too. 🤪🎉🎊

I've watched some of the first one & the guy certainly fits the image I had of Reacher better than Tom Cruise did. So far, so good.

I can only suspend my sense of disbelief so far in books & Child tears it apart. IIRC, Reacher wore the same clothes & never took a shower for at least 3 days in hot, southern weather yet the girls still found him attractive. The way he writes about guns is really messed up, though. It's obvious he's never actually used one. Quite a difference from someone like Donald Hamilton who hunted with them.

LOL, Yes. I recall a Reacher book where he'd been digging swimming pools by hand for a couple of weeks, took a bus north without a shower or change of clothes, showed up at a wedding and the "female protagonist" was immediately smitten with him. Strange girl.

Agent Zero by Jack Mars. A fast-action novel. A real page turner. Great read.

I'm now on the second Reacher & enjoying it. I finally figured out where I knew Detective Finley from. (I'm terrible at that, so it's a win even if I am slow.) He played basically the same part (Det. Clive Babineaux (sp?) in iZombie. He's great at it.

Finished my Hemingway short stories.

I just started a novel on the first Gulf War. It's called The Interact Configuration - a CIA officer get trapped in occupied Kuwait and is chased by an Iraqi security agent. I got a PB hard copy for Christmas.

I recently discovered Jack Carr's James Reece books. I'm on The Devil's Hand (book 4)

I'm reading The Butcher's Boy by Thomas Perry.

L.G. wrote: "I'm reading The Butcher's Boy by Thomas Perry.
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That's one of my favorites by him. The second wasn't quite as good & the third one was very repetitious, pretty much filled in the back story that were already told in the first two.

Jim wrote: "L.G. wrote: "I'm reading The Butcher's Boy by Thomas Perry.
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That's one of my favorites by him. The second wasn't quite as good & the third one was very repetit..."

This is the first book of Perry's I've read. I'm enjoying it quite a bit. Do you recommend any of his other books/series?

The first book of his that I read was Metzger's Dog & I might like it the best. He's written quite a few standalones & several novels have sequels. I didn't care as much for Jane Whitfield, Perry's longest & perhaps most popular series, but I still read them all & enjoyed them well enough.

You can check out my bookshelf of them here:
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Jim wrote: "The first book of his that I read was Metzger's Dog & I might like it the best. He's written quite a few standalones & several novels have sequels. I didn't care as much for Jane Whit..."

Thank you for the recommendations! I will definitely pick them up.

I’m reading The Sign of the Book by John Dunning. About an ex-cop turned book dealer. Very good!

I've wanted to read Redshirts for a while. I found a $2.99 deal recently and finally cracked it open. It definitely has a lot of action, but in a quirky sort of way. I find myself enjoying the mystery elements of away team disasters more than anything else.

about 50 pages in and hooked!

Phillip wrote: "Best Served Cold. I love all the First Law books by Joe Abercrombie. They are filled with action and betrayal. I definitely recommend them to grimdark lovers."

I need to get around to reading these.

Phillip wrote: "I've wanted to read Redshirts for a while. I found a $2.99 deal recently and finally cracked it open. It definitely has a lot of action, but in a quirky sort of way. I find myself e..."

Adding to my list.

Time to nominate our March Off-Planet Setting Group Read. Drop by and make a suggestion by February 23rd.

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