tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post6938937907131355679..comments2024-03-28T04:18:22.794-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: On The NightstandOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47337610264443603362015-03-31T16:38:21.637-07:002015-03-31T16:38:21.637-07:00Bottom line, good guys win. And win big.
Bad guys...Bottom line, good guys win. And win big.<br /><br />Bad guys lose.<br /><br />Like Reacher says, "It's not enough to know you've won, the other guy has to know he lost. In no uncertain terms."OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88481434679578018892015-03-31T14:10:45.479-07:002015-03-31T14:10:45.479-07:00Re: Brad Thor, The last few have been a little TOO...Re: Brad Thor, The last few have been a little TOO realistic for my taste. Too much like today's reality and I read this genre to escape from that. I want the good guys to annihilate the bad guys and everything to be basically all right with the world in the end. If I wanted reality, I'd only read Instapundit. (I was going to say I'd watch the news, but that's even more fictional.) juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8728848789843733762015-03-29T11:10:17.748-07:002015-03-29T11:10:17.748-07:00I really enjoy the Gabriel Allon series. Another a...I really enjoy the Gabriel Allon series. Another author who is hard to put down.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34912706437066250382015-03-29T11:09:25.733-07:002015-03-29T11:09:25.733-07:00Mitch Rapp? Back in action?
It's going to be ...Mitch Rapp? Back in action?<br /><br />It's going to be tough to fill Vince Flynn's shoes, he was another favorite. I too look forward to that.<br /><br />I've read a couple of Brad Thor's books. They're alright.<br /><br />No, I'm not damning with faint praise, he's a good writer. I'm just not that into his work.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68233885836320076682015-03-29T10:42:07.914-07:002015-03-29T10:42:07.914-07:00I think I've read 8 or 9 of the Jack Reacher b...I think I've read 8 or 9 of the Jack Reacher books, and they're good, but a bit formulaic- He wanders into town, gets caught up in somebody's problem, has a fleeting fling with the heroine, but it'll never work so he leaves town after a dramatic crescendo of drama. I'll continue to read them, but I'm looking forward to the new Mitch Rapp novels. Vince Flynn died in 2013, and he was my all time favorite author, but another novelist is picking up the series. Anybody like Brad Thor's books?Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42832070739857812342015-03-29T09:07:03.958-07:002015-03-29T09:07:03.958-07:00Baldacci tells a pretty good tale. His has an anti...Baldacci tells a pretty good tale. His has an anti-2nd Amendment bias that he slips into his books from time to time that tends to put me off. Mike aka Proofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931553845065187278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86530589516568814372015-03-29T08:48:11.867-07:002015-03-29T08:48:11.867-07:00I had the same reservations as you did about Cruis...I had the same reservations as you did about Cruise as Reacher for the same reasons. I avoided it in the theater, but have to admit that it works very well as a movie. I didn't know about the cameo. Ill have to go back and look for that. <br />I burned through the Reacher books in record time. Another series I enjoyed as much is Daniel Silva's Gabriel Allon series. I read through all those in record time and, having preordered, am currently awaiting the latest releases from both Child and Silva.Mike aka Proofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931553845065187278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2544454087514337592015-03-29T06:33:01.542-07:002015-03-29T06:33:01.542-07:00TV? Oh yeah, I do have one of those.TV? Oh yeah, I do have one of those.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51533423785737746912015-03-28T21:47:34.889-07:002015-03-28T21:47:34.889-07:00Never heard of this child cat. Sampled the first R...Never heard of this child cat. Sampled the first Reacher novel and bought it four minutes later. Liking it so far so mersey boocoo for the steer. You're much better than goodreads, Sarge. Have to sample that shaara dude next. Miss my tv not at all but I'd suffer greatly without my kindle.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67518507756287274152015-03-28T20:30:13.954-07:002015-03-28T20:30:13.954-07:00I recall that my Dad was a Baldacci fan. He too re...I recall that my Dad was a Baldacci fan. He too read a lot. Perhaps I inherited that particular gene from him!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79943844879355581732015-03-28T18:20:49.028-07:002015-03-28T18:20:49.028-07:00See, it's that first sentence grabbing you! Ev...See, it's that first sentence grabbing you! Everyone likes a good hooker. I've only read one Jack Reacher book. I did like it. I liked the movie too, and like you said, Tom did a good job, but I still do not visualize him as Jack Reacher. I like Tom Clancy novels and have seen lots of Jack Ryan movies. It's funny that I don't have a clear picture of who should play Jack Ryan or Jack Reacher. I've never read Shaara, but I'm interested. My favorite spy/mystery/save the world author is David Baldacci. Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64717082355109094512015-03-28T17:00:49.654-07:002015-03-28T17:00:49.654-07:00:-)
:-)<br />juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80592284477036576902015-03-28T16:32:31.381-07:002015-03-28T16:32:31.381-07:00Well, it took Grant a while to get through Vicksbu...Well, it took Grant a while to get through Vicksburg too.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63833297007379965142015-03-28T15:18:20.851-07:002015-03-28T15:18:20.851-07:00No, still trying to slog through Vicksburg. It...No, still trying to slog through Vicksburg. It's in my kindle queue though.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36576509679821488232015-03-28T13:48:12.674-07:002015-03-28T13:48:12.674-07:00I get that, I really do.I get that, I really do.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-31691275614301413202015-03-28T13:47:40.434-07:002015-03-28T13:47:40.434-07:00Same here. Extremely hard to put down!Same here. Extremely hard to put down!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-61664787648543490292015-03-28T13:46:38.251-07:002015-03-28T13:46:38.251-07:00Four Eagles? Nice rating.
So far I've read ev...Four Eagles? Nice rating.<br /><br />So far I've read everything I could get my hands on by Shaara. Loved his WWII books.<br /><br />Have you read <em>Gone for Soldiers</em>? A novel of the Mexican-American War. We get a glimpse of those Civil War leaders when they were still relatively junior officers.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15758659210302736952015-03-28T13:44:25.875-07:002015-03-28T13:44:25.875-07:00My brother has visited the Chamberlain home in Mai...My brother has visited the Chamberlain home in Maine, apparently it's a museum now.<br /><br />You friend's husband sounds like a good man.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18781774579264666792015-03-28T13:43:24.919-07:002015-03-28T13:43:24.919-07:00Ah yes, the B-52 rating certainly packs quite a pu...Ah yes, the B-52 rating certainly packs quite a punch!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62924839680037742722015-03-28T12:19:55.502-07:002015-03-28T12:19:55.502-07:00Yep, good reads, but I refuse to give Cruise a pen...Yep, good reads, but I refuse to give Cruise a penny of my money. :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-967368822370991022015-03-28T06:46:29.449-07:002015-03-28T06:46:29.449-07:00Excellent books but being a prodigious reader, I f...Excellent books but being a prodigious reader, I find books like these are bad for my health ;-) I spend all day long at work drinking too much coffee trying to stay <br />awake at work because the night before I keep saying one more chapter, just one more chapter!!!rkinionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432551832152096206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87992429962881506742015-03-28T06:04:00.263-07:002015-03-28T06:04:00.263-07:00I've read the entire series of Jack Reacher bo...I've read the entire series of Jack Reacher books. Of them (I think it's 23 now), I only saw one coming. That's my mark of a successful mystery thriller author. I'm giving him 4 Eagles using the new OAFS rating system. :-)<br />I thought the Shaara books on WWII were very good. I'm having trouble getting through "A Chain of Thunder" though. About Vicksburg, a campaign we studied at SAMS and did a terrain walk on site, I was very interested. I'm about halfway through and he's still developing characters. Pemberton had confidence issues, both self and in and of his men. Got it. Drive on. But that's just me. As Sarge is wont to say YMMV.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46429407021124056722015-03-28T05:08:53.840-07:002015-03-28T05:08:53.840-07:00The Shaara clan is unique in my experience where t...The Shaara clan is unique in my experience where the son writes equally as well as the Father. Great books. Shortly after reading "The Killer Angels" I visited Gettysburg for the first time -having read the book made the experience more meaningful than it might have been otherwise.<br /><br />A friend of mine just married a Navy SEAL, and while he had lots of tats I never paid attention to them. While out drinking one night I noticed one arm was covered with a tat of a man, and when I asked who it was he said "Joshua Chamberlain". Could have floored me. We then spent a lot of time talking about Joshua, Maine, the Civil War and other related topics. He is well read and has visited many of the Civil War sites, more than I and he is probably only 25 or so. Great guy, smart, soft spoken, extremely polite.<br />Ron Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217389199007968254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28391107429313217632015-03-28T04:53:04.800-07:002015-03-28T04:53:04.800-07:00Totally agree, I've read all of his books. It...Totally agree, I've read all of his books. It is very hard to put one down, but then there is the excitement of knowing what you have to look forward to. I would up his rating to 5 B-52's!Ron Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217389199007968254noreply@blogger.com