What are you Reading?

[NHT3]

When is BigRed off suspension?

 

[flatlander]

What's it about?

Fiction written right after the Oct 7th terrorist attacks in Israel but set to what could happen here.

“America is one giant soft target. Kurt’s narrators tell tales of the nightmare scenario open borders can bring.”

Jim Hanson, Author and Special Forces Veteran

From the author of the bestselling Kelly Turnbull People’s Republic series of action novels comes his latest thriller, THE ATTACK. Set in the very near future and ripped from today’s headlines, THE ATTACK is a terrifying novel that describes in frightening detail exactly how America’s enemies could launch a massive terrorist assault here at home. From the White House to the Middle East, from the blood-stained streets of America’s suburbs to the cockpit of a B-2 bomber that will initiate the first blow in America’s merciless vengeance, THE ATTACK blends vivid realism with stirring action.
With input from key military and counterterrorism experts, THE ATTACK tells the story of a cunning, implacable, and brutal enemy taking advantage of a confused and weak president to launch an assault that dwarfs Hamas’s strike on Israel. With a wide-open border and American law enforcement focused on churchgoers and parents attending schoolboard meetings, the jihadist enemy can pick the time and place for its deadly attack. The only things standing in its way are the courage of America’s brave first responders and military, as well as regular citizens who are caught up in the bloodshed and are forced to fight back.

 

[Magyars]

Fiction written right after the Oct 7th terrorist attacks in Israel but set to what could happen here.

“America is one giant soft target. Kurt’s narrators tell tales of the nightmare scenario open borders can bring.”

Jim Hanson, Author and Special Forces Veteran

From the author of the bestselling Kelly Turnbull People’s Republic series of action novels comes his latest thriller, THE ATTACK. Set in the very near future and ripped from today’s headlines, THE ATTACK is a terrifying novel that describes in frightening detail exactly how America’s enemies could launch a massive terrorist assault here at home. From the White House to the Middle East, from the blood-stained streets of America’s suburbs to the cockpit of a B-2 bomber that will initiate the first blow in America’s merciless vengeance, THE ATTACK blends vivid realism with stirring action.
With input from key military and counterterrorism experts, THE ATTACK tells the story of a cunning, implacable, and brutal enemy taking advantage of a confused and weak president to launch an assault that dwarfs Hamas’s strike on Israel. With a wide-open border and American law enforcement focused on churchgoers and parents attending schoolboard meetings, the jihadist enemy can pick the time and place for its deadly attack. The only things standing in its way are the courage of America’s brave first responders and military, as well as regular citizens who are caught up in the bloodshed and are forced to fight back.

Sorry I asked

 

[jwamplerusa]

Fiction written right after the Oct 7th terrorist attacks in Israel but set to what could happen here.

“America is one giant soft target. Kurt’s narrators tell tales of the nightmare scenario open borders can bring.”

Jim Hanson, Author and Special Forces Veteran

From the author of the bestselling Kelly Turnbull People’s Republic series of action novels comes his latest thriller, THE ATTACK. Set in the very near future and ripped from today’s headlines, THE ATTACK is a terrifying novel that describes in frightening detail exactly how America’s enemies could launch a massive terrorist assault here at home. From the White House to the Middle East, from the blood-stained streets of America’s suburbs to the cockpit of a B-2 bomber that will initiate the first blow in America’s merciless vengeance, THE ATTACK blends vivid realism with stirring action.
With input from key military and counterterrorism experts, THE ATTACK tells the story of a cunning, implacable, and brutal enemy taking advantage of a confused and weak president to launch an assault that dwarfs Hamas’s strike on Israel. With a wide-open border and American law enforcement focused on churchgoers and parents attending schoolboard meetings, the jihadist enemy can pick the time and place for its deadly attack. The only things standing in its way are the courage of America’s brave first responders and military, as well as regular citizens who are caught up in the bloodshed and are forced to fight back.

I would hope any such occurrence in the US would have a substantially different outcome than October 7th.

The body count in dense urban areas, especially those in communist dominated areas with Draconian gun control, would likely be high. However outside of those areas it is my hope Americans will quickly understand the danger and respond accordingly.

On 9/11 it took less than an hour with little information for the passengers of flight 97 to come to the conclusion they would have to give their lives to protect their Nation. There was not another successful attack using an aircraft that day or since. That was not through government activity. It was directly due to the actions of ordinary citizens doing what was required to protect their nation.

Had they the opportunity to be armed they might well have not been forced to give their lives to stop the next attack.

 

[flatlander]

Sorry I asked

Why?
It outlines a likely consequence of the wonderful policies of leftists P.O.S. that are currently destroying our country.

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

Finished Ivan Denisovich and moving on to this little known play. Only 130 pages so should be a quick read. Reviews compaired it to 1984 and Brave New World.

 

[Fullmag]

Crime and punishment
By Fyodor Dostoevsky
Slow reading by some how staying with it

Great expectations
By Charles Dickens
2nd time reading

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Crime and punishment
By Fyodor Dostoevsky
Slow reading by some how staying with it

I had a lot of trouble keeping the characters straight due to all the variations of Russian nicknames depending on who the speaker is. I've heard some translations are much better than others, so maybe I had a rougher one. I finished it but also found it a slow read.

FWIW, I liked "The Idiot" better.

 

[Fullmag]

I had a lot of trouble keeping the characters straight due to all the variations of Russian nicknames depending on who the speaker is. I've heard some translations are much better than others, so maybe I had a rougher one. I finished it but also found it a slow read.

FWIW, I liked "The Idiot" better.

Oh how I know what you’re saying.
Watched War and Peace the same thing was going on was difficult to follow at times. Another funny thing about the latest version of War and Peace series was English accents in a Russian setting but quite good.

 

[Magyars]

 

[Timjoebillybob]

I had a lot of trouble keeping the characters straight due to all the variations of Russian nicknames depending on who the speaker is. I've heard some translations are much better than others, so maybe I had a rougher one. I finished it but also found it a slow read.

FWIW, I liked "The Idiot" better.

That's the problem I have as well, if you know of any translations that change the names to Joe, Larry,...

 

[Phil502]

I had a lot of trouble keeping the characters straight due to all the variations of Russian nicknames depending on who the speaker is. I've heard some translations are much better than others, so maybe I had a rougher one. I finished it but also found it a slow read.

FWIW, I liked "The Idiot" better.

“The Brothers Karamazov” was pretty good. I agree the names are tough.

 

[HoughMade]

I've been letting my mind rot reading Jack Reacher books by Lee Child (I am on Reacher #17).

I have a few criticisms. If one was never in the Army or Army National Guard (as I was), you probably won't notice the numerous military inaccuracies. Also, Lee Child is British and it shows in some of his word choice and phrases. Also, if you're not into guns, you probably won't notice the errors- like, in "The Affair" where Jack "weighs" a cartridge case in his hand to determine whether it is a .223 Rem or a 5.56 NATO (to determine whether it was fired by a soldier of a civilian)...ignoring the following facts: they would have a head stamp, while military would only use 5.56 civilians could use either, the weight difference is something like a bit more than a tenth of a gram. There's also a lot of referring to the 9mm as "powerful"...which a Brit would do, I guess. Reacher has killed how many people and NOT ONCE has he ever had to explain this to a prosecutor and hardly ever to cops?

Anyhoo- with all that....I'm sure I'll finish the series...I've got the Jack Reacher monkey on my back.

 

[tbhausen]

Daily readings of the Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

 

[Bartman]

Also, Lee Child is British and it shows in some of his word choice and phrases.

I remember reading my first Jack Reacher book and he referred to leaving his car in the "car park." (Wait a second....)

I just started The Terminal List. Even after having seen the Amazon series, I haven't had a book pull me in this much for a while.

 

[Michigan Slim]

Hearts Touched by Fire
The best of battles and leaders of the Civil War.
Just started it. Need to take it to the cabin and just read for three days.

 

[cg21]

Reading a book series by Geoff baggett right now (on book 3) pretty good stories of revolutionary war times. Also finished a two book series by Paul Larsh. Frontiersmen i believe? It was a really good read also

 

[spencer rifle]

Just got done with Kurt Schlichter's latest "Attack."
Next in line - "Out of the Embers" by Bradley Jersak

 

[stormryder]

Civil War Curiousities -Strange Stories,Oddities,Events and Coincidents.
By Webb Garrison.

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

The Society of the Crossed Keys: Selections from the Writings of Stefan Zweig, Inspirations for The Grand Budapest Hotel

I'm 50 pages into it. The interview with Wes Anderson was an excellent behind the scenes look at how he wrote Grand Budapest Hotel. Zweig's writing is from a bygone time of great culture.