Challenge: 50 Books discussion

Here we go!

1 - The Golden City by John Twelve Hawks

:-P

Don't hate the playa...

2 - Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

3 - Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer

4 - Icebound by Dean Koontz

5 - Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer

6 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

7 - The Serpent's Tale by Ariana Franklin
8 - Angel Fire East by Terry Brooks

9 - Fool Moon by Jim Butcher

10 - Academ's Fury by Jim Butcher

11 - Unwind by Neal Shusterman

12 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

13 - Grave Peril by Jim Butcher

14 - The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett

Doug wrote: "14 - The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett"

Aww, we match--tender moment.

Haha--horrible, I know. What are sisters for. ;-)

15 - The Ghost King by R.A. Salvatore

Mara wrote: "Doug wrote: "14 - The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett"

Aww, we match--tender moment.

Haha--horrible, I know. What are sisters for. ;-)"

But now I've passed you again. Bwahaha!

16 - Lords of the Bow by Conn Iggulden

17 - A Morbid Taste for Bones: The First Chronicle of Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters

18 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

19 - Agincourt by Bernard Cornwell

20 - Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld

21 - The Ghost War by Alex Berenson

22 - By the Light of the Moon by Dean Koontz

23 - The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

24 - Summer Knight by Jim Butcher

25 - City of Thieves by David Benioff

26 - Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher

27 - The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment by A.J. Jacobs

28 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

29 - Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton

30 - Bones of the Hills by Conn Iggulden

31 - Relentless by Dean Koontz

32 - Tick Tock by Dean Koontz

33 - To Hell and Back by Audie Murphy

Doug, what made you pick 'To Hell and Back' to read?

Carol wrote: "Doug, what made you pick 'To Hell and Back' to read?"

Book club suggestion from my brother.

How did you like it, were you glad or disappointed in his choice?

Carol wrote: "How did you like it, were you glad or disappointed in his choice?"

I enjoyed it quite a bit. After a disconcerting beginning, in which you are just plopped into an unfolding chapter of the war, with characters you're unfamiliar with, it begins to set itself apart. It reads almost like a journal. You're not quite sure of the plot or the objective, but then you start to realize that Audie Murphy, himself, is the plot. His interactions with his fellow servicemen, be it with humor, grief or horror are what's important. I found myself laughing at times, while other's had me near to tears.

If you enjoy war stories, especially the ramifications toward the human spirit because of war, then you will like this book. Give it a read.

I don't, as a rule, like to read about 'war' stories, but in this case I would make an exception because of the man himself. This book was written in 1949, and the following movie came on the scene when I was young myself, in 1955. The fact that it was a true story, portrayed by a non-actor who was in fact the actual hero of the story and very young (and very decorated - his 'fruit salad' was very impresssive in the book jacket photo) not to mention diminutive and slightly built...in other words an improbable-looking hero, is attractive to me. I love to root for the underdog. (It reminds me of the Australian poem 'The Man From Snowy River' by Banjo Patterson).

I didn't realize that he died at the age of 40 until I read it in one of the reviews on the book's review thread.
Actually, it was at age 45 according to Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audie_Mu...

This article gives a bit more personal background...and as an addition as to why I might want to read this book, it's just that the man seems to be a good role model, someone to look up to for strength of character.

34 - Shadow of a Dark Queen by Raymond E. Feist

35 - Plum Island by Nelson DeMille

36 - Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer

37 - Death Masks by Jim Butcher

38 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

39 - Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

40 - On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony

Doug wrote: "40 - On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony"

One of my FAVORITE series of all times!! Are you just starting or is the a re-read?