At 36 it happened.....

[wyosteve]

Joe Pickett will become an addiction!!

 

[IDVortex]

Question, what is a book?

 

[Jpsmith1]

As a non fan of fiction books, Capstick’s books were all fun to read. If anyone just discovers them, when you’re done watch Out of Africa and many things in the movie will resonate with you.

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Capstick rekindled my love of and desire to visit Africa

 

[Jpsmith1]

Man...I envy you guys that have the time to read for fun.
I was the opposite of OP...I was reading Gary Paulson and Micheal Critchon books for fun in grade school.
I read a few articles on Cowboy State Daily now and then...and too much here. I sure hope i can find time to enjoy a book again at some point in life.

I make a point of reading daily. Just a little bit, usually as I'm laying down to sleep.

Deer stand season is coming, and an all day sit is a great time to catch up on a little for my ADHD a$$. Read a page, look around, slowly turn page, repeat.

 

[112Savage]

Books that I’ve loved. Historical fiction mostly.
Blood and Thunder
Green Hills of Africa
Something of Value
Labyrinth of Ice
Empire of ice and Stone
I really began enjoying reading in my early 30’s before that I hated it

 

[jayhawk]

I feel the same way about books as I do music. When in school I played music for the learning, now I play what I want for enjoyment. Same with books. I read what I want and learn about what I want. It’s freeing

 

[Libtard McSocalist]

Man I really should learn to read. I’ve got through so far just by memorizing lots of words

 

[Dakota_Rookie]

I’m a little over halfway through the Joe picket series in the last year and a half. Awesome series!


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[Elk botherer]

If you like the Joe Pickett series I bet you’d like the Longmire books

 

[Pwfo]

I think my academic background had me thinking I had to read to learn, and so I was trying to read textbooks and non-fiction - which is all great and dandy, but can be a bit dry.

Recently, I started Jack Carr's series, then got into some Marc Cameron, and some David Balducci. All just semi-mindless action books, but I have really enjoyed the relaxation it brings. I'll have to check out some of the suggestions on this thread.

Also, be sure to check out your local library if it's handy! Amazon has convinced so many folks to just buy $20 books here and there, but my library has most of them either as a physical book, or e-book. Maybe this is a no brainer, but I've really enjoyed diving back into my library with my son too - we can get books on dump trucks, school buses, garbage trucks, and whatever else catches my eye.

Funny enough, I'm also in my late 30s.

 

[Lil-Rokslider]

I thought this was going to be a thread about losing your virginity.

What a letdown.

 

[tony]

I watched the first season.

 

[WildBoose]

I thought this was going to be a thread about losing your virginity.

What a letdown.

Still waiting on that to happen.

 

[BAKPAKR]

After being forced to read books I had no interests in and make reports over them in school...I have been turned off from reading, except the occasional magazine.
Turned 36 the other day and decided to try it again.
I am now on the 3rd book in the Joe Pickett series and LOVING IT!!!
Just wanted to share my experience and reiterate that even though I'm from KY, I can read lol.

I am not much of a recreational reader but I have read most, if not all of the books in the Joe Pickett series, and I have enjoyed them.

When I was getting ready for a moose hunt, I talked to a Wyoming warden. I asked him if his job was as exciting as the C. J. Box books made it out to be. Without hesitation, he replied, “I don’t shoot as many people.”

 

[mgray]

I’ve enjoyed every book in the Joe Pickett series so far. The world needs more Nates.

 

[Adack]

Tony Hillerman Leaphorn and Chee series.

 

[Seeknelk]

When I was stuck in Seattle all last summer for treatment I went thru a ton of books.
Check out -
skeletons on the Zahara
The shipwreck of the Batavia
The whole Little Britches series was favorite tho. Story of growing up, mostly out west but some back east. Just simple delightful stories, I think based around 1920s, ranching in Colorado, etc.
Mentioned above, Labyrinth of Ice, Kingdom of Ice, books about the polar explorer standard operation of sail till trapped in ice then try not to die.

 

[5MilesBack]

Hurt too much???
I get that.

Not painful. I can read very well, in fact I'm pretty darn good at speed reading. I just have a VERY short attention span. It doesn't take very many lines, and my mind goes elsewhere.......all while I'm actually still reading. Kind of like when I drive 15-20 minutes across town, get where I'm going, and then consciously wake up and say "what the heck, how did I get here". Yet the whole time I was changing lanes, passing people, making turns, stopping at lights and stop signs, etc.......yet have no conscious memory of it.

Beyond a quick scan.......that's reading to me. Finish a chapter, and then suddenly realize that I can't remember a single thing I just read because my mind was elsewhere the entire time. It might all really be in my mind somewhere, but not in my immediate memory. That's what my mind does. I can drive cross country solo and never even turn the radio on. But my mind is always working on something. That's why forums like this are preferable, quick read hits on something, then off to something else.

 

[dr.mooseknuckles]

Reading a book for enjoyment is much different than writing reports or being tested on the themes, protagonist, antagonist, or other deeper meanings. Its a great way to immerse yourself in a story and really get into the weeds on details you dont get from other forms of entertainment. My favorites are the Robicheaux/Purcell series, Jack Reacher series, and any Louis LaMoir type novels. For a solid D student its surprising how much I have read since the age of 35.

+1 on James Lee Burke's Robicheaux series. I've read through them almost twice. Will Patton reads a few of the earlier books and can be found on Audible. Great Character Actor, but even better narrator for a book.

Capstick's books are fantastic too. Warrior The Legend of Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen is excellent.

 

[blackdog]

Watched the Joe Pickett series on TV and just last month read my first Joe Pickett novel, Shadows Reel, while on vacation in Sun Valley. Really enjoyed the read and actually got me back into reading. Enjoying reading every night with my fiancé before bed.

Another book I read on vacation (both gifts from the future in-laws) was from Dwight Holing's Nick Drake series called The Demon Skin. Another really enjoyable read, especially being from Oregon and having spent time in the SE Oregon and areas of Idaho where the novel was based.

Reading can be enjoyable. Who knew?!?!