what do you read?

[SmooveP]

The ancient trail written 1942. About life on the Old Mine Road that goes from the Water Gap to Kingston, NY.
Originally called The Long Trail in the year 1650. 100 miles long and only a trail back then and grew into a road over the years

I ride that trail often on the gravel bike with a buddy who's an amateur historian of sorts. He knows a ton about the more recent history - Tocks Island Dam, Walpack, etc.

 

[Carson]

 

[Cole]

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Did you read Red Lotus?

 

[Red Mosquito]

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They don't compare

 

[Carson]

Did you read Red Lotus?

No but it sounds interesting. I'll add to my future list.

 

[Norm]

Did you read Red Lotus?

Better or worse than The Flight Attendant?

 

[Cole]

Better or worse than The Flight Attendant?

I don't really remember the flight attendant. I was just asking Dave, because there's a lot of rat talk in that book.

 

[Carson]

 

[MissJR]

Since I wanted to grab another book to read but had no idea where to even start, I figured I'd go on a blind date. Only a few chapters in. Want to try to get into the habit of reading a couple of chapters each night before bed.

Spoiler: Actual Book

EDIT: I guess I should add the last few books I read:

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

The Body In The Library

How to Survive Camping

 

[Norm]

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

This was a great movie.

 

[MissJR]

Since I wanted to grab another book to read but had no idea where to even start, I figured I'd go on a blind date. Only a few chapters in. Want to try to get into the habit of reading a couple of chapters each night before bed.

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Spoiler: Actual Book

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EDIT: I guess I should add the last few books I read:

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

The Body In The Library

How to Survive Camping

Finished the book. I purposely did not look up any reviews on it until I finished so that my "blind date" wouldn't be tarnished by other people's opinions.

I really liked it. And I definitely will look up other stuff by this author. But the bad part: there's another book in the series which isn't out yet so I have to wait and lose momentum. Same deal with the "camping" book I mentioned. That's also the first in a series that hasn't all been published yet. 😕

 

[Red Mosquito]

No joke, it's a lot. There is 1 aspect of it that I don't like, which I will not talk about here. But still it was easily a 5-star book for me. I put it on the table next to my bed and I only read at night. I said I would basically just try to read 2 pages a night, and whatever else I got to, was a bonus. In the end I probably read almost 30 pages a night because it was so well-written and engaging.

I just finished it last night and agree it's a 5 star book. Aside from a few short pieces it was a very engaging story even at 1000 pages. There were a small handful of plot pieces that I felt could have been explored more, but I guess you need to draw the line somewhere with a book of this magnitude. I'll likely grab the next book too.