The Border Book Club

[buffyfan145]

Finished reading John Grisham's latest "Camino Island" and loved it!!! It's about a heist of F. Scott Fitzgerald's original manuscripts from Princeton and a young, female author being asked to go undercover at her family's beach cottage on the island as their bookstore's owner is suspected of having them hidden in the store. She also grows very close to the owner so that complicates things.

Now I'm currently reading the first two books in the "Charlotte Holmes" series, a new young adult trilogy about Sherlock Holmes and John Watson's present day descendants Charlotte Homes and Jamie Watson and them following in the same footsteps and I'm loving it.

[WalshFan88]

I reread Joe Perry's (Aerosmith) book last week. I really, really enjoyed it. I think it's one of the best rock autobios I've read.

[buffyfan145]

I finally read "Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline and it was fantastic!!! Had to make sure to read it before the movie comes out next year and had been meaning to for awhile. The book takes place in 2045 where there's a virtual reality technology called the Oasis that is so realistic that everything online and things from TV shows, movies, books, video games, and even music all exist there. You can even interact with your favorite characters and play out your favorite movies/shows/games as those characters or change the story (much like writing a fanfic but actually playing it out yourself). Then the Oasis' founder dies and a "Willy Wonka" style quest starts as whoever wins will inherit the Oasis. So many things are referenced and featured in this book, especially things that I'm a fan of and 80s music played a huge part in it with the band Rush the most. Steven Spielberg is making the movie and so far they've gotten a lot of the rights to use the various characters, movies/shows/games, and music in the book as well as now Steven's past work and Warner Brothers. If they're able to pull this off this movie is going to be amazing.

[NightMistBlue]

I reread Joe Perry's (Aerosmith) book last week. I really, really enjoyed it. I think it's one of the best rock autobios I've read.

I listened to the audiobook, read by Mr. Perry himself. I love his New England accent. Steven Tyler's book was wildly entertaining. Their relationship is very complex. From Joe's book, I got the impression that the two men seem to get along fine when they're socializing - for example, they've taken vacations together with their families with little or no trouble. It's when they work that sparks fly. They seem particularly jealous and threatened when other collaborators enter the picture. Maybe they need that tension for the creative chemistry to thrive.

[New Kid In Town]

WOW - Thanks guys ! I really have to make a trip to my library to see if they have any of these books. I have to start my list. It's going to be a long one !

I usually read biographies, current events, historic, and political related books(that was my major-lol).

[UndertheWire]

Has anyone read Goodnight, LA by Kent Hartman. I haven't, but it might be interesting. Here's a review:
http://www.houstonpress.com/music/co...he-70s-9780972

[NightMistBlue]

Intriguing. Have a look on Amazon at the book's index - a very diverse cast of characters gets mentioned. I'll wait until my local library gets a copy then pounce. Sweet Randy Meisner is cited four times.

I don't imagine that Waddy shared about his 1998 bust on child porn possession (he got probation).

[Delilah]

Has anyone read Goodnight, LA by Kent Hartman. I haven't, but it might be interesting. Here's a review:
http://www.houstonpress.com/music/co...he-70s-9780972

This does sounds interesting. I haven't even read the first book yet though. The Rod Stewart album cover story sounds familiar. Thanks for the heads-up.

[New Kid In Town]

Intriguing. Have a look on Amazon at the book's index - a very diverse cast of characters gets mentioned. I'll wait until my local library gets a copy then pounce. Sweet Randy Meisner is cited four times.
I don't imagine that Waddy shared about his 1998 bust on child porn possession (he got probation).

Holy Crap - Waddy got busted for child porn !? Damn....

UTW - The book looks interesting I will have to check Amazon.

Buffy - John Grisham's "Camino Island"is one the books I have been thinking of getting I saw him interviewed on tv talking about the book and it sounded great.

[NightMistBlue]

Holy Crap - Waddy got busted for child porn !? Damn....

Buffy - John Grisham's "Camino Island"is one the books I have been thinking of getting I saw him interviewed on tv talking about the book and it sounded great.

Yes, in 1998. He sent his computer in for repairs and that's how the files/images were discovered.

Hey, you guys didn't mention that "Camino Island" is set in Florida! It's a made-up name but it's probably based on a real place, like Stephen King does.