I really enjoyed all of the Hanibal books. Hanibal Rising gives a good insight on how he became who he is. Seeing your reading history, and knowing you enjoyed Silence, you should read the other books.

Love it! Thanks for the feedback. Starting Red Dragon tonight.

I finished the Vicomte de Bragelonne, the third book in the Three Musketeers trilogy. It's split up across three parts in Audible, each about 25 hours of audio, so this was quite an undertaking.

I think I'm a little disappointed in the direction it went. Needed a lot more musketeering, and there isn't a single scene where all 4 heroes are in the same place. Sad endings all around as well. I'm gonna have to go listen to the first book to remember the good times.

Anyway that's my review of a 175 year old book.

Any of you read The Ministry of Time? A coworker recommended it and I'm on the fence based off the description.

A Time of Courage(Of Blood and Bone Book 3) by John Gwynne. I enjoyed this sequel trilogy, though it was not as good as The Faithful and the Fallen, which I would highly recommend as a great fantasy series.

Metamorphosis by Kafka.

Really short novella. Can be read in an evening or two. Loved it. Puts you inside the mind of somebody fighting depression. Fantastic story that I will be thinking about for a long time.

Ignore the "Kafka-esque" cliche. This isn't hard to understand.

Today I finished Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and started Unlocked by John Scalzi, which is part of the Haden's Syndrome series.

Finished The Stand today after being inspired by the earlier discussion on this thread. I enjoyed the story overall but I thought the way the conflict with the main antagonist ended was a bit anticlimactic.

The Hunt for Red October

Figured I'd start my Clancey rabbit hole. I've read Patriot Games and Rainbow Six years and years ago and enjoyed them a lot but decided I should just start at the beginning. Or near enough.

I know Red October was written ages ago and Clancey was not the powerhouse he would become yet, but I was surprised at the number of editing mistakes and some of the misues of terminology. Clip instead of magazine, no capitalization of President (When used as a noun) nor Marine Corps (Always has me punching air) and just the number of typos.

Nit picking really and I don't recall R6 having that issue so figure over time and experience and better editing it was all fixed.

Great read though. On to the next Jack Ryan adventure!

Finished The Lion Tracker's Guide To Life. Very quick read. A few good quotes but wouldn't reread.

When his books were first published, my boss got me started on The Hunt for Red October, and I was hooked, at least through The Teeth of the Tiger. I did start rereading them in 2021 and got through Debt of Honor, then read Rainbow 6 because it was so good. I didn't finish the reread, but it was good to revisit the world of Jack Ryan.
If you haven't read Red Storm Rising, it's worth the time.

Finished Red Dragon by Thomas Harris. Wish I would have read this one before Silence of the Lambs. Either way, great book, though I liked SotL better. Not sure how I felt about how he laid out the ending.

Overall, would recommend.

Books read in 2025:

January
Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut (re-read)
A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle (re-read)
The Silent Patient - Alex Michaelides
Project Hail Mary - Andy Wier
Pines - Blake Crouch
Wayward - Blake Crouch

February
The Last Town - Blake Crouch

March
Dark Places - Gillian Flynn
Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn

April
Red Rising - Pierce Brown
Golden Son - Pierce Brown

May
Morning Star - Pierce Brown
Echos of Reckoning - Ron Shaw

June
Dune - Frank Herbert
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon
Still Alice - Lisa Genova
Dark Matter - Blake Crouch
Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton

July
The Lost World - Michael Crichton
Sphere - Michael Crichton
The Andromeda Strain - Michael Crichton
Pet Sematary - Stephen King
The Martian - Andy Wier

August
Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
The Silence of the Lambs - Thomas Harris

September
Red Dragon - Thomas Harris

Finished Knife of Dreams last night, all downhill from here

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The Hunt for Red October

Figured I'd start my Clancey rabbit hole. I've read Patriot Games and Rainbow Six years and years ago and enjoyed them a lot but decided I should just start at the beginning. Or near enough.

I know Red October was written ages ago and Clancey was not the powerhouse he would become yet, but I was surprised at the number of editing mistakes and some of the misues of terminology. Clip instead of magazine, no capitalization of President (When used as a noun) nor Marine Corps (Always has me punching air) and just the number of typos.

Nit picking really and I don't recall R6 having that issue so figure over time and experience and better editing it was all fixed.

Great read though. On to the next Jack Ryan adventure!

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I didn't see this problem in my hard cover, so perhaps this is only in later editions?

I think the end of the movie Red Dragon was better executed than the book.

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When his books were first published, my boss got me started on The Hunt for Red October, and I was hooked, at least through The Teeth of the Tiger. I did start rereading them in 2021 and got through Debt of Honor, then read Rainbow 6 because it was so good. I didn't finish the reread, but it was good to revisit the world of Jack Ryan.
If you haven't read Red Storm Rising, it's worth the time.

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Still shocked this one was not made into a movie

It would need to be a mini-series like Band of Brothers.

I had the same thought about the book/movie Hannibal.

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When his books were first published, my boss got me started on The Hunt for Red October, and I was hooked, at least through The Teeth of the Tiger. I did start rereading them in 2021 and got through Debt of Honor, then read Rainbow 6 because it was so good. I didn't finish the reread, but it was good to revisit the world of Jack Ryan.
If you haven't read Red Storm Rising, it's worth the time.

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Still shocked this one was not made into a movie

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Wasn't Red Storm Rising the first one? Wonder if it holds up with all the tech changes.

Second, but not part of the Jack Ryan series.

I don't know if the tech holds up, but it is still an interesting read.

Just finished The Firm by John Grisham.

Thought it was just okay. I remember liking the movie.

I think The Firm is one I've heard people use as an example of "sometimes the movie is better than the book."

I will say that while the book had a few problems, it did have plenty of scenes that included lots of photocopying so that was good.

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. Interesting mystery/thriller, though more predictable than I would have liked.

This one has been in my queue for a while. Disappointed to hear it's just ok.

I think I must have read it first. Geesh that was a long time ago! Have reread a lot of Clancy stuff, but not that. May have to. Remember really liking it.

The thing to keep in mind is that even a mediocre Grisham book in those days is a good read. I don't know much about his later work.

My latest read is Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden's Disease, by John Scalzi. Next up is the last book of the B. N. Rundel series The Plainsman Western Series. I think after that, I'll take on the second Sun Eater book.

Iron Gold. I read it over like 2 months though so that was not ideal.

Call of the Wild. 3.5 hours on audible. Wasn't a big fan tbh but I think I'm at that point in life where I need all my dog stories to be happy.

I also rolled my eyes a little as Buck became the ultimate badass dog, hauling 1000 lbs and killing a bear for fun. Come on.

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Call of the Wild. 3.5 hours on audible. Wasn't a big fan tbh but I think I'm at that point in life where I need all my dog stories to be happy.

I also rolled my eyes a little as Buck became the ultimate badass dog, hauling 1000 lbs and killing a bear for fun. Come on.

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Dog stories from the past rock! Did a reread of where the red fern grows a few months ago because it came up in conversation. Held up reasonably well from 40 odd years ago.

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rhutton125 said:

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Call of the Wild. 3.5 hours on audible. Wasn't a big fan tbh but I think I'm at that point in life where I need all my dog stories to be happy.

I also rolled my eyes a little as Buck became the ultimate badass dog, hauling 1000 lbs and killing a bear for fun. Come on.

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Dog stories from the past rock! Did a reread of where the red fern grows a few months ago because it came up in conversation. Held up reasonably well from 40 odd years ago.

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If you liked that as an adult you might try Summer of Monkeys. It's hilarious.