Posted on 05/20/2007 5:23:26 AM PDT by policestory
Freeper Book Club
Thanks to all who gave me some great ideas for conservative novels to read this summer.
I compiled a list of the ones mentioned most and some I checked on Amazon.com. I read the Amazon.com reviews and they seem worthwhile. I ranked them purely by what I think would be good. It is totally arbitrary. I have only read a couple ( which I noted). The rest are Freeper recommendations:
1- Everything by W.E.B. Griffin ( He wrote several series of books "Brotherhood of War"; "The Corps" – I read "Semper Fi"; "Badge of Honor" – this is about the Phila. PD, Men at War and some others. His son wrote one too. I've read most of Griffin's stuff - excellent!)
2- Anything by Tom Clancy (Actually the stuff he wrote in the 1980’s and early 1990’s like "Red Storm Rising" and "Hunt for Red October" - both of which I read - among others. One novel talks about wacko environmentalists).
3- "A Sense of Duty" by Michael P. Tremoglie (A Freeper William Tell 2. Excellent novel exposing hypocrisy and ruthlessness of mainstream media and civil rights industry. Got great reviews by WEB Griffin and Phila Bulletin and Campus Report)
4- "State of Fear" by Michael Crichton
5- Anything by Robert Heinlein (these are science fiction like Starship Troopers, which is really good. No citizenship unless served in military).
6- "The Caine Mutiny" by Herman Woulk (Is this really conservative?)
7- Anything by Tom Wolfe (other than the Right Stuff I don’t know how conservative he is)
8- Unintended Consequences by John Ross (seems interesting)
9- "The Devil is Dead" by John Lafferty
10 - "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand ( I’ve read this. I don’t know if I’d characterize it as conservative. Some Freepers did though).
11- The Secret Agent and The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
12- The Reckoning ( no author named)
13- Angels in Iron by J. Prata
14- Camp of the Saints by Jean Raspaill
15- The Devil’s Advocate Taylor Caldwell
16- The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew books (not sure how conservative or why these are conservative).
17- L. Neil Smith (no novels mentioned)
18 - Neal Stevenson (no books named)
19- Snowcrash ( no author)
20- Crypto-Nomicon: “
21- The Confusion “
22- The System of the World “
23- The Quicksilver: “
24- Interface “
25- Cobweb “
26- Vince Flynn novels
27- September Day
28- Under the Frog by Tibor Fischer.
29- Ninety-three by Victor Hugo
30- Terry Goodkind (no books mentioned)
31- David Gemmel (no books mentioned)
32- John D. McDonald
33- Randy Wayne White
34-Deborah Crombie
35- The Red President, by Martin Gross
36-Ted Dekker
37-William F. Buckley’s spy novels
38- The Thanatos Syndrome by Walker Percy
39 - A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
Also, for you movie goers check the Renaissance Film Festival in Dallas Texas and the Liberty Film Festival in Hollywood. These are strictly for conservative movies. Maybe we can read these books, find others, and talk about them and some of the conservative movies. It would be kind of cool.
Also enjoying "Black Hats" by Patrick Culhane (a pseudonym for Max Allan Collins, author of "Road to Perdition")
I tried reading Stephen King's latest, "Lisey's Story", but I couldn't get into it. Same for his recent book "Cell".
“Revelations Unveiled” by Tim LaHaye, coauthor of the “Left Behind” series. It helps to understand the Book of Revelations from The Bible.
It may open your eyes, especially concerning current world affairs. I know: “That’s been said for the last 2,000 years.” Just read it.
also: “How to study the Bible for Yourself” - same author.
You’re most welcome. I was surprised by some Freepers criticizing me for doing this.
My favorite on the list so far is A Sense of Duty by Michael P. Tremoglie http://home.comcast.net/~elfegobaca/index.htm
Red Storm Rising was the first Clancy book I read and I thought it was great.
Criticizing? For book recommendations? Who are these people? (thats ok. . .just a rhetorical question. . .(will check thread iae!;^)).
Meantime. . .thanks for link as well.
Well, I won't criticize. I've been meaning to put up another "Book Club" thread for months now. I've been either too busy or too tired though. I honestly meant to have one posted for Memorial Day weekend. When I found this one thread (by accident, really) I figured it I could ping the list and now I can wait a week or so until after finals.
No problem
Thanks for the ping.
18 - Neal Stevenson (no books named)
The following are all by Neal Stephenson
19- Snowcrash ( no author)
20- Crypto-Nomicon: “
22- The System of the World “
23- The Quicksilver: “
Add C.S. Lewis’ “That Hideou Strength” to your list.
While it is the last of the Perelandra trilogy it can and does stand alone.
I remember commenting to someone one day after a ride into work:
Caution: suggestive material ahead -- you've been warned!
. . . "You know, I barely noticed when he talked about the 'heady days' at the Academy, didn't even flinch when he went on about the 'cocky, young pilots', but when he said that he had to go back to 'see more johnson', I nearly crashed the car!"
Thanx for the heads up. Have not read it & will be on the look-out for it.
The Spike - De’Borgrave and Moss?
De Borgrave? Can’t say I heard of him.
You ever read anything by Griffin, Tremoglie, or DeMille?
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