[Krankor]

Just finished King Rat by James Clavell. It’s an old book, but I highly recommend it. Just started The Kite Runner, so far very good.

[cherry]

just finished “The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo”.....convoluted...tedious...won’t be seeing the movie...

[moose07]

“Just started The Kite Runner, so far very good.”

There are some eye-watering events in that book.
On the whole a good informative read.

[rmlew]

Just finished King Rat by James Clavell. It’s an old book, but I highly recommend it. Just started The Kite Runner, so far very good.
Haven't read The Kite Runner, only saw the movie.
If you liked King Rat, I suggest Taipan, Shogun, Noble House, Gaijin and Whirlwind (rather apropos today). Did you know that Clavell was a POW?

As to the question of the thread, I am finishing Shmuel Katz's two volume biography of Jabotinsky, Lone Wolf. My next book will be Reappraising the Right: The Past & Future of American Conservatism by George Nash, author of "The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America Since 1945", which is a must-read.

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Just finished King Rat by James Clavell.

I read that years ago while I was sick with the flu. Being wracked with fever added a certain realism to the book.

[billhilly]

James Clavell is my favorite novelist. Shogun was the best novel I ever read. Tai Pan was the second best.

I have recently finished Killing Lincoln and the Last Lecture, both excellent books.

[billhilly]

James Clavell is my favorite novelist. Shogun was the best novel I ever read. Tai Pan was the second best.

I have recently finished Killing Lincoln and the Last Lecture, both excellent books.

[Anton.Rutter]

King Rat/James Clavell is one powerful book, second your recommend.