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Travis W

Travis W

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I am a lawyer, investor, jazz/blues/r&b trumpet player, and a reader of books.
My favorite books are the James Lee Burke, Michael Connelly, Robert Crais sort of detective/thriller fiction.

But i collect cook books, and read a lot of books on music and musical personalities.

all suggestions are appreciated
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Travis W’s last login was Friday, December 10, 2010.

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  • mwvixen

    mwvixen says

    Nice to see you're a Larry McMurtry fan too. I got hooked on him with Lonesome Dove and read most of the sequals,( sequels?) though it's been awhile...One of these days i'll get around to listing a more comprehensive catalog of the books I've read, though i'll never remember them all.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • tishiejean

    tishiejean says

    While I no longer visit Shelfari to surf the shelves of members-in-general, I do check in to list books and check out my friends. Glad you're enjoying Childs. My husband ripped through "Gone Tomorrow"-- an oddity since he mainly reads nonfiction or science fiction. He was impressed. I'll get to it later. Lately my interests have veered away from what used to be my favorites, and I've read fewer crime/lawyer novels. James Lee Burke is an all-time favorite; I'll find his novels wherever they're hiding. I often turn to the WSJ book section and include some suggestions on my Plan to Read shelf. This week the theme is "guilt" and recommended are novels by Kafka, Christie, Camus, Roth and Conrad--not that I'll tackle all of them but several are appealing. I would suspect that I know enough about guilt (don't we all); these authors will just describe it in loftier language.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • tishiejean

    tishiejean says

    How busy you must be! Been checking your shelf from time to time and cobwebs are forming. Hope Lee Child didn't ruin your love of reading.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Lou B

    Lou B says

    Hey, Travis! Vachss' new novel--the 18th and *final* Burke novel--goes on sale December 30. If you want to see what happens to those characters in Strega and Blue Belle, here's your chance.

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Amit J

    Amit J says

    Hi Travis,

    Saw your review on Shogun... have read all the Clavell's work. would you be able to recommend some other books in a similar Genre..(fiction based in China, Japan medival settings)

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Wendy

    Wendy says

    Travis,
    You should check out "Little Brother" by Cory Doctorow. I think you may enjoy it. And if not.. it's a fast read LOL! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Brother_(Cory_Doctorow_novel)

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • tishiejean

    tishiejean says

    Hi! Lately I’ve been dipping in and out of mysteries. The most recent, and one you may be interested in, is “Heartsick” by Chelsea Cain. Not “hard boiled,” but the detective is a complex character that I found intriguing. Also there’s a serial killer quite different from any I’ve seen to date. And although I hate the term “page turner” I flew through this one and not because she writes one-sentence paragraphs (like James Patterson). In fact, her writing was better than expected.

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  • Robert P

    Robert P says

    Request friendship.

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  • Robert P

    Robert P says

    Thanks for the suggestion. My favorites of that kind are Mickey Spillane, Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler.

    Robert P.

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Patty B

    Patty B says

    I'm trying to get Matt to join. He's such a fast reader that he would be great on here with his book reviews. He tends to read all the "series" books in the correct order. I like to space them out and stretch them so that I don't read them all and have nothing left of a series, as well as read them in a totally mixed up order! We find a lot of our good books at the Value Village here on Gessner. Ya just can't beat the prices and most times they are in hardback, which for old folks is an added bonus...paperback type just kills my eyes! I noticed that Vachss has a book titled Hard Candy. I wonder if that movie of the same name is based on his book?

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Patty B

    Patty B says

    Hi Travis..thank you for the great lead on what looks like a really cool reading extravganza! I'll let Matt know about this read too, as we both generally like the same books. He's just turned me on to Harry Bosch. I love him....and Matt too of course! I going to look through ebay and see if I can't find a few of Andrew Vachss and start building up a stockpile!

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  • tishiejean

    tishiejean says

    I have yet to read the latest Lee Child novel. It will be interesting to see if my adoration for Jack Reacher holds. He was my ultimate tough guy and then Burke came into my life. After finishing “Gone Baby Gone” by Lehane (great), I’ve been concentrating on non-mysteries. For me, reading pleasure includes jumping genres and writing styles (usually really disparate styles) and also catching up with authors I hadn’t tried in all my years of reading. T.C. Boyle, Vonnegut. Anyway, onward and onward.

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  • mwvixen

    mwvixen says

    Travis - i am not sure how to read/reply to your respnse - ( how do i see the whole thing?)review on Black SUnday and the order of reading the Hannibal series - i would like to chime in on this discussion and also give my input about Black Sunday, which i thought was SO different from the rest of Harris's books.... ~vixen

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  • tishiejean

    tishiejean says

    My library located and reserved the three Vachss' novels you recommended. Blinked at the lurid covers! Started Strega. Burke IS one tough guy. Some clever writing so far. Thanks

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  • tishiejean

    tishiejean says

    You're right. Andrew Vachss is impressive. There's no doubting his expertise and his fierce commitment. I look forward to reading his novels. I have no idea re: the availability of his books locally but our biggest vendors are Borders and Barnes & Nobel as well. Thanks again.

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  • tishiejean

    tishiejean says

    Just visited Vachss.com. Interesting individual. Strange that I’d not heard of him and hope that my local library has. I’m almost due for a library trip so will search for Vachss then. Finally finished wading through the Murakami novel and doubt that I’ll try another of his works any time soon. Started Annie Dillard’s “The Maytrees” and reading her sparse style (after Murakami) is like culture shock. Takes some time to get into the flow.
    Thanks for the info.

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • princess b

    princess b says

    No problem. I really think more people should know about both his wife and himself being such tigers about children. They are truly in the trenches, fighting a war. I'm glad you found it worthwhile.

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  • Lee

    Lee says

    What about Flood, Vachss' first novel?

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  • Barbara M

    Barbara M says

    you're welcome. I was really surprised by Holmes on the Range - I loved it and plan to read the next 2 that are out in the series.

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Barbara M

    Barbara M says

    No problem with pointing out my mistake! I found it just about the same time you noted it, you just gave me the chance to make a confession! Hey, we all make mistakes. I'm putting you with my Friends because it was looking at your shelf that reminded me about the South Beach Diet - I added that to my shelf since I own and follow it pretty closely even after over a year. We have 44 books in common - all ones I quite like.

    If you like Robert B. Paker, give Philip Craig a try. Also, I just recently discovered a really cool western/mystery with a touch of humor called Holmes on the Range (first in series - currenly at 3). I noted the L'Amour on your shelf. :-)

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )

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