tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170063012983448257.post1095095896659038215..comments2023-11-03T04:36:44.761-07:00Comments on The Restless Kind: Friday Forgotten Books: M*A*S*HIrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18078694505194875348noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170063012983448257.post-37526561482682328162009-07-10T20:53:46.039-07:002009-07-10T20:53:46.039-07:00My favorite Griffin novels are the first five or s...My favorite Griffin novels are the first five or six books in the Corps series, about the Marine Corps in World War II.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170063012983448257.post-34340766840894388042009-07-10T17:41:00.124-07:002009-07-10T17:41:00.124-07:00James: The Kent Family books were good for what th...James: The Kent Family books were good for what they were, a sprawling, epic series that gave a kind of overview of that first century of the USA. I've always wondered what a second series about the second hundred years would look like. Any recommendations on a entry point to the W.E.B. books?Irenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18078694505194875348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170063012983448257.post-33876130769084570522009-07-10T15:17:26.178-07:002009-07-10T15:17:26.178-07:00I've read maybe half of the W.E.B. Griffin boo...I've read maybe half of the W.E.B. Griffin books and enjoyed most of them, although I tend to stay away from longer books these days, too. The Bicentennial series by Jakes was a big influence on my work when I was doing a lot of books for the same company that packaged the Jakes series.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170063012983448257.post-36586217426816129982009-07-10T14:43:32.261-07:002009-07-10T14:43:32.261-07:00James: I've read about follow up books but hav...James: I've read about follow up books but haven't run across any of them. I read about the W.E.B. Griffin connection-- I have to admit that I have seen his stuff around but never read any of them. When I was a teen I read all those John Jakes bricks and have mostly stayed away from books of that girth since.<br /><br />Patti: I was nice to put a face with the typing and to meet people. I had a good time thank you again for the invite. Enjoy the goodies.Irenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18078694505194875348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170063012983448257.post-82621072492974361392009-07-10T13:53:08.284-07:002009-07-10T13:53:08.284-07:00Nice to meet you. Let's do it again.
And thank...Nice to meet you. Let's do it again.<br />And thanks for the goodies.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170063012983448257.post-41250982682012261742009-07-10T06:01:47.988-07:002009-07-10T06:01:47.988-07:00I liked the book quite a bit. It was successful e...I liked the book quite a bit. It was successful enough to spawn a number of sequels co-written by Hooker and Bill Butterworth, a.k.a. W.E.B. Griffin. I haven't read those. It's likely Butterworth write them alone, with Hooker getting co-author credit because he created the series, but I certainly don't know that for a fact.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.com