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Author:  PB [ 07 Aug 04, 21:56 ]
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I have only joined this forum since BB5 started, and I did not realise you had such erudite subjects as books.

My favourite authors are Terry Pratchitt, Sara Paretsky, Bernard Cornwell, Elmore Leonard and the incomparable James Elroy.

I would like to hear your opinions on any of the above authors or someone else you feel is worthy of mention.
Author:  pantohorse [ 07 Aug 04, 22:01 ]
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Mines Pratchett too. Also like Clive Barker, James Herbert and John O'Farrell.
Author:  ellie [ 07 Aug 04, 22:08 ]
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Gabrielle Garcia Marquez and Wally Lamb for me.
Author:  darkheart [ 08 Aug 04, 4:02 ]
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George McDonald Fraser, Micheal Marshall Smith, Iain (M) Banks, Alistair Reynolds, Frank Herbert, Peter Straub, Nick Hornby, Anne Rice, Shirley Jackson all rock my world.
Author:  PB [ 08 Aug 04, 15:43 ]
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Darkheart I had forgotten about George Macdonald-Fraser I loved the Flashman books when I was a Kid, them and the Hitch-hiker series saw me through my adolescence.

It may be because I am thick but I always found Frank Herberts books somewhat impenetrable, do you suggest I try them again now I am a bit older, or are they an acquired taste?

Anne Rice is wonderful though.
Author:  pantohorse [ 08 Aug 04, 15:50 ]
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Now, Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles were brilliant. But don't worry Pobbop, I find Frank Herbert heavy going too. Just wish I can break into it more.
Author:  darkheart [ 08 Aug 04, 16:29 ]
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pobbop wrote:
Darkheart I had forgotten about George Macdonald-Fraser I loved the Flashman books when I was a Kid, them and the Hitch-hiker series saw me through my adolescence.

It may be because I am thick but I always found Frank Herberts books somewhat impenetrable, do you suggest I try them again now I am a bit older, or are they an acquired taste?

Anne Rice is wonderful though.


The Flashman books are pure gold- totally exposing the Victorian hypocracy, IMO the funniest and best researched books ever written.

The Dune series is my favourite Sci-Fi series. They are written in a very idiosynchratic style and I think a lot depends on how you approach them. If you approach them as a study of power and politics (which is really what they are) then the story at the heart of the story is revealed. I'd definitley give them another go if I were you- I read them all at least once a year and get something new from them every time.
Author:  PB [ 08 Aug 04, 16:40 ]
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Thanks Darkheart I will give them another try!

I think I did not give them a chance coz my brother loved them so much, filial rivalry and all that!
Author:  Jemzie [ 08 Aug 04, 21:39 ]
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Terry Pratchett!!! lol and John O'Farrel is ok too.
Author:  PB [ 08 Aug 04, 21:43 ]
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I am probably being incredibly ignorant, but I have never heard of John O'Farrel what type of books does he write?
Author:  Jemzie [ 08 Aug 04, 21:44 ]
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Just kind of comedy chick-lit stuff. i might have got his name wrong, but one of his books is called "the best a man can get" and it's really funny! ()^
Author:  pantohorse [ 08 Aug 04, 21:48 ]
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he used to write sketches for Smith and Jones. He also appeared on Grumpy Old Men as well if I remember. I've only just started reading "This Is Your Life" about a bloke who convinces everyone he's a well known stand-up. Hang on a second, that sounds familiar......
Author:  Jemzie [ 08 Aug 04, 21:50 ]
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ah, i just finished that!!! it's awesome ::lol::
Author:  pantohorse [ 08 Aug 04, 21:51 ]
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I just borrowed it off the old man. :D
Author:  PB [ 08 Aug 04, 21:53 ]
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Pantohorse has also mentioned him, not sure about "chik-lit" though?
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