Well it's obvious that everyone here is a fan of Discworld and Mr Pratchett, but I was wondering what else we all read and do...
For myself, I reckon I have a fairly broad taste in books (meaning I'll read pretty much anything a friend hands to me if they accept a Discworld book in return).
At the moment I'm in the middle of Catch 22 which I think is a great book. I've also just finished two books by Catherine Neville, a sort of feminist fantasy writer and have two Bill Bryson books to finish.
Anywhoo, just wondering....
Reading commonalities?
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Carrie @ 1:35pm, 18 Feb 2005…
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pat @ 3:34pm, 18 Feb 2005…
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Generally I'll stick to sci fi/fantasy, including Sara Douglass, Arthur C Clarke, Robert Jordan, Tolkien, Gaiman, Elfquest, etc.
I also occasionally read non-fiction political stuff - No Logo, Stupid White Men, Dark Victory.
Oh, and I just got a copy of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, so looking forward to reading that :)
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Missgoo @ 3:44pm, 18 Feb 2005…
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I read alot of childrens books.. I find them more entertaining. I just finished "Archers Goon" by Diana Wynn Jones and am also a big fan of Garth Nix (aussie kids writer). I have also just recently finished "Catch 22" though... I started it in high school and its taken me nearly ten years to finish..
I didn't like it at all back then but thought it was quite good this time around.
“crivens”
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Erica @ 4:07pm, 18 Feb 2005…
- : Melbourne, Australia
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I read constantly - it's literally my job. At the moment, I'm reading heaps and heaps of children's literature for my thesis, but I also love Douglas Adams, Neil Gaiman, Bill Bryson and others of that ilk. My equal favourite contemporary author (equal with Pratchett that is) is the British author Julian Barnes.
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pat @ 4:16pm, 18 Feb 2005…
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equal with Pratchett?
I'm sorry, Erica, you can't be on the committee any more ;)
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Sgt Colon @ 9:32pm, 18 Feb 2005…
- : Gold Coast, Qld
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Well I like most stories but most particularly Discworld Series, also Tom Holt's books, and of course any sci-fi, more so the old style, and the older dectective novels plus a good range of non-fiction and supposition theories such as those written by Graham Hancock
“Experimental animals, under carefully controlled conditions, do what they damned well please”.
Harvard Law of Animal Behaviour.
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Grombek @ 12:30am, 19 Feb 2005…
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I'm reading through Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next series at the moment. I'm also an Adams fan, Tolkien and yes I have a collection of Graham Hancock books too!
I have a couple of Gaiman books waiting to be read at the moment. I enjoyed Good Omens Muchly!
I've always had a fascination with Alice in Wonderland and Alice through the Looking Glass (though not fond of the Disney interpretation)
red dwarf is another favourite of mine (books and TV)
I idolise Spike the Milligan and would like to be just like him... though probably in better health.
I think that's all.
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Carrie @ 12:27pm, 19 Feb 2005…
- : Sydney, Australia
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I got up to book 10 of the Wheel of Time and then lost interest. Without wanting to get hit over the head <ducks>, I got the suspicion he was just milking it after about book seven.
I've just been lent 'The Shadow of the Wind' by Carlos Ruiz Zafon and 'The Scar' by China Mieville... I have no idea what either of them are about, has anyone read them?
Puckoon was a hillarious book, but I'm still not sure it made any actual sense... I was rather confused by the end of it - thought maybe I just hadn't been paying attention, hehe, which is part of the charm... I guess I'm a fan of the Goons.
Anyone ever read Carroll's 'Hunting of the Snark'? It's not really well known enough for Disney to have ruined it, but it was made into a musical a while ago.
bah! now I'll have those songs in my head all day. mmm... catchy!
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AlecL @ 6:14pm, 19 Feb 2005…
- : Central Coast, NSW, Australia
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Boy, talk about variety!
OK. Puckoon, brilliant. Rereading Milligan's war memoirs, some of the first books to make me laugh out loud in public places, and thereby doing me an injury.
Wheel of Time. Never read them, but for those who have, I hear Jordan has cancer, and is determined to bring it to an end, so it may give the last books more structure. Sorry, but it has to be said.
Graham Hancock. Not sure if his ideas are right, but they are interesting.
As for m'self: 4 favourite writers: TP, George MacDonald Fraser (the Flashman Papers are great, and I'd say if you like DW, you'll like them & his standalone 'The Pyrates'), Howard Waldrop (some of his stuff on the SciFiction site) and William Gibson.
And has anyone read the new Stephen Donaldson, 'The Runes of the Earth', labelled as first vol in The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant?
Gotta go! Big storm coming!
later
AlecL
Of all the things I’ve lost, I miss my mind the most.
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Littleowl @ 10:31pm, 19 Feb 2005…
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Wow so much variety in our members. Well I guess I shall put my two cents worth in now too. (Strange to keep using that saying when we no longer use two cent coins. Perhaps it should now be five cents worth. Oh well.)
I am a big fan of Robert Jordan, Janny Wurts, Sara Douglas, Tolkien, Steven Pressfield and of course Pratchett. I am also a reformed fan of Anne Rice. <ducks all flying objects> The list just goes on so I will stop with my admission to being a reformed Anne Rice fan.
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Noah’s Ark is a problem. We’ll have to call it early quantum-state phenomenon.
I think it’s sweet; Geelong having it’s own Sci-Fi Club
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Littleowl @ 10:49pm, 19 Feb 2005…
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By the way AlecL, just out of curiosity where did you hear that Robert Jordan has cancer?
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Noah’s Ark is a problem. We’ll have to call it early quantum-state phenomenon.
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pat @ 12:40am, 20 Feb 2005…
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The last chronicles being a third set of books? I've only read the first two sets - heard vague noises about there being a third.
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Vimes @ 1:30pm, 20 Feb 2005…
- : Melbourne, Australia
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Favorite book of all time is Catch-22 closely followed by Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth. Very much enjoy the international espionage books done by Forsyth as well as lots of Sci-Fi Fantsy such as Feist, Eddings, Robin Hobb, Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman also really enjoy Sara Douglass.
Currently reading Harry Turtledoves Wordwar Tetralogy and now his Colonization Trilogy, excellent alternative history writer.
Oh yeah I like kids books too such as Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl and Jonathan Strouds Bartimaeus Trilogy.
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abaruch @ 10:27pm, 20 Feb 2005…
- : Melbourne
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I read a lot of Sci Fi / Fantasy / Comic stuff. I like Tom Holt's writing - he is way out there, and Jasper Fforde is very good also. I also tend to read Robert Barrett's Les Norton series.
Amongst others, I have by my bed at the moment a biography of Jeff Kennett, "The Lexus and the Olive Tree" and one of Tom Holt's omnibuses.
As you can see, my reading style is widely varied
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Abee @ 3:15pm, 21 Feb 2005…
- : Beaconsfield, Vic
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I read basically anything I can get my hands on. I started only reading fantasy/sci fi but ran out quick (it happens when you read a book a day for five years) and so broadened my reading spectrum to include anything...
Favourites are definately anyhting that can make my laugh (so TP has the highest ranking) and comic fantasy especially (ditto) but I also read crime, thrillers, romance, general and bio's. atm I still have books left to read because (thank god) authors keep writing but it's only a matter of time and I am already re-reading quite a few books as is.
Top 5 (-ish): Terry Pratchett, Jennifer Crusie, romance author, v. funny, Tansy Rayner Roberts, local fantasy author, David Eddings, traditional fantasy, and Catherin Neville, pity she only wrote three books.
whoever said nothing is impossible, never tried slamming a revolving door….
