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23 Sep 03
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Originally posted by koolkatThe Colour of Magic is a quality book, I read it when I was 14 on a wet holiday in Scotland. Are they out of print now?
Have you read "Reaper Man"? The best Pratchett book I've read so far. Though "Mort" and "Witches Abroad" were good too.
Anyone know anything about "The Colour of Magic" and "The Light Fantastic"? I haven't been able to get my ...[text shortened]... d they are a great read and have something to do with octarine 😕
Andrew
24 Sep 03
Hi everyone, jumping into this one a little late, but I just finished 'Life of Pi' by Yann Martel, it's incredible. The story of a young Indian boy whose family decide to emigrate to Canada, except that their ship sinks en route, and he becomes marooned in a lifeboat with only animals for company...
Heartily recommended to anyone who needs a lift...
Joe
24 Sep 03
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Did anyone catch the news a week or two ago? Madonna has written a children’s book, and went to some school to read it for publicity. The part I heard her read out sounded very formulaic and rather silly, but one thing that had me rolling on the floor was when someone said she was going to be the next Enid Blyton. Madonna replied "Who's Enid Blyton?"
24 Sep 03
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Originally posted by dylWell why not sway in with my tuppence?
It's about time we had another book thread.
What I'm reading at the moment.
FootFall by Niven & Pournelle.
SciFi Novel, and a big one at that. Haven't decided whether I like this yet. It's definitely slow to get going.
Lets see, from previous comments:
Order of Pratchet books: the only really big follow-on is in the first two (colour of magic, a good book if you already know a LOT of sf/f, not great if you don't), then the light fantastic, which is a more accessable book to all.
Footfall (Niven and Pournelle)
Really not very good. 'The Mote in God's Eye' was a stormer though.
Other to consider:
Ursula LeGuin (The Earthsea series and 'The city of illusions'😉
Moorcock: 'Dancers at the end of time' series
Anything by John Irvin
Most by Joseph Heller, particularly 'Catch 22', 'Picture This' and 'God Knows'
Iain Banks (with or without the 'M': M is for sf/f. Older stuff better than newer, particlarly amounst the non-M choices) edit: don't go for 'Canal Dreams' or 'Walking on Glass'. Or at least, don't blame me if you do...
As to what I'm reading right now:
McCarthy's Bar by Pete McCarthy (its OK), to be folllowed by 'Art to choke hearts & p*ssing in the gene pool' by Henry Rollins, which I'm looking forward to!
And one I haven't got by Arthur Herman: "How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World and Everything in It". No reason why I mention it...
PS Interesting that nobody's mentioned JRRT yet....
25 Sep 03
Originally posted by latex bishopNo they are still in print. I saw them in a bookshop the other day but I have a huge backlog of books to read so I will have to put them off for now.
The Colour of Magic is a quality book, I read it when I was 14 on a wet holiday in Scotland. Are they out of print now?
Andrew
I am now currently reading "The Falcon's Malteser" by Antoney (sp?) Horowitz. 🙂
25 Sep 03
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Originally posted by Black LungHe never wrote a novel did he? I know that he got into a fight with an ancestor of mine. A certain john parker... assigned by teddy roosevelt to operate the new "gattling gun" platoon at the battle of san juan... I have uncle john's memoirs in which he describes Ambrose Bierce as quote' a newpaper devil, with not a desire for justice" who later became involved with war issues.
Anyone know ambrose bierce?
By the way... Uncle John was decorated for his part in the battle. Later lost his life racing motorcycles on wooden tracks in chicago.
25 Sep 03
Originally posted by StarValleyWyGo here http://www.biercephile.com/ and click on Works Online. There's some really funny stuff in his Devils Dictionary, for example
He never wrote a novel did he?
LIFE n. A spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.
I don't know what the the rest of his stuff is like
25 Sep 03
Originally posted by Black LungGreat stuff! I love good 'digging' humor. I will want to read more. He was definitely a "reporter" rather than a novelist. Thanks.
Go here http://www.biercephile.com/ and click on Works Online. There's some really funny stuff in his Devils Dictionary, for example
[b]LIFE n. A spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.
I don't know what the the rest of his stuff is like[/b]
