Favourite Authors ..

sleeper wrote: Lindsay Lohan wrote: I love robbie williams because he is fun to listen to and makes me happy! So in a sense you could say that robbie williams is better than VDGG forexample! Now we know your jokeing My favourit authers (so far) ar Tolkien, Terry Pratchet and Anne McCaffrey

Well VDGG could be both better and worse than Robbie Williams depending on what criterias you where looking for!

I like crime fiction as well, and in the UK I think that Rankin and Robinson (Canadian expat but his books are set in Yorkshire) are 2 of the best authors in the genre, along with Reginald Hill.

I'm also a big fan of US author Lawrence Block, who is a real master craftsman and switches between hard boiled noir (the Matt Scudder series among others) and tongue in cheek capers (the Burglar series among others). He's also a true master of the short story.

My taste in reading is pretty broad, though - I'm currently reading The Algebraist by Iain M Banks, with a Christopher Brookmyre next on the bedtime reading list.

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Syzygy wrote: I like crime fiction as well, and in the UK I think that Rankin and Robinson (Canadian expat but his books are set in Yorkshire) are 2 of the best authors in the genre, along with Reginald Hil

Yeah, Peter Robinson's are set in Yorkshire. 

Ian Rankin's set in Edinburgh.

There were two of his novels made into episodes, one was shown a few weeks ago. It's like watching Taggart!

Good to know someone likes Rankin and Robinson :)

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Yet it has been translated The Miracle, I have a copy on my computer, I'll find the link for you!

http://lib.ru/BULGAKOW/master.txt

Original Russian version.

http://lib.ru/BULGAKOW/master_engl.txt

A 1967 translation.

http://lib.ru/BULGAKOW/master97_engl.txt

I have read that this is the best translation (from 1997), but I guess it's down to opinion.

It could take quite a while, I've yet to read it myself, but I plan too.

I know it's illegal, so shh!

I've just read Franz Kafka's "The Judgement", I love Kafka, he makes you think and I like a book that makes you think.  I love "Metamorphosis" as well (also by Kafka).  A true genius and fits my mood about the world precisely too!


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I have all (except one set) of the R.A. Salvatore Drizzt books to plow through... I like my Fan-Fi too Gdub.

I really wish they'd write more novels based in the Planescape world, it's the best fantasy world ever created in my opinion and Sigil is full of great characters too.  There is room for so much depth.

For anyone who's interested, check this out (and yes, it's legal!):

http://www.deathstar.org/~krlipka/ps/fiction/archive/fired ust.html

Or if you prefer it in PDF format:

http://www.deathstar.org/~krlipka/ps/fiction/archive/firep rint.pdf

A great read if I say so myself.

I went through a phase of reading nothing but Thomas Hardy about ten years ago and have never forgotten the wonderful insights he gave me to the unfathomable female mind.  I still don't know how he did that (being a man, that is).  And Jude the Obscure just may be the saddest book ever written with the possible exception of Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath.

I've been meaning to look into Lem, I guess I'll have to find his books on sale online, I don't I can pick his books up in my local bookstore.

Any ideas where to start off Friede?

Welcome back by the way!

Geck0 wrote: Yet it has been translated The Miracle, I have a copy on my computer, I'll find the link for you! http://lib.ru/BULGAKOW/master.txt Original Russian version. http://lib.ru/BULGAKOW/master_engl.txt A 1967 translation. http://lib.ru/BULGAKOW/master97_engl.txt I have read that this is the best translation (from 1997), but I guess it's down to opinion. It could take quite a while, I've yet to read it myself, but I plan too. I know it's illegal, so shh! I've just read Franz Kafka's "The Judgement", I love Kafka, he makes you think and I like a book that makes you think.  I love "Metamorphosis" as well (also by Kafka).  A true genius and fits my mood about the world precisely too!

The 1967 translation of Bulgakow doesn't have the complete text. The reason for that is that the Russian edition itself was not complete at that time. And it is an excellent book. German composer York Höller made an opera out of it; Jean and I saw it once.

 

 

 

 

haha!!

The Wizard wrote: gdub411 wrote: Fantasy/science Fiction....yes I am a geek. Micheal Moorcock is my fav, although his early books are a bit simplistic in writing style. What are his best works?

Having read a lot of Michael Moorcock, I recommend the Elric of Melnibone series. That's his best work and best character, imo.