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Just started the new Ian Rankin 'Rebus' novel - 'In a House of Lies'. However, I'll be reading 'Rory Gallagher - The Man Behind the Guitar' by Julian Vignoles, at the same time.

I have high expectations of both from what I've read so far....

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Bryant and May series of novels...great Brit quirky detective series.
https://www.goodreads.com/series/61019-bryant-may
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A very grounded, intelligent and un-aggrandized book by two excellent writers.
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^Darn....I thought that was going to be about the tv show...one of my favorites.;)
But it does look interesting anyway. I have read several books by Strieber over the years....both fiction and non fiction.
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This rich playboy was actually one of the most grounded and down to earth people imaginable. He died testing a racecar shortly after writing this book, in 1974. Great read.
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Don't know if these have been mentioned, this is a very long thread to read individually (cuts into my book reading time Smile)....But agree with a lot of these (Dune, Arthur C Clark, Harry Potter and probably lots more that I missed in the many pages herein).  Crazy avid reader, here, so this is nothing representative of all that I've read, but in more of the genre that many here seem to gravitate to, and so would be interested for recommendations.....

Here are a trio of my favourites to recommend to others:

Jerusalem by Alan Moore (not for the faint of heart, at about 1300 pages, but think of it as a trilogy) 
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Little, Big by John Crowley


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^ Thanks for the suggestions! Feel free to join some of the discussions sometime!
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Originally posted by Cygnus X-2 Cygnus X-2 wrote:

Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Originally posted by Arsillus Arsillus wrote:

Dune is one of the greatest books.

I just started Atlas Shrugged.

 

I could never get into Ayn Rand,god knows I tried.I wish you luck.I just finished reading an extremely violent book that is like Lord of the Flies but wayyyyyyyyyyyyy more violent and bloody.It's a Japanese novel called Battle Royale,has anyone read that?

I read it once awhile ago, I know they made a film  of it, too. Never seen the film, though.


Haven't read Battle Royale, but I so agree with you on Ayn Rand.  One of the few authors I've read that I just hated.  
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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

^ Thanks for the suggestions! Feel free to join some of the discussions sometime!

Thank you, Steve....I see you've reviewed a ton of my favourite bands (to the original intent of this site), will enjoy reading your thoughts on them.
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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

^Darn....I thought that was going to be about the tv show...one of my favorites.;)
But it does look interesting anyway. I have read several books by Strieber over the years....both fiction and non fiction.

He's just a terrific writer.   This one tries to make both scientific and spiritual sense of what people are really experiencing when they perceive something as 'supernatural'.
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Neat, sounds like an interesting read, and all that controversy around who actually invented the game.
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Roughly halfway through Mein Kampf. Part I was actually a fairly engaging combination of solid political analysis (with occasional leaps in logic) and compelling biographical accounts illuminating the motivations of the protagonist. Especially the critique of the parliamentary system was spot-on. The narrative style was perhaps a bit long-winded at parts, but nowhere near as dull as some reviewers claim. Part II however seems largely theoretical and consequently less interesting so far.
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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

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Neat, sounds like an interesting read, and all that controversy around who actually invented the game.





Not quite half-way yet but, indeed, an interesting read.  It has some D and D reenactments that are a joy to recall.  A boy with a great imagination born of the pulp fiction his dad brought home to him.

Don't know if you played David, but the original Gygax modules from the late 70s were the best....the ones that had his personality and the somewhat less flashy, muted color drawings.  The later ones with the highly professional, flashy art just didn't have that same "basement" feel I loved. 

I would love to play again, but I'm just too afraid to take on the massive timesuck it entails if you catch the bug. 
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Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

Roughly halfway through Mein Kampf. Part I was actually a fairly engaging combination of solid political analysis (with occasional leaps in logic) and compelling biographical accounts illuminating the motivations of the protagonist. Especially the critique of the parliamentary system was spot-on. The narrative style was perhaps a bit long-winded at parts, but nowhere near as dull as some reviewers claim. Part II however seems largely theoretical and consequently less interesting so far.
No Thanks Vomps. I'll wait for the movie to come out.
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