Who are your favorite writers of fiction?

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

Michael Moorcock

Robert E Howard

Alexandre Dumas

Rafael Sabatini

Clark Ashton Smith

Hunter S. Thompson

Raymond Chandler

Trevanian

do you consider HST to be a fiction writer? (I know he wrote fictional stories, but they are not his best work!)

Anyway - I recommend you see the documentary Gonzo that just came out, from the guy who did Taxi To the Dark Side and Enron: Smartest Guys in the Room. Excellent stuff and worth seeing for the moment Pat Buchanan gets choked up in his remembrances.

[Ban Hammer 12,857]

isaac asimov

[Chica Yeyé 41]

isaac asimov

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Charles can read????????????????????? :blink: :blink:

and dude, if you like asimov, you're not as much an a-hole as I thought. Darn.

[alienlovechild 75]

I was hoping alienlovechild would chime in on this one.

I think he prefers his own threads.

My favorite thread would be the one above your head. Ask Damocles about it.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I was hoping alienlovechild would chime in on this one.

I think he prefers his own threads.

My favorite thread would be the one above your head. Ask Damocles about it.

Come on...show us your friendly side. Participate. (You wouldn't happen to have Asberger's?)

[Ban Hammer 12,857]

isaac asimov

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Charles can read????????????????????? :blink: :blink:

and dude, if you like asimov, you're not as much an a-hole as I thought. Darn.

shhh i'm busy bursting bubbles today.

eta: i was reading asimov 30 years ago

Edited July 22, 2008 by charlesandnessa

[SaadBell 0]

Hunter S. Thompson

Anne Rice

Stephen King

Dean Kootnz

Arthur Golden

Amy Tan

John Steinbeck

George Orwell

C.S. Lewis

The big question is do you really read, and if so what are you reading now?

Just finished The Zoo on the Road To Nablus by Amelia Thomas

I am reading now

The Women of Afghanistan under the Taliban by Rosemarie Skaine

should be done by tonight and than I will read

Under a Cruel Star, by Heda Margolius Kovaly

[alienlovechild 75]

Come on...show us your friendly side. Participate. (You wouldn't happen to have Asberger's?)

You wouldn't happen to have Alien Hand Syndrome when you're posting?

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Jane Austen

Lillian Beckwith

Mary Renault

Lucy Maud Montgomery

James Michener

Sandra Guilland

Anne McCaffrey

Zenna Henderson

Anthony Trollope

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Louisa May Alcott

Madeleine L'Engle

Mary Stewart

Ellis Peters

. . . oh heck - I guess I should stop now but there are more . . . .

Edited July 22, 2008 by Kathryn41

[Amby 490]

this thread reminded me to take back my library books. thanks!

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Come on...show us your friendly side. Participate. (You wouldn't happen to have Asberger's?)

You wouldn't happen to have Alien Hand Syndrome when you're posting?

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Do you read and what are you reading now?

We read like it's going out of style. Wait. It is

I'm on the thriller/suspense side of things; currently re-reading Trunk Music (Connelly) and the English translation of La Reina del Sur (Arturo Perez Reverte - the Queen of the South). Cute how translations change a lot!!!

Bren is the ultimate Sci-Fi Fantasy reader --- he does reviews for $$$ in his spare time. If I had to keep track of what he's reading, it would be a full time job. Suffice to say, our move was mostly books: academic and fiction.

Other faves:

Douglas Coupland

Brett Easton Ellis

Dennis Lehane (standing ovation)

Edited July 22, 2008 by Len_and_Bren

[truffles 2]

A few colleagues of mine ( when i was back in the UK) picked up that the BBC had a poll for the top 200 books ( in 2003)- we then picked the top 100 and tried to read our way through them - worked out quite well becuase it meant we didnt have to buy them all individually as we could swap with each other

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Read

Though a few people thought we were insane and hated the idea of reading something we didnt necessarily choose I found I appreciated some books much better second time around -

[one...two...tree 2,762]

A few colleagues of mine ( when i was back in the UK) picked up that the BBC had a poll for the top 200 books ( in 2003)- we then picked the top 100 and tried to read our way through them - worked out quite well becuase it meant we didnt have to buy them all individually as we could swap with each other

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Read

Though a few people thought we were insane and hated the idea of reading something we didnt necessarily choose I found I appreciated some books much better second time around -

Very cool...thanks for the link.

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Ken of Ken Y Onelis