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Post by egregious on Feb 23, 2006 6:37:32 GMT -5
Ooh yeah...I even have trouble throwing away crap books!
I'm not too sure about 'meandering' stories...I could never get into those overly complex fantasy novels...just find them too confusing.
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Post by tbird on Feb 23, 2006 6:42:40 GMT -5
I loved his "The World According To Garp", and "The Hotel New Hampshire":. The Hotel New Hampsire was brilliant. The sexual tension was electric!! Not read Garp but want to. |
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Post by tweed on Feb 23, 2006 6:53:06 GMT -5
The sexual tension! I kner!!  Wasn't it a relevation how a sensitive subject like that one could be handled so sweetly? (And hotly...) He writes the most endearingly eccentric characters. I love endearingly eccentric characters...  |
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Post by tbird on Feb 23, 2006 6:55:41 GMT -5
The sexual tension! I kner!! Wasn't it a relevation how a sensitive subject like that one could be handled so sweetly? (And hotly...) I found myself rooting for them!!  Anyways we ougghta stop before we give away spoilers!! |
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Post by tweed on Mar 9, 2006 7:58:09 GMT -5
Any Good Omens fans here? Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett? It's been ages since I read it, but I remember laughing out loud like a very silly thing when I did.
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Post by tbird on Mar 9, 2006 7:59:47 GMT -5
Not read that one but I do enjoy a good Terry Pratchett book. My fave is Wyrd Sisters. Have you read the Discworld novels?
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Post by Sailor Earth on Mar 9, 2006 8:00:27 GMT -5
Ooo I love the Discworld novels... I haven't read them in ages though. I love the Unseen University, hehehe...
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Post by tweed on Mar 9, 2006 8:04:02 GMT -5
Maybe I should look into Discworld!
Good Omens is hilarious - very Douglas Adams/Pythonesque.
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Post by egregious on Mar 9, 2006 8:04:41 GMT -5
He is one of those Authors that I have always meant to read, but haven't got around to. |
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Post by tbird on Mar 9, 2006 8:08:25 GMT -5
I haven't read any for ages (they remind me of an ex!) but they are so fun. I love all the little silly footnotes he adds and stuff!  |
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Post by Sailor Earth on Mar 9, 2006 8:13:07 GMT -5
I like the one that's based on Australia... The Last Continent, hehehe... I should really finish it - I was re-reading it years ago but it's kinda been put on hold for quite some time  |
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Post by Jess on Mar 6, 2011 6:26:19 GMT -5
I have to gush about The Time Machine by H. G. Wells. One of those that everyone should read, it's only short but it is brilliant. You get all sorts of imagery in your head of what the world he describes is like.
Also 1984 by George Orwell. I've been going on a classics rampage and 1984 is also amazing, very ahead of it's time and a jolly good read.
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Post by yuriecchigirl on Mar 6, 2011 12:43:17 GMT -5
I love all Mills & Boon novels personally, so I recommend those ^^
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