Books
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Fucked up, violent, sci-fi, war, despair,some philosophy on top…
Try this dude for fucked up and violent: Andrew Vachss
@Giles [I’m replying to a 2010 post, because with the move to the new forum, sometimes the timeline is warped backwards
]Speaking of Andrew Vachss, I’m also a huge fan of his pal and close friend Joe Lansdale.
Lansdale wrote the Hap & Leonard books, the Drive In trilogy, Western novels, thrillers and noir.Great writer, my favorite.
I visited him in his hometown Nacogdoces, TX and he spent two days with me showing me places in East Texas where his novels are narrated. -
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Read the critical intro last night. Pretty amazing that she wrote the book age 19.
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We did an audible version of Frankenstein in the car with the kids on our school drives in October and it was surprisingly enjoyable.
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Yeah I enjoyed ‘Ministry…’ @SKT but it is long. Goes quickly though. Pretty amazing beginning and a solid set of ensemble characters over a long period of time. It’s a big book for a big subject, but there’s also a fun mountaineering passage…
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@sabergirl Just coming towards the end of Deadhouse Gates now...
I forgot how damn quotable this series was, and so philosophically poignant...
“Children are dying." Lull nodded. "That's a succinct summary of humankind, I'd say. Who needs tomes and volumes of history? Children are dying. The injustices of the world hide in those three words.”
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and my favourite from Gardens of the Moon;
“Tell me, Tool, what dominates your thoughts?'
The Imass shrugged before replying.
'I think of futility, Adjunct.'
'Do all Imass think about futility?'
'No. Few think at all.'
'Why is that?'
The Imass leaned his head to one side and regarded her.
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I know this is an old thread but if anyone stumbles upon it read Amerota. A great book detailing the constant influence between America and Japan fashion. Talks alot about denim too!
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That's a fun one @endo you going to do the whole trilogy?
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Currently reading the "Wheel of Time" series. Book 2 of 14 I think. Hopefully ill still be alive at to see them out! After that it will be Nick Kent, The Darker Stuff.
If you like Fantast then the Wheel of Time books are unreal. Highly recommended
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I loved those books back in the day but lost patience at least 8 books in. Jordan, god rest his soul, spent so much time on minutiae like the brocade of a character’s dress when he could have completed the WoT and then done series about the age of legends or whatever else he referenced in the world he built. When there are already so many intricate threads that I had to check WoT FAQ to get re oriented each time a new book dropped, it was just too exhausting and lengthy for someone with my impatience. Which sucks because he was a brilliant world builder. I am glad they figured out a way to wrap it up, even if posthumously. Very sad that he was not able to see his opus through.
That series, great as it was, ended epic fantasy for me as a genre.
