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    • emceeQE
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      That's some good reading you got there Seul.  I really love the works of Celine and Miller…

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      • michaeljcrM
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        Just started this:

        Great stuff. They've just started showing a tv series based on these, so I thought I'd check 'em out.

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        • Morose_PenguinM
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          Have to say I prefer Elmore Leonard's early work for my western fix…

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          • michaeljcrM
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            Love Elmore Leonard also, but man cannot live on one type of cowboy mystery alone…

            Actually, I've only read a bit of Leonard's 'proper' westerns, I've mostly read his more contemporary stuff. I've got the Raylan Givens books now as well. I guess they're more comparable to the Longmire stuff as they're both contemporary, despite the obvious differences.

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            • Morose_PenguinM
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              Well, from what I understand, he started out only writing western stories as they were well paid at the time. Then he switched to crime novels. And with the advent of Raylan Givens as a 'modern' cowboy, seems to have come fill circle.

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              • Morose_PenguinM
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                Finally got back to some E. Leonard at last. I find I appreciate my local library more and more since Iron Heart appeared in my life :).

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                • Sugar MountainS
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                  Do we have any David Foster Wallace fans around here? I'm about halfway through The Pale King after a good long reading session last night. This was his last, unfinished novel but you wouldn't know it from how 'complete' it feels. I've yet to read his masterpiece Infinite Jest but really enjoyed The Broom of the System.

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                  • Morose_PenguinM
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                    Sounds like good stuff. I've a back log at the moment, but the next time I'm without a book to read, I'll give him a go.

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                    • Morose_PenguinM
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                      Just started:

                      Loving it so far, I might have to hunt down the rest of his stuff. Then:

                      probably, (although not limited to) that order. I will have to buy 'The Long Earth' when that gets published…

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                      • J-IVJ
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                        Got a sweet bargain. $1 for two Vonnegut books? Hell yes..

                        I'm as ugly as you

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                        • michaeljcrM
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                          Looking forward to The Long Earth as well.

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                          • hecticH
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                            http://imgur.com/a/lPRKz

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                              Is the Dark Tower series worth giving a serious go?

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                              • michaeljcrM
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                                @hectic:

                                http://imgur.com/a/lPRKz

                                Excellent!

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                                • Morose_PenguinM
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                                  @Shoreman:

                                  Is the Dark Tower series worth giving a serious go?

                                  Hmm, that depends on how much you like Stephen King and how much you like fantasy.

                                  If you really like both and have a decent amount of time to read in each day then yes. It's not really a series you can stop and start though, it's pretty involved.

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                                  • derivative666D
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                                    Amazing series

                                    "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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                                    • Morose_PenguinM
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                                      Almost finished. On a second read through, I liked 'The Steel Remains' a lot more and 'The Cold Commands' has been just as good.

                                      Read:

                                      before. I couldn't put it down, it's brilliant. Really makes me excited for the next in the series.

                                      Right, more books and more beer.

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                                      • SeulS
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                                        Updating my standard versions to ones illustrated by Tardi… Also reading both in French... It'll be hell but I should be able to as I've read both a lot in both English and Dutch...


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                                        • FOXYF
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                                          getting prepared for NYC later this year…

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                                          • SeulS
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                                            Landed Tuesday 31/07 but didn't take a pic yet:

                                            Really nice versions. I started in Casse-Pipe though, and I don't think my French is good enough  😠

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