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Khergit Deserters
Crom's Angels
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Posted - 2014.06.03 17:11:00 -
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Joseph Conrad
And not just because he was a lower class Polish guy who eventually became a ship captain and had adventures in crummy places with strange people all over the world. And then retired to write novels in perfect Victorian English. But because his novels are full of so much psycho-drama and insights into the shadow side of people. Amazingly modern. (I just finished The Rescue, which is one of less-known but best ones).
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, also known as Leo Tolstoy
Check out War and Peace sometime-- it's a page-turner. That guy could really nail conversations between characters. And I can't imagine how he managed to describe events at parties, pubs, drunken soldiers romps, etc. so insightfully. And I also can't imagine how he understood female psychology so we. And as a side note, we was also a really nice guy who liberated his serfs and built schools for them. That didn't make him very popular with the Tsar or his fellow aristocrats.
Joseph Campbell
Whoever mentioned him, agreed. Maybe not as much a great writer as a really insightful thinker.
Graham Greene
What a master of the English language. And of organizing thoughts, so the story just flows.
Cormac McCarthy Another guy whose language just flows so beautifully. Too bad he always picks such outrageously unpleasant themes to write about.
Douglas Adams
Just to rebut that statement about him being a ******* hipster! 
"Were [sic] not your monkey and so what?"-á -The Sex Pistols (2006) |
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
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Posted - 2014.06.03 17:17:00 -
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Khergit Deserters wrote:Joseph Conrad
And not just because he was a lower class Polish guy who eventually became a ship captain and had adventures in crummy places with strange people all over the world. And then retired to write novels in perfect Victorian English. But because his novels are full of so much psycho-drama and insights into the shadow side of people. Amazingly modern. (I just finished The Rescue, which is one of less-known but best ones).
...and without him there would be no "Apocalypse Now" 
"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."-á - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882 |
Ralph King-Griffin
Var Foundation inc.
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Posted - 2014.06.03 17:36:00 -
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Khergit Deserters wrote:
Graham Greene
What a master of the English language. And of organizing thoughts, so the story just flows.
I love recommending his work to people,
"which one should i read?"
Any of them.
"CAKE CANNOT HOLD UP TO BEING A CHARACTER DAMNIT."
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Ian Morbius
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Posted - 2014.06.03 23:40:00 -
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Khergit Deserters wrote:Joseph Conrad
And not just because he was a lower class Polish guy who eventually became a ship captain and had adventures in crummy places with strange people all over the world. And then retired to write novels in perfect Victorian English. But because his novels are full of so much psycho-drama and insights into the shadow side of people. Amazingly modern. (I just finished The Rescue, which is one of less-known but best ones).
The Secret Agent by Conrad was a good read.
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Khergit Deserters
Crom's Angels
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Posted - 2014.06.04 02:09:00 -
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Ian Morbius wrote:Khergit Deserters wrote:Joseph Conrad
And not just because he was a lower class Polish guy who eventually became a ship captain and had adventures in crummy places with strange people all over the world. And then retired to write novels in perfect Victorian English. But because his novels are full of so much psycho-drama and insights into the shadow side of people. Amazingly modern. (I just finished The Rescue, which is one of less-known but best ones).
The Secret Agent by Conrad was a good read.
That was a great one too. That guy walking around with a squeeze bulb in his hand, tube up the sleeve, and liquid bomb in his overcoat pocket....
"Were [sic] not your monkey and so what?"-á -The Sex Pistols (2006) |
Marsha Mallow
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Posted - 2014.06.04 12:29:00 -
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Lots of the above, maybe these too (it really is down to taste)
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Jane Austen
Dante
T.S. Eliot
Ovid
Rumi
Sylvia Plath
Ursula Le Guin
Even though I hated reading Dickens as a child, I'm tempted to look at them again.
Whoever mentioned War & Peace I've read the first 5 chapters a few times in the last 6 months, really just can't get into it.
I quite like William Blake too but might just be the imagery in the books that intrigue me. I used to collect these (hope it's alright to link this here). They're really nice replica folios with some stunning illustrated sets. Completely different to reading a normal mass produced book. Although the large volumes are a bit heavy if you have small hands.
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Dorian Tormak
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2014.06.04 14:34:00 -
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Geez guys, there's too many authors listed here for me to even bother looking up, nevermind reading them all :p
Guess I got a lot of work to do. Where to start though? I'd like to give Douglas Adams another try to be honest. I wonder how the books compare to the movie.
Currently reading A Dance With Dragons, Wizard and Glass, and The Living Dead Featuring Stories by Clive Barker and other big names. Going to add one more books to the pile so I will have a look around next time I go out.
"Hey, cruel world... you don't have what it takes! We don't need your FAITH, we got fuckin' FATE! Fate, fate, fate!"
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Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
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Posted - 2014.06.04 15:03:00 -
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I found Douglas Adam's "Hitchhiker" stuff to be silly and trite. The humor was too "easy" for my taste.
What I did enjoy was his Dirk Gently series. Hilarious. Much more hilarious. And better story and writing.
"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."-á - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882 |
Ralph King-Griffin
Var Foundation inc.
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Posted - 2014.06.04 16:44:00 -
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Dorian Tormak wrote:Geez guys, there's too many authors listed here for me to even bother looking up, nevermind reading them all :p
Guess I got a lot of work to do. Where to start though? I'd like to give Douglas Adams another try to be honest. I wonder how the books compare to the movie.
Currently reading A Dance With Dragons, Wizard and Glass, and The Living Dead Featuring Stories by Clive Barker and other big names. Going to add one more books to the pile so I will have a look around next time I go out.
Well I'll cut out most of my author's and recommend
Joseph Heller's "Catch 22"
as an absolute priority.
Not only is it the source of the phrase, it's probably one of the funniest books you're ever likely to read .
"CAKE CANNOT HOLD UP TO BEING A CHARACTER DAMNIT."
Unsuccessful At Everything |
Dorian Tormak
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
167
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Posted - 2014.06.04 16:51:00 -
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Slade Trillgon wrote:I personally think Clive Barker is as good as or better than Stephen King, but I am typically called a heretic for saying that  Just had to throw that single comment out there as I like a majority of the authors presented so far. I also spit on my screen from laughter at some of the posts above as well.
What's a good book by Clive Barker? I tried reading Imajica a few years back but that was too much for me at the time.
I will probably look out for both Catch 22 and the Dirk Gently (Dirk Diggler?) series. Wait wtf is Dirk Diggler? For some reason I thought that was off of Red Dwarf.
Ok. It's Dwayne Dibbley off of Red Dwarf. Dwayne Dibbley. Lol classic.
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Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
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Posted - 2014.06.04 18:33:00 -
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Dorian Tormak wrote:Slade Trillgon wrote:I personally think Clive Barker is as good as or better than Stephen King, but I am typically called a heretic for saying that Just had to throw that single comment out there as I like a majority of the authors presented so far. I also spit on my screen from laughter at some of the posts above as well. What's a good book by Clive Barker? I tried reading Imajica a few years back but that was too much for me at the time. I will probably look out for both Catch 22 and the Dirk Gently (Dirk Diggler?) series. Wait wtf is Dirk Diggler? For some reason I thought that was off of Red Dwarf. Ok. It's Dwayne Dibbley off of Red Dwarf. Dwayne Dibbley. Lol classic.
Dirk Diggler is the main character from the film "Boogie Nights".
I think it's nap-time for you.
"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."-á - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882 |
Dorian Tormak
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2014.06.04 18:54:00 -
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Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:Dorian Tormak wrote:Slade Trillgon wrote:I personally think Clive Barker is as good as or better than Stephen King, but I am typically called a heretic for saying that Just had to throw that single comment out there as I like a majority of the authors presented so far. I also spit on my screen from laughter at some of the posts above as well. What's a good book by Clive Barker? I tried reading Imajica a few years back but that was too much for me at the time. I will probably look out for both Catch 22 and the Dirk Gently (Dirk Diggler?) series. Wait wtf is Dirk Diggler? For some reason I thought that was off of Red Dwarf. Ok. It's Dwayne Dibbley off of Red Dwarf. Dwayne Dibbley. Lol classic. Dirk Diggler is the main character from the film "Boogie Nights". I think it's nap-time for you.
I just woke up, dude. And yes I found that out when I did a search for Dirk Diggler thinking it was from Red Dwarf.
Can't you come up with a better troll attempt than that? Like COME ON, SON
And before you say "oh wah wah, I'm not your son!" Yes, you must be my son, because your mom keeps bugging me for child support. I told her that no son of mine would be that "retarted", but she is so damned insistent.
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Ila Dace
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.06.04 19:38:00 -
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Dorian Tormak wrote:Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:Dorian Tormak wrote:Slade Trillgon wrote:I personally think Clive Barker is as good as or better than Stephen King, but I am typically called a heretic for saying that Just had to throw that single comment out there as I like a majority of the authors presented so far. I also spit on my screen from laughter at some of the posts above as well. What's a good book by Clive Barker? I tried reading Imajica a few years back but that was too much for me at the time. I will probably look out for both Catch 22 and the Dirk Gently (Dirk Diggler?) series. Wait wtf is Dirk Diggler? For some reason I thought that was off of Red Dwarf. Ok. It's Dwayne Dibbley off of Red Dwarf. Dwayne Dibbley. Lol classic. Dirk Diggler is the main character from the film "Boogie Nights". I think it's nap-time for you. I just woke up, dude. And yes I found that out when I did a search for Dirk Diggler thinking it was from Red Dwarf. Can't you come up with a better troll attempt than that? Like COME ON, SON And before you say "oh wah wah, I'm not your son!" Yes, you must be my son, because your mom keeps bugging me for child support. I told her that no son of mine would be that "retarted", but she is so damned insistent.
Sadly Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul are the only two books in the series. Douglas Adams died before completing The Salmon of Doubt.
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ISD Dorrim Barstorlode
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
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Posted - 2014.06.04 21:28:00 -
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Removed some off topic posts.
Also, I'm a pretty big fan of Neil Gaiman.
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Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
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Posted - 2014.06.04 22:05:00 -
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ISD Dorrim Barstorlode wrote:Removed some off topic posts.
Also, I'm a pretty big fan of Neil Gaiman.
"American Gods" freaking rocked.
"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."-á - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882 |
Dorian Tormak
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2014.06.04 23:56:00 -
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Discussing my beauty rest might be considered off topic. Just saying.
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JetCord
People of Random Nature
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Posted - 2014.06.05 01:40:00 -
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quite hard to say as writers has their own genre that they are quite good at |
Ila Dace
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.06.05 02:56:00 -
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Dorian Tormak wrote:Discussing my beauty rest might be considered off topic. Just saying.
Douglas Adams' Dirk Gently novels are also. Sigh.
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Tyra Falco
Hugbox Holdings
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Posted - 2014.06.05 06:34:00 -
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OP, I am disappointed.
You rate Shakespeare so highly and yet, no mention of Robert Burns 
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Khergit Deserters
Crom's Angels
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Posted - 2014.06.05 14:12:00 -
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Ralph King-Griffin wrote:Dorian Tormak wrote:Geez guys, there's too many authors listed here for me to even bother looking up, nevermind reading them all :p
Guess I got a lot of work to do. Where to start though? I'd like to give Douglas Adams another try to be honest. I wonder how the books compare to the movie.
Currently reading A Dance With Dragons, Wizard and Glass, and The Living Dead Featuring Stories by Clive Barker and other big names. Going to add one more books to the pile so I will have a look around next time I go out. Well I'll cut out most of my author's and recommend Joseph Heller's "Catch 22" as an absolute priority. Not only is it the source of the phrase, it's probably one of the funniest books you're ever likely to read .
That's another great one. The movie is excellent, too. Actually that's the only movie I can remember that really matched the mood of the book, and was about as good.
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Random McNally
Red Federation
RvB - RED Federation
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Posted - 2014.06.05 14:15:00 -
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Jim Butcher is my current fave.
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Doreen Kaundur
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Posted - 2014.06.05 15:53:00 -
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Aesop
and
Dr Seuss
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