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let's talk about good fun reading books. Some books are bad, but there are a lot that are good. Stephen king is good, Dennis Lehane is good, Bernard Cornwell, ken follet is good, etc etc Let's talk about good books and who gives a poo poo about genre, drop some Peter f Hamilton if you want My first recommendation is a drink before the war by Lehane. It's a good intro into his writing and then you'll want to read everything else he wrote which is a good idea
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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker is really good and funny.
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Sep 29, 2014 04:04
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The last six books I read were all by Elmore Leonard.
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Sep 29, 2014 04:05
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kliksf posted:The last six books I read were all by Elmore Leonard. This is a better post than any. (seriously)
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Sep 29, 2014 04:06
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Read Julius Evola. It will change your life
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Sep 29, 2014 04:06
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Tropic of Cancer On the Road
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Sep 29, 2014 04:07
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kliksf posted:The last six books I read were all by Elmore Leonard. He is fantastic and florida fiction has a special place in my heart. Tim Dorsey is a lot of fun too
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Sep 29, 2014 04:07
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Mein Kampf
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Sep 29, 2014 04:08
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The Power Broker
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Sep 29, 2014 04:09
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I'm reading Salt: A Worldwide History by Mark Kurlansky. It's surprisingly fascinating.
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Sep 29, 2014 04:09
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Debt: The first 5,000 years
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Sep 29, 2014 04:10
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jackyl posted:Stephen king is good The Colorado Kid and Duma Key are absolutely my two favorite Stephen King books.
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Sep 29, 2014 04:10
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haha, so many book. so little time 
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Sep 29, 2014 04:10
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tentative8e8op posted:The Colorado Kid and Duma Key are absolutely my two favorite Stephen King books. the Internet usually says that the best king work consists of his short stories and novellas (night crew, 4 past midnight, etc) and those own but kings long books are loving awesome. The stand is a good and fun read
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Sep 29, 2014 04:15
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infinite jest, by david foster wallace
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Sep 29, 2014 04:16
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Personal faves and stuff I liked for no particular reasons, in no particular order: Lord of the Flies Heart of a Dog The Fireside Book of Chess Starship Troopers (I'm not lolbertarian, I read it as straightforward space opera) Green Hills of Earth (see above) The Poisonwood Bible Forever War Anything and everything by Mark Twain Ditto Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury I really like anthologies and short story collections. They're like literary m&ms, gobble 'em up by the handful. e: I slogged through all the Left Behind series once because I didn't have anything else to read. It was a painful experience.
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Sep 29, 2014 04:18
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You should probably watch the 1970s BBC adaptations of Henry IV if you haven't.
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Sep 29, 2014 04:20
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I mentioned Bernard Cornwell in the op and you should read the archers tale books for a solid take on the holy grail quest. Spoiler the protagonist throws the Grail away in the oceans because it will cause more problems than it solves
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Sep 29, 2014 04:25
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The bible and only the bible
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Sep 29, 2014 05:19
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I don't know if it's what you're looking for, but you should definitely check out A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin.
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