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Jun 12, 2008 12:47

I finished my travel book on the way into work and I'm not looking forward to my journey home without something to read. So I'm off to Waterstones after work tonight - but I fancy something a little different - what should I get to keep me entertained? 
 

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stsquad June 12 2008, 12:49:10 UTC
I just finished Perdido Street Station which is a slow starter but I really enjoyed it.

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arwel June 12 2008, 13:22:12 UTC
Oddly I lost a bit of interest in it once it got moving.

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mrssshhh June 12 2008, 13:57:02 UTC
I ploughed on to the end and found it unremittingly grim and unpleasant to read.

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myki June 12 2008, 14:23:03 UTC
It may not be a suitable bus ride read then.

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masati June 12 2008, 13:01:03 UTC
I've been re-reading the Waylander books from David Gemmel's Drenai series; easy reading, easy to pick up, which goes for just about all of the Drenai books. It makes them easy reading for the bus.

His first Drenai book is "Legend", if you've not tried any of them.

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myki June 12 2008, 14:22:28 UTC
I'm not a fan of David Gemmel - however I'll give anything a go.

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arwel June 12 2008, 13:26:29 UTC
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. First in a character driven fantasy trilogy that takes the traditional epic quest and messes with it.

The Year of Our War by Steph Swainston. More fantasy, but with giant bugs, drugs and parallel worlds.

Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan. Hard boiled, pulpy, noiry, thrillery, science fictiony goodness.

Any of Ian Rankin's Rebus novels. Everyone's favourite cig smoking, hard drinking, obsessive Edinburgh detective.

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myki June 12 2008, 14:25:41 UTC
I'm drawn by the Rebus novels... although that entire list appeals.

I may judge a book by it's cover tonight to choose - or at very least - by it's title.

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angelfire_75 June 12 2008, 18:50:36 UTC
Richard Morgan's stuff is cool. Altered Carbon is the first of 3. The middle one, Broken Angel, is the best and can be read on it's own. The main character, Takeshi Kovacs, rocks.

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mistressp June 13 2008, 07:06:37 UTC
another vote for Altered Carbon - fabulous book (I'm just about to pick up the sequel).

Also: Vurt - Jeff Noon, Explaining Death to the Dog - Susan Perabo, A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving

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areteus June 12 2008, 13:56:58 UTC
If you haven't got them already - I suggest Fragile Things or Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman. One is a short story collection and the other is sort of the sequel to American Gods but is far more light hearted than that. Equally odd, Fragile Things also contains the 'real' sequel to American Gods.

Any of the Ben Elton books are worth a read but especially:

Dead Famous (given that Big Brother is back... very apt. Though I think the characters in this are more intelligent than the average BB contestant :) )

Chart Throb (if you have ever hated TV talent shows and/or Sharon Osbourne this will help... :) )

First Casualty (if you liked Blackadder goes forth there are elements of that in there but with a little more historicity and darkness to it)

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myki June 12 2008, 14:24:03 UTC
Read Anansi Boys, although I've only read the first 100 pages of American Gods (it was at a friends house for a one night stop over) so that's a potential.

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mrssshhh June 12 2008, 14:00:14 UTC
You have possibly read The Vesuvius Club by Mark Gatiss, but if you haven't, I suspect you would like it very much.

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myki June 12 2008, 14:21:14 UTC
I have - it's very much my kind of thing.

Although I've not read any other Gatiss stuff - so that's an avenue of attack.

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mrssshhh June 12 2008, 14:27:27 UTC
There's two more Lucifer Box novels; one set in the 20s, one in the Cold War 50s.

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