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[thugfish]

Hello all.
I'm at a loss for a fiction book to read next. I've got 'serious' books lined up for the next few months, but nothing in the realm of fiction to tear into.
There are a lot of 'classics' I could read, but I'm looking for something more recent, the last ten years or so.
Any suggestions?

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[obskura]

two words

CHUCK PALAHNIUK

I recommend his first 3 books (fight club, choke, survivor)

Hairstyles of the Damned was good, but might be a bit too eccentric for you.
The Losers Clubs was very enjoyable too, somewhat similar to Hairstyles but more grown up (Hairstyles is about teenagers)

[thugfish]

Duly noted. He's often recommended, but I've consistently passed on him.

[thugfish]

Bit too eccentric? For me? Challenge accepted, madame.

[thugfish]

I used to have specific preferences, but generally nowadays I go for fiction.
But anything that is well crafted I enjoy, genre regardless.

[thugfish]

Duly noted.
Though I read Omens, and loved it, I never got into Gaiman beyond the Sandman series. Not that I don't like his style at all, just never invested in him.
Wicked, as in 'in the same vein as the Broadway musical'?
The rest I've never heard of, which brings them merit. Thanks!

[rylkat]

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[rylkat]

I fail at linkage...

Here are my most recent top 5:

World War Z
Night Watch (Trilogy)
Idlewild
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell

[thugfish]

Night Watch- saw the movie and enjoyed it. Played with the books for about fifteen minutes, and wasn't sold on them.
The others I've not heard of- my cave must not get good acoustics.
Duly noted.

[rylkat]

I'm currently reading World War Z, and find it quite enjoyable. It is a compilation of interviews with survivors of the Zombie War, covering the first outbreak to the end of the war. Apparently the audio version has some decent voice talent (Alan Alda, Carl Reiner, Mark Hamill).

Idlewild is... odd? Sci-fi murder mystery by Nick Sagan (Carl's son).

Dexter is great, and the series and show are different enough to keep me interested in both.

Strange & Norell is a fun first novel (yes, it's apparent, but I'm forgiving) about the use of magic in England during the Napoleonic Wars.

[chaos_blue]

I don't know what kind of fiction books you like, or look for.

But since I know you got me gloom cookie once, you might appreciate this. I recommend books by Christopher Moore. Particularly "You suck" and "A Dirty Job" (About vampires and reapers, respectively)

His writing style is funny, light hearted and bordering on the surreal. Its also a light read, which makes for breezing through books, and more often then not, laugh out loud funny.

There is also a free book here: "John dies at the end" (www.johndiesattheend.com) It's a little more out there, think along the lines of Army of Darkness.. I liked it but I think you need to be a fan of cheesy horror genres to enjoy it.

Finally "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman. Awesome, assuming you like that sort of thing and you haven't read it yet. :)

[thugfish]

I think Lamb is by Christopher Moore. If it is, I like his style.

I'll have to take one book from each of you, and see where each takes me.
Thanks.
(and you never said when/where for coffee- I'm off all next week)

[chaos_blue]

Yes, Lamb is. He has a whole bunch and his style is awesome. I like the premise of A Dirty Job, and I thought it was funnier then You suck, but he sort of lost me on the Taxidermied Ninja assassin Squirrels resurrected by a novice Buddhist monk who stole the secret of immortality (or some such thing)

But all around good anyways :)

For coffee... This week, I am free monday, wedensday and thursday after 6, or for my lunch break (in which case it needs to be in dorval) I get 1 hour which can be extended to an hour and a half without problems.

otherwise next week. Monday through sunday but not tuesday nights.