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Post by Mark Sieber on Jun 27, 2019 22:47:30 GMT
I'm talking about mainstream stuff here, though I know the lines can sometimes be blurry.
A Prayer For Owen Meany, John Irving
Crazy Love, David Lozell Martin
Praise the Human Season, Don Robertson
Other Bells For Us To Ring, Robert Cormier
Mother Land, Paul Theroux
The Accidental Tourist, Anne Tyler
Burmese Days, George Orwell
Lonesome Dove, Larry McMurtry
I have little doubt that Lewis Shiner's Outside the Gates of Eden will make the list.
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Post by pinheadspawn on Jun 27, 2019 22:54:50 GMT
Excellent thread Mark.
A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY is on my list to read. I very much adore Martin's CRAZY LOVE. I still have MOTHER LAND (thanks Mark!); I should be able to get to it in another month or so. I've also read OTHER BELLS FOR US TO RING. good stuff
I just added the others to my "to read" list
I will construct a list of my own...let me think for a little bit first
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Post by Mark Sieber on Jun 27, 2019 23:28:25 GMT
Palisades Park, by Alan Brennert!
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Post by pinheadspawn on Jun 27, 2019 23:28:53 GMT
Ok. Fav non-horror:
Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
Lost Boys, Orson Scott Card
Crazy Love, David Martin
Firefly Lane, Kristin Hannah
A Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole
Swamplandia!, Karen Russell
The Silent Land, Graham Joyce
I'm sure I'll think of more later
Jason
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Post by brlesh on Jan 19, 2020 22:43:40 GMT
I mainly read horror / suspense / classic weird stories now a days. I used to read a lot of SF back in the 90's, but few of those books have stayed with me over the years.
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
First Blood by David Morrel (I enjoyed both movies, but the books are outstanding)
Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear (one of the few 90's SF books that have stayed with me)
Silence of the Lambs / Red Dragon by Thomas Harris (and you could make the argumentment that both also work as horror stories)
The Bottoms by Joe Lansdale
The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
The Abominable by Dan Simmons
Fever Kill by Tom Piccirilli
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clark
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Post by deenawarner on Jan 20, 2020 14:49:53 GMT
My favorite non-horror books are generally non-fiction:
-- The Great Influenza by John M. Barry
-- The Mythic Image by Joseph Campbell
-- Forbidden Knowledge by Roger Shattuck
-- Poltergeist! A Study in Destructive Haunting by Colin Wilson
I love books about diseases and medicine. Plagues, outbreaks, outdated surgery practices, medical oddities, strange deaths.
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Post by Mark Sieber on Jan 20, 2020 19:41:06 GMT
In the realm of nonfiction, I mostly read books about the arts. Some of my favorites are:
I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution, by Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum
Once Around the Bloch, Robert Bloch
A Dream About Lightning Bugs, by Ben Folds
Astounding, by Alec Nevala-Lee
Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In, by Joe Bob Briggs
Shock Value, by John Waters
Danse Macabre, Stephen King
Mad World: An Oral History of New Wave Artists and Songs That Defined the 1980s, by Lori Majewski and Jonathan Bernstein
The Mothers and Fathers Italian Association, Thomas F. Monteleone
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Post by deenawarner on Jan 20, 2020 21:53:18 GMT
Well, I mean, the best non-fiction book of all time is "The Authorized Al," so I guess I like books about musicians, too.  |
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Post by Mark Sieber on Jan 20, 2020 23:23:04 GMT
Deena, there's a new one out now called The Weird Accordion To Al! I don't have it yet, but I will. I will. Best of all, it is Yankovic-approved.
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Post by brlesh on Jan 21, 2020 3:31:52 GMT
My favorite non-horror books are generally non-fiction: -- The Great Influenza by John M. Barry -- The Mythic Image by Joseph Campbell -- Forbidden Knowledge by Roger Shattuck -- Poltergeist! A Study in Destructive Haunting by Colin Wilson I love books about diseases and medicine. Plagues, outbreaks, outdated surgery practices, medical oddities, strange deaths. Have you ever read The Hot Zone by Richard Preston? It is a fictional account supposedly based on true events of a near ebola breakout in the US back in the early '80's. Richard is the brother of Douglas Preston of the Preston & Child writing duo. B |
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Post by deenawarner on Jan 21, 2020 14:43:16 GMT
I haven't read that yet, but Richard Preston is a client of mine. He's awesome, and his book topics are fascinating. He's got 4 books in the Dark Biology series; the 4th came out this past fall. I definitely need to catch up on reading him! Did you know there was a TV series of THE HOT ZONE, starring Julianna Margulies?
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Post by brlesh on Feb 2, 2020 18:06:26 GMT
I haven't read that yet, but Richard Preston is a client of mine. He's awesome, and his book topics are fascinating. He's got 4 books in the Dark Biology series; the 4th came out this past fall. I definitely need to catch up on reading him! Did you know there was a TV series of THE HOT ZONE, starring Julianna Margulies? I did not know that The Hot Zone was part of a series. I need to look the other books up. Also did not know about the TV series. I don't watch a lot of TV. Is it worth digging up. B |
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