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    Quote Originally Posted by MagicNakor
    I need something new to read.

    what kinda stuff do you like?

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    I'm currently read the Graphic Noval of V for Vendetta
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    Quote Originally Posted by ilw
    Quote Originally Posted by MagicNakor
    I need something new to read.

    what kinda stuff do you like?
    I'll read most anything, save trashy romance/mystery.

    things are quiet until hitler decides he'd like to invade russia
    so, he does
    the russians are like "OMG WTF D00DZ, STOP TKING"
    and the germans are still like "omg ph34r n00bz"
    the russians fall back, all the way to moscow
    and then they all begin h4xing, which brings on the russian winter
    the germans are like "wtf, h4x"
    -- WW2 for the l33t

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    LK Hamilton - Incubus dreams.
    It's never been literature, but she's managed to reach new lows.
    The whole series should be renamed "Let's see how many cawks I can get in one character at the same time".

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    It's unfortunate, because the initial books in the series were actually enjoyable. Then it turned into a purple-prose fest.

    things are quiet until hitler decides he'd like to invade russia
    so, he does
    the russians are like "OMG WTF D00DZ, STOP TKING"
    and the germans are still like "omg ph34r n00bz"
    the russians fall back, all the way to moscow
    and then they all begin h4xing, which brings on the russian winter
    the germans are like "wtf, h4x"
    -- WW2 for the l33t

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    In search of the miraculous - Oespensky...try it Magic ...

    or one of Gurdjieff books..always a little difficult to get into but well worth the effort

    http://www.gurdjieff.org/

    Beelzebub’s Tales to His Grandson another brilliant literary work ...

    Last edited by thewizeard; 04-17-2006 at 07:31 PM.

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    Right now I'm reading Eldest, the sequal to Eragon. Soon I will also start readin One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest which I've heard great things about. I'm loving Eldest and can't wait to start on cookoo's nest.

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    The LOTR books.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MagicNakor
    Quote Originally Posted by ilw
    what kinda stuff do you like?
    I'll read most anything, save trashy romance/mystery.

    You've mentioned before that you're an avid reader so you've possibly read things by these 2 authors, but i'd highly recommend Tom Sharpe and Ian Banks. If you want a more obscure author who i enjoyed, but might not be to everyones taste then i'd suggest books by Jeff Noon.

    Tom Sharpe: very funny 'slice of life' style books where everyday events seem to conspire to ruin certain peoples lives. My favourites were 'The throwback', 'Wilt', 'Wilt alternative' and 'Blott on the landscape'

    Ian Banks: most famous for his sci-fi, which is generally very good, but some of his other books are better imo, in particular 'The crow road'.

    Jeff Noon: bizarre stories and sometimes bizarre writing style, but i found them captivating. Not really sci-fi or fantasy, but some weird mix of both. Wikipedia article suggests his writing would fall in a similar genre as Lewis Carrol's work and I've seen his books described elsewhere as technopunk if that helps at all.... I'd suggest 'Vurt' as a starting point.

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