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06 Apr 06 14:16

John Player

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06 Apr 06 14:16

hi guys,
i used to read only Erle stanly gardner's novels.................currently i'm reading Marry Higgins Clark's " Night time is my time"....................plz suggest some good writers🙂

Wildfire

Force of Nature

The Bathroom

Joined: 12 May 05
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06 Apr 06 14:22

Originally posted by John Player
hi guys,
i used to read only Erle stanly gardner's novels.................currently i'm reading Marry Higgins Clark's " Night time is my time"....................plz suggest some good writers🙂

These are some of the authors I enjoy:

Orson Scott Card
Robert Jordan
Terry Brooks
Stephen King
Piers Anthony
etc...

And now my mind is drawing a blank...

Great Big Stees

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06 Apr 06 14:22

Originally posted by John Player
hi guys,
i used to read only Erle stanly gardner's novels.................currently i'm reading Marry Higgins Clark's " Night time is my time"....................plz suggest some good writers🙂

All writers are good in someones eyes.

Derfel Cadarn

The Mighty

Rocky Mountains

Joined: 20 Aug 05
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06 Apr 06 14:24

Bernard Cornwell.
C.S. Lewis.
JRR Tolkien.

mwmiller

RHP Member No.16

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06 Apr 06 14:29

Dick Francis
Rex Stout

der schwarze Ritter

Big D

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06 Apr 06 15:08

Try these:

Jim Thompson
Cornell Woolrich
James Ellroy
Ian Fleming
Brett Halliday
Mickey Spillane
Julian Symons
Sax Rohmer
Donald Goines
Chester Himes
Elmore Leonard

darvlay

Joined: 05 Jan 04
Moves: 45179

06 Apr 06 15:17

Originally posted by der schwarze Ritter
James Ellroy

Seconded.

"American Tabloid" is one of my favourite novels.

I also enjoy Kurt Vonnegut and Philip K. Dick.

Derfel Cadarn

The Mighty

Rocky Mountains

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06 Apr 06 15:40

Originally posted by darvlay

I also enjoy Dick.

There are young people that read these forums too Darv.

darvlay

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06 Apr 06 15:44

Originally posted by Derfel Cadarn
There are young people that read these forums too Darv.

Good. There's nothing wrong with idolizing a dick-lover.

Seitse

Doug Stanhope

That's Why I Drink

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06 Apr 06 15:51

Originally posted by John Player
hi guys,
i used to read only Erle stanly gardner's novels.................currently i'm reading Marry Higgins Clark's " Night time is my time"....................plz suggest some good writers🙂

Unless the other fine ladies and gentlemen who post here have a different opinion, and such opinion is more appealing to you, my humble point of view is that you should start with the classics... try Homer (not the yellow, funny and fat one), Shakespeare, Cervantes, Dostoievsky, Tolstoi, among many others.

Derfel Cadarn

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06 Apr 06 15:53

Originally posted by jareyes
Unless the other fine ladies and gentlemen who post here have a different opinion, and such opinion is more appealing to you, my humble point of view is that you should start with the classics... try Homer (not the yellow, funny and fat one), Shakespeare, Cervantes, Dostoievsky, Tolstoi, among many others.

Agreed. I think you should pick a few from each genre until you find what you like.

Seitse

Doug Stanhope

That's Why I Drink

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06 Apr 06 16:05

Originally posted by Derfel Cadarn
Agreed. I think you should pick a few from each genre until you find what you like.

Good point! 🙂

Perhaps we can make a list of let's say 3 classics by genre, I bet it would be fun voting and so...