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Pratchett, Rankin, Holte, Adams, Fforde (?) - product authors? And the Capsule library?
Is there a monolithic group of authors with a precise and highly similar appeal, such as Adams, Pratchett and Robert Rankin? Who else fits into this category? Douglas Adams? Fforde? Thomas Holte? Piers Anthony?
How do authors like this differ from and resemble each other? If somebody likes the Discworld, would the "Myth-takes" series be a good bet?
Can you guess form one book what other authors a person will like, in what genres? And with how much accuracy?
:: STARTED BY ONLY NICE THINGS
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 12:28 13.07.06
Self-Improvement Books
Self-help, personal growth, not so much inspirational, certainly not Matrix Warrior.
:: STARTED BY Smoothly
:: 42 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:02 10.07.06
Christopher Fowler
The British author of quirky urban fables and gritty horror/ghost stories.
:: STARTED BY Sax
:: 20 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:58 09.07.06
Who should I be reading?
Experimental / modern / post-modern / whatever fiction. Help a brother out!
:: STARTED BY chaated
:: 25 REPLIES, LAST AT 10:59 05.07.06
Potter deadpool
A deadpool thread to speculate who is going to die in the new harry potter book
:: STARTED BY sleazenation
:: 55 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:45 03.07.06
Better than Neil Gaiman
From someone who likes Neil Gaiman but who would like to hear book recommendations from people who like his themes but not how he writes about them.
:: STARTED BY Queer Pirate
:: 35 REPLIES, LAST AT 10:32 03.07.06
John Fowles - early postmodernist, or literary wanksta?
Discuss the recently deceased post-modernist who realized he couldn't control his characters.
:: STARTED BY matthew.
:: 8 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:59 28.06.06
Dame Muriel Spark and Her Works
Discussion of the works of Dame Muriel Spark, 01/02/1918 - 13/04/2006.
:: STARTED BY Our Lady Has Left the Building
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:07 18.06.06
Robert A. Heinlein
A thread about the US science fiction master, author of Starship Troopers, The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, and many, many more.
:: STARTED BY Traz
:: 29 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:25 08.06.06
An Invitation - my summer reading list
In this thread, I list all the books I plan to read over the summer in order to see if anyone on Barbelith would like to join me on one or two of them and we could have a discussion about it.
:: STARTED BY SMS
:: 18 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:36 07.06.06
After Man
Dougal Dixon's book about what forms animals might take in the future
:: STARTED BY All Acting Regiment
:: 11 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:07 02.06.06
Why is Barbelith a haven for Dorothy L Sayers freaks?
dorothy l sayers. what's the big deal. and why do quite a few people around her like her?
:: STARTED BY Goodness Gracious Meme
:: 72 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:47 02.06.06
William Faulkner
William Faulkner, 1897-1962, writer of, among other things, "The Sound and the Fury", "As I Lay Dying", "The Unvanquished" and, of course, "Aliens versus Predator: The Novelisation of the Major Motion Picture". Discuss here.
:: STARTED BY dispatx
:: 16 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:46 02.06.06
Melville and the Past
A general discussion of Herman Melville (1819-1891), author of "Moby Dick," "Benito Cereno," "Bartleby," and "Billy Budd".
:: STARTED BY matthew.
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:29 02.06.06
Rumi
Molana Jalal-e-Din Mohammad Molavi Rumi, 13th century Persian mystic and poet, the founder of the Whirling Dervishes and the top-selling poet in the United States.
:: STARTED BY Quantum
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:27 01.06.06
John Wyndham
Very British, arguably underrated satirical sci-fi writer, author of such books as "The Day of the Triffids", "The Chrysalids" and "The Midwich Cuckoos". For discussion of his novels (and short stories) and/or the film adaptations thereof...
:: STARTED BY Hydra vs Leviathan
:: 6 REPLIES, LAST AT 09:17 01.06.06
Best work of american fiction these past twenty five years is....
in this poll from nyt review of books
:: STARTED BY astrojax69
:: 8 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:09 31.05.06
Genre Classification in Fiction
Putting works of fiction into genre-categorical "boxes" (shelves?): how does it affect people's reading of said works of fiction, and what are your thoughts on it?
:: STARTED BY Hydra vs Leviathan
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 06:20 30.05.06
Mary Butts
What can you tell me?
:: STARTED BY GogMickGog
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:51 24.05.06
Prison books
Anyobody recommend any good books that revolve around being locked up?
:: STARTED BY Fist Fun
:: 29 REPLIES, LAST AT 01:07 10.05.06
Ambiguous & Transformative
Instances of Gender Transformation, Deception, and Ambiguity in Myth, Literature, and Literary Life. Keywords: Woolf, Winterson, Kathy Acker, Written on the Body, Orlando, Bronte Sisters.
:: STARTED BY Hallo, Paper Spaceboy
:: 52 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:16 06.05.06
The Relationship between Science Fiction and God
Let's examine the relationship that exists between sci-fi and faith. Should speculative fiction allow for the possibility of God considering its definition? Science fiction is primarily written by authors of a scientific persuasion; these scientific-y people are often atheists or agnostics.
:: STARTED BY matthew.
:: 20 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:38 06.05.06
Nikos Kazantzakis
I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.
:: STARTED BY Blake Head
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 08:50 05.05.06
Mapping Mieville
Maps of China Mieville's Bas Lag and Armada. Vaguely spoilerish, and biggish files. Can Bas-Lag be mapped? Should Bas-Lag be mapped?
:: STARTED BY Kiltartan Cross
:: 6 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:10 03.05.06
Australian wins pulitzer prize for fiction
sydney writer wins united states premier writing prize. cool.
what's that mean, but?
:: STARTED BY astrojax69
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 10:13 02.05.06
Sex in books. You know, for kids.
Sexual activity in children's and Young Adult books - the good, the bad and the ugly. What makes for good representations of sex for young people? Not a list thread: posts which simply give titles without an indication of why particular books are good/bad/ugly may be deleted.
:: STARTED BY Cat Chant
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:25 30.04.06
"Lord of the Rings": Rightwing Book, Nazi Film?
Discussion of the idea of LotR as a right-wing, classist, racist, misogynist tract.
But with talking trees dude!
:: STARTED BY BioDynamo
:: 62 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:21 27.04.06
Howl Now
A discussion about Ginsberg's critical poem.
:: STARTED BY ShadowSax
:: 17 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:24 25.04.06
Crime Fiction
Does exactly what it says on the tin.A thread to talk about crime fiction, old or new, hard-boiled or classic who-dunnits. Anything about crime fiction.
:: STARTED BY Axolotl
:: 23 REPLIES, LAST AT 12:18 23.04.06
Peter Whitehead
falconer, film-maker, fabulist
:: STARTED BY GogMickGog
:: 22 REPLIES, LAST AT 12:20 22.04.06
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