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Epic of Gilgamesh
Sumerian Epic
:: STARTED BY Jack_Rackem
:: 10 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:36 19.02.06
Changes of Point of View in Fiction
How much notice do you take of changes in perspective in the narrative?
:: STARTED BY Loomis
:: 20 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:14 18.02.06
The Green Man, by Kingsley Amis
Jamesian horror story shot through with acid
:: STARTED BY All Acting Regiment
:: 6 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:28 16.02.06
System of the World (spoilers)
Neal Stephenson's finale to the Baroque trilogy, keywords Quicksilver Confusion Shaftoe
:: STARTED BY Quantum
:: 32 REPLIES, LAST AT 12:31 10.02.06
Favourite first line
Why is it favored above all others?
:: STARTED BY ephemerat
:: 84 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:42 06.02.06
Ken MacLeod
Ken MacLeod, socialist skiffy writer par excellence.
:: STARTED BY STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:31 31.01.06
Richard Matheson Fans?
Are you a fan of this famous horror writer? Discuss.
:: STARTED BY FreakWolf
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:12 31.01.06
Dr. Seuss and Maurice Sendak and Rhythm or Rhyme?
In which children's books are or are not discussed at their base and at their peak, which is best?
:: STARTED BY ShadowSax
:: 8 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:29 25.01.06
Ender's Game
Keywords:
Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, Buggers, Orson Scott Card, Battle School.
:: STARTED BY Fist Fun
:: 14 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:42 25.01.06
Stone Junction by Jim Dodge
Discussion on the "Alchemical Potboiler"
:: STARTED BY buttergun
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 08:58 19.01.06
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (SPOILERS)
Being the sixth book in the mega-selling series by JK Rowling. Who lives? Who dies? Who cares?
:: STARTED BY Jack Fear
:: 160 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:59 19.01.06
Harry Potter and the Ounce of Sense - SPOILERS TO EVERY BOOK PUBLISHED SO FAR
How would you protect Harry Potter if you were not being increasingly absurdly written as a series of straight-down-the-line school stories with a Hardy Boys gloss and some magic? Includes speculation on the last two books in the series.
:: STARTED BY ONLY NICE THINGS
:: 68 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:13 09.01.06
Fortean Times
The magazine of strange phenomena. Any readers here?
:: STARTED BY All Acting Regiment
:: 18 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:32 06.01.06
How do you decide what to buy next?
More importantly, how do you find new authors and stay on top of new releases?
:: STARTED BY Loomis
:: 23 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:45 03.01.06
Temple Grandin
Autistic author writes about autism and animal husbandry.
:: STARTED BY ibis the being
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 05:30 03.01.06
Childe Roland to the Dark Tower came ... finally
Stephen King's The Dark Tower VII is finally out, causing much a'singing and merriment in the Puritan household. Spoilers to come at a later date, most likely. Thankya big-big.
:: STARTED BY Laughing
:: 16 REPLIES, LAST AT 01:20 29.12.05
James Joyce's Mystique
I think I drop it.
:: STARTED BY Mug Chum
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:52 27.12.05
Garth Nix - Is he (lazy generalisation alert!) the new Philip Pullman?
Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen, The Creature in the Case, The Old Kingdom, Ancelstierre, magic and fire, Australian SF, it's all good.
:: STARTED BY Our Lady Has Left the Building
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:58 23.12.05
Guillaume Apollinaire
Give some tips as to and who knows, maybe discuss the work of French author Guillaume Apollinaire.
:: STARTED BY Lugue
:: 6 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:34 23.12.05
Wilkie Collins
Have you read any of his work, and can you help me find out more? Keywords: Wilkie Collins, Moonstone, Armadale, gothic novels
:: STARTED BY Ariadne
:: 11 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:00 23.12.05
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The ultimate Christmas ghost story.
Keywords: Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley, the Ghosts of Past, Present and Future, Mr and Mrs Fezziwig.
:: STARTED BY Our Lady Has Left the Building
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:11 22.12.05
2005: What are you currently reading?
A thread to list what you're currently reading, with notes on how it's all going.
:: STARTED BY Our Lady Has Left the Building
:: 299 REPLIES, LAST AT 07:06 22.12.05
Finnegans of All Sorts
Finnegans Wake, iterations and excerpts and general questions, theories, and requests
:: STARTED BY This Sunday
:: 10 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:14 20.12.05
Pirates!
Pirates. Anyone have some recommendations?
:: STARTED BY Locust No longer
:: 22 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:12 07.12.05
Recommend a Bookshop.
Bookshops. Recommendations. Make one.
:: STARTED BY Shrug
:: 15 REPLIES, LAST AT 07:27 06.12.05
When Editors Go Bad
There are times when an author clearly probably knew what they were doing and someone else - I'm presuming editor, here - stepped in and fucked things up. I kinda think the writer is almost always in the right as to how their material should be portrayed/framed/typeset and spelled, but maybe not. Any examples of this, ever really annoy you? Who did you blame?
:: STARTED BY This Sunday
:: 26 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:30 06.12.05
What's The Deal With The Lord Of The Rings?
Come one and all to discuss rhedking's/Problems with Tolkien's Lord of the Rings./What were the reasons for the bad guys' actions?/And what became of the various factions?
:: STARTED BY rhedking
:: 39 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:46 27.11.05
Status or Contract?
Franzen, Marcus, Gaddis and others argue the reason for fiction. Is it to entertain (Contract) or is it for art's sake (Status)?
:: STARTED BY matthew.
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:28 22.11.05
Diana Wynne Jones - Conrad's Fate
Thread for discussion of the first new Chrestomanci novel in, like, fifteen years or something.
:: STARTED BY Cat Chant
:: 8 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:12 15.11.05
Chain-criticism bad?
Discussion on the effects both good and bad of the big bookshops on the areas they move into and inhabit, their staff and the people that shop at them.
:: STARTED BY The Return Of Rothkoid
:: 33 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:25 14.11.05
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