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The GOT Book Club

No mate I haven't - but I will make a point to read it. I recently saw the IMAX version of Nordwand which recounts the 1936 attempt at the north face by Hinterstoisser and Kurz. Thought it was totally epic.

It's an amazing story whether you are interested in mountaineering or not, agree totally

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Just finished the LOTR trilogy finally, didn't read any books in between which in hindsight was a poor decision.

Got the first Game of Thrones to read next but fancying something else, something shorter perhaps and not part of any series, any suggestions?

Might scour the whole thread for some too.
 
What's Abercrombie like? Heard good things about him.
Last year I read all ten books of Steve Erikson's Malazan series, one after the other, so got a bit burned out on the genre. Feeling like I might be ready to pick another one up now.

He writes great serious fantasy (in the mould of game of thrones)..Start with The blade itself if your going to try him..Its the first book of a trilogy and his introduction to his 'World'.
 
Just finished the LOTR trilogy finally, didn't read any books in between which in hindsight was a poor decision.

Got the first Game of Thrones to read next but fancying something else, something shorter perhaps and not part of any series, any suggestions?

Might scour the whole thread for some too.

American Gods by Neil Gaiman.
 

Recently re-read 'A Confederacy of Dunces'....Its the one and only book of a young man(his name escapes me) who committed suicide long before it saw the light of day. His mother found the manuscript and took it to a publisher. It is now considered a minor classic in the States.....If only he had confidence in him self, sad.
 
Recently re-read 'A Confederacy of Dunces'....Its the one and only book of a young man(his name escapes me) who committed suicide long before it saw the light of day. His mother found the manuscript and took it to a publisher. It is now considered a minor classic in the States.....If only he had confidence in him self, sad.
John Kennedy Toole - great novel. I have, on occasion, being threatened with legal action by pompous blowhards, and it always makes me think of Ignatius Reilly.

On a similarly sad note I just finished The Pale King by David Foster Wallace - his unfinished manuscript that he left on his desk after he hanged himself a few years back. Good Christ he was some writer - there's 4 or 5 passages in the book that are just staggering. The book as a whole is very unfinished, though, and quite difficult to work though. So not one to really pick up as a starting point to DFW.

He'd suffered from depression all his life but apparently had it relatively under control. His medication stopped working for him, though, and he couldn't find an alternative that didn't interfere with the creativity and energy he needed to write - committed suicide on that basis.

Thinking of picking up something by Denis Johnson next - been meaning to read him for ages but not gotten round to it. Jesus' son is prob his best known so may give that a whirl.
 
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I ordered 'Football Manager Stole My Life' the other day, still hasn't came yet FFS. Looking forward to it though I'm not much of a reader. Anyone read it ?
 

John Kennedy Toole - great novel. I have, on occasion, being threatened with legal action by pompous blowhards, and it always makes me think of Ignatius Reilly.

On a similarly sad note I just finished The Pale King by David Foster Wallace - his unfinished manuscript that he left on his desk after he hanged himself a few years back. Good Christ he was some writer - there's 4 or 5 passages in the book that are just staggering. The book as a whole is very unfinished, though, and quite difficult to work though. So not one to really pick up as a starting point to DFW.

He'd suffered from depression all his life but apparently had it relatively under control. His medication stopped working for him, though, and he couldn't find an alternative that didn't interfere with the creativity and energy he needed to write - committed suicide on that basis.

Thinking of picking up something by Denis Johnson next - been meaning to read him for ages but not gotten round to it. Jesus' son is prob his best known so may give that a whirl.

Denis jonson is fantastic. Deffo start with Jesus Son. Short stories narrated by a character called ****head. Emergency is a particular highlight. If you want to dive in now you can find the great Tobias Wolff reading it out on a podcast in the New Yorker. After that try his first novel Angels.
 

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