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Teresa White
Advanced Member Username: teresa_white
Post Number: 2253 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 6:40 am: |
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Okay. I'll cut to the chase. I adore the novels of Dean Koontz. Now...your turn: ~T |
Gary Blankenship
Moderator Username: garydawg
Post Number: 28911 Registered: 07-2001
| Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 7:16 am: |
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The Bourn novels not written by their creator, Ludlum and others of that fast spaced ilk. Smiles. Gary Celebrate Walt with Gary: http://www.poetrykit.org/pkl/tw10/tw4conte.htm
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M
Board Administrator Username: mjm
Post Number: 34959 Registered: 11-1998
| Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 8:01 am: |
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Chick lit by practically anyone, though the Brits are a real hoot! If I read serious stuff all the time, my head explodes. Love, M |
Michael Harty
Member Username: paloduro
Post Number: 80 Registered: 06-2009
| Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 11:46 am: |
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Robert Parker's Spenser novels -- the opposite of chick lit, a chance to taste macho invulnerability. Michael |
Dale McLain
Senior Member Username: sparklingseas
Post Number: 3682 Registered: 11-2004
| Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 11:58 am: |
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Historical fiction... I like to think I can peek into Marie Antoinette's diary, Josephine's boudoir... |
Fred Longworth
Senior Member Username: sandiegopoet
Post Number: 6554 Registered: 05-2006
| Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 2:42 pm: |
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Michael Connelly James Patterson P.D. James Daniel Silva J.D. MacDonald Robert Crais Evan Hunter (aka Ed McBain) Tess Gerritsen Kathy Reichs Sue Grafton Patricia Cornwell Donna Leon * * * * * * * * * * YOUR FOOTNOTE ADVERTISEMENT HERE. Call 1-555-555-5555 and ask for Fred. 10% discount if you mention Wild Poetry Forum.
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Andrew Dufresne
Senior Member Username: beachdreamer
Post Number: 2809 Registered: 01-2006
| Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 2:53 pm: |
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James Lee Burke (when he's writing about Dave Robicheaux) ad I'm too lazy to update my blog so I'm embarrassed to invite anyone to it.
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Gary Blankenship
Moderator Username: garydawg
Post Number: 28919 Registered: 07-2001
| Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 3:02 pm: |
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But Andrew, do read Rain Gods. As good as he gets. I don't consider Donnelly, McBain, Reich, MacDonald as guilty pleasures but just damn fine writers. Add Deavers, Lippman and Vachss to that list. Ed Mc wrote 56 books and I read everyone though finding some was a trick. Smiles. Gary Celebrate Walt with Gary: http://www.poetrykit.org/pkl/tw10/tw4conte.htm
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Dan Tompsett
Intermediate Member Username: db_tompsett
Post Number: 787 Registered: 07-2007
| Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 3:27 pm: |
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I read a book by John Grisham, once. Never again. What an artless piece of crap that was. "People who believe a lot of crap are better off." Charles Bukowski
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Helm Filipowitsch
Member Username: flitz
Post Number: 94 Registered: 06-2009
| Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 4:34 pm: |
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I'm a sucker, but, Marion Zimmer Bradley and the Darkover series of novels. Blog: http://cancan-nono.blogspot.com/
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Teresa White
Advanced Member Username: teresa_white
Post Number: 2257 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 4:49 pm: |
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interesting...velly velly interesting. Fred...you have quite a list!!!! I, too, like a good Michael Connolly book once in a while. Oh (gosh, who above mentioned him?) and about the attorney-turned-writer (Grisham)...read one--never again. Has anyone tried to read anything by (gawd, what's her name?) O yeah, Danielle Steele? Urp. ~T. (Message edited by teresa_white on August 06, 2009) |
J.B.
Valued Member Username: poetessx
Post Number: 116 Registered: 06-2008
| Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 6:08 pm: |
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Sue Grafton, Nicholas Sparks,James Patterson -- I think of them as junk food for the brain. Not essential to function, but danm enjoyable every now and again! -- J.B. "...anything or anyone that does not bring you alive is too small for you." -- David White, "Sweet Darkness"
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S. Thomas Summers
Advanced Member Username: s_thomas_summers
Post Number: 1746 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Friday, August 07, 2009 - 5:36 am: |
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Star Wars novels. visit me at http://www.freewebs.com/sthomassummers/ author of "Death settled well" and "Rather, It Should Shine"
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Teresa White
Advanced Member Username: teresa_white
Post Number: 2260 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Friday, August 07, 2009 - 7:13 am: |
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J.B. I don't consider your choices exactly "junk food." Sparks is fairly respected --far as I know...same with Sue Grafton (or I could be thinking of someone else). Scott, You and my hubby would get along quite well. ~T. |
Jane Røken
Senior Member Username: magpie
Post Number: 3758 Registered: 03-2007
| Posted on Friday, August 07, 2009 - 12:02 pm: |
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Oh dear ..... Tom Sharpe! (the ultimate bad taste, I've been told).
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Teresa White
Advanced Member Username: teresa_white
Post Number: 2264 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Friday, August 07, 2009 - 8:05 pm: |
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Gosh, Jane. Never heard of T. Sharpe. Now I'll have to check him out.
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Judy Thompson
Advanced Member Username: judyt54
Post Number: 1703 Registered: 11-2007
| Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 6:32 am: |
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Robert Parker (I have an orgy of rereads once every few years, IN ORDER) Terry Pratchett (all of them, in order, starting in January each year) Lawrence Block, his Hitman series. A bit off the wall, but always enjoyable. Science Fiction (or any other genre) that deals with time travel, time manipulation, time warping. And of course Sue Grafton. She's just plain fun, and now and then nails one beautifully. Afraid of the Dark
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Zefuyn
Advanced Member Username: zefuyn
Post Number: 1417 Registered: 12-2006
| Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 6:33 am: |
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Garfield comics. |
Judy Thompson
Advanced Member Username: judyt54
Post Number: 1705 Registered: 11-2007
| Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 8:53 am: |
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Zits Afraid of the Dark
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Teresa White
Advanced Member Username: teresa_white
Post Number: 2270 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 11:49 am: |
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Get outta here Judy... tee hee
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Jane Røken
Senior Member Username: magpie
Post Number: 3770 Registered: 03-2007
| Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 3:47 pm: |
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Teresa! ... you can find mr Sharpe here: Tom Sharpe If you give him a try, don't ever read his novels in public places. I did once, on a train, and people thought I was having a fit of sorts. I didn't merely laugh, I horse-guffawed, tears streaming, and I couldn't stop. If I were someone else, I would've found it bloody embarrassing. Judy! ... Terry Pratchett rocks, yea! science-fiction too, and steampunk! |
Judy Thompson
Advanced Member Username: judyt54
Post Number: 1706 Registered: 11-2007
| Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 4:29 pm: |
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i love zits, it's hysterical, and almost the only comic I read. I am a big fan of Calvin and Hobbes, too. so there. Pratchett is another you dont want to read in public, he builds his scenes the way good ensemble comedy builds, and at the end you realize your eyes are streaming and your nose is running and dont know if you should laugh or cry... I can hardly wait for January so I can start my journey with him all over again. Every time I read those, I find something I missed the last time. Afraid of the Dark
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Teresa White
Advanced Member Username: teresa_white
Post Number: 2271 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 6:11 pm: |
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Thanks for the link, Jane! I'll check it out. OMG, Judy. I'm red-faced...kinda. I thunk you meant, you know, the OTHER kind. Don't get a paper or read funnies online :[ hee |
KA
New member Username: kerryann
Post Number: 1 Registered: 08-2009
| Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 8:50 pm: |
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Glamour magazine. :o) |
Teresa White
Advanced Member Username: teresa_white
Post Number: 2273 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 9:00 pm: |
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Welcome to WILD, K! Hey, ask M, our great administrator. She told me to submit something to that mag once. I think it's a worthy publication............ ~T. |