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One could say that I have truly eclectic taste in reading material... and it would be a pretty accurate representation. I read to enjoy myself, to learn new things, and even, on occasion, to make myself feel better by saying "a wild ferret could have done a better job of that!" The occasional feeling of superiority, whether real or imagined, can brighten one's day immensely. A brief digression, here. There are few categories of writing that I utterly dislike. Granted, I'm not a huge fan of badly-written academic theses, and I don't really like books that are "created by someone, written by someone else" (no names mentioned, Mr. Clancy, nope, not a one). But one type of book really raises my hackles... the traditional bodice-ripper romance "novel". If it was up to me, I'd have a really great Beltane bonfire and clear out the lot of 'em yearly. Needless to say, these lists are far from complete. I'll be updating them as more good stuff comes out and more drek floats to the surface of the pond. |
books visuals music sewing decorating Gary Numan |
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horror & dark fiction |
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Robert Aickman Colleen Anderson Clive Barker Ramsey Campbell David Case Basil Copper Stanley Ellin Harlan Ellison Christa Faust Ed Gorman Nancy Holder Robert Holdstock |
Don Hutchison Caitlín R. Kiernan Stephen King Dean Koontz Rudy Kremberg H.P. Lovecraft Brian Lumley Robert R. McCammon Ian McEwan Stephen Meade Mark Morris David Nickle |
Clarence Paget James Powell Steve Rasnic Tem Garfield Reeves-Stevens Alan Ryan John Shirley John Skipp Michael Marshall Smith Craig Spector Dale L. Sproule Lucy Taylor Robert Charles Wilson |
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science fiction |
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Poul Anderson Greg Bear Martin Caidin Orson Scott Card |
William Gibson Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle Spider Robinson |
J. Michael Straczynski A.E. van Vogt Kurt Vonnegut H.G. Wells |
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mystery & detective |
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Lilian Jackson Braun Agatha Christie Diane Mott Davidson P.N. Elrod |
Dick Francis Jonathan Gash Dorothy Gilman Sue Grafton |
Katherine H. Page Joanne Pence Kathy Reichs |
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basic fiction |
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Douglas Adams Richard Adams Robert L. Asprin Sylvie Bérard Ray Bradbury Mary E. Choo Arthur C. Clarke Robin Cook |
Umberto Eco Tess Gerritsen Frank Herbert Nikos Kazantzakis Jack Lovejoy Shirley Meier Doug Murray J.D. Salinger |
Robert Shea Douglas Smith Jena Snyder Sheri S. Tepper J.R.R. Tolkien Jean-Louis Trudel Robert Anton Wilson |
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graphic novels and serials |
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Neil Gaiman - Sandman Joseph Michael Lisner - Dawn |
Todd McFarlane - Spawn James O'Barr - The Crow |
Dave Simm - Cerebus |
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non-fiction |
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Cecil Adams Harry Edwards Richard P. Feynman |
Martin Gardner Stephen Jay Gould Douglas R. Hofstadter |
Michael Shermer Raymond Smullyan |
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humour |
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Scott Adams - Dilbert Berke Breathed - Bloom County Lee Adam Herold - Chopping Block Illiad - User Friendly |
Jack McLaren and Pat Spacek - The Parking Lot is Full Gary Larson - The Far Side Jamie Robertson - Clan of the Cats anything published as part of the Star Trek saga ** |
Howard Tayler - Schlock Mercenary Jim Unger - Herman Bill Watterson - Calvin and Hobbes |
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| ** I know full well that Star Trek is considered science fiction, but I just couldn't bear the idea of mentioning these "space opera novelettes" in the same space as William Gibson. Besides, I don't read them for the sci-fi, I read 'em because they make me laugh. |
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