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<p>George Pelecanos is very similar to Lehane, and also wrote a lot of The Wire. Really good books. Highly recommended.</p>
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<p>I went through an american crime thing a few years back, Lehane, Pelecanos, James Ellroy, Walter Mosely, Don Winslow, Carl Hiaasen, Elmore Leonard.</p>
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<p>Really fantastic writing. Tho of those 4, Ellroy can be a bit of a slog. The other 6 are like watching Shutter Island, or The Drop, or Killing Them Softly. Ellroy is like watching all 5 seasons The Wire directed by Cormac McCarthy. American Tabloid (Ellroy) is easilty one of my favourite ever books.</p>
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<p>I made the mistake of reading too much Pelecanos at one time, I think it's best to have gaps when reading authors or you notice the patterns too much.</p>
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<p>I made the mistake of reading too much Pelecanos at one time, I think it's best to have gaps when reading authors or you notice the patterns too much.</p>
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<p>I've never read a Cormac McCarthy book, are they a decent read?</p>
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<p>I know what you mean about Pelecanos, I read 2 & really liked his "he put fire to his cigarette" tick, then by 5th book I wanted him to just write "he lit it". Also his early books were short & sparse, really good, then he got deeper more verbose but less interesting later, I haven't bothered reading his latest one & yet I raved to anyone whowould listen about Firing Offence or Shoedog.</p>
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<p>McCarthy can be a bit of a slog I find, The Road was great, everyone raves about Blood Meridian but I found it to be just too unendingly samey grim. Its like the depressing parts of Unforgiven, over & over, for 300 pages.</p>
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I made the mistake of reading too much Pelecanos at one time, I think it's best to have gaps when reading authors or you notice the patterns too much.<br><br>
I've never read a Cormac McCarthy book, are they a decent read?</p></blockquote>
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Agree with Gollum , no country for old MFN and the road are great, all the pretty horses is ok but blood meridian has such depraved characters it's a hard slog .<br>
I just finished this, <a class="bbc_url" href="http://www.smithsbookshop.co.nz/bookshop/isbn9781869502041.php">http://www.smithsbookshop.co.nz/bookshop/isbn9781869502041.php</a> it's a great read and finishes off in Trieste which was a pretty sad way for the kiwis to end their war. What happened in Trieste reminded me a lot of what happened near by forty or so years later. -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="jegga" data-cid="497763" data-time="1435091554"><p>Agree with Gollum , no country for old MFN and the road are great, all the pretty horses is ok but blood meridian has such depraved characters it's a hard slog .<br>
I just finished this, <a class="bbc_url" href="http://www.smithsbookshop.co.nz/bookshop/isbn9781869502041.php">http://www.smithsbookshop.co.nz/bookshop/isbn9781869502041.php</a> it's a great read and finishes off in Trieste which was a pretty sad way for the kiwis to end their war. What happened in Trieste reminded me a lot of what happened near by forty or so years later.</p></blockquote>
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All of my lit. friends and colleagues love Blood Meridian, but I struggled too. No country for old men is my fav. Book of his, but the pretty horse trilogy is great and I go back and read it every now and then. Id definitely start with NCFOM and go from there.<br><br>
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<p>Seeing all this like/not fussed discussion reminds me to try and chill, that some will like and some will loathe. Emphasis on the try, my next book is out on Monday 29th and I'm utterly crapping myself just quietly. Sometimes discussions and reviews are super hard for authors to read, especially when they say something that makes you go WTF, how the hell did they come away with that.</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="gollum" data-cid="498099" data-time="1435308503">
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<p>Thing with any form of art (books, movies, TV) you don't have to appeal to all audiences, you just have to appeal to<em><strong> your </strong></em>audience.</p>
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<p>Haha, yes, but we authors are a needy, greedy lot. Half the reason we're all whacked on caffeine or alcohol or drugs (or all three) is to dull the urge to run up to perfect strangers and wail LOVE MEEEEEEEEEEE.</p> -
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<p>Haha, yes, but we authors are a needy, greedy lot. Half the reason we're all whacked on caffeine or alcohol or drugs (or all three) is to dull the urge to run up to perfect strangers and wail LOVE MEEEEEEEEEEE.</p>
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<p>These writers' conventions might be more exciting than they sound! Especially if the morning coffee is late. :)</p> -
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<p>These writers' conventions might be more exciting than they sound! <strong>Especially if the morning coffee is late</strong>. :)</p>
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<p>Sweet vodka bonnet, Chris, don't even joke about it. crosses self</p> -
<p>The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie is fucking rad. It's not like any fantasy series i have ever read. Dark. The overall story means less to you than what happens to the main characters. The "good" guys are all pretty terrible people. The "bad" guys are barely mentioned. And i loved it.</p>
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<p>I'm now reading the stand-alone novels that go with it. Can recommend</p> -
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<p>The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie is fucking rad. It's not like any fantasy series i have ever read. Dark. The overall story means less to you than what happens to the main characters. The "good" guys are all pretty terrible people. The "bad" guys are barely mentioned. And i loved it.</p>
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<p>I'm now reading the stand-alone novels that go with it. Can recommend</p>
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<p>Was just saying to the Mrs..need to get some books for holiday, I wonder if that book thread is still going on TSF. Downloading now.</p> -
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://books.google.co.nz/books/about/What_it_is_Like_to_Go_to_War.html?id=XsMWfK0cplgC&hl=en'>https://books.google.co.nz/books/about/What_it_is_Like_to_Go_to_War.html?id=XsMWfK0cplgC&hl=en</a><br><br>
Really interesting read, the author starts off with his personal experiences and then moves into how different peoples throughout history treated war and soldiers and the repurcussions on them . Some of it dealt with traditions and why we have them . I want to read his earlier book now, this one was very hard to put down. -
<p>awkward promo dance</p>
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<p>Sooooooo anyway, my next book is out August 17, a full length Regency-set suspense called <strong>To Love a Hellion</strong>. (Regency is 1810-1820 England in case anyone wondered). If the lady in your life (or maybe you, cos you have EXCELLENT taste) is into lords and ladies/filthy smex/nasty villains/snarky banter...buy my book!</p>
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Just finished John Birminghams Designated Targets, top read...although been struggling to find time to read it has taken me longer than usual.<br><br>
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awkward promo dance<br><br>
Sooooooo anyway, my next book is out August 17, a full length Regency-set suspense called To Love a Hellion. (Regency is 1810-1820 England in case anyone wondered). If the lady in your life (or maybe you, cos you have EXCELLENT taste) is into lords and ladies/filthy smex/nasty villains/snarky banter...buy my book!<br><br>
You know you want to. Yep. :mail: :greeting:</p></blockquote>
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Title Mokes?
