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I really enjoyed Jonathan Stroud's "Bartimaeus Trilogy" and had "Lockwood and Co" on my list for a couple of years. My son bought me the set this year.
Just started 'Lonesome Dove' by Larry McMurtry.
Lonesome Dove: A Novel
Journey to the dusty little town of , where retired Texas Rangers Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call undertake a perilous cattle drive to the untamed plains of Montana. Along the way, they face danger, adventure, and an unforgettable cast of characters. Richly authentic and beautifully written...
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I loved the Lockwood series, - terrific stories (which build as the series progresses), characters, and and wonderfully atmospheric world building, and I also strongly recommend his Scarlett & Browne trilogy, - for much the same reasons - which I also think excellent.
Currently reading:
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
Buffalo Girls is my fave by McMurtry...Just started 'Lonesome Dove' by Larry McMurtry.
Lonesome Dove: A Novel
Journey to the dusty little town of , where retired Texas Rangers Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call undertake a perilous cattle drive to the untamed plains of Montana. Along the way, they face danger, adventure, and an unforgettable cast of characters. Richly authentic and beautifully written...www.amazon.com
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Pausing The Master and the margarita for now.
I don't have this version but I like it better. lol
I don't have this version but I like it better. lol
Try "Heart of a Dog" by the same author; a biting (and, at times, a sharply funny) satire, in some ways, it is a more accessible work than The Master and Margarita.
I got as far as pg.108 and I was like ... I can't do anymore. Not right now anyway. lol
went to the library yesterday
A good friend recently recommended the works of Haruki Murakami, of whom I have heard, but not read.
I will be interested to read your thoughts when you have finished the book.
I read everything by him, I recommend "east of the sun west of the moon, or was that A-Ha?
well here are links
South of the Border, West of the Sun- easy flowing story with depth!
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. fun, graphic and pure!
Norwegian Wood more in-depth than the film
Men Without Women is nice easy reading about men getting woman, tho Drive my car is 40 pages.
he tells a shallow story but with a nice easy flowing with a mass intelligent some how.
Wind Up Bird Chronicles was my fave...
I also enjoyed Sputnik Sweetheart and Norwegian Wood.
I love Murakami. I have also read almost everything he's written. My personal favorites are Kafka on the Shore, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, and Killing Commendatore.
Norwegian Wood is a good one to read first for the person interested in getting into Murakami, though they should be aware that it is less "surreal" than most of his other works. That's what makes it more approachable, but it's also a bit unlike many of his most popular works in that regard. Kafka on the Shore is the novel I read first, and I can also recommend it as a good starting point if you want to dive right into his world.
Thank you very much, @VisceralRealist, @pachyderm and @MBAir2010 for your replies and recommendations.
Clearly, it is (well past) high time I made myself acquainted with the (extensive body of) work penned by Murakami.
I read Haruki Murakami's 1Q84 last year - probably not the best book to start...
Another that I got 100 pages or so into and stopped.
I finished it but I feel it was overhyped and probably not Murakami's best work.
Can agree with that. That is not one to start with. 1Q84 is for hardcore Murakami fans. And even then I would say the book was a few hundred pages longer than it needed to be. I still feel that it was an interesting story, but it was ultimately too long and repetitive.
The version I have is broken into 4 separate books.