Need some Advice
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oh ok... noted hehOriginally posted by choco B:Austen reads like a girlfriend sharing a gossip. But probably too slow-paced.
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not chim at all....but as i dunno wat's ur demo, so i gonna go easy on u, not tat his books r tat diff 2 read. try the following first, then discover the rest once u got hooked:Originally posted by realitybites:issit one of those politically correct thingy ???... sounds kinda *chim* but will include in my list of check it outs hehee
thx thx
a collection of short stories:a twist in the tale
12 red herrings,
a quiver full of arrows
an easy reading short novel:not a penny more, not a penny less
enjoy!
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I like this v muchOriginally posted by fire & ice:an easy reading short novel:not a penny more, not a penny less
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Do you like film adaptations? How about checking out the books that spawned movies... it'll feel more familiar.Originally posted by realitybites:oh ok... noted heh
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heh ... thx for the breakdown heheOriginally posted by fire & ice:not chim at all....but as i dunno wat's ur demo, so i gonna go easy on u, not tat his books r tat diff 2 read. try the following first, then discover the rest once u got hooked:
a collection of short stories:a twist in the tale
12 red herrings,
a quiver full of arrows
an easy reading short novel:not a penny more, not a penny less
enjoy! -
yeah, or sense and sensibility, emma is good too.. Better yet, watch the movies!!Originally posted by realitybites:errr ... *pride & prejudice* ?????? -
i won't read to save my life ahahha..Originally posted by narz:hahaa, okiez... not too sure if this is considered spamming but there's a website i can recommend for stories by amateurs. quite a good variety and it's convenient if you don't mind reading online stories. some pple prob prefer to be holding a book on their bed.
www.nicestories.com
not too much of a reader myself, beta wait for the ang moh pai pple like jOhO and the Bear to recommend you.
i'm a VERY poorly read person... extremely. the number of novels i've read in my life one hand can count, and the number of days of newpapers i read i just have to add the other hand..
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get twelve red herrings or a twist in the taleOriginally posted by fire & ice:ever considered archer? his politically inclined reads are just the nice mix of suspense, anticipation, wit, schemes & a touch or humour albeit sometimes grey humour.... try the short stories first.
Archer/Crichton/Hiaasen is to Books like Fincher/Cameron/Taratino is to movies -
no surprise since you've so many exciting stories of your own to spice up ya life eh?Originally posted by jOhO:i won't read to save my life ahahha..
i'm a VERY poorly read person... extremely. the number of novels i've read in my life one hand can count, and the number of days of newpapers i read i just have to add the other hand.. -
danielle steel
nicolas cage
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hmm well i dunno if they're exciting.. but i'm not bored that's for sure.Originally posted by narz:no surprise since you've so many exciting stories of your own to spice up ya life eh? -
try these:
nice and very hard to put down.. quirky..
Banana Yoshimoto's books.. start with Kitchen.. then Amrita and Manil Suri's Death of Vishnu
if you want deranged books that are hard to read but once you get the hang of it, it's impossible to put down, try Irvine Welsh..
maybe start with Maribou Stork Nightmares.. short stories to learn how he writes.. then move on his books chronologically as he reuses some characters in them.. i would think Trainspotting first...
then for satire with an irreverant and irrelevant sense of humour, you can't go wrong with P.J. O'Rourke.. where else can you get a man who researches "Tourism in Lebanon" and writes while in the middle of an all-out Korean student riot?
Start with Holidays in Hell
recap:
Authors:
Banana Yoshimoto
Manil Suri
Irvine Welsh
P.J. O'Rourke -
Originally posted by the Bear:
wah ... thx thx heh... now I m spoilt for choices liaozzz
try these:
nice and very hard to put down.. quirky..
Banana Yoshimoto's books.. start with [b]Kitchen.. then Amrita and Manil Suri's Death of Vishnu
if you want deranged books that are hard to read but once you get the hang of it, it's impossible to put down, try Irvine Welsh..
maybe start with Maribou Stork Nightmares.. short stories to learn how he writes.. then move on his books chronologically as he reuses some characters in them.. i would think Trainspotting first...
then for satire with an irreverant and irrelevant sense of humour, you can't go wrong with P.J. O'Rourke.. where else can you get a man who researches "Tourism in Lebanon" and writes while in the middle of an all-out Korean student riot?
Start with Holidays in Hell
recap:
Authors:
Banana Yoshimoto
Manil Suri
Irvine Welsh
P.J. O'Rourke[/b]
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then, i suggest going through Banana Yoshimoto's stuff
there is something about Amrita that is really quirky and romantic without giving you the creeps..
that book is something i recommend to everyone
the rest, especially Irvine Welsh and P.J. O'Rourke are for the deranged people like me who can actually relate and identify with the insanityOriginally posted by realitybites:wah ... thx thx heh... now I m spoilt for choices liaozzz -
thank you yousss too chocoOriginally posted by choco B:Austen reads like a girlfriend sharing a gossip. But probably too slow-paced.