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Call me an opportunist, but this seems like a good moment to recommend our upcoming Book Club book. Legolas Send a noteboard - 16/11/2010 10:40:08 PM
I don't see any Guy Gavriel Kay in the books you list, so perhaps that would be something new for you. We are going to start with the discussion of his Lions of Al-Rassan on Thursday (but no worries about the time, we intend to try a different way of doing things so that you can easily join in weeks later, as you may have seen in Rebekah's announcement). I'm currently reading it myself, and it's very good.

Kay's books, other than his first series, the Fionavar Tapestry, which is very classic Tolkienesque high fantasy, are generally somewhere halfway between historical fiction and fantasy. In this case, the book is inspired by the Spanish hero known as El Cid, and the environment he lived in - a medieval Spain divided between Muslims and Christians, sometimes tolerant of each other and of their respective Jewish minorities, sometimes not so much. You don't need to know the history or El Cid to appreciate the book, though. Kay can be a tad pompous and dramatic, but it usually does work, his story is engaging and his characters have depth, and he is excellent at capturing the atmosphere and feel of the place he describes.

As for other books, maybe you could say a bit more about what you enjoy in books, and what you dislike - what turned you off Martin, for instance?
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Reading Suggestions? - 16/11/2010 10:15:31 PM 1051 Views
Call me an opportunist, but this seems like a good moment to recommend our upcoming Book Club book. - 16/11/2010 10:40:08 PM 897 Views
Agreed. And you should listen to me, because I gave up on Martin at about the same point. *NM* - 16/11/2010 10:50:03 PM 362 Views
What was your reason? - 16/11/2010 11:51:36 PM 857 Views
I think that is the usual reason. - 17/11/2010 07:33:12 AM 795 Views
What I like - 16/11/2010 11:39:17 PM 925 Views
Alright. Some more suggestions, then. - 17/11/2010 12:12:44 AM 914 Views
Also: last month's Book Club choice is wonderful. - 16/11/2010 10:53:05 PM 912 Views
I knew I had forgotten a series - 16/11/2010 11:46:25 PM 803 Views
How about trying some Robert Stanek? *NM* - 16/11/2010 11:01:43 PM 414 Views
You know, Larry, we have this proverb in Dutch... - 16/11/2010 11:05:14 PM 838 Views
- 16/11/2010 11:08:04 PM 851 Views
Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide? *NM* - 16/11/2010 11:42:40 PM 413 Views
Tried it. - 16/11/2010 11:54:49 PM 814 Views
*cough* - 17/11/2010 01:08:12 AM 838 Views
It had been a while since you'd mentioned it... admirable self-restraint, really. *NM* - 17/11/2010 01:22:30 AM 404 Views
The post did beg for it - 17/11/2010 01:24:34 AM 760 Views
Steven Erikson. - 17/11/2010 07:37:11 AM 842 Views
Thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiss. *NM* - 17/11/2010 11:17:52 PM 346 Views
One outisde that comfort zone: - 17/11/2010 04:50:00 PM 809 Views
Ok. Thanks all. - 17/11/2010 11:27:48 PM 798 Views
The Stand by Stephen King - 28/11/2010 03:15:39 AM 829 Views
Read it. - 28/11/2010 05:01:07 AM 758 Views

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