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Karl May? Legolas Send a noteboard - 15/12/2010 07:27:03 PM
I will need someone to suggest a good Western. I cannot for the life of me think of any book that I would like to read in this genre.

His books do have some issues and are very much guilty of the "noble savage" clichés, but all the same, the original "Winnetou" is far from a bad book.

I don't really know any Westerns that I haven't read yet and would want to read, either, though. Isn't that more of a movie genre than a book genre, anyway?
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2011: a year of RAFO challenges. Rebekah - 13/12/2010 10:45:30 PM 2714 Views
What do we win? *NM* Tavi - 13/12/2010 10:59:45 PM 996 Views
Pride? A feeling of accomplishment? Rebekah - 13/12/2010 11:01:55 PM 1484 Views
Seems worth it. ? - 16/12/2010 09:51:48 PM 1510 Views
I demand pie! Myrdhyn - 22/12/2010 08:16:19 PM 1460 Views
That looks like fun ranagrande - 14/12/2010 12:50:54 AM 1494 Views
I like. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 01:08:36 AM 1576 Views
I think it says "challenge" Camilla - 15/12/2010 02:04:34 AM 1561 Views
Competition with yourself, then. Darth_Katie - 15/12/2010 03:52:13 AM 1571 Views
I refuse to watch film versions of books if I can help it Larry - 14/12/2010 01:20:21 AM 1516 Views
I generally agree, but sometimes the movies are better than the books. *NM* ranagrande - 14/12/2010 01:27:44 AM 917 Views
Most of my favorite books are unfilmable. *NM* Larry - 14/12/2010 01:40:04 AM 878 Views
Just like Watchmen! *NM* Craig - 14/12/2010 02:46:14 AM 889 Views
Yup. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 04:06:14 AM 1549 Views
I never watched that. Cockatiel of Doom - 19/12/2010 01:12:19 AM 1613 Views
You are a lucky lady. Darth_Katie - 19/12/2010 03:53:30 AM 1683 Views
Name one. *NM* Tom - 14/12/2010 05:07:36 AM 864 Views
Mansfield Park. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 08:36:23 AM 1641 Views
I'll name a dozen. ranagrande - 14/12/2010 10:32:04 AM 1606 Views
Not all of those are valid choices. Tom - 14/12/2010 03:32:55 PM 1602 Views
Also Big Fish. Craig - 14/12/2010 08:02:07 PM 1708 Views
I prefer the book version of that, by the way Larry - 14/12/2010 10:45:54 PM 1624 Views
Weird. *NM* Craig - 15/12/2010 05:47:21 AM 897 Views
Lots of poor movies there Larry - 14/12/2010 10:48:59 PM 1538 Views
Yeah, I don't know how any movie could be as bad as that book. *NM* BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:06:20 AM 1051 Views
Wonderboys *NM* Mark - 14/12/2010 04:49:47 PM 907 Views
I'm in. *NM* Camilla - 14/12/2010 10:43:14 AM 985 Views
Seems nice, I will try to do the half-dozen challange *NM* ursidae - 14/12/2010 07:32:20 PM 1027 Views
This is a really good idea. I like the challenges. I wonder if I can be arsed to do one. Or more. *NM* M & M Maddy - 14/12/2010 08:23:42 PM 1026 Views
Question: Can books count for multiple challenges? *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 14/12/2010 09:34:28 PM 965 Views
Preferably not. But we can be tolerant if you're running out of time. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 09:49:26 PM 1487 Views
But the challenge-books can count towards the 50 and the book you'd been meaning to read. Legolas - 14/12/2010 10:17:12 PM 1523 Views
Re: But the challenge-books can count towards the 50 and the book you'd been meaning to read. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 10:22:06 PM 1550 Views
So... Kaldric - 15/12/2010 04:13:27 PM 1778 Views
A single book can count for many things... Jacob - 15/12/2010 04:17:59 PM 1637 Views
Oooh. This sounds great, count me in! Avendesora - 15/12/2010 12:38:39 AM 1968 Views
A challenge I'm toying with for 2011: Tom - 15/12/2010 04:00:36 AM 1658 Views
Inspired somewhat by Tom's post, here's one I'm toying with for next year Larry - 15/12/2010 04:46:05 AM 1594 Views
I'm in. *NM* Missa Sedai - 15/12/2010 05:20:04 AM 886 Views
Hmm, exciting BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:10:50 AM 1849 Views
A condition and an observation Camilla - 15/12/2010 11:27:29 AM 1576 Views
Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian? Larry - 15/12/2010 01:08:04 PM 1712 Views
I liked The Road and No Country For Old Men as well. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:23:23 PM 1593 Views
Is The Road really a western, though? *NM* Legolas - 22/12/2010 10:30:44 PM 923 Views
true. Not so much, I just always pigeonhole McCarthy as a westernish writer. *NM* Jessie - 25/12/2010 02:20:54 AM 819 Views
Karl May? Legolas - 15/12/2010 07:27:03 PM 1655 Views
I'm sorry, but I keep reading "Karl Marx?" *NM* Tom - 18/12/2010 04:51:40 AM 760 Views
Yeah, they're rather different. *NM* Legolas - 18/12/2010 01:33:23 PM 838 Views
Hm nossy - 15/12/2010 03:15:50 PM 1681 Views
I've read a western. I'm counting that! snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:50:46 PM 1757 Views
snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:51:55 PM 1523 Views
You'd think two things here that aren't true snoopcester - 30/12/2010 11:56:22 PM 1590 Views
Re: <will watch interestedly as you play> Danae al'Thor - 16/12/2010 12:22:54 PM 1546 Views
I think you should try to do one challenge now issued by myself Larry - 16/12/2010 01:07:18 PM 1573 Views
Re: If I can afford it, then of course I'll read it. Danae al'Thor - 17/12/2010 12:35:02 PM 1620 Views
I am so doing this! ? - 16/12/2010 09:55:19 PM 1511 Views
Question: ? - 17/12/2010 01:56:50 AM 1648 Views
I think we can accept that. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:05:55 PM 1753 Views
Ok cool. Thanks *NM* ? - 17/12/2010 09:34:30 PM 836 Views
Dirty half dozen and genre challenges for me Stephen - 17/12/2010 12:14:00 PM 1569 Views
I think that would definitely qualify. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:07:28 PM 1585 Views
Re: I think that would definitely qualify. Stephen - 20/12/2010 12:45:42 AM 1585 Views
As always, I won't succeed at the 50 book challenge, but the others... A Deathwatch Guard - 20/12/2010 07:05:30 AM 1523 Views
I'm going for the 120 book challenge. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:18:25 PM 1583 Views
I think you missed a trick here. Michael - 30/12/2010 09:19:20 AM 1664 Views
I think that one is always understood. *NM* Camilla - 30/12/2010 09:36:38 AM 974 Views
I don't think it is. Michael - 30/12/2010 04:20:41 PM 1477 Views
Well. Rebekah - 30/12/2010 04:55:00 PM 1580 Views
More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:39:01 PM 1488 Views
Re: More questions Larry - 16/01/2011 08:48:09 PM 1535 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:51:37 PM 1610 Views
Faulkner? Larry - 16/01/2011 08:58:12 PM 1583 Views
Hmmm. Maybe. *NM* Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:11:25 PM 1693 Views
Re: More questions Rebekah - 16/01/2011 08:57:51 PM 1571 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:00:23 PM 1573 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:11:29 PM 1721 Views
Re: Hm. Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:13:50 PM 1516 Views
Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:16:42 PM 1546 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:50:09 PM 1853 Views
Re: Rebekah - 16/01/2011 10:09:10 PM 1650 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 10:15:09 PM 1795 Views
Re: More questions Legolas - 16/01/2011 10:35:07 PM 1699 Views
I have read a Family Chronicle ranagrande - 18/01/2011 03:03:48 AM 1764 Views
Nice try. *NM* Legolas - 18/01/2011 06:19:48 PM 782 Views
You disagree? ranagrande - 19/01/2011 01:30:45 AM 1574 Views
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