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Where do you talk about popular fiction?
Well, right here on the Entertainment Board!
I used to read a lot of popular fiction, and a lot of SF in particular, but I gave it up because I used to get frustrated. I find 90% of it just junk. Having said that, there are some authors of fictional work that I like.
I used to like King, but I haven't read anything of his for ages. Nice easy to read and digest prose. Interesting dialogue and ideas. Some repetition, but that's normal. I read DreamCatcher, but honestly can't remember anything about it. My favourite King books were The Stand (isn't it everyone's?!) and Salem's Lot. I can't stand his Dark Tower nonesense. Tried the first one and it was utter crap. I couldn't even get past the first third. What the Hell was he on about?!
I especially like the crime fiction of James Ellroy (who wrote LA Confidential). Excellent, very "gritty" work. Elmore Leonard is OK, but I've only read one of his books. I'd like to check out "Get Shorty".
A recent fiction book that I read was "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime". It's written from the point of view of an autistic child. Highly recommended.
Mr Mephisto
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