Marka Ragnos Posted September 24, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) Fiction. Non-fiction. Any language. Anything.But it has to have been first published no earlier than 1970. Feel free to break the rules -- you will anyway!My three:The Life & Times of Michael K (JM Coetzee)The Scramble for Africa (Thomas Pakenham)Bad Behavior (Mary Gaitskill) Edited September 24, 2015 by Plastic Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 why the arbitrary date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 pre-1970 books are so ghey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted September 24, 2015 Author VT Supporter Share Posted September 24, 2015 why the arbitrary date?Not to be tautological, but it's an arbitrary date ... although I was somewhat aiming for living or recently deceased authors and don't want to go too far back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted September 24, 2015 Moderator Share Posted September 24, 2015 just use the term modern fiction then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PongRiddims Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 The Twits, BFG and Fantastic Mr Fox 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Run! Spot, Run!Children's book of 101 facts.Thomas the Tank Engine and the Ghost Train.I don't read many books. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Geography III by Elizabeth BishopThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Geography III by Elizabeth BishopThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarkelol ghey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Off the top of my head (the list would probably change daily)The Age of Capital - Eric Hobsbawn - one of a very small number I will read and read again and go to as a sort of reference bookHe Kills Coppers - Jake Arnott - just a good old retro pulp 60's stylee british gangster caper (see also The Long Firm)Perfume- Patrick Suskind - just really enjoyed itI have no discernible taste when it comes to books, other than a love of disposable brit pulp (Colin MacInnes - absolute hero) I like to keep it varied. Don't really do much horror, war or sci fi. Though having said that, I have had flings with Sven Hassel and Isaac Asimov. I guess they were an easy entry into books for someone that started a bit late. Next weekend we are having one of 'our' paperback culls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted September 24, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 24, 2015 Shantaram by Gregory David RobertsTeatro Grottesco by Thomas LigottiFilth by Irvine Welsh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 just use the term modern fiction thenModern in literature is about the last 100 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 da vinci code 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 So that doesn't include anything by my favourite author. For me then its micro Michael CrichtonThe day of the Jackal - Frederick ForsythPapillon - Henri Charriere which just gets in Maybe theres better ones i forgot but haven't read for a few years and the only authors i read were Crichton, Chris Cleeve and Grisham so no really a current expert. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted September 24, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 24, 2015 I was born in '73 so all the books I've read have been since 1970. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 24, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 24, 2015 I was born in '73 so all the books I've read have been since 1970.Good point, but I assume it means books written after 1970. Tough one, I'll have to think about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 1. Don Delillo - White Noise (1985)2. Hunter S. Thompson - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971)3. Cormac McCarthy - The Road (2006) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Shantaram by Gregory David RobertsTeatro Grottesco by Thomas LigottiFilth by Irvine WelshBeen meaning to read more Irvine Welsh. Really dug Glue and I bought Acid House. The movie adaptation of Filth was great ^^. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 So that doesn't include anything by my favourite author. For me then its micro Michael CrichtonThe day of the Jackal - Frederick ForsythPapillon - Henri Charriere which just gets in Maybe theres better ones i forgot but haven't read for a few years and the only authors i read were Crichton, Chris Cleeve and Grisham so no really a current expert.I quite liked Micro, it's a bit like Honey I Shrunk The Kids meets Jurassic Park. I believe Crichton died before he finished it though. Up until a few years ago I barely read at all, then one day I picked up The Ghost by Robert Harris and it sparked my interest in reading. It's got such a great twist in it. I don't read any high-end stuff, mainly detective series/novels and it's hard to choose one over the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted September 24, 2015 Moderator Share Posted September 24, 2015 Oh go on I'll play but I had to check the published date on one of them and ruled lots of others out from the previous 2 decadesGravity's Rainbow - Thomas PynchonWasp Factory - Iain BanksBoiling a Frog - Christopher Brookmyre 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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