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  1. M

    Most scary?

    I'd agree with you - I did find parts of this very creepy (if not actually scary) Mark
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    Robert Pirsig: Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance

    I've read it a couple of times and really enjoyed it - though Pirsig/Phaedrus never quite comes up with the big/profound idea that you think he is onto earlier on in the book. The most interesting thing in the book for me was where he was exploring how people react in different ways to...
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    Vivid imagery fiction - suggestions please!

    Try Veniss Underground by Jeff Vandermeer - some wonderful and weird imagery. Mark
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    Suggestions: January 2005

    My suggestion Hard Boiled Wonderland and The End Of The World - Haruki Murakami. A great read, exciting and engaging. Mark
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    Susanna Clarke: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

    I've just come back off holiday and noticed that the airport shops are selling paperback versions on the book. Though they are cheaper than the hardback they are not as cheap as a normal paperback. Mark
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    Susanna Clarke: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

    RaVen - thanks for the welcome. I haven't got to the bit where J Strange is introduced yet so I will read a bit more (as you suggested) and see if I get into it a bit more. (It's quite an expensive book to put on the shelf un-read). I'll reply again when I've read another hundred pages or...
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    Susanna Clarke: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

    I started it a while ago and got about 100 pages through it and I'm struggling a bit, finding it a tad bit boring/I find her prose style a bit bloated. Would you recommend I persevere? - or if I'm not hooked by now am I wasting my time? Thanks Mark
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