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Born in Kent, currently living in Sussex. Previously spent some time livivng in Andalucia.
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Looks like I'm in the "core demographic"....until November anyway when I turn 31.
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Whilst the cover shouldn't matter, first impressions do count.
I'd never by a book purely on the basis of the cover, but it has certainly made me pick books by previously unknown authors up and investigate them further.
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Marabou Stork Nightmares - Irvine Welsh
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I am a Andalusian shepherd boy
Love The Alchemist!
I am a man who relies on the Japanese state for his well-being, but handily, has the ability to communicate with cats.
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Usually when I go to the bookshops I'm looking for a particular author. If I don't find what I'm looking for than I just pick something random and a lot of the times an unknown author if the book looks interesting.
+1 to this.
Another method I use if I do resort to picking up a book by an unknown author is to see which publications supply the reviews on the back.
Without wanting to come off as too much of a snob, if it's Heat or Marie Claire etc. it's probably not my kind of book. If it's times literary supplement who have something good to say about it & it's already piqued my interest, game on!
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Votes for F Scott Fitzgerald and Toby Litt from me on this.
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Alongside Milan Kundera, this guy is probably my favourite writer ever.
I find the juxtaposition of the ordinary and the downright bizarre in his writing style fascinating. There really aren't many people who could tackle the kind of oddness that he does and still resonate in a very human way.
I think Kafka On The Shore is probably my favourite of his, closely followed by The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. Like many other people, Norwegian Wood was the first book of his I read and it is definately a good, gentle introduction to his work for anyone that hasn't read him before.
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It's worth re-reading Steinbeck as an adult. I had to read Of Mice and Men at the tender age of 15/16 and hated it.
Revisited it about 10 years later and absolutely loved it. I think my favourite of his was "The Winter of our Discontent", probably the best example of a "morality tale" I've ever come across without ever coming across as preachy.
Really good writer, although from reading the comments section, clearly not everyone's cup of tea!
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Anyone notice lots of similarities between "The Liar" and "Moab Is My Washpot"?
Both great books, definately one of the best autobiographies I've read for a long time. I like how frank he is about his childhood indiscretions. A refreshingly sincere writer.
Haruki Murakami
in General Fiction
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Excellent, I've been lucky enough to find a few of his books in charity shops now.
Happy reading!!