finrod Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Hi, I've just joined. My reading interests are varied - one of my preferred contemporary writers is Cormac McCarthy, who I'd rate as one of the foremost authors in the English language. I also like James Fenimore Cooper, and historical novelists such as Henry Treece, Robert Graves, Alfred Duggan, Mary Renault, Walter D Edmonds, Kenneth Roberts and Cecelia Holland. I like some Science Ficton, including Kurt Vonnegut (especially the earlier stuff), Dune and the recent prequels, and also Venus on the Half-Shell by Kilgore Trout aka Philip Jos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Hello, finrod! Welcome to the forum! May I ask, is your name from Finrod Felegund from The Silmarillion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ii Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Hi, and welcome to the forum! Don't hesitate to jump in on the conversations, but consider yourself warned. This place is addictive and your TBR pile will get out of hands in no time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finrod Posted December 4, 2007 Author Share Posted December 4, 2007 Yes, that's exactly right. It's one of my favourite books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluetimmy24 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 hi Finrod im new too i'm we'll get used to it soon enough hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nici Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Hello and Finrod! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carm Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 hello finrod and bluetimmy!!!! welcome to the friendliest place to talk about books and everything related to books- you'll have a good time here- enjoy~!!!! - carm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen1 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Hello and welcome to the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluetimmy24 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 hello finrod and bluetimmy!!!! welcome to the friendliest place to talk about books and everything related to books- you'll have a good time here- enjoy~!!!! - carm aww cheers Carm yes it seems very nice here, this is my first actual forum i've joined properly. I'm going to try and not get too addicted haha Does anyone know any quirky books that I can ask for, for christmas? i'm thinking something like the film "eternal sunshine of the spotless mind"...i find amazon hard to find stuff sometimes! tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Welcome to the forum, you two! :readingtwo: Hope you enjoy it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angerball Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Hello, Finrod! to the forum. I'm about to start reading The Road - it's the first McCarthy book I've tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcow Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Hello and welcome to the forum finrod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Hello and welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Welcome Finrod and Tim! Nice to see more men joining up. Finrod, the only Vonnegut I've read so far is Slaughterhouse-Five. What would you recommend that I read next? Tim, I've been wracking my brain trying to think of something but haven't had any success yet! Eternal Sunshine was certainly one of a kind. I hope someone else can help you more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 to the forum, Finrod (and Tim too, since you've popped into this thread! ). I hope you'll enjoy it here. Finrod - I'm embarrassed to say I haven't ever read any of those authors, so you'l have to recommend a few to start with so I can remedy that! Tim - I'm sure you'll soon come up with some requests for your wish list hanging around here - try checking out the Book Logs and Reviews sections, as well as the Reading Circles, and I'm sure you'll soon have a list as long as your arm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I hope you enjoy this forum. This is a great place to talk books! Happy Holidays too, or as people used to say . . . Merry Christmas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluetimmy24 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Welcome Finrod and Tim! Nice to see more men joining up. Finrod, the only Vonnegut I've read so far is Slaughterhouse-Five. What would you recommend that I read next? Tim, I've been wracking my brain trying to think of something but haven't had any success yet! Eternal Sunshine was certainly one of a kind. I hope someone else can help you more. thanks for the welcome kylie i thought it might be a tricky one yes lol i'll keep looking hope you're well tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluetimmy24 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 to the forum, Finrod (and Tim too, since you've popped into this thread! ). I hope you'll enjoy it here. Finrod - I'm embarrassed to say I haven't ever read any of those authors, so you'l have to recommend a few to start with so I can remedy that! Tim - I'm sure you'll soon come up with some requests for your wish list hanging around here - try checking out the Book Logs and Reviews sections, as well as the Reading Circles, and I'm sure you'll soon have a list as long as your arm! thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icecream Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Hi Finrod, welcome on board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finrod Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share Posted December 5, 2007 Welcome Finrod and Tim! Nice to see more men joining up. Finrod, the only Vonnegut I've read so far is Slaughterhouse-Five. What would you recommend that I read next?... Thanks for the warm welcome, and apologies for my delay in replying. Which KV to read next? Hmmmm My favorite is his first : Player Piano - set in the future (written in 1952) the third world war and the second industrial revolution have taken place - leading to a two-tier human society of technicians and bureaucrats and a majority of grossly under-employed helots, I think you get the real Kurt Vonnegut here - the subtlest of humour and vision. Second: The Sirens of Titan (1959) Mars, an Earth colony, invades Earth, and i'll leave it at that as any other attempt at synopsis defeats me. If you like these, then plesae get back to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Thanks Finrod! Player Piano sounds right up my alley. I'll let you know how I go when I finally get around to reading them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laramie Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 hiya finrod have a mini-magic-pony xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finrod Posted December 6, 2007 Author Share Posted December 6, 2007 hiya finrod have a mini-magic-pony xx I shall certainly try. Are you having a giraffe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Hello and Finrod! Hope you enjoy it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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