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Read that years ago and enjoyed it a lot, which isn't surprising since Bradbury was my favorite living writer for decades and is still near the top of my list of greatest authors of all-time. :)[/QUOTE]
I am, of course, only familiar with his most famous work and finally took the plunge into branching out and seeing what else he's got.
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I finished the final book of the Mistborn trilogy on Friday. It was such a good trilogy. Definitely plan on reading more Brandon Sanderson, but for now I'm back on [B]Bram Stoker's Dracula[/B] after putting it down half way through not long ago.
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[QUOTE=TheRay;4678142]I am, of course, only familiar with his most famous work and finally took the plunge into branching out and seeing what else he's got.[/QUOTE]
I have enjoyed all the different genres he dabbled in: sci-fi, horror, fantasy, mystery, literary fiction, etc. Whatever he tried, he succeeded, IMO.
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Latest books: [I]The Age of Napoleon[/I] (1975) by Will and Ariel Durant, the eleventh and final (yay!) work from their [I]The Story of Civilization[/I] series. It took a couple of decades to actually read them from cover to cover (I got them for free when I joined the History Book Club back in the '90s), but I'm glad I finally took the plunge.
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On my Kindle, I'm also reading [I]Of Plymouth Plantation[/I] (1651) by William Bradford.
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[QUOTE=The Darknight Detective;4680204]Whatever he tried, he succeeded, IMO.[/QUOTE]
In that case, which of his books would you suggest I move to when I finish this one?
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[QUOTE=TheRay;4691818]In that case, which of his books would you suggest I move to when I finish this one?[/QUOTE]
Hmm... since you have only read [I]The Illustrated Man[/I] and (I believe) [I]Fahrenheit 451[/I], here are the other essentials to read:
[I]The Martian Chronicles[/I] - his greatest sci-fi work, IMO.
[I]Dandelion Wine[/I] - probably his finest novel of pure literary fiction, it's also the first thing I ever read of his (over forty years ago).
[I]Something Wicked This Way Comes[/I] - his proudest achievement from the horror genre.
I could add so many more, but that should hold you for a while. :)
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I finished the Vicki Delany mystery [I]Silent Night, Deadly Night[/I].
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Finishing Post Office by Charles Bukowski
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I finished the Thomas Kies mystery [I]Random Road[/I].
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Just starting Stoner, by John Williams
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Has anybody been on a reading retreat?
I'm thinking about one next year because I don't really like holidays, I just stay at home and read in my library. However, I am awful at switching off from work and inevitably end up doing things. So, I feel like a reading retreat could be good for me :)
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[QUOTE=Deathstroke;4604592]I finished an advance copy of the new Michael Connelly novel [I]The Night Fire[/I].[/QUOTE]
Here's my [url=https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/component/content/article/26-reviews/books/6707-the-night-fire]Mystery Scene review of the book[/url].
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[QUOTE=Deathstroke;4614690]I finished the Paige Shelton thriller [I]Thin Ice[/I].[/QUOTE]
Here's my [url=https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/component/content/article/26-reviews/books/6713-thin-ice]Mystery Scene review of the book[/url].
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[QUOTE=Enigma;4701993]Has anybody been on a reading retreat?
I'm thinking about one next year because I don't really like holidays, I just stay at home and read in my library. However, I am awful at switching off from work and inevitably end up doing things. So, I feel like a reading retreat could be good for me :)[/QUOTE]
Never have done it, but since I read about a hundred pages a day, I probably read enough as it is. :D
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[QUOTE=The Darknight Detective;4706509]Never have done it, but since I read about a hundred pages a day, I probably read enough as it is. :D[/QUOTE]
Really? I've been thinking lately, TDD really needs to read more ;)