Ava Gardner reading.
Winter's Bone (Daniel Woodrell) won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. I can't wait to see this one!!!
Milton T. Burton has some stories posted on his blog.
Terry Pratchett.
Any fans out there to tell me which of his books I should try?
How about you? What writer have you been meaning to read? Maybe we can help each other.
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I didn't even realize they'd made a movie of Winter's Bone; I just finished that book this morning and LOVED it.
The only Pratchett I've read was Good Omens, which he wrote with Neil Gaiman. I really enjoyed the book.
The list of writers I need to read is way longer than even my substantial TBR pile.
Me, too. I know in many ways it is the least typical of his books, but it's my all-out favorite.
Good Omens-sounds like a good pairing. Thanks.
The Discworld novels should be read 1) from the beginning, or 2) with several randomly chosen. I say this because, while all the books are enjoyable, Pratchett's later books seem to cover more mature themes. But because the cast of characters in Discworld are so many and so varied, a reader may become confused by reading just one book at random. Pratchett is our modern-day P. G. Wodehouse, and life would be a little bleaker without Discworld.
And, yes, Good Omens is a crackling good read.
And, no, I really did not change my last name. Stupid computer.
Pratchett's books are like peanut M&Ms, Patti. You just can't stop at one.
I am nearly a Pratchett virgin (Good Omens is my only read), but a friend recently suggested that I try Reaper Man.
Woodrell is one of the writers I've been meaning to get to for years, and it's never quite happened. Don't know why. It would seem to be a lot easier to get into someone like Woodrell, who hasn't written all that much and whose books are standalones, than someone like Pratchett, who's written god knows how many books plus it's a series, which complicates things. Another writer I've just got to get to is John Williams. His novel "Stoner", published in the mid-60s has been described by many, many people as a "perfect novel". Anyone out there read it? It was out of print for years but has recently reissued by NYRB.
I've never read Pratchett, but I can tell you from my experience in a junior high library that THE WEE FREE MEN gets checked out constantly. I'm not sure if that's a standalone novel or part of the Discworld series.
BTW, not sure if you know this, but Pratchett announced not too long ago that he has early symptoms of Alzheimer's and will probably not publish much more.
My favorite Woodrell is Winter's Bone. But that is atypical, I think. Many would suggest TOMATO RED or THE DEATH OF SWEET MISTER.
I did know. I've been following the process on his website.
Terry Pratchett is on my list too, Patti. Everyone recommends him but I haven't read him at all.
Jeff M.
Deb, The Wee Free Men is part of a YA Discworld series, and is also very enjoyable for adults.
Pratchett's openness about his struggle with Alzheimer's is inspiring. He recently announced his willingness to be a test case for England's assisted suicide laws.
His web site keeps you up to date. Horrible. I think of Iris Murdoch and wonder when they tell us if we keep our mind active, it will save us from this. How active does it have to be. Nobody can match these two.
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