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I read a lot of your Victorian expressive realists. Great stories. The whole post-industrial revolution created such fascinating tensions. Trollope can be a hoot.

I also read a fair bit of crime fiction. At the posher end of the market - the Kate Atkinson Jackson Brodie stuff is great. All her books are excellent though.

If you’ve never read him, Shane Maloney is fantastic. Genuinely hilarious and gives a real feel of Melbourne in the same kind of way that Chandler did with LA
 

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Now this is a great thread.

The Great Deepression is wonderful reading.
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No idea why I didn’t mention it before.

Also if you’ve never read it, The Last Hurrah by our Supermercado is a great read for some quality demons history, and he’s a classy writer. Always impressed when someone can write non fiction in a manner that still creates a real page-turner.

Our super is pretty much the Winston Churchill of Demon-focussed writing. Or a Robert Hughes maybe?

Quality work. I found it in Dymmocks and bought it for my partner, who dug in overnight and the next day was casually canvassing options around whether he might sue the MFC for something. So a resounding success!
 
Proper Gander said:
No idea why I didn’t mention it before.

Also if you’ve never read haven’t read it, The Last Hurrah by our Supermercado is a great read for some quality demons history, and he’s a classy writer. Always impressed when someone can write non fiction in a manner that still creates a real page-turner.

Our super is pretty much the Winston Churchill of Demon-focussed writing. Or a Robert Hughes maybe?

Quality work. I found it in Dymmocks and bought it for my partner, who dug in overnight and the next day was casually canvassing options around whether he might sue the MFC of something. So a resounding success!
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I've always said a book can't be a classic unless it promotes legal action.
 
Proper Gander I'm not a huge book reader and if I do it's an audio book these days. Listen whilst I exercise or walk the dog.

Tom Clancy, Michael Creighton, G.R.R Martin are what I have read from recent memory. Mrs Crim is an avid reader so if you want some suggestions from her I can ask.

Also, I do like non fiction books but am to lazy to read them. My father has the capacity to devour books in great quantity and quickly. He is 85 and I'm not joking when I say this, I believe that he has probably read more books than any human currently living. So what I do when I find a book I want to read I buy it for him which has three benefits: 1. He reads the book which gives him something to do. 2. I ask him about the book and he tells me in detail what is in it. 3. When I visit him it gives us something to talk about as I'll quiz him on the parts of the book that interest me.

I'll also drop past an Op shop and grab half a dozen books from there for him to read. The last bunch I got him were a couple of auto/bio's, a 1200 page book on the history of London starting back in 48CE, and large book with 5 or so Mark Twain novels in it (said he hadn't read Twain in over 70 years and was interested to re read then 70 years later).

If you/anyone ever want a recommendation for a book you otherwise never read let me know and I'll ask him (including mein kampf and Mao's little red book). Also, if you ever want to know about a book buy it, send to me and I'll pass it on to him and ask for cliff notes.
 

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Proper Gander I'm not a huge book reader and if I do it's an audio book these days. Listen whilst I exercise or walk the dog.

Tom Clancy, Michael Creighton, G.R.R Martin are what I have read from recent memory. Mrs Crim is an avid reader so if you want some suggestions from her I can ask.

Also, I do like non fiction books but am to lazy to read them. My father has the capacity to devour books in great quantity and quickly. He is 85 and I'm not joking when I say this, I believe that he has probably read more books than any human currently living. So what I do when I find a book I want to read I buy it for him which has three benefits: 1. He reads the book which gives him something to do. 2. I ask him about the book and he tells me in detail what is in it. 3. When I visit him it gives us something to talk about as I'll quiz him on the parts of the book that interest me.

I'll also drop past an Op shop and grab half a dozen books from there for him to read. The last bunch I got him were a couple of auto/bio's, a 1200 page book on the history of London starting back in 48CE, and large book with 5 or so Mark Twain novels in it (said he hadn't read Twain in over 70 years and was interested to re read then 70 years later).

If you/anyone ever want a recommendation for a book you otherwise never read let me know and I'll ask him (including mein kampf and Mao's little red book). Also, if you ever want to know about a book buy it, send to me and I'll pass it on to him and ask for cliff notes.
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Your Dad sounds like a legend! Wonderful to know someone you can buy a book for and they actually read it!

I should really look into audiobooks. If a story is read well they can be a revelation.

Because I left school really young I had never even heard of Tim Winton, whose early novels and short stories were already solidly on the curriculum.

But I remember driving to our regular South Coast NSW holiday with my family and Dad had the radio tuned to Radio National and someone read a chapter from “The Riders” and it was so gripping that I spent two weeks after really fidgety because I wanted to get back home and find it in a book shop.
 
PerfectFooty said:
You dare tag me in a books thread presuming i can read?

Very inconsiderate
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Proper Gander said:
Your Dad sounds like a legend! Wonderful to know someone you can buy a book for and they actually read it!
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Bought him two books on JFK assassination and one on the head of the CIA and he has read the two JFK books twice and is on a third read of the devils chessboard.

I also try to find classic books he's never read. Recently found the North and South novel at an OP shop which set off a 10 book odyssey into the pre/during/post American civil war period.

Also get him anything on anyone/anything WWI or WWII.
 
Crimson Azure said:
Bought him two books on JFK assassination and one on the head of the CIA and he has read the two JFK books twice and is on a third read of the devils chessboard.

I also try to find classic books he's never read. Recently found the North and South novel at an OP shop which set off a 10 book odyssey into the pre/during/post American civil war period.

Also get him anything on anyone/anything WWI or WWII.
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I think you did already on the random chat thread. But if you could give me the names and authors of the JFK stuff plus the devils chessboard thing that would be great. He has a birthday coming up and I think they would be perfect. My partner is generally normal but his one weirdo feature is getting to the bottom of this particular conspiracy.

As for the devils chessboard, which is more general, I reckon he would be into it. He did work at ASIO for a good 15 years, so is very open to the concept of Government conspiracy
 
Proper Gander said:
I think you did already on the random chat thread. But if you could give me the names and authors of the JFK stuff plus the devils chessboard thing that would be great. He has a birthday coming up and I think they would be perfect. My partner is generally normal but his one weirdo feature is getting to the bottom of this particular conspiracy.

As for the devils chessboard, which is more general, I reckon he would be into it. He did work at ASIO for a good 15 years, so is very open to the concept of Government conspiracy
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TDC: David Talbot
NIYL: Anthony Summers
JFK and the unspeakable: James W. Douglass

The devils chessboard will definitely have him wanting to dig deeper and paints an awful picture of mid centaury CIA.
 
Crimson Azure said:
TDC: David Talbot
NIYL: Anthony Summers
JFK and the unspeakable: James W. Douglass

The devils chessboard will definitely have him wanting to dig deeper and paints an awful picture of mid centaury CIA.
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Mid century CIA was pretty awful I think.

Cheers though. Literally ordering books now
 
Crimson Azure said:
Proper Gander I'm not a huge book reader and if I do it's an audio book these days. Listen whilst I exercise or walk the dog.

Tom Clancy, Michael Creighton, G.R.R Martin are what I have read from recent memory. Mrs Crim is an avid reader so if you want some suggestions from her I can ask.

Also, I do like non fiction books but am to lazy to read them. My father has the capacity to devour books in great quantity and quickly. He is 85 and I'm not joking when I say this, I believe that he has probably read more books than any human currently living. So what I do when I find a book I want to read I buy it for him which has three benefits: 1. He reads the book which gives him something to do. 2. I ask him about the book and he tells me in detail what is in it. 3. When I visit him it gives us something to talk about as I'll quiz him on the parts of the book that interest me.

I'll also drop past an Op shop and grab half a dozen books from there for him to read. The last bunch I got him were a couple of auto/bio's, a 1200 page book on the history of London starting back in 48CE, and large book with 5 or so Mark Twain novels in it (said he hadn't read Twain in over 70 years and was interested to re read then 70 years later).

If you/anyone ever want a recommendation for a book you otherwise never read let me know and I'll ask him (including mein kampf and Mao's little red book). Also, if you ever want to know about a book buy it, send to me and I'll pass it on to him and ask for cliff notes.
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Actually, if you could ask him how he liked the 1200 page book covering the history of London, that would be great. A bit of a special interest of mine. If he reckons it is worth a read I’ll get hold of a copy.
 
Proper Gander said:
Actually, if you could ask him how he liked the 1200 page book covering the history of London, that would be great. A bit of a special interest of mine. If he reckons it is worth a read I’ll get hold of a copy.
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If you have a PO Box or safe address that’s not you actual home I’ll post it to you once he’s done.
 

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