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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 257351" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Eeky, you're a girl after my own heart. </p><p></p><p>I didn't have much time to write much before, I was very busy today. But now I have time to cast an eye across our bookshelves, I want to add to the list - </p><p></p><p>Arthur C Clarke - his attention to detail is meticulous, sometimes annoying but always fascinating. "Rendezvous With Rama" is humbling. Peter Benchley, who wrote "Jaws", also wrote a rather satirical, funny book called "Q Clearance".</p><p>Harry Harrison, who wrote "Stainless Steel rat" also wrote a couple of books I love (out of print now, unfortunately) about a reluctant Amerindian spy. "Montezuma's Revenge" followed by "Queen Victoria's Revenge" are both very funny as well as darn good spy thrillers.</p><p></p><p>And for the strong women among us, Kathy Lette is a riot. Viciously funny. A sort of female Ben Elton (also a family favourite).</p><p></p><p>After that we have Douglas Adams, Frederick Forsyth, James Herriot and a large number of other authors.</p><p></p><p>Poets - we have some collections of work by Hilaire Belloc, A copy of "Under Milkwood" by Dylan Thomas (I also love other work of his) and Aussie poets such as CJ Dennis ("The Sentimental Bloke"), Henry Lawson (fiction as well as poetry) and AB "Banjo" Patterson, who wrote "Man From Snowy River", "Clancy of the Overflow" and other wonderful, fun bush poems. </p><p></p><p>I'll have to look up more Neil Gaiman. I've probably read some of his collaborations with Pratchett, but anything that fits, I'll check out.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 257351, member: 1991"] Eeky, you're a girl after my own heart. I didn't have much time to write much before, I was very busy today. But now I have time to cast an eye across our bookshelves, I want to add to the list - Arthur C Clarke - his attention to detail is meticulous, sometimes annoying but always fascinating. "Rendezvous With Rama" is humbling. Peter Benchley, who wrote "Jaws", also wrote a rather satirical, funny book called "Q Clearance". Harry Harrison, who wrote "Stainless Steel rat" also wrote a couple of books I love (out of print now, unfortunately) about a reluctant Amerindian spy. "Montezuma's Revenge" followed by "Queen Victoria's Revenge" are both very funny as well as darn good spy thrillers. And for the strong women among us, Kathy Lette is a riot. Viciously funny. A sort of female Ben Elton (also a family favourite). After that we have Douglas Adams, Frederick Forsyth, James Herriot and a large number of other authors. Poets - we have some collections of work by Hilaire Belloc, A copy of "Under Milkwood" by Dylan Thomas (I also love other work of his) and Aussie poets such as CJ Dennis ("The Sentimental Bloke"), Henry Lawson (fiction as well as poetry) and AB "Banjo" Patterson, who wrote "Man From Snowy River", "Clancy of the Overflow" and other wonderful, fun bush poems. I'll have to look up more Neil Gaiman. I've probably read some of his collaborations with Pratchett, but anything that fits, I'll check out. Marg [/QUOTE]
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