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IBroughttheFunk posted:I just recently got into Discworld, and have been devouring the series pretty hard since this winter. Are there any authors out there with a humor style similar to Terry Pratchett's? Excluding Douglas Adams - I read the Hitchhiker''s Guide series several years ago (also, Good Omens is already on the to-read itinerary). Hieronymous Alloy posted:https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3758696 (Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome) To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis is a humorous sci fi novel based on this story- if you liked Pratchett you’ll probably enjoy it as well. The Rivers of London series also strikes a similar tone, though I’ve only read the first one.
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bowser posted:I'm looking for, uh, "historical fiction" that takes place during or around any of the events of the Bible. I know there's an entire genre of "biblical fiction" but I'm hoping for something that isn't so pushy with religious morals. The Red Tent? I never read it but I guess it got pretty popular. Not sure how religious it is, but it comes from a Jewish perspective instead of a Christian one, so I assume it’s less obnoxious.
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The last two books that I read were 11/22/63 and The Plot Against America, and I couldn’t put either of them down. Any recommendations for other books along those lines? What really hooked me was the somewhat recent alternate history angle.
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Aug 26, 2020 01:56
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Sham bam bamina! posted:The Public Burning, by Robert Coover. Thank you, I checked this out last night and it seems interesting. Take the plunge! Okay! posted:American Tabloid by James Ellroy is a roughly JFK era, somewhat alternate history novel. If you happen to like it, there’s a sequel I'm not sure if I'll be into Ellory's writing style, but I will keep this in mind - thank you.
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Aug 26, 2020 16:35
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newts posted:Any recommendations for a ‘fun’ math book? Throw her into the deep end with Godel Escher Bach. I’m half joking but also I think if I’d read that book when I was in school I would have been way more into math.
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