Oh, yes! I haven't thought of that piece in years.
Individuals will no doubt have individual choices but I think it would be nice to have a central thread that people can add to as we go along.
To start this ball rolling I'm going to offer:-
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach http://www.lib.ru/RBACH/seagullengl.txt
Anyone who has read it knows I think it needs no explanation here as to why I'm listing it.
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Oh, yes! I haven't thought of that piece in years.
I had read a lot of Bach's books and found them most readable.
Now, in complete contrast -
The Thirty-nine Steps John Buchan
http://www.bartleby.com/149/
A real classic I think.
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Am reading Brave New World (again) just now. Scary to see how much closer to reality it becomes as the years pass.
The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
Fiction becomes Reality? Sure, look at some of the comics of the '50's - Dan Dare etc.Originally Posted by badger
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You don't know where I could find a source of short stories on the net do you?
Of what kind - adventure, romance, sci fi, ???Originally Posted by willz320
Any favourite authors?
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H.G.Wells and Jules Verne were my first sci-fi writers and it is amazing how much of it is no longer fiction. 1957 I read First Men on the Moon and 12 years later watched the Moon Landing on TV.
In the image of God? You must be joking!
Once in a House on Fire - Andrea Ashworth - this beautifully written book is not the usual story of a downtrodden childhood. Try it you will enjoy it. Andrea Ashworth captures moments with her writing that will make you all smile. This is a book i regularly re read and has a charm that will touch you. I have bought more copies of this book than any other cos i keep giving mine away
Many moons ago, (those days when folk listened to the radio), when Orson Welles did the 'War of the Worlds' thing - he was so so believable, people were convinced. UFO's et al are maybe not just figments of a writers imagination but reality.Originally Posted by Gleber2
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When abouts is the story set?Originally Posted by squidge
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Its about a girl growing up in manchester in the 70s and 80s. Its Andrea's story - her childhood.
Tear-jerker? (and I don't mean that in a derogatory sense).Originally Posted by squidge
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Many years since the word sciencefaction was coined. What is reality, what is dream, all is but a figment of the master dreamer's dream.Originally Posted by Kingetter
In the image of God? You must be joking!
No its not a tear jerker in the way you would exect. Its funny and witty, insightful and beautifully written.Dont expect Angela's Ashes or A boy called It. This is nothing like those books. Her father died when she was 5 and her mother's disastrous relationships led the family a merry dance but the whole book is a delight, her turn of phrase and the poetic way she writes will make you laugh and give you a feel for the place and time she talks about.Originally Posted by Kingetter
No specification really, something to keep me interested at the office! adventure and action sounds good, but Im open to anything!Originally Posted by Kingetter
Actually, you could do worse than anything by Richard Bach (mentioned earlier) but he's not really a short story writer per se I guess. Have you googled - short stories?Originally Posted by willz320
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I read that peice you mentioned above, very nice! I have googled, but nothing has turned that pickles my fancy really!Originally Posted by Kingetter
Be patient - this might take a while. there's bound to be something out there.
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Read any Graham Greene? Maybe you can get a link out of this -Originally Posted by willz320
http://books.google.co.uk/books?q=Gr...print&ct=title
Of course, instead of reading, you could try writing!
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