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[bigbadrose]

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I need some good book recommendations. I like fantasy and adventure best. But new is best. I'm basically covered on 20th Century Earth mainstream Britain. Music too!

[What was the point of making that anonymous? Whatever, she tried.]

[Action 1:]

[It's getting colder, which is Rose's favorite, so she's still running around the parks doing yoga, gymnastics, and trying to work off the neverending rage. But as she finally gets the chance to check out the University again, she stops by the Ponds' house, and bring tea and liquor.]

[Action 2:]

[Rose is goofing off at the arcade, and having a generally good time until she dies in game, and swears and slaps it quite a bit unexpectedly.]

[Oops, hope no kids were watching.]

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[donovan_deegan]

"Oblivion Folder, the Battle for Barthis album." [Might be their only album, but shush.]

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[bigbadrose]

That in stores around here?

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[donovan_deegan]

"If it's not, I know that one of the leads is in town and willing to perform for crash space and food."

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[bigbadrose]

How the mighty fall. I'll see if I can get him some steadier gigs if he's really as good as you say.

What's the style?

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[donovan_deegan]

"He's the great Donovan Deegan. At least back home."

[A pause, a thought, then he added.]

"Rock ballads, mostly. Though you should hear Blue Angel."

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[im_with_stupid]

Amy opened the door, and almost slammed it in her face. But they had to talk, and as satisfying as that would be.... IT wouldn't actually solve anything. So she stepped aside and let her in, ticked.

She didn't know yet that Rory was gone, she just figured he left early for work....

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[bigbadrose]

"Ah..." Rose hesitated, and debated running away. "Yer mad."

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[im_with_stupid]

"Very. Come in anyway. We need to talk."

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[bigbadrose]

Her spine tingles and she's never EVER actually walked into the spider or lion's den when she's this afraid, but very well, worst that can happen, Amy beats her ass or shoots her.

Rose follow along silently, not daring to look up and mumbles quietly behind her. "Sorry."

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[im_with_stupid]

She closed and locked the door, then gestured to the kitchen. "Not as sorry as you will be. Not as sorry as you should be."

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[clevermind]

I would be happy to offer a list of books for you to read. Most of my free time is spent in the library.

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[bigbadrose]

Much obliged! I need the distraction.

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[clevermind]

I will make sure to send you some recommendations then

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[bigbadrose]

Got any favorites?

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[clevermind]

Most of my favorites are romance novels like Romeo & Juliet.

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[youfool]

[What is the point of making it anonymous? Oh well, fantasy/adventure books are his jam.]

Just about anything by George McDonald is very fine. Phantastes is a must-read. The Princess and the Goblin is excellent too; one of the best writers, Mr. Chesterton, said it "baptized his imagination." Praise doesn't go higher!

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[bigbadrose]

Sounds great! I'll check both those books out. Who's Mr. Chesterton, and what'd he write?

Also do you know the dates and country/planet of origin for the writers?

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[youfool]

What! Gilbert Keith Chesterton, that's who! He rather peaked early in Britain's 20th century, and a little in her 19th.

[Does this anon poster even England!?]

Earth, of course. One gets the impression we're the only producers of formal works of art, or, if it's not too conceited, maybe we've the only writers worth reading? Or maybe all the rest of the universe invests its poems in its people, and can't quite bring themselves to separate.

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[bigbadrose]

Never heard of him.

[TED YOUR CATHOLIC IS SHOWING AGAIN.]

That's definitely not the case. But there are some planets where fiction is banned, and humanity tends to be one the greatest adapters in the universe. And speaking for my Dad & me, we tend to be more willing to try anything, no matter how crazy. Though I've definitely met my fair share of other species like that too.

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[youfool]

vbn[He can Catholic if he wants to. He can leave his friends behind...]

He's hard to miss given his substantial physical and literary girth. If you read one of his essays every day, you'd finish in just over a decade. His fiction is certainly adventurous, and more than a little fantastic, though not of the swords and sorcery stripe. The man had a gift in finding the miraculous in the mundane. The Ball and the Cross is that kind, as is The Man Who Was Thursday and The Return of Don Quixote. So wonderfully didactic, too. If it's not too irreverent to say, he may be better than church.

[Tempting the Almighty there, Ted.]

Goodness, even the communists weren't as mad as that. Banning fiction? A literary prohibition? I can't imagine it would ever take. Well, nice to know my race lies among the most versatile. Suppose when one's made in a divine image, it can't be helped.

[spidertwerp]

There's classics like C.S. Lewis, Tolkein and Jules Verne. Then you have more recent stuff like Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Lev Grossman and George R. Martin. If you haven't read their stuff, start there.

[bigbadrose]

Covered on 6 outta 7 of those!

What's Neil Gaiman write?

[FOURTH WALL HE WRITES DOCTOR WHO!!!]

Oh wait! He wrote Stardust and Discworld, yeah? I read those!

Take it those are your favorites then?

[spidertwerp]

[It's a shame through texting she can't hear him laughing.]

Yeah, kind of! Wow, uh I need to think more now what else I can recommend. Hang on give me a minute. There has to be something else Ned and I read not that long ago...

[bigbadrose]

Ned?

[spidertwerp]

He's my best friend. We also read a lot of comic books too.

Oka, well you could try Steven Erikson, his books are pretty good, and David Gemmell's Drenei Tales. But if you've already read those books, I'm not sure I can help you.