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Another author I would definitely recomment is Louis de Berniers. Although Cpt Corelli's Mandolin had an awful movie made of it, the novel is extremely well written (although there are some irritating romantic parts, and the ending sucked). De Berniers' first three novels (a trilogy) are great, very amusing and endearing. I only wish he would write some more novels, it's been about 9 years since his last I think.
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Okay, so maybe it is a little confusing... I'm in England, from Holland... and my dad's Dutch and my mom's Swedish. I do speak the language, but my vocubalary isn't as broad as I'd like it to be. I only go there like once a year and I don't speak it that much with my mom. I'm better at English. But then, I speak that every day. Quote:
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I opine, John Buchan's The 39 Steps and Greenmantle, though simpler and more 'accessible', are at least more flowing and clear in their narrative. I really need to read the rest of his stuff.
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Also, I recommend "Ficciones" by Jorge Luis Borges. I've only read a few stories so far, but they have been great.
It's not easy to read at first, but once you get used to his unique style it's really good. Oh, and I just remembered "The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream" by Paulo Coelho. That's one of the best things I've read in the last few years, besides "Don Quijote". I don't remember if the original or the Estonian translation had the subtitle though. They must have added it in the English translation.
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This is a very reviving read. If you're less-historically, politically and sociologically sensitive one you may not be interested in his other, more political books that he is so often correlated with but I assure you that this one's far more introvert while still mantaining typical humanistic 'orwellism' (the value of freedom and individuality)... Yes, well that's what I recommend. np Incubus - A Crow Left of the Murder
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let's see...
[URL=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786709669//ref=nosim/adventuregame-20 the words[/URL] by camilla gibb [URL=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312282990//ref=nosim/adventuregame-20 amazing adventures of kavalier & clay[/URL] by michael chabon [URL=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/096559016X//ref=nosim/adventuregame-20 dragons of springplace[/URL] by robert reed [URL=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345459407//ref=nosim/adventuregame-20 street station[/URL] by china mieville [URL=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1891830430//ref=nosim/adventuregame-20[/url] by craig thompson (okay, so it's a graphic novel, as they call comic books nowadays, but anything goes, right? )
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Comic Books? I definitly recommend gorgeous "anthropomorphic noir" - BLACKSAD:
[URL=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743479912//ref=nosim/adventuregame-20 at amazon[/URL] Blacksad iComics's Review
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