BooksWe love books. Tell us about your favourite books and authors, and why they are so good. And while you're at it - having dined out for years on the time I threw Dan Brown out of a train window - tell us who to avoid.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 13:40)
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Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasIncredibly long and the author goes off on such long, inconsequential tangents that even he forgets the names of some the (admittedly minor) characters - their names change through the story. But aside from that, it's an great epic with a really, really griping plot. Fab!
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splorp ®, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 16:05,
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It's very long...Because it was written as a serial for a newspaper. As such he was getting paid by the installment.
However, it's a superb read about how revenge, a vast fortune and a beautiful woman can indeed lead to happiness. A lesson for us all I think.
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'zactly!It's formed the basis of my life plan (though I'm going to try and avoid the prison bit and skip straight to the riches, women and revenge bit)
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splorp ®, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 17:09,
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