I read a Ben Bova recently
and I don't think we are ever going to agree on books at this rate. I found it full of stereotypes with a hackneyed plotline.

EDIT: there must be something we can agree on
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 28 Jul 2010, 12:43, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Hitchhikers?
Pratchett? Brookmyre?
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 28 Jul 2010, 12:50, Reply)

Brookmyre is great

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 28 Jul 2010, 12:51, Reply)

Yay for hitchikers
and Pratchett (in moderation). Not read any Brookmyre, though, doesn't he write for kids?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 28 Jul 2010, 12:54, Reply)

his books are far too gory to be for kids

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 28 Jul 2010, 12:55, Reply)

I must be thinking of someone else

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 28 Jul 2010, 12:56, Reply)

One of his books is called
Fuck this for a game of soliders
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 28 Jul 2010, 12:56, Reply)

Have you read Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 28 Jul 2010, 12:57, Reply)

I've read the first half 3 times
for various reasons never got to the end
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 28 Jul 2010, 13:02, Reply)

I'm not actually sure that was the one I meant to ask about
the names are so silly and unrelated to the subject matter that I get them confused
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 28 Jul 2010, 13:04, Reply)

I haven't read a snowball in hell yet

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 28 Jul 2010, 13:09, Reply)

I've read A tale etched in blood and hard black pencil
Unsinkable rubber ducks
One fine day in the middle of the night
and another one whose name escapes me
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 28 Jul 2010, 13:25, Reply)

I shall see if there are any of his next time I
go to the library
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 28 Jul 2010, 12:58, Reply)