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    OT - what's your favorite fiction novel or author?

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      SGH said:
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       Brother Botch, I have a copy of everything that J.R.R.Tolkien released. I also have a copy of everything that his son Christopher released. 

      "Leaf by Niggle" was always one of my faves, my wife's too. Hard to find at this point.
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      Anything by Cormac McCarthy.  It's not going to tickle your funny bone though.  McCarthy is probably my favorite author. 

      Roald Dahl's short stories are often very witty and entertaining.  He's mostly known for his children's stories, but he also wrote a lot of stories that were turned in to Twilight Zone episodes. 

      I just finished Stone Mattress by Margaret Atwood and I really enjoyed it. 
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      I like to make up my own stories and pass them off as things I did, just so I look normal to other people.
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      The writing on this forum is so mediocre at times, I have little tolerance.
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      Pat Conroe is probably my favorite author.  Sure sometimes his characters talk a little too much and sometimes his prose rambles but for a great representation of what it's like to live in the south  and a great story you can't beat his novels.  

      Im actually reading Dark Places by Gillian Flynn right now and it's fantastic.  

      1 large BGE, Spartanburg SC

      My dog thinks I'm a grilling god. 
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      Confederacy Of D is one of the few books I reread.

      "Skinny Legs And All" by Tom Robbins could turn you on to pretty unique author who also made me lol while reading.
      Best - Jack
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      In order of Favorites
      Douglass Adams - increasingly inaccurately named Hitchhikers Trilogy of books
      Cussler is great no thinking books
      2nd Lee Child series
      I like Tony Hillerman
      If you havent read them the Alphabet Series by Sue Grafton
      Steve Berry - Coton Malone books

      I tend to mix those up as available on my elibrary account
      XLBGE, LBGE, Charbroil Gas Grill, Weber Q2000, Old Weber Kettle, Rectec RT-B380, Yeti 65, Yeti Hopper 20, RTIC 20, RTIC 20 Soft Side - Too many drinkware vessels to mention.

      Not quite in Austin, TX City Limits
      Just Vote- What if you could choose "none of the above" on an election ballot? Millions of Americans do just that, in effect, by not voting.  The result in 2016: "Nobody" won more counties, more states, and more electoral votes than either candidate for president. 
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      John McDonald
      Lee Child 
      XL,L,S 
      Winston-Salem, NC 
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      If I were to recommend one book, it would be Stephen King's 11/22/63.
      Santa Paula, CA
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      Interesting story I'll tell later.
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      I can't wait.  I'm certain what is happening but I'm intrigued for sure.
      Best - Jack
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      I've reread the Aubrey/Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian 3 times.  Other favorites, in no particular order, are John Sanford, Jo Nesbo, Michael Connelly, David Brin, Greg Bear, Child/Preston collaborations.

      Kevin

      Beautiful Santa Ynez Valley, CA
      XL BGE, Woo2, AR


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      Little Steven said:
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      Sort of the same way as I know that people don't understand as much as they know or something like that 
      Geez Steve, once again you overachieve on the task at hand.....favourite author?

      Grisham, Ian Fleming and Stephen King, right at the moment my 10 year old granddaughter has me reading JK "Frigging" Rowling. 
      Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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      I also like Cormac McCarthy quite a bit.  

      Dan Jenkins (wrote "Semi Tough") is another favorite of mine.  I like all of his golf books.
      Large BGE

      Neenah, WI
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      bgebrent said:
      Scottie's got a certificate of hygiene there from the state of Mississippi.  
      That belongs to my ole lady. I have a few certificates but none of them are from a college. My current certifications are:
      NACE Level III
      AWS CWI. 
      AWS CRI
      API 510
      API 570 
      API 653. 
      ASNT Level II in PT, MT & UT. 
      A decent accomplishment for a high school drop out though. 

      Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

      Status- Standing by.

      The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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      SGH said:
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      That belongs to my ole lady. I have a few certificates but none of them are from a college. My current certifications are:
      NACE Level III
      AWS CWI. 
      AWS CRI
      API 510
      API 570 
      API 653. 
      ASNT Level II in PT, MT & UT. 
      A decent accomplishment for a high school drop out though. 
      Impressive array of certifications Scottie!  I figured the hygiene certificate was behind all the "filthy" hippy references  ;)
      Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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      I must say, I'm surprised that so many here read.  It's a good thing. Congratulations y'all.
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      Ok, really quick, the story on the book signed by the author:

      A general contractor that rented space in the warehouse I'm in told me he was working on a place in Gretna and pulled out a bunch of old cypress and heart pine and it was in a pile in the back yard.  He gave me the address.  I'm always on the lookout for recycled old lumber, especially if it's free and really old.

      So I take my truck over there and we drive, literally, into the back yard and start loading up on this sweet cypress bead board. 

      15 minutes later, a guy comes out and belligerently yells something like (probably worse) "What the F*CK are you as$holes doing?  Stealing my lumber?!"

      I told him my buddy was his GC and he could call him, said this stuff was going in the dumpster anyway, etc.

      Took a while with my famous nolaegghead charm but we ended up drinking beer and I found out he was the owner of Lucky Dogs, the iconic hot dog vendor in the French Quarter.  I ask him - hey, did you read Confederacy of Dunces?  He's like: "come with me". 

      So we go to his truck and he pulls out some books that he wrote about Ignacious Riley (from the book) and his business through the years.   Turns out he has another coming out.  So I get him to sign my book "eggheads rule", thinking I'll post this and look like a rock star to the 1% of the 1% of all people who read, and have read that book.

      Anyway, long story short, I ended up with a sweet haul of free lumber, a free signed book and a reason to post here.   Now.   The end.
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      I love classic American literature.  Mark Twain is my favorite.  I also love Edgar Allan Poe, Ernest Hemingway and John Steinbeck. 
      Flint, Michigan
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      Yeah but did @dmw walk in on you when you were taking a dump?
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      Skiddymarker said:
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      Geez Steve, once again you overachieve on the task at hand.....favourite author?

      Grisham, Ian Fleming and Stephen King, right at the moment my 10 year old granddaughter has me reading JK "Frigging" Rowling. 

      Cali Gibran

      Jonny Sartre

      Bert Camus

      Steve 

      Caledon, ON

       

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      'Bert' Camus. 

      Nnnnnice
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      JustineCaseyFeldown said:
      'Bert' Camus. 

      Nnnnnice
      Absurdism.  Albert had a point.
      Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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      Wanted to thank everyone who commented. Lots of solid recommendations! 
      “There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body.”
      Coach Finstock Teen Wolf
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      I'm fascinated with Ancient Egypt, been in Tut's tomb, a book I've read three times already is The Egyptologist by Arthur Phillips. Not your everyday novel!
      Judy in San Diego
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      edited December 2016
      I read a lot of the typical fiction authors mentioned here (Baldacci, Flynn, Coben, Hiassen, etc) but one of my favorite fiction novels (loosely based on a true story) is Shantaram, by Gregory David Roberts.

      Great read:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shantaram_(novel)



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      buzd504 said:
      I read a lot of the typical fiction authors mentioned here (Baldacci, Flynn, Coben, Hiassen, etc) but one of my favorite fiction novels (loosely based on a true story) is Shantaram, by Gregory David Roberts.

      Great read:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shantaram_(novel)



      Was just gonna suggest this one.  It's pretty awesome and it does a great job at keeping you engaged. I've been wanting to go India for a really long time because of this book.
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