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Originally Posted by wolf

just about to start Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman.

I really enjoyed Anansi Boys. Sent it to my friend in Kenya who was suffering from lack of English language bookshops so I only got to read it once. I might look out for another copy if I can get it cheap. Anansi's story about Tiger's balls is one of my favourite parts of American Gods. "I've got Tiger's testimonials" still makes me laugh.

Originally Posted by perth

I vaguely remember the 'His Dark Materials' trilogy being discussed a long time ago in this thread. I read the first book late last year and have been unable to find the second so far. Hopefully I'll get the rest read soon. A wonderful first book, from the first page I could vividly imagine the world in which it was based, and felt emotionally attached to the characters.

I hope you find it - again I sent mine to Kenya but I had to go out and buy another set second hand. They get better. SPOILER (seriously, do not read if you haven't finished the trilogy) I always cry at the end of the third book. I mean actually put the book down and cry til my throat hurts.

Originally Posted by Ibram

I'm now a full-fledged Oscar Wilde fanatic...I MUST go see him when I visit Jim in a couple weeks.

I'm also a fan - give him my regards if you do go there.

I've just read Haruki Murakami's Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. He's the guy who wrote Dance, Dance, Dance which is quoted extensively in This is Not Porn.

I really enjoyed it. His prose style is so realistic, but there are sudden flashes of poetry, and the subject matter quickly twists sideways into fantasy. I really feel as if the odd worlds he describes are waiting just around the next corner or in the next train carriage. I'm going to look for his other work - I'd be interested to know if anyone else has read his other books...?