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LilyM
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Ooh, you’d better duck and cover if you’re going to dis the great Gilbert Keith on these forums! Personally I’ve only read (but love) Orthodoxy.
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pumpkinbeast
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Don’t shoot the poor guy!
Take a look at the quote at the top of his post, he was RECOMMENDING a Catholic author to a PP. 
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LilyM
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My very badNot dissing, recommending
Can I keep my head for now
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Presumably the poster means novels as in fiction? In that case can I recommend Lord of the Rings,* the Hobbit*, the Silmarillion perhaps, all by JRR Tolkien.
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Roman_Catholic_1
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No worries.My very bad
Presumably the poster means novels as in fiction? In that case can I recommend Lord of the Rings,* the Hobbit*, the Silmarillion perhaps, all by JRR Tolkien.
Chesterton has fiction covered as well.
The Man who was Thursday
The *Father Brown *series.
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Spirithound
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Silmarillion…ick…My very bad
Presumably the poster means novels as in fiction? In that case can I recommend Lord of the Rings,* the Hobbit*, the Silmarillion perhaps, all by JRR Tolkien.
sorry…
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Ghoti
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I hear you.
Believe it or not, my main obstacle in learning linear algebra in university was the textbook. Written by the prof and locally produced. 8-1/2 x 11 pages, bound in a plain blue paper cover. Typewritten throughout (courier typeface) with figures and diagrams all drawn by hand in sharpie. No variations in font size between, say, chapter titles, section headings, plain text, or captions. Photocopied.
As a person with late-diagnosed ADD, this book was an absolute nightmare. I cracked it open four days before the final…managed to get a 30%…
The only thing that would have made it worse is if it had been done in purple Gestetner rather than photocopy…
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LilyM
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I know, I’ve read some Father BrownNo worries.
Chesterton has fiction covered as well.
The Man who was Thursday
The *Father Brown *series.
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Prague
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Left Behind series. Borrowed from friend. Dumb, boring. Glad I didn’t buy them.
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Filius99993
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That is the only novel I’ve read by him, but it’s one of my favorite books ever and one of the best of all time, I’m sure.
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Biblioassistant
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I’ve had to read it 5 times for various classes, but I still hate Moby Dick. There’s probably a good book in there somewhere, but it really needs an editor.
Any book by Henry James. I’ve wandered into thickets of paragraphs and lost myself. He simply doesn’t make sense.
Almost all of James Patterson’s books with co-authors. Just write them yourself James, they are much better that way.
Fern Michaels. An insult to the intelligence.
On the other hand, Dickens is the bomb. Has anyone every developed such great characters?
Any book by Henry James. I’ve wandered into thickets of paragraphs and lost myself. He simply doesn’t make sense.
Almost all of James Patterson’s books with co-authors. Just write them yourself James, they are much better that way.
Fern Michaels. An insult to the intelligence.
On the other hand, Dickens is the bomb. Has anyone every developed such great characters?
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Spirithound
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Also Jonathan Kellerman and Faye Kellerman “co-wrote” a book together, but not really because it was just their two short-stories side-by-side. I love Jonathan K’s full-length books, but this one read like they were each trying to write a full-length, then realized after the full-length introductory chapters that they were just writing short stories and editted out the wrong parts… oh well…
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pete_29
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I thought The Great Gatsby was ridiculously depressing.
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LilyM
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You want depressing, try The Colour Purple - book or movie, sheesh!
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Lujack
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I actually liked the Great Gatsby a lot. And it has an optimistic ending in some ways.
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Appleby
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The first time I was engaged, when I was a Mormon, someone gave me a book called Fascinating Womanhood. (I was about to turn 22.) This book would make any self respecting woman run screaming for the exit.
I would also add Margaret Attwood’s book The Handmaid’s Tale which I read for a book club; it manages to combine anti-Christian polemics with a stupid, unsympathetic protagonist who runs away with the chauffeur at the end of it. (Frying Pan/Fire Syndrome).
The most terrifying book I ever read was Children of the Corn. However, I must say that I am one of those who has to change the channel when it says “May be too intense for younger viewers.”
I would also add Margaret Attwood’s book The Handmaid’s Tale which I read for a book club; it manages to combine anti-Christian polemics with a stupid, unsympathetic protagonist who runs away with the chauffeur at the end of it. (Frying Pan/Fire Syndrome).
The most terrifying book I ever read was Children of the Corn. However, I must say that I am one of those who has to change the channel when it says “May be too intense for younger viewers.”
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cthulhubryan
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Dang, I was hoping you had the biblical justification for the Jesus Terminator that LaHaye had near the end of the series
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SwizzleStick
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“Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” by James Joyce is the first title that popped into my head after reading the question. I found that book hard to read back in high school and I have no interest in trying to read it again.
The second title that popped into my head was “The Echo Maker” by Richard Powers, which I read about 6 months ago. I forced myself to keep reading it to the bitter end, but found it very tedious and not a fun read at all. The only reason I read all of it was because at the time I was reading EVERYTHING I could find on Capgras Syndrome. My mother-in-law had begun displaying the syndrome with her daughter due to her dementia and I found the subject fascinating. I wanted to learn everything I could about Capgras because I wanted to try to be helpful and also because I thought it was an interesting topic. The novel, however, was not fascinating at all. I should have just stuck with the factual information I found online and I would have been ahead
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SwizzleStick
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I read “Salem’s Lot” by Stephen King once. I was thoroughly creeped out by it. After a few years, I read it a second time. I don’t think I will ever read it again because I was once again thoroughly creeped out and couldn’t sleep well for sometime after reading it each time. But, I admit I am bothered by that kind of stuff anyway, though one of my favorite books is “The Stand” also by Stephen King. Go figure.
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Appleby
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I cant read Stephen King. Even reading reviews of his books is too scary for me. I actually started watching a dramatization of a British childrens book called Children of the Stones on Nickelodeon and had to turn it off. Later i read the book and enjoyed it though. Go figure.
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