I've become a big fan of the White Stripes, and lately have been listening to the YeahYeahYeahs. I'll check the Eels out, too.

AnnMarie: another Gabaldon fan? I so love Outlander, it was totally unexpected.

Jen and AnnMarie: More Gabaldon fans!! Yeah. Now if she would just write a little faster....

Tracy / AnnMarie: I loved the first three books, but thought that she lost the magic a little when the story moved to the new world. The last book (The Fiery Cross) I didn't enjoy nearly as much. I think she's getting tired of the series, myself.

Jen, I agree with you completely. I found I had to force myself to keep reading. I think the last 75-100 pages were actually enjoyable.

Howie Day - saw him as support of the divine Tori Amos this spring and just had to buy his album. Great lyrics.

The Inchtabokatables - German band, partly German, partly English lyrics, no guitars, but strings, indie. Love them.

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Sparkle Hayter anyone? Especially the scene in the lift with the sulky boy, the nuns all chained together and the journalist in The Chelsea Girl Murders... If you like Evanovich you'll like these, I would think.

I'm with you about Diana Gabaldon too, Tracy and Jen



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Thanks Tracy. I will be checking out her website right this minute in fact...



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Yeah, I quite like Sparkle Hayter.

Diana Wynne Jones, I say again.
christopher brookmyre
john sutherland (the books about famous literary bloopholes)
matt ruff (especially The Fool On The Hill - it's about stories, and has cats in!)
music - the thrills, half man half biscuit, my mate andy



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Tracy - which new book? I couldn't see it, but my computer was playing up...



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Yeah!!! Other Gabaldon fans. I bought Outlander years ago when I worked at a grocery store and needed something to read on break. Jen, I think your right she might be getting tired. Her new book comes out in Nov., but the main character is Lord John. It'll be interesting to see how a new series does.

Outlander was such a pleasant surprise for me ... I didn't have anything to read and asked my sister for a book. She handed me Outlander. I took one look at the dust jacket with its tartans, busty wenches, etc. and said, you have to be joking. She advised me to ignore the dust jacket and give it a go ... next thing I knew it was 4 in the morning!

I didn't know that the next book was about Lord John ... I'm going to have to check her website.

I knew that she apparently wants to write murder mysteries ...

The Lord John book coming out in November was originally published as an e-version off the website. It's being published in a longer version in print this fall. What I read of it was great.

She does plan on also putting out a contemporary mystery either this year or next. Sounds pretty good from what I gather.

Dante - have to agree with you on the Diana Wynne Jones books. Difficult to choose a favourite, but I think 'The Power of Three' would be colse.

Dante and Kaz: Fire and Hemlock is my fave so far.

Hexwood is one of the weirdest books I've ever read.



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I love most of them - probably Deep Secret out of the adult books, and maybe...homeward Bounders out of the kid's. I really like Hexwood too. I need to buy Fire and Hemlock, it's one of the only ones I don't have.



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I've never read any of her adult ones - have to find some. Can anyone recommend which to start with please?



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Are we still talking about Diana Wynne Jones ? I've read some of her books but don't know many titles. I heartily recommend 'A Sudden Wild Magic' though.

Also Lois Mcmaster Bujold's books - all excellent. I loaned one to my friend, Rory, but I wasn't sure how he'd get on, as it was mostly intrigue and scheming, set in an elaborately developed world, with a certain amount of back history from the other books in the series. He loved it so much, he borrowed some others, and even felt the urge to go buy some of his own copies.

Great thanks Skiffle, I'll see if I can get 'A sudden wild magic' tomorrow. Plus Bujold (never tried him either)



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Bujold is great! And the series just gets funnier as it goes on.