Well, if you won't answer I'll suggest some anyway.

Anything by T C Boyle, especially World's End and Water Music.

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry is one of the best novels by anyone ever, I think.

Rupert Thompson: Divided Kingdom, or The Insult or Book of Revelations. Or his others. All good.

More whimsical? How about Jonathan Coe? Rotters' Club, The Closed Circle or What A Carve Up are all excellent.

Richard Price is good for American crime. Clockers is a good place to start.

That'll do for now.

Posted By: APB on December 10th 2012 at 20:27:48

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There was a thread on here about books the other week (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 10, 20:07:30
- Danny Baker's Going to Sea in a Sieve was a good read. (General Chat) - bird table, Dec 10, 21:38:50
- The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. Just staggeringly good. (General Chat) - Old Man, Dec 10, 21:04:12
- Check out this website, run by Stoopish lately of this parish (General Chat) - Arganth, Dec 10, 20:24:21
  - anything recommended really, thinking of things I want for Christmas (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 10, 21:12:38
  - he has a Ben Elton novel marked as must read (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 10, 20:33:10
    - My review is great though. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Dec 10, 20:40:28
- Fat by Rob Grant (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 10, 20:23:30
- Gomorrah,or the last godfathers by john follain,you won't believe this book. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 10, 20:17:50
- McMafia by Misha Glenny, one of the best books I've read for ages. Also, (General Chat) - tudders, Dec 10, 20:16:15
  - good stuff, thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 10, 20:21:13
  - I quite enjoyed McMafia. (General Chat) - APB, Dec 10, 20:19:09
    - Have you read Darkmarket? (General Chat) - tudders, Dec 10, 20:21:18
      - I'll have a look. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Dec 10, 20:29:51
- There was one on 1 Dec about sports books (n/m) (General Chat) - watfordcanary, Dec 10, 20:10:43
  - ta (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 10, 20:16:14
- Do you want recommendations? (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Dec 10, 20:09:37
  - Well, if you won't answer I'll suggest some anyway. (General Chat) - APB, Dec 10, 20:27:48
    - vvvvv I did answer! (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 10, 21:13:38
    - A Fine Balance (General Chat) - Monty Peculiar, Dec 10, 20:40:50
  - please (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 10, 20:20:49
- the bible? (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 10, 20:08:44
  - a bit heavy going (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Dec 10, 20:12:27
    - quality literature judging by the cover (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 10, 20:14:57
    - and a work of fiction (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 10, 20:14:53

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