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Rich Rennicks on March 1, 2010 at 2:04pmRich Rennicks favorited and commented on Salman Rushdie on en.wikipedia.orgProbably my favorite writer. His stories feature wonderfully crazy/real/human characters grounded in recognizable history. It helps if you know some of the history, but it's not essential.
Start with Midnight's Children or The Moor's Last Sigh if you're interested in Indian history. The Ground Beneath Her Feet is a fun, sprawling rock 'n' roll saga that's very accessible to westerners.
Haroun & the Sea of Stories is a great fable about intolerance and imagination to share with your kids.- Rich Rennicks on February 19, 2010 at 4:14pmRich Rennicks liked 2010 Winter Olympics on Glue Popular
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Once owned a copy of Venus on the Half-Shell. Gave it to another Vonnegut fan before I realized how hard to find it is. Such is life.
- Rich Rennicks on February 13, 2010 at 5:46pmRich Rennicks liked and commented on Indian English literature from balaji's recent things
So many great books! Great places to start include:
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie
The Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
The Guide by R.K. Narayan
English, August by Upamanyu Chatterjee
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Desirable Daughters by Bharati Mukherjee
Red Earth and Pouring Rain by Vikram Chandra
Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra
Delhi by Khushwant Singh
A New World by Amit Chadhuri
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
In Custody by Anita Desai
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth (which would be diving in at the deep end!)
All About H. Hatterr by G.V. Desani
There are many others, but those are some of my favorites over the years. - Rich Rennicks on February 13, 2010 at 4:12pmRich Rennicks liked and commented on Judge Dredd on getglue.com
I grew up on this stuff. Much darker and less heroic than DC Comics fare, but it actually ages decently enough.
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One of the most-imaginative writers ever. His novels swallow you up for weeks and occupy your mind for months/years thereafter.
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It ain't broke, so I'll keep using it.
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Not really sure the point of being a fan of a concept. Might the singularity happen? Maybe? Is it an interesting thing to think about? Yep? Has it spawned a hell of a lot of great science fiction? You bet! Will I print up T-shirts and attend singularity fan meetups at local bars? Yea, right!
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Awesome writer. Fascinating life.
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One of my favorite fantasy series of all time.
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