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Title: Authors you wish had been exposed to as a kid.
Post by: magikusar on December 12, 2012, 09:07:53 PM
jack vance
ae van vogt
glen cook
terry pratchett
Title: Re: Authors you wish had been exposed to as a kid.
Post by: Master Blaster on December 12, 2012, 09:48:39 PM
Quote from: magikusar on December 12, 2012, 09:07:53 PM
jack vance
ae van vogt
glen cook
terry pratchett

Gene Wolfe
Daniel Pinkwater
A. A. Attanasio
Title: Re: Authors you wish had been exposed to as a kid.
Post by: Master Blaster on December 12, 2012, 09:50:58 PM
best book I EVER read:


(http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1329650008l/60211.jpg)

Title: Re: Authors you wish had been exposed to as a kid.
Post by: Master Blaster on December 12, 2012, 09:52:44 PM
best series EVER:


(http://www.thebooksguide.com/gallery/nightside-of-the-long-sun/nightside_of_the_long_sun.jpg)
Title: Re: Authors you wish had been exposed to as a kid.
Post by: Master Blaster on December 12, 2012, 09:54:16 PM
second best book EVER:

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Title: Re: Authors you wish had been exposed to as a kid.
Post by: Master Blaster on December 12, 2012, 09:55:46 PM
top mention for a favorite:

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Title: Re: Authors you wish had been exposed to as a kid.
Post by: Master Blaster on December 12, 2012, 09:58:09 PM
honorable mention for an incredible series:

(http://www.warnerlibrary.org/sites/default/files/images/clash%20of%20kings.png)
Title: Re: Authors you wish had been exposed to as a kid.
Post by: Master Blaster on December 12, 2012, 10:02:52 PM
honorable mention for being awesome:

(http://www.patrickrothfuss.com/images/page/cover_277.jpg)
Title: Re: Authors you wish had been exposed to as a kid.
Post by: Master Blaster on December 12, 2012, 10:06:33 PM
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Title: Re: Authors you wish had been exposed to as a kid.
Post by: Master Blaster on December 12, 2012, 10:09:06 PM
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Title: Re: Authors you wish had been exposed to as a kid.
Post by: Natural Man on December 12, 2012, 10:16:25 PM
yeah at the time we thought amazing things were in space...until we realized that there s either nothing there, or threats for mankind.
Title: Re: Authors you wish had been exposed to as a kid.
Post by: cephissus on December 12, 2012, 10:24:17 PM
Quote from: uberman on December 12, 2012, 10:16:25 PM
yeah at the time we thought amazing things were in space...until we realized that there s either nothing there, or threats for mankind.

;D

to answer the question... i don't know.  i read a lot of books when i was younger.  a lot of books i like today i wouldn't have been able to "get" as a kid, since they deal with stuff i knew nothing about.  that didn't stop me from reading tons of "literature" and having crazy ass ideas about "the point" of books (lol).  

i remember reading kafka's "the castle" in 9th(?) grade; this is a great way to induce mad hallucinations in a kid.
Title: Re: Authors you wish had been exposed to as a kid.
Post by: magikusar on December 12, 2012, 10:38:01 PM
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Title: Re: Authors you wish had been exposed to as a kid.
Post by: magikusar on December 12, 2012, 10:39:04 PM
Quote from: Master Blaster on December 12, 2012, 09:58:09 PM
honorable mention for an incredible series:

(http://www.warnerlibrary.org/sites/default/files/images/clash%20of%20kings.png)

I found this mad boring at least the first in the series, couldn't plow through.
Title: Re: Authors you wish had been exposed to as a kid.
Post by: Whiskey on December 12, 2012, 10:53:41 PM
Bethany Carter Howlett, author of the timeless classic "Mr Monkey packs a healthy lunch" and her poignant poetry book "Thoughts of Enlightenment
and praise".
Title: Re: Authors you wish had been exposed to as a kid.
Post by: Roger Bacon on December 12, 2012, 10:59:56 PM
Quote from: magikusar on December 12, 2012, 09:07:53 PM
jack vance
ae van vogt
glen cook
terry pratchett

Philip K. Dick
Title: Re: Authors you wish had been exposed to as a kid.
Post by: magikusar on December 12, 2012, 11:24:06 PM
Quote from: P.I.P on December 12, 2012, 10:59:56 PM
Philip K. Dick

Oh yeah, his short stories autofac and the 3rd variety are classic.
Title: Re: Authors you wish had been exposed to as a kid.
Post by: syntaxmachine on December 13, 2012, 12:30:24 AM
Quote from: P.I.P on December 12, 2012, 10:59:56 PM
Philip K. Dick

If you opted for early exposure to acid instead you'd have a shot at being the next Dick!
Title: Re: Authors you wish had been exposed to as a kid.
Post by: Roger Bacon on December 13, 2012, 01:30:50 AM
Quote from: syntaxmachine on December 13, 2012, 12:30:24 AM
If you opted for early exposure to acid instead you'd have a shot at being the next Dick!

haha... 
Title: Re: Authors you wish had been exposed to as a kid.
Post by: jon cole on December 13, 2012, 02:30:21 AM
Quote from: Master Blaster on December 12, 2012, 09:55:46 PM
top mention for a favorite:

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3074/3061075275_5286d1cd12.jpg)


Never heard about it.
after some reseach it seems to be a terrible stuff.
thankx.