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OOPS! Have I lost the thread already? Finally, hi to all and thanks for the great welcome! I hope I have not gone off the point of this forum. Please give hints if this is the case!

Edward Said (again) I'm not sure if Said wrote any fiction. Like you, I only know him as a non-fiction writer. Having said this, he was Professor of English Literature at (I think) Boston University until he died a few years ago. I have to say, though, that I find his non-fiction makes for...

Noam & Edward Hi and thanks for the welcome! Of course, I like Chomsky too but he disappoints me sometimes. I think Said has the edge as a writer and I prefer his logic too. I don't know about Cornel West, what has he written? A funny coincidence... Inca Gold by Cussler (did I get the...

Gabriel Garcia Marquez... Hi Wabbit and thanks for the welcome! G G M is surely one of the all time great writers? Who did I say were my faves? Well, I must insist on the right to change my mind at the slightest provocation!! :) And the list goes on and on and....

Hi Halo Hi Halo and thanks for the warm welcome! Thanks too for the fave authors, I don't know much about any of them! It's really exciting isn't it? I love to be introduced to knew authors!

Should I be embarrassed to admit that I find good reading in all genres? Horror used to be an exception but today there are some quite amusing horror stories too. (give me some time and I will think of one!!) Also, don't genres move in and out of popularity depending on the context in which...

Hi I'm Linda, as you may have guessed! I'm new here and may take a while to find my way around :) My tastes in books are wide and varied. I can stand most genres but the story has to be a good one. My favourite writers range from Edward Said to Umberto Eco to Lawrence Block to Naghuib...