I am going to recommend What's Eating Gilbert Grape by Peter Hedges, just in time for summer. It's way better than the movie, despite no Johnny Depp - in fact i read it before I saw the movie having picked it up on a whim knowing shag all about it. It remains one of the few '80s/'90s novels I still like.
Also any of the Leaphorn/Chee detective novels by Tony Hillerman, though for best effect, start at the beginning of the cycle if you can. The Blessing Way is the first. Basically they are detective novels set on the Navajo Reservation in the US, and the main characters are themselves Navajo (Navajo pilicemen in fact), as is the way they go about solving crimes. These novels are nice little time fillers and surprisingly educational about the cultures and landscape of the area without being less than entertaining.
And lastly, lemme seeeeeee. Oh yes! Vive La Revolution! by Mark Steel. A non-fiction book about the French Revolution by a left wing British comedian. But don't be put off by that description - it's excellent. Steel takes
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Thank you for taking the time to write these down here too Mawb, the descriptions will surely help me out a lot! Actually I was thinking I can maaaaybe try to order these at the bookstore near home and see if they do me this favour /writes down list mmm :|a
Aha this comment feels strangely appropriate for this account XDladieslikepinkMarch 21 2011, 16:56:36 UTC
NP! I would also have recommended you some graphic novels by Molly Kiely because I think you would appreciate her stuff, attitude and artwise. But because she writes/draws in the porn genre, IDK how hard/easy it would be to get her books in Italy.
I have only ever bought her stuff from the "Yellow Tent O' Porn" (Eros Comix booth) at San Diego, but her home on the web is Here. She's a free spirit and her books are great fun.
Also any of the Leaphorn/Chee detective novels by Tony Hillerman, though for best effect, start at the beginning of the cycle if you can. The Blessing Way is the first. Basically they are detective novels set on the Navajo Reservation in the US, and the main characters are themselves Navajo (Navajo pilicemen in fact), as is the way they go about solving crimes. These novels are nice little time fillers and surprisingly educational about the cultures and landscape of the area without being less than entertaining.
And lastly, lemme seeeeeee. Oh yes! Vive La Revolution! by Mark Steel. A non-fiction book about the French Revolution by a left wing British comedian. But don't be put off by that description - it's excellent. Steel takes ( ... )
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I have only ever bought her stuff from the "Yellow Tent O' Porn" (Eros Comix booth) at San Diego, but her home on the web is Here. She's a free spirit and her books are great fun.
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/wanders through pretty pictures for a while now
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