Re: Best book you have read ?
Im also currently reading Truth and agree with the above, although Im just interested in his writing and not in crime as a genre. I actually think that the first 2/3 of The Broken Shore is THE great Australian novel (far better than anything Tim Winton has written).
Unfortunately I felt it fell apart towards the end where it focused on solving the crime (which was very predicable) rather than the characters and sense of place that is so strong in the early part of the book.
SF wise I really enjoyed Pattern Recognition by William Gibson a few years ago.
In terms of all time favourites, I’d probably say ‘The Outsider’ by Albert Camus.
It’s interesting that (at least my) reactions to books seem to be influenced by my life and situation/circumstances at the time.
For many years I would have said my two favourite books were ‘Foucault’s Pendulum’ by Umberto Eco and ‘Amercian Psycho’ by Bret Easton Ellis. However when I re-read them ten or so years later I was somewhat disappointed as neither had the resonance or impact of my initial reaction to them.
I like Eco’s ‘Name of the Rose’ as well (which is kind of a crime book).
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Unfortunately I felt it fell apart towards the end where it focused on solving the crime (which was very predicable) rather than the characters and sense of place that is so strong in the early part of the book.
SF wise I really enjoyed Pattern Recognition by William Gibson a few years ago.
In terms of all time favourites, I’d probably say ‘The Outsider’ by Albert Camus.
It’s interesting that (at least my) reactions to books seem to be influenced by my life and situation/circumstances at the time.
For many years I would have said my two favourite books were ‘Foucault’s Pendulum’ by Umberto Eco and ‘Amercian Psycho’ by Bret Easton Ellis. However when I re-read them ten or so years later I was somewhat disappointed as neither had the resonance or impact of my initial reaction to them.
I like Eco’s ‘Name of the Rose’ as well (which is kind of a crime book).


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