>>>>>I'm not quite finished yet, so don't anybody spoil it for me. But if anybody wants to read something quite astonishing, pick up a copy of "Good Omens" by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. What a duo. Two of the best there is writing together.
>>>>>
>>>>>Death and Famine and War and Pollution continued biking toward Tadfield.
>>>>>
>>>>>And Grievous Bodily Harm, Cruelty to Animals, Things Not Working Properly Even After You've Given Then a Good Thumping But Secretly No Alcohol Lager, and Really Cool People travelled with them.
>>>>
>>>>Maybe I will check it out on your recommendation. Conceptually, though, I wonder how successful a book written by a duo can be. IMO one of the defining qualities of a book is that it comes from a unique, personal POV.
>>>
>>>I think that must be a joke and not a serious comment given the amount of reading you've done...
>>>
>>>Bill Crider and Willard Scott
>>>Perri O’Shaughnessy
>>>Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgens Clark
>>>Janet Evanovich and Charlotte Hughes
>>>Faye Kellerman and Jonathon Kellerman
>>>James Reasoner and Davis Dresser
>>>etc
>>
>>No, ir wasn't a joke at all. I don't respect any of them.
>>
>>I expect I will be booted from here momentarily, having replied indiscreetly to Kevin, so will leave you with a few recommendations.
>>
>>Graham Greene -- my favorite writer ever, period.
>>Jim Thompson -- dark as night, the source of many movies
>>Jhumpa Lahiri -- an emerging legend
>>Raymond Carver -- see my post a couple of weeks ago
>>Richard Russo
>>Richard Price
>>Amy Tan
>>
>>And on and on and on....
>
>Indiscreetly? It was beyond that. I wonder if you did that on purpose to 1) be rude to kevin publicly 2) force Michel to ban you because while you post that you plan to stay off the UT numerous times to assist in your sobriety, you cannot stop yourself.

Take door #1. When insulted often enough, I strike back. Propriety has its limits.