Once, no Irish bookshelf would have been complete without a novel by AJ Cronin, in particular Keys to the Kingdom, but nowadays the Scot's body of work is only likely to be seen in the local charity shop. Likewise, Trollope has rather fallen from grace, as has Enid Blyton among children. Conversely, Philip K Dick arguably falls into the category of having cult appeal while alive, but greatly in vogue now.
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As an avid garage-saler / charity-shopper, I can attest to there being no end of "The Cat Who..." mystery books by Lilian Jackson Braun. That said, I've never seen someone reading one, nor do I know anyone who owns one. And the wiki description makes me want to punch myself in the face.
"The Cat Who books center on the life of former newspaper reporter, James Qwilleran, and his two Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum, in the fictitious small town of Pickax located in Moose County "400 miles north of everywhere."
Can you fucking imagine?
Anyhoo...I'll bet there are over 100 million in print, and I'll never read a single one.
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A lot of 70s mega authors have gone that way, Harold Robbins,Leon Uris,Frederick Forsyth,I'm sure I could think of more but the likes of the above three were so technical in their detail that they've become as dated as a fondue set
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Book of the Month Club is going through a bit of a revival it seems. You pay for a term (I think shortest is three months) every month they send five books, not one, and occasionally a freebie. You can send back what you don't want, no charge. It works on the time-tested "opening the box is always a surprise" basis.
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- Jul 2016
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- Bohemian FC Manchester United Mansfield town Torino Berwick rangers
- Chocolate Digestives
Originally posted by Amor de Cosmos View PostArthur Hailey bossed that genre for some years with doorstops like Airport, Hotel, Wheels, and so on.
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Originally posted by WOM View PostIndeed. Maybe emboldened by the whole multi-zillion dollar 'loot crate' phenomenon.
* Community Supported Agriculture. Very successful around here. We get a box full of fresh organic produce every two weeks at the farm. We don't know what's going to be in it, but there's a "swap box" where you can trade items. Plus there's the neat challenge of having to try something new with garlic scapes (for example.)
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I went into a bookshop where they had wrapped all their 'mystery' books in brown paper and string, with a price tag on the outside. Thought that was clever.
Anyway, Dan Brown is the stuff of charity shop worker legend, like the Oxfam Bookshop in Cardiff centre having 300 copies of The Da Vinci Code at one point.
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Originally posted by Patrick Thistle View PostI went into a bookshop where they had wrapped all their 'mystery' books in brown paper and string, with a price tag on the outside. Thought that was clever.Last edited by Amor de Cosmos; 03-07-2018, 22:20.
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Originally posted by elguapo4 View PostA lot of 70s mega authors have gone that way, Harold Robbins,Leon Uris,Frederick Forsyth,I'm sure I could think of more but the likes of the above three were so technical in their detail that they've become as dated as a fondue set
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Originally posted by Felicity, I guess so View PostThe pub I watched yesterday afternoon's match in had a fella sat right under the telly reading a Forsyth novel, with headphones in. The 3 pints of staropramen he sank may have helped digest it
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