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    I've read quite a lot of Tolkien as well during the years. I did actually finish Silmarillion this summer, and I read the Hobbit before that. I started reading Tolkien years ago, but I still come back to his works from time to time, reading them over and over again.

    As for books in general, I'm as always sinking my teeth into the world of alternate history. Right now I'm hooked on the Ring of Fire series by Eric Flint. This is about a US town called Grantville, which is suddenly transported back to 1632, right in the middle of the Thirty Years' War. If you would like to get more information on this series, there's a ton available on the Internet.

    I also read a classic not long ago, which is called The Shrinking Man. It was written by Richard Matheson, an author of many classic science-fiction novels. This story is basically about a man that is exposed to a cloud of radiactive spray, which makes him shrink, inch by inch. After a while, you'll be presented with how a human can cope in the world of insects, which are much larger than himself. It is well worth reading and should be available in your local library.

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    Nope, I just don't read books, sorry guys (I wonder where Harrison still takes the time to read a book )

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    Quote Originally Posted by Demon Cleaner View Post
    (I wonder where Harrison still takes the time to read a book )
    Don't worry, I do manage to fit that in too. I tend to read books during my breaks at work during the evenings.

    I tend to read Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror the most, plus quite a few history books. Currently I'm reading a lot about Chinese history which is really interesting.

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    I've only read the LOtR trilogy, and parts of The Silmarillion. I really should be reading The Hobbit too, at the very least, as a friend of mine has recommended.

    To be 100% honest, I do find Tolkien's writing style to be a bit ... long-winded. Then again, he wrote those books ages ago, so obviously, they can't really be compared to fiction as it it written now.

    Right now, I'm re-reading the A Song of Ice and Fire series (when the hell are they going to release the latest book? It was supposed to be due at the beginning of 2007! At this rate, the author is going to die of old age before he can finish the last two books), and starting on R.A. Salvatore's The Thousand Orcs.

    As you can see, I'm into fantasy mostly!

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