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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I was really impressed when AvP posted in the what are you reading topic. hehe, I should have guessed...
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Under The Dome
Classic Uncle Stevie. i loved the similarities to 9/11, The Bush - Cheney characters and the apocalyptic ending.
will make an awesome miniseries for HBO.
Classic Uncle Stevie. i loved the similarities to 9/11, The Bush - Cheney characters and the apocalyptic ending.
will make an awesome miniseries for HBO.
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ohh i nearly picked this up in Tescos today, absolutely adore SK but his last couple have not been that great. i take it from your description this one is pretty good?
currently reading: Mr. Nice By Howard Marks.
currently reading: Mr. Nice By Howard Marks.
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Stieg Larsson's The Girl Who Played with Fire is the second in his Millenium Trilogy.
I was blown away by how good the book was, how it kept me on the edge of my seat right up to the last sentence of the book.
5 Stars Highly recommended. But you must read the first book first.
Can't stop, starting the third book now.
I was blown away by how good the book was, how it kept me on the edge of my seat right up to the last sentence of the book.
5 Stars Highly recommended. But you must read the first book first.
Can't stop, starting the third book now.
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a friend of mine just sent out his reading list which I am sharing now with you:
"I publish the list of books I read every year in one place or another. I do this not to boast about the number of books I've read (38 this year, up from 31 last year, but mostly thanks to the addition of audio books), though I've no real idea how it compares to anyone else's reading for the year. Rather, I do this in tribute to the books that have meant so much to me. I only ever read one book at a time because I want to be totally immersed in one world and one world alone and out of respect for the book and its author. The book deserves my full attention and so it gets it. (Audio books exist outside this firm rule because I only listen to them when I run every day.) This list is meant to inspire others to read the books that help to make me the person I am...for better or worse. They have enriched me and made me smarter and happier. And so, for them and for you, I publish this list of the books I read in 2009 in the order in which I read them. Some notes follow the list.
Joseph A. Gervasi's Books Read in 2009
1. The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe
2. Radio Silence by Nedorostock & Pappalardo
3. Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty
4. Drood by Dan Simmons
5. Watchmen (re-read) by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
6. Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor
7. Peter the Great: His Life and World by Robert K. Massie
8. Every Dead Thing by John Connolly
9. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
10. Gomorrah by Robert Saviano
11. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
12. Birds of Prey by Wilbur Smith
13. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
14. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
15. The Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J. Evans
16. City of Illusions by Ursula K. LeGuin
17. A Confederacy of Dunces (re-read) by John Kennedy Toole
18. A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes
19. The Third Reich in Power by Richard J. Evans
20. The Eye of the World (WOT 1) [audio book] by Robert Jordan
21. The Black Company (BC 1) by Glen Cook
22. Shadows Linger (BC 2) by Glen Cook
23. White Rose (BC 3) by Glen Cook
24. Don't Look Now by Daphne Du Maurier
25. The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
26. The Great Hunt (WOT 2) [audio book] by Robert Jordan
27. The Cornerstone by Zoe Oldenbourg
28. Gardens of the Moon (Malazan 1) by Steven Erikson
29. The Dragon Reborn (WOT 3) [audio book] by Robert Jordan
30. A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam by Neil Sheehan
31. Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
32. Earth Abides by George R. Stewart
33. Pavane by Keith Roberts
34. The Book of Dun Cow by Walter Wangerin, Jr.
35. Fifth Business by Robertson Davies
36. Deadhouse Gates (Malazan 2) by Steven Erikson
37. The Book of Sorrows by Walter Wangerin, Jr.
38. The Shadow Rising (WOT 4) [audio book] by Robert Jordan
Some notes: The best books I read in 2009 were: Lonesome Dove, Watchmen (a re-read), Peter the Great, The Wind in the Willows, Tigana, The Coming of the Third Reich/The Third Reich in Power, A Confederacy of Dunces (a re-read), the Wheel of Time (WOT) books, the Black Company books, The Martian Chronicles, A Bright Shining Lie, Earth Abides, The Book of Dun Cow and Deadhouse Gates.
While most books that I didn't enjoy were started and never finished (something I've only recently forced myself to do), a few I read this year would not come recommended: Drood (a shame, as I usually love Simmons' books), Every Dead Thing, City of Illusions (a minor early work from the great LeGuin), A High Wind in Jamaica, The Cornerstone and The Book of Sorrows (a dreadfully grim and depressing sequel to one of my favorites of the year).
All told, it's been a wonderful year for books...and for all kinds of living!"
"I publish the list of books I read every year in one place or another. I do this not to boast about the number of books I've read (38 this year, up from 31 last year, but mostly thanks to the addition of audio books), though I've no real idea how it compares to anyone else's reading for the year. Rather, I do this in tribute to the books that have meant so much to me. I only ever read one book at a time because I want to be totally immersed in one world and one world alone and out of respect for the book and its author. The book deserves my full attention and so it gets it. (Audio books exist outside this firm rule because I only listen to them when I run every day.) This list is meant to inspire others to read the books that help to make me the person I am...for better or worse. They have enriched me and made me smarter and happier. And so, for them and for you, I publish this list of the books I read in 2009 in the order in which I read them. Some notes follow the list.
Joseph A. Gervasi's Books Read in 2009
1. The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe
2. Radio Silence by Nedorostock & Pappalardo
3. Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty
4. Drood by Dan Simmons
5. Watchmen (re-read) by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
6. Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor
7. Peter the Great: His Life and World by Robert K. Massie
8. Every Dead Thing by John Connolly
9. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
10. Gomorrah by Robert Saviano
11. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
12. Birds of Prey by Wilbur Smith
13. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
14. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
15. The Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J. Evans
16. City of Illusions by Ursula K. LeGuin
17. A Confederacy of Dunces (re-read) by John Kennedy Toole
18. A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes
19. The Third Reich in Power by Richard J. Evans
20. The Eye of the World (WOT 1) [audio book] by Robert Jordan
21. The Black Company (BC 1) by Glen Cook
22. Shadows Linger (BC 2) by Glen Cook
23. White Rose (BC 3) by Glen Cook
24. Don't Look Now by Daphne Du Maurier
25. The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
26. The Great Hunt (WOT 2) [audio book] by Robert Jordan
27. The Cornerstone by Zoe Oldenbourg
28. Gardens of the Moon (Malazan 1) by Steven Erikson
29. The Dragon Reborn (WOT 3) [audio book] by Robert Jordan
30. A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam by Neil Sheehan
31. Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
32. Earth Abides by George R. Stewart
33. Pavane by Keith Roberts
34. The Book of Dun Cow by Walter Wangerin, Jr.
35. Fifth Business by Robertson Davies
36. Deadhouse Gates (Malazan 2) by Steven Erikson
37. The Book of Sorrows by Walter Wangerin, Jr.
38. The Shadow Rising (WOT 4) [audio book] by Robert Jordan
Some notes: The best books I read in 2009 were: Lonesome Dove, Watchmen (a re-read), Peter the Great, The Wind in the Willows, Tigana, The Coming of the Third Reich/The Third Reich in Power, A Confederacy of Dunces (a re-read), the Wheel of Time (WOT) books, the Black Company books, The Martian Chronicles, A Bright Shining Lie, Earth Abides, The Book of Dun Cow and Deadhouse Gates.
While most books that I didn't enjoy were started and never finished (something I've only recently forced myself to do), a few I read this year would not come recommended: Drood (a shame, as I usually love Simmons' books), Every Dead Thing, City of Illusions (a minor early work from the great LeGuin), A High Wind in Jamaica, The Cornerstone and The Book of Sorrows (a dreadfully grim and depressing sequel to one of my favorites of the year).
All told, it's been a wonderful year for books...and for all kinds of living!"
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I started keeping track of the books I read back in 2007. Here's my reading list from 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Books Read In 2007
1. The Alienist by Caleb Carr
2. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
3. Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs
4. Death Du Jour by Kathy Reichs
5. Family Guy: Brian Griffin's Guide To Booze, Broads, And The Lost Art Of Being A Man by Andrew Goldberg
6. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
7. Live From New York by Tom Shales & James Andrew Miller
8. Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris
9. Desperate Networks by Bill Carter
10. Ilf And Petrov's American Roadtrip by Ilya Ilf & Evgeny Petrov
11. They Came From Within: A History Of Canadian Horror Cinema
12. Hollywood's Stephen King by Tony Magistrale
13. CSI: Miami - Harm For The Holidays Part Two: Heart Attack
14. Children Of Men by P.D. James
15. The Good Guy by Dean Koontz
16. The C.S.I. Effect by Katherine Ramsland
17. Short Cuts by Raymond Carver
18. The Complete Peanuts: 1963-1964 by Charles M. Schulz
19. The Complete Peanuts: 1961-1962 by Charles M. Schulz
20. The Art Of Charles M. Schulz by Chip Kidd
21. Your Movie Sucks by Roger Ebert
22. The Hardest (Working) Man In Showbiz by Ron Jeremy
23. The Complete Peanuts: 1950-1952 by Charles M. Schulz
24. The Complete Peanuts: 1953-1954 by Charles M. Schulz
25. The Complete Peanuts: 1955-1956 by Charles M. Schulz
26. Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History Of Punk by Legs McNeil & Gillian McCain
27. Koroshiya Ichi Volume 1 by Yamamoto Hideo (Graphic Novel)
28. CSI: NY - Deluge by Stuart A. Kaminsky
29. Koroshiya Ichi Volume 2 by Yamamoto Hideo (Graphic Novel)
30. Koroshiya Ichi Volume 3 by Yamamoto Hideo (Graphic Novel)
31. Koroshiya Ichi Volume 4 by Yamamoto Hideo (Graphic Novel)
32. Koroshiya Ichi Volume 5 by Yamamoto Hideo (Graphic Novel)
33. Koroshiya Ichi Volume 6 by Yamamoto Hideo (Graphic Novel)
34. Koroshiya Ichi Volume 7 by Yamamoto Hideo (Graphic Novel)
35. Koroshiya Ichi Volume 8 by Yamamoto Hideo (Graphic Novel)
36. Koroshiya Ichi Volume 9 by Yamamoto Hideo (Graphic Novel)
37. Koroshiya Ichi Volume 10 by Yamamoto Hideo (Graphic Novel)
38. Deranged by Harold Schechter (True Crime)
39. The Complete Peanuts: 1958-1959 by Charles M. Schulz
40. Killer Doctors by Colin Evans (True Crime)
41. Beyond The Body Farm by Dr. Bill Bass & Jon Jefferson (True Crime)
Books Read In 2008
1. Final Analysis by Catherine Crier w/ Cole Thompson (True Crime)
2. Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker
3. A Galaxy Not So Far Away - Writers And Artists On Twenty-Five Years Of Star Wars
4. Duma Key by Stephen King
5. The Unauthorized Star Wars Compendium by Ted Edwards
6. Slash by Slash with Anthony Bozza
7. Katie: The Real Story by Edward Klein
8. CSI - Grave Matters by Max Allan Collins
9. The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx w/ Ian Gitting
10. CSI - Body Of Evidence by Max Allan Collins
11. Book Of The Dead by Patricia Cornwell
12. Everything's Eventual by Stephen King
13. No Country For Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
14. CSI - In Extremis by Ken Goddard
15. A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
16. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
17. Why Do Men Have Nipples?: Hundreds Of Questions You'd Only Ask A Doctor After Your Third Martini by Mark Leyner & Billy Goldberg M.D.
18. The Front by Patricia Cornwell
19. Nothing Else Matters: Metallica - The Stories Behind The Biggest Songs by Chris Ingham
20. CSI: Miami - Riptide by Donn Cortez
21. CSI: Miami - Cut And Run by Donn Cortez
22. Bad Fads by Mark A. Long
23. Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History Of Friday The 13th by Peter M. Bracke
24. Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
25. Bones - Buried Deep by Max Allan Collins
26. Deadly Beloved by Max Allan Collins
27. Dilbert: Cubes And Punishment by Scott Adams
28. The Last Quarry by Max Allan Collins
29. Slide by Ken Bruen and Jason Starr
30. Lemons Never Lie by Donald E. Westlake writing as Richard Stark
31. Fright by Cornell Woolrich
32. Top Of The Heap by Erle Stanley Gardner writing as A. A. Fair
33. American Gangster And Other Tales Of New York by Mark Jacobson
34. Baby Moll by John Farris writing as Steve Brackeen
35. Criminal Minds - Jump Cut by Max Allan Collins
36. One Lonely Night by Mickey Spillane
37. The Big Kill by Mickey Spillane
38. I, The Jury by Mickey Spillane
39. Vengeance Is Mine by Mickey Spillane
40. My Gun Is Quick by Mickey Spillane
41. Kiss Me, Deadly by Mickey Spillane
Books Read In 2009
1. CSI: NY - Four Walls by Keith R.A. DeCandido
2. CSI - Headhunter by Greg Cox
3. Scorsese by Roger Ebert
4. Nightshade by Stanley R. Moore
5. Send Yourself Roses by Kathleen Turner
6. The X-Files: I Want To Believe by Max Allan Collins
7. Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell
8. High Voltage Tattoo by Kat Von D
9. Just After Sunset by Stephen King
10. The MAX by Ken Bruen and Jason Starr
11. Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
12. World War Z by Max Brooks
13. Dexter In The Dark by Jeff Lindsay
14. How To Make Love The Bruce Campbell Way by Bruce Campbell
15. The Final Cut by Robert Westbrook
16. A Diet Of Treacle by Lawrence Block
17. Up Till Now: The Autobiography by William Shatner
18. Don't Hassel The Hoff by David Hasselhoff
19. CSI: NY - Blood On The Sun by Stuart M. Kaminsky
20. The First Quarry by Max Allan Collins
21. Dead Street by Mickey Spillane
22. House Dick by E. Howard Hunt
23. The Peddler by Richard S. Prather
24. Slave Hunter by Aaron Cohen w/ Christine Buckley (non-fiction)
25. This Will Kill You: A Guide To The Ways In Which We Go by HP Newquist & Rich Maloof
26. Killing Castro by Lawrence Block
27. No Reservations by Anthony Bourdain
28. CSI - Nevada Rose by Jerome Preisler
I also just started Artie Lange's autobiography last night but that one will go on next year's list.
Books Read In 2007
1. The Alienist by Caleb Carr
2. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
3. Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs
4. Death Du Jour by Kathy Reichs
5. Family Guy: Brian Griffin's Guide To Booze, Broads, And The Lost Art Of Being A Man by Andrew Goldberg
6. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
7. Live From New York by Tom Shales & James Andrew Miller
8. Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris
9. Desperate Networks by Bill Carter
10. Ilf And Petrov's American Roadtrip by Ilya Ilf & Evgeny Petrov
11. They Came From Within: A History Of Canadian Horror Cinema
12. Hollywood's Stephen King by Tony Magistrale
13. CSI: Miami - Harm For The Holidays Part Two: Heart Attack
14. Children Of Men by P.D. James
15. The Good Guy by Dean Koontz
16. The C.S.I. Effect by Katherine Ramsland
17. Short Cuts by Raymond Carver
18. The Complete Peanuts: 1963-1964 by Charles M. Schulz
19. The Complete Peanuts: 1961-1962 by Charles M. Schulz
20. The Art Of Charles M. Schulz by Chip Kidd
21. Your Movie Sucks by Roger Ebert
22. The Hardest (Working) Man In Showbiz by Ron Jeremy
23. The Complete Peanuts: 1950-1952 by Charles M. Schulz
24. The Complete Peanuts: 1953-1954 by Charles M. Schulz
25. The Complete Peanuts: 1955-1956 by Charles M. Schulz
26. Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History Of Punk by Legs McNeil & Gillian McCain
27. Koroshiya Ichi Volume 1 by Yamamoto Hideo (Graphic Novel)
28. CSI: NY - Deluge by Stuart A. Kaminsky
29. Koroshiya Ichi Volume 2 by Yamamoto Hideo (Graphic Novel)
30. Koroshiya Ichi Volume 3 by Yamamoto Hideo (Graphic Novel)
31. Koroshiya Ichi Volume 4 by Yamamoto Hideo (Graphic Novel)
32. Koroshiya Ichi Volume 5 by Yamamoto Hideo (Graphic Novel)
33. Koroshiya Ichi Volume 6 by Yamamoto Hideo (Graphic Novel)
34. Koroshiya Ichi Volume 7 by Yamamoto Hideo (Graphic Novel)
35. Koroshiya Ichi Volume 8 by Yamamoto Hideo (Graphic Novel)
36. Koroshiya Ichi Volume 9 by Yamamoto Hideo (Graphic Novel)
37. Koroshiya Ichi Volume 10 by Yamamoto Hideo (Graphic Novel)
38. Deranged by Harold Schechter (True Crime)
39. The Complete Peanuts: 1958-1959 by Charles M. Schulz
40. Killer Doctors by Colin Evans (True Crime)
41. Beyond The Body Farm by Dr. Bill Bass & Jon Jefferson (True Crime)
Books Read In 2008
1. Final Analysis by Catherine Crier w/ Cole Thompson (True Crime)
2. Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker
3. A Galaxy Not So Far Away - Writers And Artists On Twenty-Five Years Of Star Wars
4. Duma Key by Stephen King
5. The Unauthorized Star Wars Compendium by Ted Edwards
6. Slash by Slash with Anthony Bozza
7. Katie: The Real Story by Edward Klein
8. CSI - Grave Matters by Max Allan Collins
9. The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx w/ Ian Gitting
10. CSI - Body Of Evidence by Max Allan Collins
11. Book Of The Dead by Patricia Cornwell
12. Everything's Eventual by Stephen King
13. No Country For Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
14. CSI - In Extremis by Ken Goddard
15. A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
16. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
17. Why Do Men Have Nipples?: Hundreds Of Questions You'd Only Ask A Doctor After Your Third Martini by Mark Leyner & Billy Goldberg M.D.
18. The Front by Patricia Cornwell
19. Nothing Else Matters: Metallica - The Stories Behind The Biggest Songs by Chris Ingham
20. CSI: Miami - Riptide by Donn Cortez
21. CSI: Miami - Cut And Run by Donn Cortez
22. Bad Fads by Mark A. Long
23. Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History Of Friday The 13th by Peter M. Bracke
24. Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
25. Bones - Buried Deep by Max Allan Collins
26. Deadly Beloved by Max Allan Collins
27. Dilbert: Cubes And Punishment by Scott Adams
28. The Last Quarry by Max Allan Collins
29. Slide by Ken Bruen and Jason Starr
30. Lemons Never Lie by Donald E. Westlake writing as Richard Stark
31. Fright by Cornell Woolrich
32. Top Of The Heap by Erle Stanley Gardner writing as A. A. Fair
33. American Gangster And Other Tales Of New York by Mark Jacobson
34. Baby Moll by John Farris writing as Steve Brackeen
35. Criminal Minds - Jump Cut by Max Allan Collins
36. One Lonely Night by Mickey Spillane
37. The Big Kill by Mickey Spillane
38. I, The Jury by Mickey Spillane
39. Vengeance Is Mine by Mickey Spillane
40. My Gun Is Quick by Mickey Spillane
41. Kiss Me, Deadly by Mickey Spillane
Books Read In 2009
1. CSI: NY - Four Walls by Keith R.A. DeCandido
2. CSI - Headhunter by Greg Cox
3. Scorsese by Roger Ebert
4. Nightshade by Stanley R. Moore
5. Send Yourself Roses by Kathleen Turner
6. The X-Files: I Want To Believe by Max Allan Collins
7. Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell
8. High Voltage Tattoo by Kat Von D
9. Just After Sunset by Stephen King
10. The MAX by Ken Bruen and Jason Starr
11. Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
12. World War Z by Max Brooks
13. Dexter In The Dark by Jeff Lindsay
14. How To Make Love The Bruce Campbell Way by Bruce Campbell
15. The Final Cut by Robert Westbrook
16. A Diet Of Treacle by Lawrence Block
17. Up Till Now: The Autobiography by William Shatner
18. Don't Hassel The Hoff by David Hasselhoff
19. CSI: NY - Blood On The Sun by Stuart M. Kaminsky
20. The First Quarry by Max Allan Collins
21. Dead Street by Mickey Spillane
22. House Dick by E. Howard Hunt
23. The Peddler by Richard S. Prather
24. Slave Hunter by Aaron Cohen w/ Christine Buckley (non-fiction)
25. This Will Kill You: A Guide To The Ways In Which We Go by HP Newquist & Rich Maloof
26. Killing Castro by Lawrence Block
27. No Reservations by Anthony Bourdain
28. CSI - Nevada Rose by Jerome Preisler
I also just started Artie Lange's autobiography last night but that one will go on next year's list.
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Waiting for Godalming by Robert Rankin - its about as crazy as his other books and features Lazlo Woodbine the worlds greatest 40's Noir Style Detective who also happens to have Barry the Time Sprout in his head as a companion.
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Last Words by George Carlin. It's his autobiography.
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His Majesty's Dragon: TEMERAIRE Book 1
This series first came into my radar when peter jackson announced buying the rights for a movie adaptation.
I wonder what else is out there i've don't know about.
The story combines 2 great worlds: The Napoleonic wars and Dragons.
The thing that I like best is that the protagonist is a full grown man and an officer.
I'm so glad it wasn't a good and innocent kid that knows nothing of the world.
The book is fantastic and I highly recommend it. But I couldn't help but think that between this and Harry Potter and LOTR... magic seems very much british-centric.
It's not a critic, more of a longing for stories from other parts of the world.
Or maybe there are already written but I just don't know about them. Is there a french LOTR? or an italian Harry Potter?
Let me know if there is.
This series first came into my radar when peter jackson announced buying the rights for a movie adaptation.
I wonder what else is out there i've don't know about.
The story combines 2 great worlds: The Napoleonic wars and Dragons.
The thing that I like best is that the protagonist is a full grown man and an officer.
I'm so glad it wasn't a good and innocent kid that knows nothing of the world.
The book is fantastic and I highly recommend it. But I couldn't help but think that between this and Harry Potter and LOTR... magic seems very much british-centric.
It's not a critic, more of a longing for stories from other parts of the world.
Or maybe there are already written but I just don't know about them. Is there a french LOTR? or an italian Harry Potter?
Let me know if there is.