Arts & Literature

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1. rllmuk's recommended reading 1 2 3 4 5

   By Danster, December 7, 2015   

   • books
   • 121 replies
   • 25.4k views
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   • Scribblor
   • November 19

2. What books did you read in 2022? 1 2 3 4 6

   By Jamie John, January 1
   • 153 replies
   • 7.2k views
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   • Miner Willy
   • 5 hours ago

3. The Watchtower - A thread for all comics 1 2 3 4 391

   By biglime, October 15, 2004
   • 11.7k replies
   • 515.3k views
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   • Flub
   • 11 hours ago

4. A song of ice and fire 1 2 3 4 28

   By Jansh, October 5, 2009
   • 830 replies
   • 105.8k views
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   • Boothjan
   • 13 hours ago

5. Kindle shop Recommendations 1 2 3 4 45

   By choddo, January 10, 2011
   • 1.3k replies
   • 147.3k views
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   • little che
   • Monday at 09:43

6. What are you reading at the moment? 1 2 3 4 285

   By ChrisN, June 21, 2006
   • 8.5k replies
   • 559.3k views
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   • Fitzcarraldo
   • Sunday at 22:41

7. Audible...and other audiobook delivery mechanisms that may or may not be available 1 2 3 4 18

   By ZOK, May 14, 2015
   • 510 replies
   • 57.9k views
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   • SozzlyJoe
   • November 24

8. Stephen King 1 2 3 4 27

   By Silent Runner, July 13, 2005
   • 794 replies
   • 103.3k views
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   • strider
   • November 24

9. Sci Fi recommendations 1 2 3 4 75

   By marlonharewood, April 26, 2009
   • 2.2k replies
   • 221.9k views
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   • smac
   • November 9

10. 2000AD & The Meg 1 2 3 4 27

    By Stilly, August 14, 2007
    • 792 replies
    • 120.5k views
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    • cubik
    • November 8

11. Manga 1 2 3 4 95

    By Headache, January 25, 2006
    • 2.8k replies
    • 229.2k views
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    • Girth Certificate
    • November 4

12. The Terry Pratchett Thread 1 2 3 4 7

    By Danster, June 17, 2015   

    • Discworld
    • 183 replies
    • 26k views
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    • Danster
    • November 3

13. The Passenger - Cormac McCarthy's first novel since The Road, out 25/10/22

    By Jamie John, October 23
    • 4 replies
    • 322 views
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    • Stopharage
    • October 26

14. Star Wars - the new canon 1 2 3 4 20

    By Darren, April 25, 2016   

    • books
    • comics
    • 597 replies
    • 46.6k views
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    • womblingfree
    • October 9

15. Abandoned Books

    By Vimster, March 21
    • 14 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • Vimster
    • October 9

16. Non-fiction recommendations

    By Timmo, September 23
    • 10 replies
    • 331 views
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    • Stopharage
    • September 30

17. The Expanse 1 2 3

    By TehStu, May 23, 2018
    • 76 replies
    • 8.8k views
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    • new666uk
    • September 26

18. Hilary Mantel has died

    By deerokus, September 23
    • 6 replies
    • 285 views
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    • ChristopherBloodAxe
    • September 25

19. The Book Length Debate

    By Vimster, November 22, 2021
    • 19 replies
    • 948 views
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    • ChristopherBloodAxe
    • September 18

20. Peter Straub Rip

    By little che, September 7
    • 2 replies
    • 236 views
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    • Girth Certificate
    • September 7

21. Any Fantasy recommendations? 1 2 3 4 46

    By Monkeyboy, October 8, 2009
    • 1.4k replies
    • 144.3k views
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    • Starbreaker
    • August 25

22. Who are your favourite contemporary artists?

    By PK, July 3
    • 2 replies
    • 353 views
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    • Festoon
    • August 25

23. Edinburgh Festival 2022 recommendations

    By Girth Certificate, August 15
    • 3 replies
    • 304 views
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    • Professor Puzzles
    • August 23

24. Good introduction to fantasy books for kids. 1 2

    By Sidewaysbob, December 22, 2014
    • 41 replies
    • 3.8k views
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    • jonathanhoey
    • August 19

25. The master of Horror returns...maggots? Maggots!

    By pulsemyne, August 17
    • 2 replies
    • 308 views
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    • ZOK
    • August 17

26. Good recent(ish) horror books? 1 2 3 4 6

    By El Spatula, March 11, 2009
    • 161 replies
    • 46.7k views
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    • Silent Runner
    • July 26

27. Video Game Books 1 2

    By roskelld, May 18, 2009
    • 30 replies
    • 4.6k views
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    • watusi
    • July 16

28. The Theatre Thread! 1 2 3

    By gone now bye, November 21, 2008
    • 82 replies
    • 14.4k views
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    • PK
    • July 1

29. The Official Iain M Banks Thread 1 2 3 4 32

    By Danster, November 24, 2008
    • 938 replies
    • 115.6k views
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    • Sidewaysbob
    • June 23

30. The stand up comedy thread

    By NickC, February 12, 2018
    • 15 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • Percy Filth
    • May 24

31. Susanna Clarke Returns!

    By Festoon, October 10, 2019
    • 12 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • Pistol
    • May 21

32. Alastair Reynolds (what to read?) 1 2

    By idiwa, June 8, 2014
    • 52 replies
    • 10.8k views
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    • little che
    • April 30

33. Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction 1 2 3 4 6

    By Sapa, July 22, 2011
    • 153 replies
    • 36.9k views
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    • Hemzoozlefluff*
    • April 6

34. Where to start with…comics 1 2

    By Captain Kelsten, September 17, 2021
    • 30 replies
    • 2.1k views
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    • krenzler
    • February 27

35. Harry Potter is 20 years old 1 2 3 4

    By Stigweard, June 26, 2017
    • 105 replies
    • 12.7k views
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    • Mogster
    • February 23

36. What books did you read in 2021? 1 2 3 4 6

    By Jamie John, January 1, 2021
    • 175 replies
    • 11.9k views
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    • Ste Pickford
    • February 4

37. some words

    By cdrn2013, January 18
    • 1 reply
    • 592 views
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    • cdrn2013
    • January 18

38. New short sci-fi story by the excellent Qntm

    By Flub, January 3
    • 2 replies
    • 496 views
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    • Flub
    • January 3

39. Robots and Donuts

    By Captain Kelsten, November 30, 2021
    • 0 replies
    • 417 views
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    • Captain Kelsten
    • November 30, 2021

40. Bits & Skits

    By TheShend, November 8, 2021
    • 3 replies
    • 858 views
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    • TheShend
    • November 9, 2021

41. 'The Labyrinth' by Simon Stalenhag

    By jonamok, October 8, 2020
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
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    • FiveFootNinja
    • October 28, 2021

42. The Jack Reacher Thread 1 2 3

    By Monkeyboy, January 21, 2013   

    • nodded
    • shrugged
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • nodded
      • shrugged
      • said nothing
    • 75 replies
    • 22.1k views
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    • Plissken
    • October 26, 2021

43. Paintings and other works of art at home

    By Disgraced Toblerone, September 17, 2021
    • 2 replies
    • 812 views
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    • milko
    • September 26, 2021

44. Neuromancer - William Gibson 1 2 3

    By Asura, July 2, 2011
    • 70 replies
    • 11k views
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    • Nick R
    • September 1, 2021

45. Junji Ito

    By Anne Summers, August 18, 2021
    • 6 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • TheShend
    • August 19, 2021

46. Sick of Sagas

    By Harsin, August 4, 2020
    • 27 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • Ste Pickford
    • July 15, 2021

47. Comics / Graphic Novels 1 2

    By CovisGod, January 6, 2020
    • 54 replies
    • 4.7k views
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    • yakumo
    • July 13, 2021

48. Books and/or authors you've abandoned 1 2

    By Timmo, May 3, 2021
    • 32 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • ZOK
    • June 17, 2021

49. Your favourite lines/excerpts from books you’ve enjoyed reading.

    By Merethe, February 6, 2018
    • 16 replies
    • 3.3k views
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    • Darren
    • May 24, 2021

50. rllmuk's favourite comics

    By Talvalin, April 12, 2021
    • 17 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • Arn X Treme
    • May 4, 2021

51. What books did you read in 2020? 1 2 3 4 11

    By Jamie John, January 1, 2020
    • 311 replies
    • 22.1k views
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    • uglifruit
    • January 6, 2021

52. The Book of Dust 1 2

    By Liamness, February 15, 2017
    • 44 replies
    • 8k views
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    • Stigweard
    • November 30, 2020

53. Movie Novelisations

    By Harsin, July 21, 2011
    • 24 replies
    • 4.5k views
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    • uglifruit
    • November 21, 2020

54. Journeys Festival (online this year - and mostly free)

    By Lying Cat, September 11, 2020   

    • asylum seekers
    • art
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • asylum seekers
      • art
      • music
    • 0 replies
    • 969 views
    • 
    • Lying Cat
    • September 11, 2020

55. Book recommendations for 12 yo

    By tonic_water, September 4, 2020
    • 4 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • Talvalin
    • September 6, 2020

56. Good history books on the Wild West

    By JoeK, May 21, 2020
    • 6 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • Dave White
    • August 16, 2020

57. Audible Alternatives

    By Mikes, July 28, 2020
    • 5 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • Mikes
    • July 31, 2020

58. Gary Larson has done some new Far Side cartoons

    By Nick R, July 8, 2020
    • 4 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • NickC
    • July 28, 2020

59. I love our ebook future

    By Flub, May 7, 2020
    • 7 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • Flub
    • May 13, 2020

60. Marvel Ultimate Graphic Novel Collection

    By FiveFootNinja, April 27, 2020
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • wev
    • April 28, 2020

61. Asterix 1 2 3

    By linkster, October 23, 2006
    • 84 replies
    • 7.7k views
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    • wev
    • April 1, 2020

62. Marlon James

    By Pete, February 17, 2020
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • Pete
    • February 17, 2020

63. Pilgrim (Sebastian Baczkiewicz) - Cross face mistake effect, is there a word for this?

    By ZOK, February 2, 2020
    • 0 replies
    • 1.9k views
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    • ZOK
    • February 2, 2020

64. Christopher Tolkien has died.

    By Sardan, January 17, 2020
    • 2 replies
    • 1.9k views
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    • Sardan
    • January 20, 2020

65. What books did you read in 2019? 1 2 3 4 10

    By Jamie John, January 2, 2019
    • 295 replies
    • 24.8k views
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    • Bushtopher
    • January 2, 2020

66. Poetry: If all the world and love were young

    By Droo, October 22, 2019
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
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    • Charliemouse
    • October 23, 2019

67. Child (and adult) artist needed for science paper

    By cavalcade, September 10, 2019
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • smac
    • September 30, 2019

68. The Guardian's Top 100 Books of the 21st Century

    By Jamie John, September 21, 2019
    • 11 replies
    • 2.1k views
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    • Boothjan
    • September 23, 2019

69. Bad book covers 1 2

    By Monkeyboy, January 31, 2015
    • 31 replies
    • 7.7k views
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    • jamboe
    • September 14, 2019

70. Remind me of the name of this sci fi book...

    By Anne Summers, January 28, 2019
    • 3 replies
    • 2.1k views
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    • Plums
    • August 28, 2019

71. Books set on a submarine or similar confined space

    By Chosty, March 26, 2019
    • 28 replies
    • 2.9k views
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    • Chosty
    • August 27, 2019

72. Is there a genuinely good book recommendation system?

    By linkster, March 1, 2019
    • 26 replies
    • 2.7k views
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    • SozzlyJoe
    • August 21, 2019

73. James Ellroy - Perfidia out September 2014 1 2

    By Boozy The Clown, October 24, 2009
    • 53 replies
    • 10.9k views
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    • K
    • August 4, 2019

74. The Rama sequels - any good?

    By Thor, July 31, 2019
    • 7 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • Plissken
    • August 3, 2019

75. Books with a sense of discovery/wonder

    By Lovelyman, July 22, 2019
    • 25 replies
    • 2.1k views
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    • Festoon
    • July 31, 2019

76. RIP Judith Kerr

    By Danster, May 23, 2019
    • 4 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • Jamie John
    • May 24, 2019

77. Gene Wolfe, SF Grand Master, RIP

    By smac, April 16, 2019
    • 9 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • Uncle Mike
    • April 18, 2019

78. Freaky Dancing, The Complete Collection book (comic)

    By Ste Pickford, March 4, 2019
    • 10 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • Ste Pickford
    • March 26, 2019

79. The Vela (Serial Box)

    By Mogster, March 16, 2019
    • 4 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • Mogster
    • March 16, 2019

80. Creative Block

    By lyly, October 23, 2018
    • 2 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • fasteasyfree
    • February 4, 2019