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Karl May? Legolas Send a noteboard - 15/12/2010 07:27:03 PM
I will need someone to suggest a good Western. I cannot for the life of me think of any book that I would like to read in this genre.

His books do have some issues and are very much guilty of the "noble savage" clichés, but all the same, the original "Winnetou" is far from a bad book.

I don't really know any Westerns that I haven't read yet and would want to read, either, though. Isn't that more of a movie genre than a book genre, anyway?
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2011: a year of RAFO challenges. Rebekah - 13/12/2010 10:45:30 PM 2425 Views
What do we win? *NM* Tavi - 13/12/2010 10:59:45 PM 815 Views
Pride? A feeling of accomplishment? Rebekah - 13/12/2010 11:01:55 PM 1217 Views
Seems worth it. ? - 16/12/2010 09:51:48 PM 1257 Views
I demand pie! Myrdhyn - 22/12/2010 08:16:19 PM 1182 Views
That looks like fun ranagrande - 14/12/2010 12:50:54 AM 1225 Views
I like. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 01:08:36 AM 1277 Views
I think it says "challenge" Camilla - 15/12/2010 02:04:34 AM 1271 Views
Competition with yourself, then. Darth_Katie - 15/12/2010 03:52:13 AM 1314 Views
I refuse to watch film versions of books if I can help it Larry - 14/12/2010 01:20:21 AM 1257 Views
I generally agree, but sometimes the movies are better than the books. *NM* ranagrande - 14/12/2010 01:27:44 AM 728 Views
Most of my favorite books are unfilmable. *NM* Larry - 14/12/2010 01:40:04 AM 708 Views
Just like Watchmen! *NM* Craig - 14/12/2010 02:46:14 AM 701 Views
Yup. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 04:06:14 AM 1283 Views
I never watched that. Cockatiel of Doom - 19/12/2010 01:12:19 AM 1361 Views
You are a lucky lady. Darth_Katie - 19/12/2010 03:53:30 AM 1415 Views
Name one. *NM* Tom - 14/12/2010 05:07:36 AM 692 Views
Mansfield Park. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 08:36:23 AM 1382 Views
I'll name a dozen. ranagrande - 14/12/2010 10:32:04 AM 1325 Views
Not all of those are valid choices. Tom - 14/12/2010 03:32:55 PM 1349 Views
Also Big Fish. Craig - 14/12/2010 08:02:07 PM 1428 Views
I prefer the book version of that, by the way Larry - 14/12/2010 10:45:54 PM 1328 Views
Weird. *NM* Craig - 15/12/2010 05:47:21 AM 707 Views
Lots of poor movies there Larry - 14/12/2010 10:48:59 PM 1277 Views
Yeah, I don't know how any movie could be as bad as that book. *NM* BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:06:20 AM 856 Views
Wonderboys *NM* Mark - 14/12/2010 04:49:47 PM 728 Views
I'm in. *NM* Camilla - 14/12/2010 10:43:14 AM 805 Views
Seems nice, I will try to do the half-dozen challange *NM* ursidae - 14/12/2010 07:32:20 PM 826 Views
This is a really good idea. I like the challenges. I wonder if I can be arsed to do one. Or more. *NM* M & M Maddy - 14/12/2010 08:23:42 PM 855 Views
Question: Can books count for multiple challenges? *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 14/12/2010 09:34:28 PM 793 Views
Preferably not. But we can be tolerant if you're running out of time. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 09:49:26 PM 1237 Views
But the challenge-books can count towards the 50 and the book you'd been meaning to read. Legolas - 14/12/2010 10:17:12 PM 1225 Views
Re: But the challenge-books can count towards the 50 and the book you'd been meaning to read. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 10:22:06 PM 1283 Views
So... Kaldric - 15/12/2010 04:13:27 PM 1511 Views
A single book can count for many things... Jacob - 15/12/2010 04:17:59 PM 1385 Views
Oooh. This sounds great, count me in! Avendesora - 15/12/2010 12:38:39 AM 1546 Views
A challenge I'm toying with for 2011: Tom - 15/12/2010 04:00:36 AM 1362 Views
Inspired somewhat by Tom's post, here's one I'm toying with for next year Larry - 15/12/2010 04:46:05 AM 1342 Views
I'm in. *NM* Missa Sedai - 15/12/2010 05:20:04 AM 712 Views
Hmm, exciting BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:10:50 AM 1590 Views
A condition and an observation Camilla - 15/12/2010 11:27:29 AM 1320 Views
Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian? Larry - 15/12/2010 01:08:04 PM 1444 Views
I liked The Road and No Country For Old Men as well. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:23:23 PM 1321 Views
Is The Road really a western, though? *NM* Legolas - 22/12/2010 10:30:44 PM 758 Views
true. Not so much, I just always pigeonhole McCarthy as a westernish writer. *NM* Jessie - 25/12/2010 02:20:54 AM 650 Views
Karl May? Legolas - 15/12/2010 07:27:03 PM 1394 Views
I'm sorry, but I keep reading "Karl Marx?" *NM* Tom - 18/12/2010 04:51:40 AM 611 Views
Yeah, they're rather different. *NM* Legolas - 18/12/2010 01:33:23 PM 690 Views
Hm nossy - 15/12/2010 03:15:50 PM 1382 Views
I've read a western. I'm counting that! snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:50:46 PM 1470 Views
snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:51:55 PM 1260 Views
You'd think two things here that aren't true snoopcester - 30/12/2010 11:56:22 PM 1334 Views
Re: <will watch interestedly as you play> Danae al'Thor - 16/12/2010 12:22:54 PM 1282 Views
I think you should try to do one challenge now issued by myself Larry - 16/12/2010 01:07:18 PM 1301 Views
Re: If I can afford it, then of course I'll read it. Danae al'Thor - 17/12/2010 12:35:02 PM 1328 Views
I am so doing this! ? - 16/12/2010 09:55:19 PM 1241 Views
Question: ? - 17/12/2010 01:56:50 AM 1409 Views
I think we can accept that. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:05:55 PM 1492 Views
Ok cool. Thanks *NM* ? - 17/12/2010 09:34:30 PM 677 Views
Dirty half dozen and genre challenges for me Stephen - 17/12/2010 12:14:00 PM 1287 Views
I think that would definitely qualify. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:07:28 PM 1350 Views
Re: I think that would definitely qualify. Stephen - 20/12/2010 12:45:42 AM 1334 Views
As always, I won't succeed at the 50 book challenge, but the others... A Deathwatch Guard - 20/12/2010 07:05:30 AM 1237 Views
I'm going for the 120 book challenge. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:18:25 PM 1319 Views
I think you missed a trick here. Michael - 30/12/2010 09:19:20 AM 1384 Views
I think that one is always understood. *NM* Camilla - 30/12/2010 09:36:38 AM 799 Views
I don't think it is. Michael - 30/12/2010 04:20:41 PM 1225 Views
Well. Rebekah - 30/12/2010 04:55:00 PM 1326 Views
More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:39:01 PM 1236 Views
Re: More questions Larry - 16/01/2011 08:48:09 PM 1271 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:51:37 PM 1336 Views
Faulkner? Larry - 16/01/2011 08:58:12 PM 1339 Views
Hmmm. Maybe. *NM* Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:11:25 PM 1431 Views
Re: More questions Rebekah - 16/01/2011 08:57:51 PM 1288 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:00:23 PM 1297 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:11:29 PM 1392 Views
Re: Hm. Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:13:50 PM 1243 Views
Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:16:42 PM 1286 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:50:09 PM 1603 Views
Re: Rebekah - 16/01/2011 10:09:10 PM 1387 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 10:15:09 PM 1534 Views
Re: More questions Legolas - 16/01/2011 10:35:07 PM 1427 Views
I have read a Family Chronicle ranagrande - 18/01/2011 03:03:48 AM 1482 Views
Nice try. *NM* Legolas - 18/01/2011 06:19:48 PM 626 Views
You disagree? ranagrande - 19/01/2011 01:30:45 AM 1309 Views
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