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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 2382 Views
What do we win? *NM* Tavi - 13/12/2010 10:59:45 PM 796 Views
Pride? A feeling of accomplishment? Rebekah - 13/12/2010 11:01:55 PM 1168 Views
Seems worth it. ? - 16/12/2010 09:51:48 PM 1221 Views
I demand pie! Myrdhyn - 22/12/2010 08:16:19 PM 1146 Views
That looks like fun ranagrande - 14/12/2010 12:50:54 AM 1189 Views
I like. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 01:08:36 AM 1235 Views
I think it says "challenge" Camilla - 15/12/2010 02:04:34 AM 1233 Views
Competition with yourself, then. Darth_Katie - 15/12/2010 03:52:13 AM 1270 Views
I refuse to watch film versions of books if I can help it Larry - 14/12/2010 01:20:21 AM 1210 Views
I generally agree, but sometimes the movies are better than the books. *NM* ranagrande - 14/12/2010 01:27:44 AM 710 Views
Most of my favorite books are unfilmable. *NM* Larry - 14/12/2010 01:40:04 AM 688 Views
Just like Watchmen! *NM* Craig - 14/12/2010 02:46:14 AM 687 Views
Yup. Darth_Katie - 14/12/2010 04:06:14 AM 1241 Views
I never watched that. Cockatiel of Doom - 19/12/2010 01:12:19 AM 1319 Views
You are a lucky lady. Darth_Katie - 19/12/2010 03:53:30 AM 1367 Views
Name one. *NM* Tom - 14/12/2010 05:07:36 AM 675 Views
Mansfield Park. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 08:36:23 AM 1344 Views
I'll name a dozen. ranagrande - 14/12/2010 10:32:04 AM 1287 Views
Not all of those are valid choices. Tom - 14/12/2010 03:32:55 PM 1303 Views
Also Big Fish. Craig - 14/12/2010 08:02:07 PM 1384 Views
I prefer the book version of that, by the way Larry - 14/12/2010 10:45:54 PM 1293 Views
Weird. *NM* Craig - 15/12/2010 05:47:21 AM 689 Views
Lots of poor movies there Larry - 14/12/2010 10:48:59 PM 1235 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 838 Views
Wonderboys *NM* Mark - 14/12/2010 04:49:47 PM 710 Views
I'm in. *NM* Camilla - 14/12/2010 10:43:14 AM 786 Views
Seems nice, I will try to do the half-dozen challange *NM* ursidae - 14/12/2010 07:32:20 PM 813 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 839 Views
Question: Can books count for multiple challenges? *NM* Great Lord of Chaos - 14/12/2010 09:34:28 PM 778 Views
Preferably not. But we can be tolerant if you're running out of time. Rebekah - 14/12/2010 09:49:26 PM 1203 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 1185 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 1241 Views
So... Kaldric - 15/12/2010 04:13:27 PM 1477 Views
A single book can count for many things... Jacob - 15/12/2010 04:17:59 PM 1344 Views
Oooh. This sounds great, count me in! Avendesora - 15/12/2010 12:38:39 AM 1484 Views
A challenge I'm toying with for 2011: Tom - 15/12/2010 04:00:36 AM 1316 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 1299 Views
I'm in. *NM* Missa Sedai - 15/12/2010 05:20:04 AM 691 Views
Hmm, exciting BlackAdder - 15/12/2010 08:10:50 AM 1555 Views
A condition and an observation Camilla - 15/12/2010 11:27:29 AM 1280 Views
Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian? Larry - 15/12/2010 01:08:04 PM 1402 Views
I liked The Road and No Country For Old Men as well. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:23:23 PM 1275 Views
Is The Road really a western, though? *NM* Legolas - 22/12/2010 10:30:44 PM 739 Views
true. Not so much, I just always pigeonhole McCarthy as a westernish writer. *NM* Jessie - 25/12/2010 02:20:54 AM 637 Views
Karl May? Legolas - 15/12/2010 07:27:03 PM 1360 Views
I'm sorry, but I keep reading "Karl Marx?" *NM* Tom - 18/12/2010 04:51:40 AM 598 Views
Yeah, they're rather different. *NM* Legolas - 18/12/2010 01:33:23 PM 670 Views
Hm nossy - 15/12/2010 03:15:50 PM 1336 Views
I've read a western. I'm counting that! snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:50:46 PM 1435 Views
snoopcester - 30/12/2010 10:51:55 PM 1223 Views
You'd think two things here that aren't true snoopcester - 30/12/2010 11:56:22 PM 1294 Views
Re: <will watch interestedly as you play> Danae al'Thor - 16/12/2010 12:22:54 PM 1243 Views
I think you should try to do one challenge now issued by myself Larry - 16/12/2010 01:07:18 PM 1262 Views
Re: If I can afford it, then of course I'll read it. Danae al'Thor - 17/12/2010 12:35:02 PM 1294 Views
I am so doing this! ? - 16/12/2010 09:55:19 PM 1196 Views
Question: ? - 17/12/2010 01:56:50 AM 1364 Views
I think we can accept that. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:05:55 PM 1445 Views
Ok cool. Thanks *NM* ? - 17/12/2010 09:34:30 PM 658 Views
Dirty half dozen and genre challenges for me Stephen - 17/12/2010 12:14:00 PM 1254 Views
I think that would definitely qualify. Legolas - 17/12/2010 09:07:28 PM 1301 Views
Re: I think that would definitely qualify. Stephen - 20/12/2010 12:45:42 AM 1285 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 1199 Views
I'm going for the 120 book challenge. Jessie - 22/12/2010 06:18:25 PM 1282 Views
I think you missed a trick here. Michael - 30/12/2010 09:19:20 AM 1341 Views
I think that one is always understood. *NM* Camilla - 30/12/2010 09:36:38 AM 783 Views
I don't think it is. Michael - 30/12/2010 04:20:41 PM 1180 Views
Well. Rebekah - 30/12/2010 04:55:00 PM 1290 Views
More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:39:01 PM 1196 Views
Re: More questions Larry - 16/01/2011 08:48:09 PM 1229 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 08:51:37 PM 1301 Views
Faulkner? Larry - 16/01/2011 08:58:12 PM 1293 Views
Hmmm. Maybe. *NM* Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:11:25 PM 1392 Views
Re: More questions Rebekah - 16/01/2011 08:57:51 PM 1248 Views
Re: More questions Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:00:23 PM 1252 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:11:29 PM 1350 Views
Re: Hm. Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:13:50 PM 1208 Views
Rebekah - 16/01/2011 09:16:42 PM 1242 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 09:50:09 PM 1559 Views
Re: Rebekah - 16/01/2011 10:09:10 PM 1342 Views
Re: Camilla - 16/01/2011 10:15:09 PM 1478 Views
Re: More questions Legolas - 16/01/2011 10:35:07 PM 1386 Views
I have read a Family Chronicle ranagrande - 18/01/2011 03:03:48 AM 1443 Views
Nice try. *NM* Legolas - 18/01/2011 06:19:48 PM 612 Views
You disagree? ranagrande - 19/01/2011 01:30:45 AM 1268 Views
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