McBif Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 I enjoyed the popular post of a month or two back called "What Do You Read?" and would be interested to hear what "Thailand-focused" stuff the members like to read. I would include fiction, non-fiction, published books, websites, Stickman submissions, stuff on thailandstories.com etc. In no particular order some picks of mine would be: TurkFist: His short stories are hardbitten, worldly, lonely, funny... quite a combination. Nice prose style, invents some brilliant metaphors and similes. Dana: What a guy! If I had 1/10th of his imagination... well, I don't know what I'd do. Hilarious, brutal, writes with maniacal glee. When he's "in the zone" look out! S.P. Somtow: Anybody read his 1995 novel, "Jasmine Nights"? Writes in English. The novel's narrated by a 12 year-old aristocratic Thai boy living in 1963 Bangkok - a world long gone. The kid's fantasy world is dominated by the ancient Greek and Latin playwrights and poets and he lives surrounded by crazy servants and mysterious relatives and his three older sisters whom he calls "The Three Fates" and who spend all their time learning the latest dance crazes: the Twist, the Mashed Potato, the Limbo. Hilarious, mysterious and brilliant. I've read it three times. Union Hill: Been around the block a few times. Writes about all kinds of things and observances - friends, tarts, strangers he runs into... A smart cookie. Cent: His stories about life in Smallsville, L.O.S. are great. Convinced me that if I ever lived in Thailand it certainly wouldn't be in BKK. Sort of the Stephen Leacock of Thailand. An interested and interesting observer of life. Christopher Moore, Jake Needham, David Young, ChuckWoww... there's a surpising amount of good and entertaing stuff out there. Over to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 There is a website: www.thailandstories.com" that has some good stuff on it, including more of "Cent" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Out of the above I like david young the best. I also read a book by a ex prime minister now dead, Khun Krutikit I think. It was a selection of short stories that showed how buddism is experiencedd by people, wife read it in Thai same time I read it in English. His house is open on weekends, just off Sathorn. DOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Hi, I've been reading Jim Blossom's 'Adventure of the Blue Carbuncles' on there and quite like it. 'Overland Run' by Julian is also a good series. Quite some good stories there I think. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 The absolute best has been "Democracy, Shaken & Stirred," by Win Lyovarin. At the end of every chapter you think you know what's happening, and by the end of the first sentence, in the next chapter, you find out you didn't know anything at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 I read the Calibra geezer on Stickman at times, hes a bit harsh at times :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidflux Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 I read the menu at my local Thai restaurant every now and then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Great to hear that people enjoy reading the stories on our site. As mentioned we have loads of stories from Cent, TurkFist, Chuckwoww, Julian, Nervous_Dog, Pebo and others on the site. Almost 300 in total already and more being added on an almost daily basis. StoryAdmin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 errrrr..... why dont you post under your own boardname here ? and yes, its a good site. BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Dean Barrett Like the books he has out. Murder on the Skytrain, Bangkok Warriors, China Red <tired tonight so the titles may be a bit off> Fun reading and he sort of has a "wise ass" way of writing that makes for nice stories...IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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