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Oglethorpe
From: Bowling Green, Ohio
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Hey...brand new to the site, not to our golden calf though of course.

Considering we have at least one obsession in common, I suppose it only makes sense to ask if anyone here has any other authors/books that they highly recommend?

elegantly_bitter
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Hello and Welcome.

What other authors are you a fan of? If you give us a broader range, some of the people around here will be able to pick out exactly what would suit you. For recommendations, you've come to the right place.

Enjoy your stay with us, and keep away from Alexanderdeath, if you know whats good for you.

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Mricpx
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Hey, hows Emory doing, and what did you exactly mean by deteriformation?

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*notices ATHF reference*

Ah, hi there.
Welcome!

I can't offer you much advice besides that which has been given;
"Stay away from AlexanderDeath..."

Other that, enjoy your stay.

wickerkat
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if you like chuck, try clevenger and baer at [url]www.welcometothevelvet.com[/url], i found them via chuck and they are some of the best writers i've ever read

nathaniel parker
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people need to learn how to lurk better!

JKabol
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cormac mccarthy, though since last year most have heard of him
the road is not my typically sought story but the writing is phenom

yes, craig clevenger and will christopher baer
[URL=http://www.chuckpalahniuk.net/features/shorts/sufferthefool.php]here, Suffer the Fool[/URL] is one of baer's first short stories and is located on this very site as a feature
[URL=http://www.craigclevenger.com/work/fiction/thefade.php]here, The Fade[/URL] is a short story by cleveger from may of oh-five, it think.. anyway, it's found on his site which is navagated via the velvet

there are so many authors to read and recommend..

if you have a few weeks on your hands, get [i][color=blue]House[/color] of Leaves[/i], or just HoL here, and just read it. dont flip through it, just start with the letter at the beginning and do your best to plow through it. think cold and dark, then think of how a book can really hold you that way. try to imagine it, the fear, long lingering moments of dread. then read the book and feel how it does it.

also, on that note, some have said that after reading Kiss Me, Judas by chris baer, they had to take a bath. i got a kidney infection the first time i read it. dont know if the two were related, but id never had one before nor have i had once since. the writing is infective..

bret easton ellis had me chewing my fingers until they bled while reading american psycho. i ran outta nails halfway through..

[URL=http://www.chuckpalahniuk.net/features/palahniukesque/index.php]Palahniuk-esque Authors
If You Like Chuck, Try[/URL] page..

amy hempel will break your heart
denis johnson is a badass--i started with jesus' son..
jay mcinerney's bright lights big city will make you feel like youve been bumping lines all night long and now it's monday morning and youre running late for work

there are so fucking many.. good luck on your search
always ask questions and have fun..
welcome to the cult
kabol

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G.Tina
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hello and welcome...enjoy your stay...

check Book club here...

Barca Boy
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Hello and Welcome

Yip, check out the book section for more recomendations than you could ever possibly read.