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If you are a completist, how did you choose your author? Or is it worth being a completist at all? I am thinking of reading all of Cormac McCarthy's works to immerse myself in his world, art, and methods. I am going with my gut, and feel he would be a great inspiration to my writing career. [more inside]
posted by foxmardou on Jan 25, 2020 - 35 answers

I'm looking for examples of compelling, engaging stories (including films, novels, television shows, video games, etc.) featuring completely unsympathetic protagonists -- individuals who are loathsome, annoying, disgusting. This excludes people who at first glance might be bad but who you end up actually rooting for, like Dexter, but rather main characters who are totally repulsive and yet at the center of an engrossing story. Thanks in advance! :)
posted by mrmanvir on Nov 21, 2018 - 95 answers

I'm looking for books, fiction or non-, about Cajun culture in Louisiana. [more inside]
posted by Rinku on Oct 12, 2017 - 4 answers

Someone gave me "The Player of Games" by Iain M Banks and, having recently read it, I have a couple of questions about the Culture novels. [more inside]
posted by marienbad on Oct 25, 2015 - 27 answers

I am trying to read my way around the globe. Can you please recommend me international fiction/memoirs that frame the contemporary culture, customs, and values of the country that it is set in? [more inside]
posted by sevenofspades on Dec 30, 2013 - 13 answers