YOUR BOOKSHELF NEEDS NEW BLOOD

The list author says:
	"sex, insecurity, introspection, relationships, a journey to the end of the night, easy reading, but uk writers never reach the beauty of the abyss do they. ho-hum."

The list author says:
	"aaaah short stories, read so many novels now require that short sharp smack to the head. plus a style that holds interest."

The list author says:
	"if you need a guide book, take my advice,don't travel. back-street bars, curious locals, you learn a city by accident that's the beauty of it."

The list author says:
	"lonely planet guides...rubbish. my misses always buys them. and makes me carry them. as i lead her completely down the backalley to her dreams."

The list author says:
	"have a penchant for 50's underwear?  sexy girls in naughty knickers? all those bathroom fantasies for sex that actually really does stimulate? Age will creep, risk it, do them NOW!"

The list author says:
	"i like elaborate titles. i like short stories. i like jewishness. kosher. american writers have greater scope. but hey, them czechs, they win the trophy for me."

The list author says:
	"them czechs, if you don't own this, you should be ashamed. i've read far and wide for over 30 years, this novella is my life. "i pop a beautiful sentence into my mouth and suck it like a fruit drop"*"

The list author says:
	"them czechs, at it again i tell you, pure genius. so many poets over the years, all magical, aaah words, emotion, the soul, smoked haddock for tea, etcetera."

The list author says:
	"kippers for breakfast. omega 3? who? surely before clicking on dictionary these were the daddies. hefty tomes, vast dusty libraries, a girl coyly purses her lips at you, shoes tapping on parquet,sex."

The list author says:
	"what now? what next? the shelves diminish. i see trouble ahead. perhaps i should try science-fiction. or crime fiction. ho ho ho.i need it, THE LEGEND OF THE HOLY DRINKER* JOSEPH ROTH"