# What fiction have you found through Cafe Society?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 26, 2008, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fiction-have-you-found-through-cafe-society/474518 "2008-11-26T02:45:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fiction-have-you-found-through-cafe-society/474518/1 "2008-11-26T02:45:23Z")

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I just read a short story called “The Cold Equations” because it was recommended in another thread here. Very worthwhile & I probably would never have discovered it without the dope. So thanks.  
What fictions have you all found and thank this Board for?

(Yeah, I keep pimping out my favorites - Kristin Lavransdatter novels, et. al - in hopes someone else will appreciate them too. It’s a small way to repay for all the great recommendations I’ve gotten here.)

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fiction-have-you-found-through-cafe-society/474518/2 "2008-11-26T03:34:12Z")

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I just picked up some science fiction anthologies based on reccomendations on here: The Hugo Winners Vols. 1 & 2, 50 Short Science Fiction Tales, and The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Vol. 1.

Also, I never would have watched the movie Stardust - a fantastic movie - if I hadn’t read such good things about it here. Nor would I have watched the tv series Rome or started watching Dexter.

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**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fiction-have-you-found-through-cafe-society/474518/3 "2008-11-26T03:46:10Z")

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A couple of people recommended “The Dollmaker,” and I really had a hard time with it. The story was pretty good, but the poor attempts to get the accent down (I thought) just really made it tough