You know, it’s one of those lists. Give a shout if you’ve read/recommend any of these. Some are classic catch-ups on books I missed at school [hello, Plath], others obviously aren’t.
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The Once and Future King – T. H. White
Slaughterhouse 5 – Kurt Vonnegut
Flying in Place – Susan Palwick
Rollback – Robert J. Sawyer
After Dark – Haruki Murakami
Lolita – Vladimir Nabokov
Love in the Time of Cholera – Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Stranger – Albert Camus
The Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath
Stardust – Neil Gaiman
Perdido Street Station – China Mieville
Where I’m calling from – Raymond Carver
Spunk and Bite – Arthur Plotnik
Reading Like a Writer – Francine Prose
The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood
Stranger in a Strange Land – Robert A. Heinlein
Fabric of the Cosmos – Brian Greene
August 10, 2007 at 6:25 pm
You haven’t read Stardust yet? Put it at the top of your list! It is, in my opinion, better than Stardust, but not quite as good as Neverwhere. I’d describe what it’s like, but his work is sort of indescribable anyway, and it’s been a while since I read it. ^^
I read the Handmaid’s Tale a few weeks ago and I have to say that it is well worth reading for the concept, which is horrifying. As a book it has a major flaw which I won’t tell you, but it bothers me dreadfully.
Francine Prose sounds far too amusing to be the real name of the author of that book. :D
August 31, 2007 at 8:13 am
I’ve heard Lolita is supposed to be fantastic, so, though I haven’t read it myself, I’d recommend it because everyone raves about. Imma have to agree with Imelda on Stardust by saying READ READ READ. And of course, the Slaughterhouse 5 was a pretty good read, so I’ll have to back that up, too.
August 31, 2007 at 8:16 am
(The post above was me, but it keeps showing up under the wrong nickname with the wrong website link for me, or whatever.)
I can’t believe I missed the Bell Jar! Personally, I loved it, though a few parts annoyed me, I won’t point it out and ruin it, but yeah… It’d do ya good to read it.