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[Galadriel]

The Lesser Key of Solomon Goetia

[redlion]

But fuck it, I'll throw in another one.

Clive Barker has a wonderful series called the Abarat. Make sure to buy/check out a hardback copy, because it's chock full of illustrations and I don't know that the paperback has them.

For instance:


The author/artist is actually on deviantArt, so you can check out more if you like.

[Galadriel]

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiix. Goddamnit.

Read nothing before the Abhorsen series. Or there will be trouble..

You're joking. This series was written for children just learning to read. It was such a childish fantasy.

[trizzle]

Oh also Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

It's a little disturbing to read but the language he uses, and the way he plays with it (especially considering that English is not his mother tongue) is breathtaking!

[Melchoire]

Oh also Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

It's a little disturbing to read but the language he uses, and the way he plays with it (especially considering that English is not his mother tongue) is breathtaking!

That's what I've heard. Beautifully written in the most poetic fashion the english languages allows, that you almost forget he's describing a little girl.

[Waser Lave]

The Dark Tower series.

[Maeghan]

Best chick lit writer ever.
Jeniffer Weiner, especially her "Good In Bed". Probably favorite book ever.

Fantasy: Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino.

And I also recommend going through with the hunger games. I loved those books. Its so much more then some fantasy teen love story. It's really an interesting commentary on societys obsession with reality television.

[Maeghan]

Noted

If you enjoy chick lit try out Freya North, her books are fun and a delight to read~ Also Jill Mansell and Katie Fforde
I used to be chick lit crazy because it was lovely to jump into a hot tub with a glass of wine and a comedic easy-read. I've expanded my reading habits considerably the last few years but those authors I go back to time and time again~

Amen sister.
Sometimes you just want a story. XD

If you're into classic stuff, but still want a chick lit, try Literacy and Longing in LA. I just finished it a few weeks ago. Very good.

[8143FF763271]

You people have some questionable taste in literature. I swear it's pure escapist literature in this thread lOl.

House of leaves, invisible monsters, the contortionist's handbook, geek love, philosophy in the bedroom, story of O, the brief and wondrous life of oscar wao, women, 120 days of sodom, the aeneid, the mandarines, american psycho, against nature.

[Sweeney]

You're joking. This series was written for children just learning to read. It was such a childish fantasy.

Do explain.

You people have some questionable taste in literature. I swear it's pure escapist literature in this thread lOl.

I'm into Epic Fantasy novels, autobiographies, light reading via chick lit, and nothing that even remotely resembles 50 Shades of Grey.

Not used to making recommendations according to the OP's taste, then?

[8143FF763271]

Do explain.




Not used to making recommendations according to the OP's taste, then?

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I admit I didn't even read the first post.
Good fucking call though.

[Nymh]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I admit I didn't even read the first post.
Good fucking call though.

I know you've already read this guide, but you might want to check it out again. It's useful for avoiding this type of faux pas in the future.

[8143FF763271]

I know you've already read this guide, but you might want to check it out again. It's useful for avoiding this type of faux pas in the future.

I did read it and took note of that but kiwi openings posts are so....... zzzzzzz

[Mew]

I did read it and took note of that but kiwi openings posts are so....... zzzzzzz

Only in your opinion...

Anyway I love anything and everything by Terry Pratchett, maybe not your cup of tea but I love books that can make you laugh out loud while reading

[trizzle]

Trizzle:
I have that book on my Kindle awaiting reading already

Thanks for the suggestions so far everyone

Oh awesome I hope you'll like it. At first I was so skeptical due to the very touchy subject matter but the book just draws you in. Humbert Humbert is reprehensible yet almost understandable at the same time - that's Nabokov's true power.

Also you should give some of the first books I mentioned a lil look-see they are very good, even though not exactly what you were looking for in your original post

[ElBastardoVerde]

You can't go wrong with Michael Crichton. Jurassic Park is a better book than it is a movie, you definitely get pulled into it rather quickly.

[imcominatcha]

Jumping into this thread rather late (i'm sorry), but I made up for it by expending my daily rep points xD

Fantasy stuffs:

I like the Nightside series by Simon R Greene, which is a blend of fantasy-esque, PI, sci-fi condensed into 12 short books.

Then there's the Dark Tower series by Stephen King, which is similar in concept, but of a totally different style.

For books to make you cry,

The Five People You Meet In Heaven and really all of Mitch Albom's books should be equal measures inspiring and touching.

The Fault In Our Stars by John Green is a recently published read of two teens who fall in love. Complication: one is dying of cancer, the other is recovering.

Horror/A-little-bit-more-scary-than-normal books

IT by Stephen King (again) is about a clown, a band of children, and their return as adults to face their childhood terrors.

Neil Gaiman, Sophie Kinsella, Suzanne Collins' THGs and Khalid Hosseini were all authors well recommended earlier in this thread.
Lolita, Inheritance trilogy, LOTR, are awesome too.


PS: I notice nobody's thrown Harry Potter into the mix. I personally like the series. And apologies if this post is long.

[Waser Lave]

Since somebody else mentioned Stephen King I'll also throw in The Stand since that's pretty much as epic as you can get with it being over 1400 pages long (the story is pretty epic too).

[Sweeney]

I prefer King's short stories, myself... but that's mostly personal preference, I guess.

[trizzle]

I prefer King's short stories, myself... but that's mostly personal preference, I guess.

Yes! I love his short stories (I mean I also love his longer books, IT, Misery, The Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption) but I have a book of short stories by him which is fantastic!

An especially memorable one was the couple and the woman continues to relive a car journey they're having but it ends differently every time (with various skeletons from her closet emerging) to which the moral of the story is something along the lines of Hell is repetition. Pretty powerful stuff. Ahhh I remember what it's called "That Feeling, You Can Only Say What it is in French"

Everything's Eventual, that's the collection I've read

Autopsy Room Four is also a great short story.

Edited by trizzle, 04 September 2012 - 12:00 PM.

[Sweeney]

I like the one with the vampire that pisses blood

[HappyAccident]

King Matt the first.

One of my favorite books of all time and would definitely recommend it.

[NapisaurusRex]

I don't think I've ever read any Stephen King, I always thought he's more of a horror and sci-fi type of writer. I guess I should have checked it out before, I can remedy that now though

I'm not really a horror type of person, but he has a great autobiography.

[Melchoire]

looking for alaska by John Green was also a great read.

[Nymh]

I'm not really a horror type of person, but he has a great autobiography.

The Dark Tower series isn't horror, it's more like... Modernish fantasy. It's a good read.