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Looking for recommendations for Fantasy books/series along the lines of: - Brandson Sanderson - Patrick Rothfuss - Steven Erikson (Malazan) - Jim Butcher - Stephen King (Dark Tower series specifially) Or Sci Fi along the lines of: - Richard Morgan - Ian M Banks - Dan Simmons
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Jizz it is posted:Looking for recommendations for Fantasy books/series along the lines of: Try: Joe Abercrombie Neal Asher Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time Recommending them because they're more dude-written kinda dark (or very dark) genre work that's as popular as the stuff you've read.
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Apr 4, 2020 23:21
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Revisiting some classics I loved as kid and realized I never read Cat's Cradle. Loved every second of, definitely looking for something similar, but also looking to branch out from Vonnegut before continuing with SoT and Slaughterhouse re-reads. I've read Catch-22, and while I found it harder to get into in my old age once I did, I also really appreciated it.
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Apr 5, 2020 03:45
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I hope you’ve read Mother Night at least once before re-reading other Vonnegut.
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Apr 5, 2020 04:35
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Good Will Hrunting posted:Revisiting some classics I loved as kid and realized I never read Cat's Cradle. Loved every second of, definitely looking for something similar, but also looking to branch out from Vonnegut before continuing with SoT and Slaughterhouse re-reads. I've read Catch-22, and while I found it harder to get into in my old age once I did, I also really appreciated it. A Minor Apocalypse by Tadeusz Konwicki maybe? It's also an acerbic downer satire although a bit different from Cat's Cradle and Catch-22
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Apr 5, 2020 05:45
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Safety Biscuits posted:John Sladek, definitely, and maybe Robert Sheckley. Oh, and Vonnegut. Thanks guys. I’m picking up that new translation of His Master’s Voice. But I’ll have all those other names written down. Although I’ve read my share of Vonnegut.
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Apr 6, 2020 20:33
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I'm looking for fiction authors with very strong voices/styles, no preference in genre or era. I'm thinking along the lines of Elmore Leonard, Junot Diaz, Raymond Chandler, or Raymond Carver, where there's almost a 'spoken' aspect to the narration. Third person is preferable but not necessary. Any good recommendations? I'd appreciate it.
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Apr 11, 2020 00:09
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Eason the Fifth posted:I'm looking for fiction authors with very strong voices/styles, no preference in genre or era. I'm thinking along the lines of Elmore Leonard, Junot Diaz, Raymond Chandler, or Raymond Carver, where there's almost a 'spoken' aspect to the narration. Third person is preferable but not necessary. Any good recommendations? I'd appreciate it. Have you tried James Ellroy?
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Apr 11, 2020 00:31
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I refuse to believe that Corman McCarthy doesn’t talk how he writes.
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Apr 11, 2020 00:46
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tuyop posted:I refuse to believe that Corman McCarthy doesn’t talk how he writes. https://yelpingwithcormac.tumblr.com/
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Apr 11, 2020 00:57
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this is one of the greatest things
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Apr 11, 2020 01:21
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Amazing.
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Apr 11, 2020 01:27
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Eason the Fifth posted:I'm looking for fiction authors with very strong voices/styles, no preference in genre or era. I'm thinking along the lines of Elmore Leonard, Junot Diaz, Raymond Chandler, or Raymond Carver, where there's almost a 'spoken' aspect to the narration. Third person is preferable but not necessary. Any good recommendations? I'd appreciate it. First thing that came to mind, I’ve got a weak spot for James Lee Burke, particularly any of the Dave Robicheaux series.
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Apr 13, 2020 04:20
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Is the red night trilogy any good and can I find it all together as a compilation? No luck on Amazon. Plus the individual book covers are all dull as gently caress For the record I love weird poo poo but Ive never read burroughs.
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Apr 15, 2020 09:46
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I love creeping dread, thrillers, mystery, stuff that messes slightly with standard format, Sci-Fi, Space Opera and some historical stuff. I love to read the SCP Wiki especially the more modern story based stuff. My favorite authors are Orwell, China Miéville, King when not obsessed with magical black people and most of all David Mitchell. Looking at Night Film by Marisha Pressl but open to suggestion. Also cool lady characters are a bonus but not necessary.
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Apr 16, 2020 15:15
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LionYeti posted:I love creeping dread, thrillers, mystery, stuff that messes slightly with standard format, Sci-Fi, Space Opera and some historical stuff. I love to read the SCP Wiki especially the more modern story based stuff. My favorite authors are Orwell, China Miéville, King when not obsessed with magical black people and most of all David Mitchell. Looking at Night Film by Marisha Pressl but open to suggestion. Also cool lady characters are a bonus but not necessary. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix might be up your alley. I don't read a lot of horror (nor do I handle it well) and it sounds like you do so this may be not scary enough but I enjoyed it a lot. I've also read We Sold Our Souls by the same author which was a similar style of being more unnerving and creepy more than outright horror.
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Apr 16, 2020 16:05
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Humerus posted:The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix might be up your alley. I don't read a lot of horror (nor do I handle it well) and it sounds like you do so this may be not scary enough but I enjoyed it a lot. I've also read We Sold Our Souls by the same author which was a similar style of being more unnerving and creepy more than outright horror. Creepy is what I like more then scary, give me the slow feeling that somethings wrong over the giant demon coming out of an alley and going boo.
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Apr 16, 2020 16:16
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LionYeti posted:I love creeping dread, thrillers, mystery, stuff that messes slightly with standard format, Sci-Fi, Space Opera and some historical stuff. Neither reinvent the wheel, but Gina Wohlsdorf's Security and Grady Hendrix's Horrorstor are fun takes on slasher and horror, respectively. Josh Bazell's Beat the Reaper is a good crime thriller that messes with format a little, but not, like, House of Leaves style. I also love How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, which is funny and sad and all about loving with time, but it seems like some goons hate the hell out of it. Oh, and Blueprints of the Afterlife is a good, weird, near-future sci-fi story that also messes around with time a bit. edit- ha, guess you REALLY need to read Grady Hendrix
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Apr 16, 2020 16:16
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The Twenty Days of Turin Cold Moon Over Babylon
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Apr 16, 2020 17:26
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Mel Mudkiper posted:The Twenty Days of Turin This is a really cool and unique read
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Apr 16, 2020 18:36
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Mel Mudkiper posted:Cold Moon Over Babylon I’m reading this now and loving it, so far it’s exactly what I want out of a horror novel—just kind of spooky and creepy, minimal gore and violence and big confrontations. Maybe that will change towards the end as things come to a head but I am enraptured so far.
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Apr 16, 2020 18:49
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LionYeti posted:I love creeping dread, thrillers, mystery, stuff that messes slightly with standard format, Sci-Fi, Space Opera and some historical stuff. I love to read the SCP Wiki especially the more modern story based stuff. My favorite authors are Orwell, China Miéville, King when not obsessed with magical black people and most of all David Mitchell. Looking at Night Film by Marisha Pressl but open to suggestion. Also cool lady characters are a bonus but not necessary. Have you read American Elsewhere yet? Or Blindsight by Peter Watts? How about Nathan Ballingrud’s short stories?
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Apr 17, 2020 09:47
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I need some books where the ending is incredibly satisfying/happy/good guys win kind of thing? The sort of books where love triumphs, bad guy gets punched and you're like hey things work out in the end! Any genre, but also important to have well-written female characters. Queer rep is excellent but the uh, subset of books which are both queer and have that sort of ending are pretty small apparently. Recommendations? I want books that make me smile.
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Apr 17, 2020 10:19
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coolusername posted:I need some books where the ending is incredibly satisfying/happy/good guys win kind of thing? The sort of books where love triumphs, bad guy gets punched and you're like hey things work out in the end! Any genre, but also important to have well-written female characters. Queer rep is excellent but the uh, subset of books which are both queer and have that sort of ending are pretty small apparently. The quintessential "book that makes you smile" recommendation in this forum is generally Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart. It doesn't have many female characters though and no queer themes. The other really solid heartwarming book is the All Creatures Great and Small series by James Herriott, short stories about life as a veterinarian in 1930's and 40's Yorkshire. Again, no gay themes though. Try Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees. It's less cozy but gayer -- female author, gay author. Hieronymous Alloy fucked around with this message at 11:55 on Apr 17, 2020 |
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Apr 17, 2020 11:52
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If you don't mind it being sci-fi, there is The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. Very cozy book, gay author, there's some bits on inter-species love and sex.
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Apr 17, 2020 12:03
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anilEhilated posted:If you don't mind it being sci-fi, there is The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. Very cozy book, gay author, there's some bits on inter-species love and sex. Long Way is loving awesome.
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Apr 17, 2020 15:34
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LionYeti posted:Long Way is loving awesome. Disagree. I think All the Birds in the Sky was kind of nice, though.
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Apr 17, 2020 15:36
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coolusername posted:I need some books where the ending is incredibly satisfying/happy/good guys win kind of thing? The sort of books where love triumphs, bad guy gets punched and you're like hey things work out in the end! Any genre, but also important to have well-written female characters. Queer rep is excellent but the uh, subset of books which are both queer and have that sort of ending are pretty small apparently. This made me think of Rum Punch but then I realized I haven't actually read it yet (bought it a while back) so I have no idea if it has well-written female characters. I'm sure someone ITT can tell me?
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Apr 18, 2020 00:00
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If you want to read the kind of books your Nan loves then the Miss Silver series by Patricia Wentworth might be worth a go, she builds up characters so well that you *want* to see them murdered to death and sometimes that happens in the last third of the book - The Chinese Shawl is the one I adore the most.
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Apr 18, 2020 02:09
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Selachian posted:Have you tried James Ellroy? Thaddius the Large posted:First thing that came to mind, I've got a weak spot for James Lee Burke, particularly any of the Dave Robicheaux series. Thanks for the suggestions!
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Apr 18, 2020 18:27
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Are there any good french historical novels? I mean I assume so, but like, I have no idea where to start.
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Apr 19, 2020 17:45
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StrixNebulosa posted:Are there any good french historical novels? I mean I assume so, but like, I have no idea where to start. Not really, no.
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Apr 19, 2020 17:54
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StrixNebulosa posted:Are there any good french historical novels? I mean I assume so, but like, I have no idea where to start. Literally all of Alexandre Dumas. Start with The Count of Monte Cristo. Make sure to read a modern, unexpurgated copy. After Dumas, try Les Mis. Then maybe Balzac. Hieronymous Alloy fucked around with this message at 18:18 on Apr 19, 2020 |
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Apr 19, 2020 17:57
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Do Voltaire and Rousseau count?
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Apr 19, 2020 18:13
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Literally all of Alexandre Dumas. Start with The Count of Monte Cristo. Make sure to read a modern, unexpurgated copy. I last tried Monte Cristo in high school and bounced, it's been years and I should try him again. I'll do that, thanks! Les Mis.... ehhhhh, not into that style. tuyop posted:Do Voltaire and Rousseau count? They're more nonfiction, and I want fiction set in France. A friend recced me Vinter's Luck (as she knows I don't mind fantasy) and I'm gonna check that out too.
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Apr 19, 2020 19:03
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This is a bit of a longshot, but anyone know anything good on the history of stage magic, especially with regards to the process of it transforming from ritual to con to entertainment? e: Regarding the French request, maybe some Zola? anilEhilated fucked around with this message at 20:38 on Apr 19, 2020 |
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Apr 19, 2020 19:47
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StrixNebulosa posted:Are there any good french historical novels? I mean I assume so, but like, I have no idea where to start. Do you want set in France or written by French people? Because if it’s the latter, nothing beats Flaubert’s Sallambo. That novel is absolutely nuts, if you like modern fantasy doorstoppers, this is as weird and fantastical, but much better written. I adore that book.
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Apr 19, 2020 20:06
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StrixNebulosa posted:They're more nonfiction, and I want fiction set in France. A friend recced me Vinter's Luck (as she knows I don't mind fantasy) and I'm gonna check that out too. I was thinking Voltaire's Candide but I was wrong, Rousseau didn't do a similar thing.
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Apr 19, 2020 20:23
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StrixNebulosa posted:I last tried Monte Cristo in high school and bounced, it's been years and I should try him again. I'll do that, thanks! I would recommend The Red and the Black, but if you don't like Les Mis, it might not be your thing either.
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Apr 19, 2020 20:37
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Take the plunge! Okay! posted:Do you want set in France or written by French people? Because if it’s the latter, nothing beats Flaubert’s Sallambo. That novel is absolutely nuts, if you like modern fantasy doorstoppers, this is as weird and fantastical, but much better written. I adore that book. Oooh, this sounds fantastic. Are there any translations I should look for, or will the gutenberg edition do me fine?
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Apr 19, 2020 20:55
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