Book Recommendations

[buttercupfarts]

I want them, please.

And movie recommendations, too.

Comments

[essandem]

Anything by Haruki Murakami, but I especially recommend Hard-Boiled Wonderland And The End of the World and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

Anything by Bret Easton Ellis, especially American Psycho

The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King

Let The Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist

Best movies I've seen this year: (500) Days of Summer, 9, Bronson, The Brothers Bloom, District 9, Inglourious Basterds, Ninja Assassin, Ponyo, Star Trek, Taken, Up, Watchmen, and Zombieland.

[buttercupfarts]

I discovered The Dark Tower series in middle school. I hope the movie adaptation isn't disappointing.

I've seen (and enjoyed) half of those movies.

Thank you for responding!

[essandem]

Well, who knows who's actually going to do the movie, since JJ Abrams dropped out of doing it recently, lord knows when it'll actually get made.

My pleasure, helping folks find new entertainment that they enjoy is my one great passion in life.

[changeling0203]

"Embers" by Sándor Márai.

I already posted something on my livejournal about it, but seriously, it's astonishing how beautiful it is. Then you remind yourself this is a translation and something got lost and then it's scary how beautiful it must sound in its native Hungarian.

It's a short book - 213 pages - and a page-turner. You could probably finish it in a week.

[buttercupfarts]

Thank you for the recommendation. I read your post and it seems very interesting. I'll definitely check it out.