My recommendations (most of which are books which are swift, absorptive reads but are still very much worth reading):
Sharp Teeth, Toby Barlow. Verse novel about werewolvessmart and raw and unbelievably well done.
Maledicte, Lane Robins. Gender-bending dark fantasy of manners. It's an indulgent deep dark read with incredible characters.
Anything by Catherynne M. Valente, but I'd start with The Orphan's Tales, dark fairy tale magic with rich, artistic language. Palimpsest is about a sexually transmitted city, more grown up, less sprawling, incredibly beautiful.
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell: Jesuit priests discover the first alien life. It's incredibly hard-hitting but also compulsively readable, a very smart book.
In The Woods and The Likeness by Tana French. Incredibly atmospheric mystery novels, and I think they're both exceptional.
Anything by Margret Atwood, but my favorite is Oryx and Crake genetic apocalypse and dystopia, clever and creative and simply exceptional.
And as always, some of my favorite books which you may never have heard of are right here.
If you have any specific tastes in genre or style, I'd be happy to provide more precise recommendations! But perhaps that's a start. Good luck building your TBR list and with this last bit of school.
Sharp Teeth, Toby Barlow. Verse novel about werewolvessmart and raw and unbelievably well done.
Maledicte, Lane Robins. Gender-bending dark fantasy of manners. It's an indulgent deep dark read with incredible characters.
Anything by Catherynne M. Valente, but I'd start with The Orphan's Tales, dark fairy tale magic with rich, artistic language. Palimpsest is about a sexually transmitted city, more grown up, less sprawling, incredibly beautiful.
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell: Jesuit priests discover the first alien life. It's incredibly hard-hitting but also compulsively readable, a very smart book.
In The Woods and The Likeness by Tana French. Incredibly atmospheric mystery novels, and I think they're both exceptional.
Anything by Margret Atwood, but my favorite is Oryx and Crake genetic apocalypse and dystopia, clever and creative and simply exceptional.
I second swedishgoddess 100% on House of Leaves.
And as always, some of my favorite books which you may never have heard of are right here.
If you have any specific tastes in genre or style, I'd be happy to provide more precise recommendations! But perhaps that's a start. Good luck building your TBR list and with this last bit of school.
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