Feathery Touches On Flat Worlds..
To get back into the literary mode, I've been spending parts of my time rediscovering an old neglected activity - reading. Some real, page-flipping, physically in your hand, book. Gosh, how I missed just sitting down and losing yourself to the story and then finding out later that hours have passed and it's already night-time. Or that feeling of lightness by the time you reach the last line of the book and close it ever so delicately, not knowing what to do with yourself the few moments afterwards.
So, I was wondering if any of you guys have any books you loved and wouldn't mind recommending to me. These past two weeks, I've read so far:
"The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
[The copy I read was borrowed from the library but I think I'm going to buy the book just to have a copy lying around because that's how much I loved the story.]
"Death In Venice" by Thomas Mann
[This book had three stories in it but I only read this first one. It had my attention at some parts but if I had to read more of this kind of 'classic' writing I might start banging my head against the wall.]
"The Catcher In The Rye" by J.D. Salinger
[It's good I guess, but not as great as I thought it would be by the way people have been talking about it. I don't know, maybe I'm missing something.]
"The Perks Of Being A Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
[Completely love this book. It was funny and touching, and the character had a sort of innocence and genuine nature that was truly endearing. Incidentally, The Catcher In The Rye is also mentioned in here.]
"Strangers On A Train" by Patricia Highsmith
[It was a bit boring at first but picked up later on. However, for me it was 'put downable'. I am, though, interested in checking out her Ripley series, since I just loved the movie. ]
Books I've bought waiting to be read:
"The Bad Place" by Dean Koontz
"Mr Clarinet" by Nick Stone
"Can't Let Go" by Jane Hill
"Survivor" by Chuck Palahniuk
"Choke" by Chuck Palahniuk
"Sadomasochism For Accountants" by Rosy Barnes
"Power Play" by Joseph Finder
"Odd One Out" by Lissa Evans (reading now..)
Also, authors I've enjoyed:
Terry Pratchett - Just love his Discworld series, especially the ones centered around DEATH like "Mort". It's not all hits though, as his book "Truckers", it's quite thin and the plot itself sounds interesting, but I have yet been able to finish it.
Anne Rice - Homoerotic vampires? Can I say, yes please?
David Gemmell - I read his fantasy war novels, but I think it's the characters themselves is what draws me in to his works, because if I can't imagine pretty boys when I'm reading and I'm still into it, then that is a testament of how good the author's writing is. XD
Darren Shan - More vampires, but epic clan wars and big adventures. I do enjoy the good teen fiction. Now I'm just waiting for my little brother to get his other monster series. Reminder: nudge him about it.
Okay, one question:
Do you think Twilight is worth the read? Well, I'm not sure if anybody I know has even read it XD
The movie made it seem like... I dunno. I didn't watch it but from what I caught here and there, it seemed like it didn't have a lot of depth. Just a girl and a vampire, and a lot of stuff going on which seems more like some girl's passing daydream than an intense and gripping plot. All the fangirling/boying around it makes me think it's all a lot of pretty and not a lot of story.
But I do know that books are always better than the movie so maybe there's more to it?
If you haven't read it, is it because you're not interested, or actively snubbing it?
So, I was wondering if any of you guys have any books you loved and wouldn't mind recommending to me. These past two weeks, I've read so far:
"The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
[The copy I read was borrowed from the library but I think I'm going to buy the book just to have a copy lying around because that's how much I loved the story.]
"Death In Venice" by Thomas Mann
[This book had three stories in it but I only read this first one. It had my attention at some parts but if I had to read more of this kind of 'classic' writing I might start banging my head against the wall.]
"The Catcher In The Rye" by J.D. Salinger
[It's good I guess, but not as great as I thought it would be by the way people have been talking about it. I don't know, maybe I'm missing something.]
"The Perks Of Being A Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
[Completely love this book. It was funny and touching, and the character had a sort of innocence and genuine nature that was truly endearing. Incidentally, The Catcher In The Rye is also mentioned in here.]
"Strangers On A Train" by Patricia Highsmith
[It was a bit boring at first but picked up later on. However, for me it was 'put downable'. I am, though, interested in checking out her Ripley series, since I just loved the movie. ]
Books I've bought waiting to be read:
"The Bad Place" by Dean Koontz
"Mr Clarinet" by Nick Stone
"Can't Let Go" by Jane Hill
"Survivor" by Chuck Palahniuk
"Choke" by Chuck Palahniuk
"Sadomasochism For Accountants" by Rosy Barnes
"Power Play" by Joseph Finder
"Odd One Out" by Lissa Evans (reading now..)
Also, authors I've enjoyed:
Terry Pratchett - Just love his Discworld series, especially the ones centered around DEATH like "Mort". It's not all hits though, as his book "Truckers", it's quite thin and the plot itself sounds interesting, but I have yet been able to finish it.
Anne Rice - Homoerotic vampires? Can I say, yes please?
David Gemmell - I read his fantasy war novels, but I think it's the characters themselves is what draws me in to his works, because if I can't imagine pretty boys when I'm reading and I'm still into it, then that is a testament of how good the author's writing is. XD
Darren Shan - More vampires, but epic clan wars and big adventures. I do enjoy the good teen fiction. Now I'm just waiting for my little brother to get his other monster series. Reminder: nudge him about it.
Okay, one question:
Do you think Twilight is worth the read? Well, I'm not sure if anybody I know has even read it XD
The movie made it seem like... I dunno. I didn't watch it but from what I caught here and there, it seemed like it didn't have a lot of depth. Just a girl and a vampire, and a lot of stuff going on which seems more like some girl's passing daydream than an intense and gripping plot. All the fangirling/boying around it makes me think it's all a lot of pretty and not a lot of story.
But I do know that books are always better than the movie so maybe there's more to it?
If you haven't read it, is it because you're not interested, or actively snubbing it?