Rec me a book please

[briasoleil]

Seriously. I need new book recommendations. Though I have a ton of books, some of which remain unread, I want to be exposed to books by authors I don't know or maybe know of but haven't read yet. Because, right now, I am at an impasse. And I'm just not in the mood to read any of the books I own (well, except for Marguerite Duras' Hiroshima, mon

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[meeby]

seconded. I was about to recommend this as well. :)

[briasoleil]

It's one of those books that I've thought about reading for a long while but never picked up. So, yes. I will read it this summer.

Is there anything else that you could recommend? I really don't want to have to read Proust this summer. Why, oh why, did I ever want the entire collection of A la recherche du temps perdu?

[meeby]

Have you read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-TIme? Also a very good, interesting book.

I'm just getting read to read my first Christopher Moore book, which someone else recommended on your list. I'll let you know what I think.

Hmm. I don't know. I tend to read mostly mindless stuff because I work with words so much during the day that I don't have the energy to read truly challenging stuff.

Plus, although I agree about LotR, I love Harry Potter. . . . :)

[aveanomis]

Exes Anonymous by Lauren Henderson

[briasoleil]

So, yes. Another one I will have to print out entirely. Exes Anonymous sounds like the perfect plane book. Good, but not too heavy or literary. Though I couldn't put down Anil's Ghost when I was reading it on the plane.

Are there any Croatian authors that you can think of that I might like?

Given how much are film and music tastes converge, I'd be interested in hearing more about the types of books you read, enjoy and admire.

Thanks!

[shayrena]

I am a big fan of all the books by Ken Follett I have read so far. I just finished "Code to Zero" which has to be one of my favorite books ever. My second favorite of his books is "The Pillars of the Earth".

Right now I'm reading "The Daughters of Eden" by Charlotte Bingham and I enjoy it a lot. It takes place during the second World War in Great Britain.

[briasoleil]

I'm not much for thrillers, but The Pillars of the Earth sounds interesting. A good summer read.

Are there any German authors that you could recommend?

[shayrena]

I actually wanted to recommend you Andreas Eschbach. I have read his "Eine Billion Dollar" and I loved it, but I couldn't find the English edition. It must be called "A Trillion Dollar" since our billion is your trillion.
Do you know "The Perfume" by Patrick Süskind? That's a very good book.
I am afraid I don't read many German authors.

[norwegianne]

The Virgin Suicides. One book I've read recently that hit me.

[evylprincess]

Seconded. The Virgin Suicides is one of the very few books I slow right down to read because I want time to take in every word. It's amazingly well-written and so haunting. You'll be thinking about it for ages afterwards.

[briasoleil]

It is haunting. And mysterious. And thoroughly nostalgic and lovesick. With a side of voyeuristic - but worshipful without being creepy. It was an excellent read.

[briasoleil]

I just read it actually. I want to say I enjoyed it, but it's not the kind of book one can "enjoy" but I did find it engaging and dreamily nostalgic.

[briasoleil]

I'm going to print this out and take it to the bookstore. Though, I do already own A Room of One's Own. I just haven't been able to get into it yet. One day, I will.

And I love short stories. I love Atwoods' Wilderness Tips. And I thoroughly enjoy the short stories of Alice Munro.

We will talk books soon. I want to visit Italian bookstores. Are there any that offer English translations? And can you buy French books there? I'm not sure I'll make it to a bookstore in Nice.

[briasoleil]

I've read a number of her novels. For many a Christmas, my parents got me a novel of hers as a gift. The Handmaid's Tale is a must read, but so are others. She also wrote a novel for children that employed alliteration with the letter "p".

Ondaatje is a Dutch name, which may be why your guide has failed you. The author is Sri Lankan. From what I can tell, it's pronounced On - dah - tch - ay. His Anil's Ghost is my favourite novel ever. It's exquisite.

There's a FNAC in Genoa? That's awesome. I need to go there. I'm with you on the avoiding anything Berlusconi.

It's not important that I get to a bookstore in Nice. I could always get what I need here. I just wanted to go some place where the majority of the French books weren't translations or required reading for university.