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[gwen_o_rama]

I finished Neverwhere and now I'm lonely for a good book.

Any recommendations?

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[bralesslut]

jumping on the Neil Gaiman bandwagon, i'm gonna suggest American Gods and then just to add to the madness read it's "sequel" Anansi Boys.

[misscato]

american gods is fantastic, Anansi boys....not as good as any of Gaimans other works

[bralesslut]

i really liked anansi boys, although in comparison to American Gods, it certainly wasn't as visually appealing, if you know what i mean. there was far less going on but i still liked it. i guess because anansi is one of my favourite characters from AG, i liked reading about what his family was like. at any rate AG is better than AB but i still liked both a lot. :)

[gwen_o_rama]

I definitely want more Gaiman. I'm going to rape my library's Gaiman selection today.

[patrickwonders]

I vote for Tom Robbins's Jitterbug Perfume.

[gwen_o_rama]

Duly noted. Thanks!

In case you run out of Neil Gaiman

[caitdepaor]

Tell It Slant by Beth Follet, Coach House Books
Everything Is Illuminated by Johnathon Safron Foer
Definitely less whimsical, but both are pretty experimental (the Follet in particular) and play around with narrators/settings/themes in unconventional ways.
(although I would continue with Gaiman if there are others of his that you haven't read yet!)

Re: In case you run out of Neil Gaiman

[gwen_o_rama]

I haven't read any other Gaiman and will probably start with that. I'm always looking for good books, though, so thank you for your suggestions.

[misscato]

i'll try to be diverse.

a) some fantasy: george r r martins "song of ice and fire" series--crazy good, i think i read them all in a month, i was so addicted, its got everything.

Jacqueline Carey's "kushiel" series. however, do not read the last one, its sucks.

Susanna Clarke's "Johnathan Strange and Mr. Norrel
a wonderful story.

b) some comtemporary fiction

anything by Jeanette Winterson she is a Master of words and rhetoric, her metaphors and imagery are like nothign i've ever read before. top notch.

Jose Saramago's "blindness" a scary story about what could very well happen if the world went blind. its all too easy to revert to savagery..

Zafon's "Shadow of the Wind" a beautifully written mystery sent in Spain. a mystery and a love story. its not even about the story, its about the way Zafon writes, its hypnotizing.

c) some classics, mayhaps?

Dumas' "the three musketeers" if you want some adventure, drunk swashbuckling and amazing wit, look no further.

any Sherlock Holmes who doesnt like a cocky, arrogant brillant

[gwen_o_rama]

I am jotting down my list and heading to the library this afternoon.

Thanks so much for the suggestions.

[misscato]

:) let me know what you end up getting.

[gwen_o_rama]

Whoa. Speedy.

I will.

[beeblefish]

American Gods ;-) Why stop when you're on a roll?