Book suggestions?

[vinval]

...Annnnd suddenly I find myself bereft of a good fiction read. Have plenty of non-fiction since I'm currently reading three of them, but I always need fiction. So, flist, any suggestions? :D I'm always up for fantasy, light-hearted, sub-texty romance, and beautifully crafted worlds

Comments

[sparklyfanta]

Hmm. The best books I've read lately haven't really been lighthearted, Archangel aside. :) The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver was fantastic, and pretty much all of her fiction is fantastic, so you can't go wrong there. I also recommend Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, but you've probably read that already; Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende, which starts slow but gets quite a bit better; and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon.

Hope that helps!

I'm sorry to hear about your co-workers/friends leaving. Sometimes my co-workers are all that will drag me to my job. Also, what job are you applying for? I work at a library, and while I'm at the bottom of the heirarchy, I've been there long enough to know the various jobs. :)

[vinval]

I just finished reading Stardust by Neil Gaiman, and was thinking about Good Omens next. I've never read any Barbara Kingsolver, although I've heard she's an excellent writer.

I'm applying for a page job. The description says it's pretty much pushing a cart of books around and doing whatever everyone else tells to do, but it's a county job and health insurance would be nice. I did a semester at my high school's library years ago, and it was fun.

[sparklyfanta]

Good Omens is made of so much awesome that I'm amazed the universe contains it all. :D

Really? That's basically my job now, except my county is cheap and sucks, so I'm only allowed to work 19.5 hours a week--any longer and they would have to give me benefits, like health insurance. I want to live in your county. *pouts*

Anyway, if they give you benefits, I really hope you get it. It's an easy job and if you get benefits too then it would be fantastic.

[vinval]

That's what I keep hearing! I think it will definitely be my next read. ^^

The posting is for only 20 hours a week, and my county's pretty cheap, too, so that will probably be the case for me, too. But I'm clinging to the fact that at least it's a foot in the door and I'll get insurance eventually if I climb the ladder enough. *headdesk* Just the potential for insurance makes me happy, I am such a dork.

[ariadnechan]

if you love dragons!!
you can read "Dragon flight" by ann macartfrey and "legends of Damador" by ekas in her original journal elslynder

Dune by Frank herbert is a a great history with many volumes

if you like SF i love Isaac Asimove "The Gods themselves", The Fundation"

If you like vampires Lestat by Anne Rice

[baka_taru]

well i am sorry i is goings away but its not like i will be gone forever, i shall return, regularly because the northwest is still my home

but when it comes to fiction book try Redemption of Athulus, and when i say it is right up your bleeding alley i mean it cannot be any more up your alley then it is, its hilarious and well written

mahaps tr the looking glass wars, wasnt my particular cup of tea per say but you might enjoy it

[sparklyfanta]

Hey! I'm dropping a line to see how you're doing, since you haven't posted in quite a while. I hope everything is going all right. :)

[vinval]

ah, yes, everything is quite fine, just busy!

How have you been?

[sparklyfanta]

Yay! Busy is wonderful. Well, sometimes.

I've been okay. I really will be getting a roommate in September, since the last one sort of bailed on me. :) Things are getting under control, at least. I'm glad to hear you're doing okay!

Good books

[caleb_moss]

Found your link from fanfiction. Yay! some suggestions:
Megan Turner's Attolia series (The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia & A Conspiracy of Kings), The Gurnsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and Garden Spells (Sarah Allen), to name a few.