FA+
Shop
book suggestions? (+my own)
7 years ago
i'm trying to get back into the habit of reading again, but it's hard to find good things to read when there's so much to choose from xx i'm curious about most stuff; only genres i don't like are YA, horror and crime.
In the last years I've read and enjoyed these books myself:
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Haruki Murakami
Kallocain, Karin Boye
The Picture Of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov
if you have any suggestions im all ears!
In the last years I've read and enjoyed these books myself:
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Haruki Murakami
Kallocain, Karin Boye
The Picture Of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov
if you have any suggestions im all ears!
If you're interested in classical literature, there are a few sonnet sequences that I'm fond of, Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney, and Pamphilia to Amphilanthus by Lady Mary Wroth.
1984 if you haven't already
Beneath The Skin (it's a furry book) is a really lengthy but satisfying read
Anatomy of a Soldier is an odd choice that's a pseudo-biographical text on soldier rehabilitation after losing a limb/limbs. Not everyone's cup of tea.
If you want any furry reading, I could recommend some of my own stuff
Platform Zero
Seventh Day: Dawn Falling
Intelligent Design
Emphasis on dark, erotic and psychologically twisted obsession! Really interesting, with great catharsis at the end.
"In the seventeenth century, the English Revolution is under way. The nation, seething with religious and political discontent, has erupted into violence and terror. Jacob Cullen and his fellow soldiers dream of rebuilding their lives when the fighting is over. But the shattering events of war will overtake them.
A darkly erotic tale of passion and obsession, As Meat Loves Salt is a gripping portrait of England beset by war. It is also a moving portrait of a man on the brink of madness. Hailed as a masterpiece, this is a first novel by a most original new voice in fiction."
Circe by Madeline Miller is a feminist take on the story of Circe from the Odyssey.
D'arc by Robert Repino is part of a scii-fi series about animals gaining sentience and wiping out humanity.
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn is a pretty great thriller with an unreliable narrator.
Also, I'm not sure if you have ever heard of the website Goodreads, but it is an awesome social media site for readers. You can find an innumerable amount of books, recommendations, reviews, etc. I have the app on my phone. It's a lot of fun. <3
Stuff I read this last year that I'd recommend would be:
"At Swim-Two-Birds" by Flann O'Brien
"Woman in the Dunes" by Kobo Abe
"The Vegetarian" by Han Kang
"The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood
Just about anything by Robin Hobb, but most of all I'd recommend the Liveship Trilogy since that's my personal fave. Most of her books are linked by the same timeline but stand alone really well.
Flesh and Spirit + Breath and Bone were enjoyable, if a bit poorly paced at times. But I'm a big fan of Carol Berg's world building.
In the House of Five Dragons by Erica Lindquist is a book I remember quite a lot and take a lot of inspiration from.
Tales of Earthsea or really anything by Ursula LeGuin, a fantastic scifi and fantasy author all around.