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Post by Astrozombie on Sept 8, 2019 11:31:03 GMT -5
What did you read this year if you don't mind me asking, I just need context before I recommend you anything I like and look like a clown when I realize it's not something you're interested in lol
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Post by Burke on Sept 8, 2019 11:57:51 GMT -5
I just need context before I recommend you anything I like and look like a clown when I realize it's not something you're interested in lol Now who would do something ridiculous like that.
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Post by Brandon on Sept 8, 2019 12:19:57 GMT -5
I just need context before I recommend you anything I like and look like a clown when I realize it's not something you're interested in lol Now who would do something ridiculous like that.
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Post by Tarry on Sept 8, 2019 13:04:06 GMT -5
What did you read this year if you don't mind me asking 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien JFK: Reckless Youth by Nigel Hamilton Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Zodiac: The Shocking True Story of America's Most Elusive Serial Killer by Robert Graysmith And I'm currently reading Casino Royale by Ian Fleming I just need context before I recommend you anything I like and look like a clown when I realize it's not something you're interested in lol Half of the books I read this year I had almost no interest in before I picked them up, so please fire away with your recommendations.
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Post by Astrozombie on Sept 8, 2019 14:17:41 GMT -5
I don't read a lot of adult novels, but here's some easy reads that you might enjoy.
Hero by Perry Moore - It's not written by a woman, but a gay man. It's a cool take on super heroes, they're blatantly inspired by DC's heroes, but such a good emotional read.
Steelheart, by Brandon Sanderson - Another superhero book but think of a dystopian where superheroes take over the world. This author is amazing in general though
Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller - a historical retelling of Achilles and Patroclus
Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline - if you like 80's pop culture you'll enjoy this. It's nothing like that movie I don't think
The Magicians, by Lev Grossman - it got turned into a cool show, but it's basically an 'adult' Harry Potter I guess
Throne of Glass, by Sarah J Maas - This series is like high fantasy if you're into that. Mind you it's Young Adult so expect some typical cliches in it, but as the series progresses, the world building becomes phenomenal.
Edit:
I just realized these are mostly written by men
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Post by Brandon on Sept 8, 2019 15:44:48 GMT -5
Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller - a historical retelling of Achilles and Patroclus Seriously read this. I read it (I recommended it to Astro hehe) and I was SOBBING hysterically when it was over, like literally crying with my CHEST. Also Marvel has been publishing books and I just finished The Dark Phoenix Saga by Stuart Moore. Obviously, it’s a story we’re all familiar with, but his writing was very well done and he nailed all of the characters. And there’s just a lot more detail. Like getting their inner monologues, or one of my favorite parts was the space shuttle crash because it described Jean’s very violent death in the crash and I was like o! EDIT: I just saw you wanted books written by women but read TDPS anyway because the protagonist is a woman hehe.
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Post by Tarry on Sept 8, 2019 17:36:11 GMT -5
To Kill a Mockingbird Strangers on a Train Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller - a historical retelling of Achilles and Patroclus To Kill a Mockingbird is one I already considered because my school was one of the few schools that didn't teach that book, so I feel like I'm missing out. I've seen Strangers on a Train in a charity shop here, so that's doable too. Song of Achilles sounds good, I'm hoping I can either find it at a charity shop or in the library here. I just realized these are mostly written by men I just saw you wanted books written by women Is there anybody in The Book Thread who knows how to read? MC, please come through and save the day
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Post by Tarry on Sept 8, 2019 17:36:58 GMT -5
Hero by Perry Moore - It's not written by a woman, but a gay man. It's a cool take on super heroes, they're blatantly inspired by DC's heroes, but such a good emotional read. This sounds great too.
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Post by Brandon on Sept 8, 2019 18:45:06 GMT -5
To Kill a Mockingbird Strangers on a Train Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller - a historical retelling of Achilles and Patroclus To Kill a Mockingbird is one I already considered because my school was one of the few schools that didn't teach that book, so I feel like I'm missing out. I've seen Strangers on a Train in a charity shop here, so that's doable too. Song of Achilles sounds good, I'm hoping I can either find it at a charity shop or in the library here. I just realized these are mostly written by men I just saw you wanted books written by women Is there anybody in The Book Thread who knows how to read? MC, please come through and save the day Well I don’t care what you read tbh I just wanted to take credit for Song of Achilles and talk about me and what I just read while I was here.
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Post by Mutant Couch on Sept 8, 2019 21:25:28 GMT -5
Have you read Persepolis? It's a graphic autobiography about a girl coming of age in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.
Middlemarch by George Eliot. Eliot's essential to me since not only because she's genuinely good, but because she went against the grain of what was expected out of female authors during her time.
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf is in my opinion the best place to start with Woolf.
The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing. I love Lessing and honestly I only put The Golden Notebook first, because it's an easier read than "Briefing for a Descent into Hell" which I really think you'd like if you can get past the first quarter of it.
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn. This book is wild. It's about a carny couple that decide to birth their own attractions by using drugs,insecticides, and radioisotopes to engineer deformities and such. One of the kids ends up creating a cult convincing normies to remove their own limbs. It's also incredibly sad in parts.
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. I was hesitant to recommend this one at first. I loved it and found comfort in it, but I haven't dealt with suicidal ideation in years and I find dark things usually help me when I have dips. This is about a woman's descent into insanity. It's semi-autobiographical and given that Plath committed suicide shortly after the book was published it becomes more apparent that a lot of what's going on with Esther is also genuinely what Plath was going through.
Kindred by Octavia Butler - It's about an African American woman who gets pulled back in time during slavery. I don't really want to give more detail than that.
Let me know if you want more. I tried to include classics and some of the most read women authors mixed with stuff that I genuinely think you'll enjoy. I would have to consult my read list for nonfiction. I never pay attention to whether those authors are male or female.
If you do read any let me know how you liked them. Tbh we should do a book club and make Burke read a book written by a woman too.
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Post by Tarry on Sept 10, 2019 5:47:41 GMT -5
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. I was hesitant to recommend this one at first. I loved it and found comfort in it, but I haven't dealt with suicidal ideation in years and I find dark things usually help me when I have dips. This is about a woman's descent into insanity. It's semi-autobiographical and given that Plath committed suicide shortly after the book was published it becomes more apparent that a lot of what's going on with Esther is also genuinely what Plath was going through. I just checked this out from the library. I'll get started on it as soon as I'm finished Casino Royale. Also, the book club idea is a great one and I'm definitely up for it.
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Post by Tarry on Sept 22, 2019 18:54:53 GMT -5
The Bell Jar was incredible. I found it easy to relate to Esther at times, having found myself feeling similarly in the past. Thank you so much for recommending it, I loved it.
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