here's a list of the books i've finished reading so far. any recommendations are most welcome. :)
"Perfume" by Patrick Suskinde
"Mortal Love" by Elizabeth Hand
"Norwegian Wood" by Haruki Murakami
"Sultan's Seal" by Jenny White
"The History of Love" by Nicole Krauss
"Shopgirl" by Steve Martin
"The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield
"The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
2007-04-08 04:27:34 · 11 answers · asked by rinatots 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
As you may know, Setterfield's novels has gothic echoes. Try 'Jane Eyre', the famed Charlotte Brontë novel, or 'Wuthering Heights', the only novel by Emily Brontë. Also, 'Uncle Silas', by 'J. Sheridan Le Fanu', may be appropriate (being a similar style to Setterfield, too).
Out of Martin's plays/novellas/stories, you may want to read 'Picasso at the Lapin Agile', a play about the meeting of Einstein and Picasso in Montmartre. Might be worth a look.
For the rest, I'll just list similar books...
Chbosky - White Oleander by Janet Fitch (a good coming-of-age novel, like Chbosky)
Hand - never heard of her... sorry...
Murakami - The Elephant Vanishes (similar to previous works of his)
Krauss - Man Walks Into A Room (her only other work)
Suskinde - The Pigeon (by him), quite good.
Otherwise from that, I recommend to anyone 'The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly'. About Jean-Dominique Bauby, the late editor of Elle magazine, who got into an accident and got locked-in syndrome. He was paralysed completely except his eyelid. With this eyelid he 'dictated' the book (with the help of his assistant and family). It is a phenomenal read. It makes you fall in love with life.
2007-04-08 05:11:46 · answer #1 · answered by LilyRavage 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read "Grendel" by John Gardner. It's the telling of the Beowulf story, except from the perspective of the "monster" who's actually a highly-intelligent but misunderstood creature...like me. :(
Seriously, though, it's beautifully written, and I usually don't read fiction. It's literature and storytelling at their best - and it's even educational: besides for the history value, "Beowulf" is a seminal text since it's consider to be the first piece of English lit; "Grendel" puts that story in a new light.
Oh, and it has won all kinds of awards - see link below.
2007-04-08 11:32:54 · answer #2 · answered by no_good_names_left_17 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not fiction, but The Last Days in Babylon is really good (Marina Benjamin, I think). Reminds me of Sultan's Seal, only not so mysterious. Anything by Jodi Picoult is always great... she has a new book whose name I've forgotten, but has gotten great reviews.
2007-04-08 11:43:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt (it's memoir but amazing)
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffennegger (also amazing)
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (if you've never read it you must.)
2007-04-08 11:43:12 · answer #4 · answered by magnoliapeachblossom13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't read any of those, so I have no idea what you're after.
Anyway, here's my suggestions.
Perelandra, by C.S. Lewis
The Chronicles of Narnia series, also by C.S. Lewis
Catch-22, by Joseph Heller
The Everworld series, by K.A. Applegate
Little Scarlet, by Walter Mosley
May God bless you.
2007-04-08 11:34:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The English Patient ;-)
2007-04-08 11:50:35 · answer #6 · answered by elena alahverdi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Birth of Venus" ~Sarah Dunant
"Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" ~Lisa See
2007-04-08 11:38:34 · answer #7 · answered by puppyraiser8 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Acceleration. That will get you really tense and in to it. I love it so much I couldn't stop reading! HAPPY EASTER!
2007-04-08 11:36:12 · answer #8 · answered by Hales 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Angle Of Repose' by Wallace Stegner.
2007-04-08 11:40:57 · answer #9 · answered by S K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might try Jodi Picoult, she has a new one out but my favorite is "My Sister's Keeper."
2007-04-08 11:54:53 · answer #10 · answered by Jackie Oh! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋