Cronopio
Glorious Imperator
Mine is ok, considering it's like 18 years old. I think the blue hues go well with the imagery and atmosphere the stories provide too.
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EspaDa
Damage Case
I started reading it a few days ago and it is already difficult at this time. It's a rather short book so I hope I'll finish it soon and then I'll see what to think about it.
This is an amazing book - great choice. I don't remember it being particularly difficult to read though, certainly not like Marquez for instance.
'Steppenwolf' by Hesse and 'The Master and Margerita' by Bulgakov were real life shaping experiences. That German/Russian perspective and imagination is so exciting and mindfucking. If you haven't read 'The Master and Margarita' can I implore you to get on to that at some stage. Just trust me on this.
viewerfromnihil
Vein-Marbled Tower
The Master and Margerita is a fun read, so I'll second that rec. It's not particularly difficult, but it's strange. I should pick up some Hesse at some point. I've read a good number of his anti-war essays, so it would make sense to familiarize myself with what he was actually known for.
EspaDa
Damage Case
I finished reading Steppenwolf yesterday and I feel swept away. What a great book that was. It was surreal at some point but I loved it. The real mindfuck appears when you realize that perhaps Hermine didn't really exist but was Haller's another part, some kind of mirror. The quotes from Steppenwolf are especially engraved in my memory now.
I'm still waiting for my copy of Siddhartha which I ordered on 12th December. I'm waiting patiently as I know that it's being delivered for very long time because of Christmas.
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Sticking with my mystery fiction, I finished 3 books in the Lorna Barrett "cozy" mystery series: Murder on the Half Shelf, Not The Killing Type and Book Clubbed.
By the way, my 3rd annual list of my 10 favorite mystery/thrillers of the year will be posted online soon. I'll link it here when it does go up, in case anyone is interested.
By the way, my 3rd annual list of my 10 favorite mystery/thrillers of the year will be posted online soon. I'll link it here when it does go up, in case anyone is interested.
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You can check out my picks for the Ten Best Mystery/Thriller Novels of 2015 via this Pop-topia.com link.
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After reading William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy and Burning Chrome collection several times I'm finally moving on to Virtual Light. Is post 80s Gibson any good?
EspaDa
Damage Case
Can anyone recommend any work from William Faulkner? I've read lots about him but I need to be encouraged to take up something of his.
unknown
fuck ftagn
Faulkner is one of my favorite authors. Be aware though, his books are often very dense and tough to get through. If you can tackle James Joyce or Cormac McCarthy, you should be good. I recommend starting with As I Lay Dying. It introduces the Compson family, which show up a lot in his novels, and the Yoknapathawjsdjsdj (can't be arsed to spell it correctly) county. It's also one of the more easy to follow books. The Sound & The Fury is a good follow up. Absalom! Absalom! is my favorite and is just fucking epic. The Snopes trilogy is pretty easy to read but can be a bit dry and boring at time. It was written over the course of 30 years or so.
His short stories are also definitely worth reading. "A Rose for Emily" is nothing short of a classic
His short stories are also definitely worth reading. "A Rose for Emily" is nothing short of a classic
EspaDa
Damage Case
Thanks for recommendations! I got to know of him exactly because of Absalom! Absalom! as this book was included in some kind of a collection which was put out by a newspaper in my country, and that collection was named XX Century Literature Canon.
I'll start with As I Lay Dying in accordance with you. What about Light in August?
I'll start with As I Lay Dying in accordance with you. What about Light in August?
unknown
fuck ftagn
A Light in August is a great place to start since it doesn't have quite the huge cast of characters some of his other novels do. It's also a good intro into some of the themes which appear frequently throughout his books
EspaDa
Damage Case
unknown
fuck ftagn
Oh if you like stream of consciousness, you'll get your money's worth haha. I remember the first time I read The Sound and the Fury, it was my introduction to Faulkner, and all I kept thinking was "What the fuck is going on?"
EspaDa
Damage Case
So you keep returning to his books?
I genuinely don't know what to expect from his novels. I just want my mind to focus only on the book when I start it.
I genuinely don't know what to expect from his novels. I just want my mind to focus only on the book when I start it.
