The Nightwatch series, the Monster Blood Tattoo Trilogy, Neverwhere, Sandman, American Gods, Broodhollow(webcomic), Supernormal Step(webcomic), Gunnerkrigg Court(webcomic), Poison, The Shadow Over Innsmouth(short story). There some to start.
I fell in love with DragonKin Series by G.A. Aiken. The characters were like nothing I had ever read before and the world building was amazing. Not to mention how goofily egotistical some of the characters were.
Well I made my decision and decided to get the first two novels from the Sword of Truth series. My brother actually has the Legend of The Seeker DVD's and I had no idea that they were based off these novels, so I'm really looking forward to getting them in the mail someday next week, hopefully. I'm not plugging the company, but I picked them up for nine dollars a piece from The Book Depository. That is such an amazing website, you can get nearly anything from them
I liked Wool, though not as much as I had hoped I would. I actually completely forgot I read it so... I read this one dystopian book called A Gift Upon the Shore by M.K Wren. I read it randomly for my brother...and it is one of my favorite books to this day.
Jesus' Son by Dennis Johnson it's a fast but filling collection of short stories that center around one disaffected drug addict as he stumbles through his life and friends.
#shamelessplug #pleasebuymybook #iamsosopoor Also, the First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie is everything i wish i could produce as a writer.
There must be a Lou Reed connection there. '. . . And I feel just like Jesus' son' is a lyric from The Velvet Underground's Heroin.
Anyone who likes speculative fiction and thrillers, I highly recommend checking out The Girl with All the Gifts, by M.R. Carey.
For those who do read that excellent book, they may wonder about the similarity in themes between We, 1984, and Brave New World. The reason for the similarity is that both Orwell and Huxley took their inspiration for their respective books from Zamyatin's.
I noticed that the majority (but not all) of posts recommend books written originally in English. If you are looking to expand your reading, I recommend looking for some good translations of books not originally written in English (but written by recognized authors). There are some fantastic books out there that do not have any equivalent in the English-speaking world.
Its been mentioned a few times on here but The Great Gatsby is my all time favourite book, but as well as novels I enjoy reading short stories, mainly Poe, Wilde and Voltaire. Poe Short recommendations - The Black Cat, Von Kempelens Discovery, the gold bug, Hop-frog Wilde- I have two little ones 4 and 5 and I read them his children's short stories as they are full of morals akin to bible stories. Voltaire-Micromegas
The works of Bret Easton Ellis are by far my favourite writings of all time. American Psycho, an amazing book and his most famous, sort of overshadowed his others. You could start with Less Than Zero by Ellis, it's his first book and could could give you an insight into if you'd like his others (they're not for everyone).
If you want to know my recommendation it is gonna be the Chance series of books. I don't know if anyone is familiar with them but I would suggest you check them out. Might be of interest to someone
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad Ham on Rye by Bukowski If you like your crime The Jack Taylor books by Ken Bruen The Maltese Falcon by Dashell Hammett
Ah, Conrad. I can recommend Heart of Darkness, and also Chance, Victory, The Secret Agent, and Nostromo
John dies at the end by David Wong is a real good book and after that book is This book is filled with Spiders. It's about a drug that can make you see things that no one else could see but it's obvious that it's there. It could get a little 'disgusting'? With graphics and such if I remember right. The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey is about a scientist that studies monsters with his apprentice. There is this crazy guy that's in this book, and I like how it goes with this character. It dates around 1800's or 1900's. There's also a magnificent poetry book called The Spoon River" by Edgar Lee Masters. It's a poetry book that is like a story book. You have poems about characters lives. You get involved with them and you see how the characters connect with other characters.
Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner. Even though he tells you what's going to happen in the story, it's strength is in the Rashomon-esque storytelling that unwinds until the very end. Absolutely incredible. The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. Satan comes to Moscow and raises a little hell with the bureaucrats while uniting two lovers. This could have easily been written yesterday. Swamplandia! by Karen Russell. The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie. The Gum Thief by Douglas Coupland. The last chapter is directed at an author and it will either break your heart or move you to murderous rage.
I like classic literature and epic stories like "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings" series, "The Song of Ice and Fire". Any recommendations for a new read?
