Books

[Badman Juice]

motherless brooklyn

[say_whut]

Just thought I'd bump this as opposed to making another thread.

I'm about to start an English degree at uni, and want to broaden my horizons before I start.

I'm looking for a blend of fantasy but in the real world? Like not spells and witchcraft BS, just bizarre tales in a city like setting. Any suggestions?

[dubduck]

Just thought I'd bump this as opposed to making another thread.

I'm about to start an English degree at uni, and want to broaden my horizons before I start.

I'm looking for a blend of fantasy but in the real world? Like not spells and witchcraft BS, just bizarre tales in a city like setting. Any suggestions?

I havent read it, but 'The City & the City' by China Miéville seems to fit your description well and was well rated in the press.

[k_k]

James Joyce - Ulysses, Dubliners
Andre Breton - Nadja
All of Flannery O'Conners short stories
Also cant help but agree with everyone who said The Great Gatsby, banging book plus the copy i have is one of those penguin popular classics ones which are like 2 quid

[say_whut]

Just thought I'd bump this as opposed to making another thread.

I'm about to start an English degree at uni, and want to broaden my horizons before I start.

I'm looking for a blend of fantasy but in the real world? Like not spells and witchcraft BS, just bizarre tales in a city like setting. Any suggestions?

I havent read it, but 'The City & the City' by China Miéville seems to fit your description well and was well rated in the press.

Thanks Heading into town tomorrow, probably going to pick up that, The New York Trilogy and House of Leaves (all mentioned earlier). Need some intellectual stimulation this summer

[test_recordings]

Anything though Terry Pratchett or one of Graham Hancock's historical investigations

[mohan]

Just thought I'd bump this as opposed to making another thread.

I'm about to start an English degree at uni, and want to broaden my horizons before I start.

I'm looking for a blend of fantasy but in the real world? Like not spells and witchcraft BS, just bizarre tales in a city like setting. Any suggestions?

Haruki Murakami is great, not overrated IMO. Most of his books might fit your bill.

[say_whut]

Just thought I'd bump this as opposed to making another thread.

I'm about to start an English degree at uni, and want to broaden my horizons before I start.

I'm looking for a blend of fantasy but in the real world? Like not spells and witchcraft BS, just bizarre tales in a city like setting. Any suggestions?

Haruki Murakami is great, not overrated IMO. Most of his books might fit your bill.

Nice, any book of his in particular I should read first?

[64hz]

Borges

[Neptune]

Just thought I'd bump this as opposed to making another thread.

I'm about to start an English degree at uni, and want to broaden my horizons before I start.

I'm looking for a blend of fantasy but in the real world? Like not spells and witchcraft BS, just bizarre tales in a city like setting. Any suggestions?

Haruki Murakami is great, not overrated IMO. Most of his books might fit your bill.

Nice, any book of his in particular I should read first?

The Machine Stops by E. M Forster. It's a short story about the future, it's really good.

[budsteq]

brave new world - aldus huxley

Kill Your Friends by John Niven

also

Rant - Chuck Palahniuk
Post Office - Charles Bukowski
A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby
The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien (honestly the books are great!)

and some
Arnaldur Indriðason & Henning Mankell

nick horny is great. high fidelity is another good one

I recommend Dead Air by Ian Banks, good read.

anything by Bret Easton Ellis.

Also Once Were Warriors is essential if you havent already read it.

[AllNightDayDream]

Just thought I'd bump this as opposed to making another thread.

I'm about to start an English degree at uni, and want to broaden my horizons before I start.

I'm looking for a blend of fantasy but in the real world? Like not spells and witchcraft BS, just bizarre tales in a city like setting. Any suggestions?

Maybe try "The Man Who Was Thursday" by G.K. Chesterton