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Re: Books
Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 3:54 pm
by Badman Juice
motherless brooklyn
Re: Books
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:55 pm
by 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?
Re: Books
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:04 pm
by dubduck
say_whut wrote: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.
Re: Books
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:08 pm
by 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
Re: Books
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:30 pm
by say_whut
dubduck wrote:say_whut wrote: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
Re: Books
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:16 pm
by test_recordings
Anything though Terry Pratchett or one of Graham Hancock's historical investigations
Re: Books
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:08 pm
by mohan
say_whut wrote: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.
Re: Books
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:53 pm
by say_whut
mohan wrote:say_whut wrote: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?
Re: Books
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:05 pm
by 64hz
Borges
Re: Books
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:01 am
by Neptune
say_whut wrote:mohan wrote:say_whut wrote: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.
Re: Books
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:12 am
by budsteq
bassrael wrote:laurent__duval wrote:brave new world - aldus huxley
meanmrcustard wrote: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.
Re: Books
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:08 am
by AllNightDayDream
say_whut wrote: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