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onceupon

100 Books, 100 More Books, All the Words Ever

Nov 23, 2010 16:38

There's a list of 100 book titles going around on Facebook. Apparently the BBC put this list together; the supposition is that the average person has only read 6 of the books on the list ( Read more... )

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if you have not read them... oletheros November 23 2010, 22:16:40 UTC

these are my default, go to authors.

iain banks (with or without the m)
jonathan carroll
michael chabon
jonathan lethem
william gibson
bruce sterling
jg ballard

all white, all male. they also reflect certain standards: well-written, good stories that are not slaves to genre and reflect a deep ability for fearless invention and an intense interest in the human condition.

now is not a good time to ask about graphic novel recommendations - i'm focused on a lot of obscure stuff at the moment and telling you to read someone you can't find isn't polite.

Re: if you have not read them... onceupon November 24 2010, 01:21:58 UTC

It is CRUEL when you're talking about graphic novels I can't get my hands on. *grin* I'm reading yours though, so I shall get my grapic novel fix that way.

I've actually read every author you've listed there. *laugh* Gibson is by far my favorite on the list though Chabon is a close second. I do appreciate the risks they all take, very individual risks. I think they also kind of suffer from self-indulgence sometimes - sometimes it works and sometimes it just really doesn't for me.

Re: if you have not read them... oletheros November 24 2010, 02:18:56 UTC

the three books in my amazon shopping cart are joann sfar's adaptation of the little prince, grandville mon amour by bryan talbot and the wrong place by brecht evans.

but i'm currently stuck on hugo pratt's corto maltese material. so it goes.

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onceupon November 24 2010, 01:23:01 UTC

I was hoping you would respond! You can put the YA stuff in though! I read YA!

Right now I've got a bunch of Amazon tabs open and I am sending samples to my little Kindle like mad! Hooray! I pretty much always trust your taste.

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onceupon November 24 2010, 01:55:14 UTC

I actually love how obsessively your keep accounting of the books you've read. And the daily photography thing. I look forward to it on my friends list every time I open it. SO THERE.

You know, I'm not sure I've ever counted how many books I read a year. Does rereading count toward that?

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ashbet November 23 2010, 22:29:14 UTC

I just re-read Lois McMaster Bujold's "The Spirit Ring" for the first time in 15 years, and was reminded again how much I liked it (thank you again, mr_rubix, for giving me my Kindle!)

I'm going to read Catherynne Valente's Prester John book soon -- will let you know what I think of it :)

-- A <3

onceupon November 24 2010, 01:38:13 UTC

I haven't reread a lot of her stuff but I know there's a new one out recently so I probably should make the effort.

Isn't the Kindle made of magic and words and love?

This is where I admit my deep dark secret: I don't actually much like Valente. I think she has a wonderful way with language but I don't get much beyond that from her stories a lot of the time. It's all very pretty though!

ashbet November 24 2010, 01:55:56 UTC

It's okay, you're not alone!! :D

I had mixed feelings about "Palimpsest" (loved the language and the concept, wasn't 100% all about the story choices), but I ADORE anything to do with Prester John, so I decided to give her another go. She seems to be a lovely person and an author I'm interested in supporting, so I'm buying the book as opposed to library-ing it. That's why I said I'd let you know, though -- I haven't totally made up my mind about whether to recommend her.

I can't remember -- I know I always mention this as my favorite book, but did you ever read Mark Helprin's "Winter's Tale"? SUCH beautiful language -- the man has a love affair with English! <3

Also: Terri Windling, "The Wood Wife." *hearts!*

-- A ^_^

ashbet November 24 2010, 01:56:56 UTC

Oh!! Patrick Rothfuss, "The Name of the Wind!"

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of course now my mind went blank.... fabricdragon November 23 2010, 22:31:13 UTC

well...... lois mcmaster bujold. the vorkosigan series. start with shards of honor if you havent read that.
apparently you can get her new on on ebook, with a CD of her other books as a bonus.

hmmmmmmmm
non fiction
"demon in the freezer" "the coming plague" "the hot zone" "the big oyster" "salt a world histroy" "cannibis a history" "a history of the world in 6 glasses" "cod" "Vanilla" "the orchid thief" there is a book about the flower market and industry.....and a book whose title i always get wrong.... the color of desire? its about red hair.....

fiction, other:
the series that includes "The outlaw demon wails" "for a few demons more" and "dead witch walking"

for bublegum with plot holes, but potential: "peeps" in the YA section.

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Re: of course now my mind went blank.... onceupon November 24 2010, 01:39:39 UTC

Was that you on Twitter who recommended Feed?

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Du'oh! fabricdragon November 23 2010, 22:33:39 UTC

look up the author Danielle Ackley McPhail.
she writes fantasy and magic books where the system really holds together.
i loved her halflings court (faeries on motorcycles) which was an outgrowth of her bad ass faery books. (anthologies)

nice lady, good author.

and of course ANYTHING by Neil Gaiman.

have you read Phil Foglios older books? he had one on an alien invasion... its aimed at YA i suspect, but it was fun