Happiness is a good book.

[perseph12]

"The great grey beast February had eaten Harvey Swick alive."
-Clive Barker, The Thief of Always

_stormwolf_ asked me for some book recommendations, and I am happy to oblige :).
1.)  The Thief of Always by Clive Barker.  It's an incredible dark fantasy novel for adults, young and old.  I read it when I was 12, and my love has not wavered with time.  It's

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[thegoddesskali]

i should have talked to you before I went to the bookstore today. I spent waaaaaaaaaaay too much money, and hopefully what the boy recommended to me will be interesting. sadly, i left the books in the car, but one of them was that palhuinkiy lkjlkjb guy. wtf, however you spell is name.......

I did read a handmaids tale a few years back. It was really weird, I vaguely remember parts of it, like the woman getting into some altercation a private club for the husbands. I think I should go back and read it again...its been awhile.
I ll post what books i got tomorrow. Maybe you can give me a review, if you've read any of them.

[perseph12]

Was the boy with the book recommendations cute by any chance ;)? I probably would have bought anything from a cute bookstore employee.

I forgot to put Chuck Palahniuk on my list, but he is one of my favorite authors. I can't wait to find out what books you picked up!

I'm excited to know that you've read The Handmaid's Tale. It seems to make a bit more sense with each reading, too.

[sushigrade]

I would, as I always do, also recommend anything by Haruki Murakami, who writes tales of longing, loss, and searching that are simultaneously cool, quirky, slightly surreal, and completely engaging. I'd start off with Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, move on to A Wild Sheep Chase and its sequel Dance Dance Dance, and then, only when you're ready, tackle what I consider his finest (and most crushingly depressing) work, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. Not to say his other stuff isn't good, but HBW&tEotW and WUBC are my absolute favorites.

[perseph12]

First things first, your icon is hypnotic ;).

I've never heard of Haruki Murakami, and that makes me extremely excited about picking up at least one of his books in the near future.

Library, here I come!

[_stormwolf_]

Those sound interesting, too! I'll have to look into them. :)

[fathercrusty]

I'm happy you liked Blood Crazy. Didn't I recommend that one to you?

[perseph12]

I loved that book. Loved it. Few things can scare me like that in the middle of the day.

I think my reading it was a happy accident ;). I picked it up at the library (Indian Orchard just happened to own it), and I couldn't believe someone else had read it.

[btfulnightmare]

Thank you for reminding me of the The Thief of Always! I was actually trying to remember that book, but forgot its name. I read it around the same age you did and was very much captivated by it. I am def going to have to pick it up and read it again. I can't help but wonder how it will read now that I am older. Will it live up to my old opinon of being a great book, or be another book that I re-read and say...I like that?

[perseph12]

Yay! I'm glad you read it, too :). I always think of The Thief of Always when I hear the expression, "rictus." It's still a good book once you reach "adulthood," but I do believe that some of the imagery and story might strike you in different ways.

Hope you're having a great week, sweetie!

[lizziebelle]

Have you read Jonathan Strange & Mr Norell? I believe the author is Susanna Clark, or some configuration of that name. It was one of those 'hot' books last year, along with The Historian, but I liked it anyway. ;)

[perseph12]

I actually picked it up from the library and never got around to reading it. I've heard so many good things about it, I may have to give it another shot...