What is this I don't even.

[terra]

I've decided that I shall have to track down quipquipquip and force Suikoden III on her like a venereal disease. She will probably fall asleep before we get to the good parts.

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But for the important part of this post!! I decided for one of my resolutions I am going to try to read more books, because I've fallen out of the habit. So help me, Flist-wan

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[terra]

Oh, I love YA stuff, so, yes being written (technically) for kids is not a barrier.

I've read a bunch of Gaiman (including American Gods) but not that. But his work does have a kind of same-ness to it.

[noelleno]

Have you tried your hand at Patrick O'Brien, if you like ships and funny nautical hats are involved? I took a shot at trying to get through Far Side of the World, but damn. So much boatlingo. Even the index and little dinky glossary of oldtimey boatterms failed to help. BUT CONSIDERING WHAT YOU LIST YOU LIKE YOU MAY ENJOY?

[terra]

I've indeed, read the whole series. And the Horatio Hornblower books, too.

[noelleno]

Gggg how even
I can't
*stupid

Okay uhhHHh
Dostoevsky?

[terra]

It's okay, how could you know??

Do you have any Dostoyevsky you particularly like? I've read...some of his books, but I'm far from an expert, and would read more.

[karenjeane]

You're back! Rejoice. Anyway, I have for you,

Fiction:

Acacia and The Other Lands by David Anthony Durham

The Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson

The First Law Series by Joe Abercrombie

Halting State by Charles Stross (The hard sci-fi exception - set inside an MMO.)

The Prince of Nothing Series by R. Scott Bakker

Non-Fiction:

A Circle of Sisters: Alice Kipling, Georgiana Burne Jones, Agnes Poynter, and Louisa Baldwin by Judith Flanders

The Making of Victorian Values: Decency and Dissent in Britain: 1789-1837 by Ben Wilson

The Vertigo Years: Europe, Change and Culture in the West, 1900-1914 by Philipp Blom

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Some titles may be available at your local library. ;)

[terra]

Ohhhh, thank you, this list looks sexy. Especially that title on Victorian values. And I have a rather large library, so it should be all good.

[karenjeane]

Most non-fiction titles I own concern Victorian social and cultural life, so I'm eager to share the titles. :D

[terra]

I never would have guessed, Karen. Never.

[carbon]

Long time no see!!

The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho if you haven't already.......Peony in Love by Lisa See is also a book I really enjoyed but it doesn't really fit in what you like. (Asian symbolism, tradition, supernatural..ism and all that.)

Can't think of anymore currently,so I might have to get back to you :p

[terra]

Hahah, no, like I said, I like checking out new things, too, and Peony in Love sounds really interesting. Just from the keywords.

[terra]

You have to click the reply button by your icon. It's a feature of Opal...maybe I'll try to correct it.

LUCKILY, I have not seen the movie. So the book is unspoilt country.