TOP 5 READS
TOP 5 authors i could read all day
1) Mr. Stephen King
2) Mr. Terry Pratchett
3) Ms. Anne Rice
4) Mr. Neil Gaiman
5) Ms. Jane Austen
I love tales of the wyrd and uncanny. Ive read most of Stephen King's books. I also own quite a lot of them.
Terry pratchett is brilliant. I wish i were living in Discworld. DEATH is, of course, my fave character. He's so sweet and kewl. It would be nigh impossible to pick a favourite book out of the discworld bunch... :D
Anne Rice. Her tales of vampyres and witches are truly enthralling. Le Stat is a favourite. Also Rowen, of the Mayfair witches. It's gothic romance and adventure one can get lost in.
Mr. Gaiman. His stories, fiction tho they may be, seem more real and raw than anything ive ever read. i enjoy the insane circumstances his characters find themselves in. Once again, gothie girl, Death, is my fave character he's created.
Im a new-comer to the Jane Austen-ism going around in the blogmune. *^_^* But, i could curl up with her books all week, especially with the frigid weather thats been going around. nothing like a good book and a hot cuppa to while away the evenings.
i agree with arcadia on this one. we all read more than most. but, i wouldnt say thats a bad thing.
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posted by AristoNeeks | 11:18 am
i am so obsessed with gaiman at the moment. even dreamt of him last night.
my favourite gaiman is doll's house - have you read it? tales in the sand was the first of his stories i'd ever read, and it completely changed my life.
I loved the film with "Lestat" as a rock star. I think it was called "Queen of the Damned."
1) Chuck Palahniuk: Fight Club, Lullaby, Choke, Invisible Monsters. You really need a sense of humour to enjoy this. Some people find it dark, I find it tasty.
2) Kurt Vonnegut: Slaughterhouse 5, Cat's Cradle, Mother Night. Granted I have mush to read of his, but the ludicrous ideas that he weaves into palpable reality so that the only question you level at his work is: "Why didn't I think of that?".
3) Roald Dahl: It's interesting to see the play between his grown up fiction and his childrens stories. I love his short stories and there is quite a dark undertone in his childrens classics.
4) Amy Hempel: What can I say about Amy that Chuck hasn't already said? "At any horrible moment, you might pick up a copy of Amy Hempel and find your best work is just a cheap rip-off of her worst."
5) David Benioff: While he only has one novel published, I am very willing to overlook this. Not only was that book turned adapted to the screen, but it became Spike Lee's 25th Hour. I'm very willing to shift the blame from him for what turned out to be Troy (it was entirely Wolfgang Petersen's fault), I need to mention his work on Stay - one of the most surreal and sublime films I have seen. He is engaged to Amanda Peet. Oh yeah, he's also written a book of short stories [must find me a copy].
I was going to include Michael Crichton in the list because of his pacing and the amount of research that he puts into his work. Then I realised that those are the qualities I'd list as Dan Brown's.
Love the picture that u attatched...dont have any books to share thou ;-)
I like three of the authors you listed. My brother even met Terry Pratchett book signing. Lucky fellow.
I love Terry Pratchett! I have most of his books, and only have one of two that I've never read. They're just so brilliantly funny... and such a parody of the real world.
hi, arc!
i bought american gods a couple weeks ago. im nuts about gaiman. my bf owns the Sandman graphic novels, so, i only get to read them when i see him.. dont think ive read Dolls house yet, but i will.
all in good time. :D
Winters,
did you know that the Queen of the Damned, or the actress who played her, died during the making of the movie? they had to get her brother in to do some of the voice recording, she hadnt done yet. weird.
deb,
wow. you read a lot. I also LOVE LOVE LOVE mr roald dahl! i forgot to list him.. coz, its been so long since ive read anything by him. but, im pretty sure i have read everything he has ever published! his short stories are the BEST.
thanks, ruby!
morb,
thats really kewl. did your brother take any pics and such at the signing? mustve been awesome!
mike,
i agree. mr Pratchett knows what he's talking about. there's a lot of truth in his satire.
*sigh*
i love reading
I really enjoyed Good Omens. I'd like to try another Gaiman. Which one would you recommend to a virgin?
Read The Secret History by Donna Tartt. Do it now!
eoh - you should start with the sandman graphic novels, particularly 'the doll's house', which is the second one in the collected sandman chronicles. don't bother with the first one until you've read the rest - gaiman's still finding his feet and it won't make much sense. they're not that easy to track down, though - try the comic place in hatfield. or you could borrow my copy of doll's house if you don't want to buy something you might not like.
as far as his novels go - i think neverwhere's quite a good place to start. i didn't like anansi boys much, but american gods is good and so is smoke and mirrors, a short story anthology.
but i would really start with the graphic novels.
eoh,
i agree with arc. go for the graphic novels first. some of the artwork is really amazing. mr gaiman had different artists do each book. quite kewl.
the graphic novels are hard to find and will set you back quite a large amount if you intend to buy. i think there are 10 graphic novels in the Sandman series.
i liked anansi boys. :D thought it was weird, yet wonderful. poor fat charlie!
Anansi Boys!
Hmmm. I didn't enjoy it much either. It was okay, I guess, but at the end I was like: 'So what?'
I started American Gods and had to return it to the library, so I never finished it. I should get it again. Good Omens was great though - I really could read that book over and over again (as I do!)
I am so with you on Pratchett - in fact I was thinking about top 5 Discworld books. LSWMBO is a witches fan but I have to admit that I too am a DEATH fan and would love it if, at the final hour, he was there to greet me.
AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO LIKED ANANSI BOYS??
its probly coz i havnt read the others yet. give me time... il get there.
Id love to meet mr Bill Door too! Death rocks.