If you want something literary Your Face Tomorrow by Javier Marias is one of the best psychological fiction I have ever read - up there with Henry James really.Any recommendations. Need some inspiration, don't care what genre etc.
Thanks, will google them.If you want something literary Your Face Tomorrow by Javier Marias is one of the best psychological fiction I have ever read - up there with Henry James really.
Something easy to read and fun is A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
and We Have Always Lived in the Castle for Halloween
Life 3.0 - by Max TegmarkAny recommendations. Need some inspiration, don't care what genre etc.
I really need to get round to this.Just finished Anna Karenina.
I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. Why the feck was I so interested in Levin managing his farm
I remember finding American Psycho pretty funny, but his other novels are absolutely dire.Just finished The Informers by Bret Easton Ellis.
What an odd book. I don't know if it was good or really shit.
Go with shitJust finished The Informers by Bret Easton Ellis.
What an odd book. I don't know if it was good or really shit.
No, see Archie's post aboveIs American Psycho worth the read? Decent movie.
I don't really think so if you can't get into it. Except if you want to read one of the sex scene said to be one of the worst written? I thought it is an easy to read and quite pleasant book even if it is more a slow-paced book. But isn't a book I really recommend especially since there are two things I really disliked in two chapters. It really depends if you like this author or not.Is 1Q84 worth persevering with?
I started it when it first came out and couldn't get into it. Just noticed a copy on the shelf in the apartment i'm staying in, so might give it another go.
Did you read it in English the first time?I'm rereading The Mysterious Affair at Styles in French. It's a great experience.
Yes. I read it first time around about 25 years ago.Did you read it in English the first time?
Just finished the Cicero trilogy by Robert Harris. Very good and defo recommend. its historical fiction so might not be everyones cup of tea but id certainly recommend. Good insight into the Roman republic and the rise of Caesar.Any recommendations. Need some inspiration, don't care what genre etc.
The Killer Inside Me - Jim ThompsonAnyone have any recommendations along the lines of the crime/serial killer genre? Just finished a re-read of Hannibal, it was absolutely outstanding. Love the Hannibal Lecter character, looking for more books with characters like him
That's a pretty comprehensive list thanks, I'll order them into the library @Luffy I'll look up Dexter tooThe Killer Inside Me - Jim Thompson
The Talented Mr. Ripley - Patricia Highsmith (also has decent sequels)
Altmann’s Tongue - Brian Evenson
The Seven Days of Peter Crumb - Jonny Glynn
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer - Patrick Suskind
Do you like the Jack Reacher type books?Anyone have any recommendations along the lines of the crime/serial killer genre? Just finished a re-read of Hannibal, it was absolutely outstanding. Love the Hannibal Lecter character, looking for more books with characters like him
Haven't read them; I really liked the first movie and hated the second. I'm generally fairly meh about those kind of thrillers - I enjoy them, but prefer ones with a heavy psychological input (Sphere, Hannibal, Shutter Island etc.)Do you like the Jack Reacher type books?
I've been blitzing through a lot of Russian Literature recently -- Dostoevsky has cemented his place in my top 2 whilst The Master and Margarita became one of my favourite books ever -- but then came Tolstoy.Just finished Anna Karenina.
I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. Why the feck was I so interested in Levin managing his farm
Wasn't a big fan of Red Dragon. Silence of the Lambs was very good. I thought Hannibal was a masterpiece - it's a bit wild though, you'll probably either love it or hate it. Stunningly well written though, some of the passages were sensationally good. I can understand @SteveJ calling it a parody in the sense that's it's certainly unexpected (sorry for being so vague but don't want to be specific and spoil things).Read a book called The Unwanted Guest. Thrillers/mystery/crime genre is my favourite and this sounded good. Without doubt the worst book I've ever read, it actually got me angry as I was reading it at how utterly terrible it was. I felt so cheated out of money I even left a review on Amazon. Dreadful.
Started The Boy in Striped Pyjamas last night, enjoying it so far.
Are the Thomas Harris books any good? Thinking of picking up the Red Dragon.
Thanks, I've added them to my ever-growing list!Wasn't a big fan of Red Dragon. Silence of the Lambs was very good. I thought Hannibal was a masterpiece - it's a bit wild though, you'll probably either love it or hate it. Stunningly well written though, some of the passages were sensationally good. I can understand @SteveJ calling it a parody in the sense that's it's certainly unexpected (sorry for being so vague but don't want to be specific and spoil things).
No worries, enjoy If you enjoy Hannibal's character in Red Dragon but are disappointed in how little he features, he's much more prominent in Silence and is even more so in Hannibal. I read Silence first and was shocked reading Red Dragon that he's barely in it at allThanks, I've added them to my ever-growing list!
Yes, but then again War and Peace is a masterpiece. Anna Karenina, well the word masterpiece doesn't do it justiceIs Anna Karenina much better (assuming you've read War and Peace?) I feel I owe it to Tolstoy to pick that up at some point, to allow him to redeem himself in my eyes.