Books!

[seventhe]

I am planning on writing up a workout post, and I probably will this afternoon, but I want to get this particular post out there before I forget:

I am going on a long trip soon.
I would like some book recs, things that I can pick up at the library this weekend.
Although I'm not going to say "no" to SRS LITRATUR, I will be perfectly happy with a list of "brain candy" books - fun to read, possibly literarily worthless, but enjoyable and interesting and perhaps a little brain-numbing (as I may or may not be drunk while reading them).

So! Please smother me with book recs, people. Give me your top-three "Beach Vacation Book Recommendations".

It's like a meme! Only cooler.

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[katmillia.livejournal.com]

The Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory (halfway between brain and serious haha)
The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman (it's technically YA)

Those are good for vacays.

[shanaqui]

>> The Dark Is Rising, Susan Cooper. (The sequence order: Over Sea Under Stone, The Dark is Rising, Greenwitch, The Grey King, Silver on the Tree.) I mean it. I'm considering rereading it for the sixth time this year, I love it so much. Yes, they're children's books, but the characters and concepts are lovely. See here for many reasons why I love it.

Predictability over with, I really like Ursula Le Guin's Changing Planes for something easy to read (yet also touching and not just rubbish). It's basically a lot of short stories joined together by a common theme, talking about different "planes" you can visit when you're stuck in an airport.

And finally anything by Neil Gaiman. For quick reading, I go Neverwhere and/or Stardust. For something I can sink my teeth into, American Gods and Anansi Boys.

[eerian_sadow]

the anita blake books. that's fifteen books all in one rec. ;)

[venefica-aura.livejournal.com]

Since you probably want some lighter reading, I'm going to rec either anthologies (because you get tidbit stories) or nerdy stuff.

Tart Noir by Stella Duffy and Lauren Henderson. --I just got it in the mail and the stories are just deliciously dark humored and a nice twist on the normal detective/noir novel.

The Physics of Christmas: From the Aerodynamics of Reindeer to the Thermodynamics of Turkey by Roger Highfield. --Fun engineering. Omg, so nerdy and fun.

Strange Things Sometimes Still Happen: Fairy Tales from Around the World by Angela Carter (Editor), Corinna Sargood (Illustrator) --Probably my favorite fairytale anthology ever, because it's very diverse and some of the stories are just so OUT THERE that it's fun. Particularly the one about a mother giving birth to a cooking pot daughter. I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP.

Also, if you see any of the comic Fables there, it is made of awesome and wonderful. Really. Snow White KICKS ASS.

~Cendri

P.S. I held back on reccing any sci-fi, because I would go off forever and a day on that.

[aesriella.livejournal.com]

In terms ooof light + engaging, I'd read the Bartimaeus trilogy by Jonathan Stroud (first one is..Amulet of Samarkand, I think?)because, hell, I don't care that they're "children's" books if adult literature was this well written I'd be screaming with joy.

If you're at all interested in journalism or just LIFE for a slightly more serious tack I really recommend Kate Adie, especially her autobiography "The Kindness of Strangers". Austen's Emma, though LITTERATCHUR is actually really light and fun if you like that sort of thing.

Uhh,,,Travelling Light (Naomi Mitchison), if you want a play Wilde's An Ideal Husband or The Importance of Being Earnest..

Oh, and if you can GET it over there, "Millions" (Frank Cottrell Boyce) is another really light, really fun read.

TT Can you tell that this is all the stuff I'd be reading if I wasn't drwning in Coleridge XD?

[nadleeh]

Ummm, lemme think. The Keys to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix (Mister Monday, Grim Tuesday, Drowned Wednesday, Sir Thursday and Lady Friday) is a brilliant read - plus you can play Spot the Kingdom Hearts Similarities! *bricked* In fact, Garth Nix's Abhorsen series (Sabriel, Lariel (sp?) and Abhorsen) is also awesome.

I'd also recommend the His Dark Materials series, if you haven't read them - Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass, by Phillip Pullman.

Anything by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman or Bill Bryson, as well. If I think of any others, I'll let you know~.

~Miri

[ovo-lexa.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Child of the Grove by Tanya Huff? Used to read it all the time as a kid, but haven't in years, so it could be crap.

The Innkeeper's Song by Peter S. Beagle. It is awesome, and being drunk could make everything a bit clearer!

I... uh... stuck on a last one. *Stares at bookshelf* Catfantastic? Anthologies are fun, right? Or... The Ramayana, William Buck edition. Or, wait, no.... *goes off on a tangent*

[lassarina]

IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE GEORGE R.R. MARTIN BOOKS I SENT YOU YET, DO IT.

Also: re-reading Kushiel.

Also I second Nikki's rec of Neil Gaiman.

Also Elizabeth Lowell's Donovan series: Amber Beach, Jade Island, Pearl Cove, and Midnight in Ruby Bayou. Porn and snark, can it be better? oh wait, ADVENTURE. yes it can.

[jennyclarinet.livejournal.com]

And where are you going, young lady? You sure travel a lot...maybe I should get a real job, and then I can take vacations and write stories about men and their peepees. ;)

[yi-sen.livejournal.com]

Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman
Anything by Terry Pratchett. Here you can find a guide of where to start. Any of the starter novels are good place.
High Fidelity, Nick Hornby

Runners up:
The World According to Garp, John Irving
American Gods, Neil Gaiman
Anansi Boys, Neil Gaiman
Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

Suggestions from Cel:
Dead Before Dark, Charlaine Harris
The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever (cheesy hetero romance)
Carnivale, Elizabeth Bear
Anything by Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston (they write together as a team)

Books?

[drakonlily.livejournal.com]

You could always read The Golden Compass, as the movie is coming out. The Black Novel is also good, so is 100 Years of Solitude, Kiss of the Spider Woman... yeah. XD

And you should totally getcher rear down here before January!

THIS IS FROM JIM OMG

[(Anonymous)]

how about Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card or The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett

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