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[aprilstarchild]

QoaD, pt. 2:

I need to read more. Tell me a book to read. Something you think I really need to read.

Any genre, fiction or non-fiction; but I have a definite taste for fantasy/sci-fi, memoir/autobiography, and anything with really strongly written characters.

I am currently in the middle of:

American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Utne's Guide to Salons (I think I have the title right)

but I read fast. So, gimme some more ideas.

Comments

[sagcat.livejournal.com]

have you seen the original stardust that was illustrated by charles vess? It's amazing. I think his watercolors really bring the book even more alive than it is as a text-only novel.

And coraline... I don't even know what to say. It's novella length, and I devoured it as quickly as the words could come into my brain. As far as the hook of a work goes, Coraline grabbed me and fascinated me probably more than any other work by Gaiman, though Sandman and stardust seem to stick with me as more "important." I guess what I mean is that if one is to understand certain cultural references... gaiman mythology if you will... then the endless (and say, Matthew the Raven) along with Stardust (and to a lesser extent Tristran and the town of Wall) are the characters with whom you should be familiar. But Coraline is just a really damned fun book to read.