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[mommydama]

I need some book suggestions.

I love sci-fi and speculative fiction, especially character driven stuff, though I like some pretty hard SF sometimes too. I love historical fiction, especially if it involves English history, Nordic history, or Old Testament Biblical characters. Not sure why those always catch my fancy, but they do.

I'm currenlty rereading The Good Earth, for probably the 20th time at least. I LOVE this book. It is joyful and searing and beautiful. I just read the part about Wang Lung taking his starving infant girl, the one everyone thinks of as a "slave" and worthless because she is a girl, inside his coat to keep her warm against his skin and her smiling at him...and it made me totally choke on tears. Good grief, I must be hormonal. If you need a classic to read and you haven't read it, this one is a must for every human being. Not because it makes me cry, but because it is so human.

Anyhoo...give me some good book suggestions! I have a 25% off coupon from Borders for doing a survey and I have to use it by the 18th and 3 points on bookmooch.com to use, so give me your best books list!

Comments

[moobabe.livejournal.com]

Have you read the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher? It's speculative fiction with a sort of urban fantasy slant--Harry is the only wizard listed in the Chicago phone book. ;)

Also, The Eyre Affair and the other Thursday Next books by Jasper Fforde are great. They're intelligent, literary humor set in an alternate England where people care as much about art and books as people in our world care about sports. I have to love that.

There are more I could recommend, but holy cow I'm tired. I can't wait til the house is ready to list!

[mommydama.livejournal.com]

Will look into all that stuff. Thank you!!

[aeoconnor.livejournal.com]

I second the motion for The Dresden Files! I'm currently rereading Dead Beat.....I love these books!!!

[moobabe.livejournal.com]

Did you know about the series on SciFi? It's not entirely true to the books (though Terence Mann playing Bob is growing on me...), but still pretty good.

[mommydama.livejournal.com]

I've watched bits and pieces of the show on SF channel. I wondered if it was the same thing...

[moobabe.livejournal.com]

It's approximately the same thing. ;) Harry gets, um, a lot more women on the TV series, and some of the magic works differently (though I understand why). The books are a lot better (of course), but I still watch the show.