Good literature?
Its been far to long since I picked up a book worth reading.
I've already read (and loved) most of Stephen King and Clive Barker. I've also enjoyed a good deal of classical literature and Shakespeare. Everything else just seems like trash.
Any recommendations for a great horror book? Any personal favorites involving the classics?
Input and advice is welcome.
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March 13th, 2010 at 9:24 am
well you seem to have the same taste in literature as i do…as far as classics go i love byron and hawthrone, they are amazing. and as for new horror favorites i love tom piccrilli especially choir of ill children, douglas clegg the infinate and other books in the series, and simon clark in this skin. ok pretty much anything by these authors i love. hope this helps
oh and i would suggest dante’s the divine comedy…yes all 3 books they are amazing
March 13th, 2010 at 9:24 am
A fun read in classical literature is Plutarch’s "Paralell Lives". The great thing is that each "life" is about the size of a good-lengthed short story so you can read one a night. It’s a wonderful way to familiarize yourself with great Greek and Roman heroes (both real-life and mythological). From "Lives" I learned where the tradition of carrying your wife over the door threshold after marriage came from (Romans kidnapping Sabine women over their shoulders) and a whole crap load of interesting things like that. Check it out if you have the time.
March 13th, 2010 at 9:24 am
Horror? Um I haven’t really read many but…I would go with the Chuckie books if they have any. Not sure but my cousin said that the movie is a really really creepy. Classics? I love Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. I love books too. Why don’t you e-mail me and we can discuss some more of the books you have read?
March 13th, 2010 at 9:24 am
Dean Koontz writes the best books I’ve ever read!! he’s a wonderful author. Some of his good books were: Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, Tick Tock, Fear Nothing, Seize the Night, Lightning, and the Vision. Im sure all of his books are equally as good.
March 13th, 2010 at 9:24 am
I am partial to Stephen King myself, I also love the writings of Tom Clancy, try it out!!! Incredible stories!!!!
March 13th, 2010 at 9:24 am
That’s some seriously ecclectic tastes. If you want a challenge then go ‘War and Peace’ or ‘The Unbearable lightness of being’…they are not in your Stephen King genre but they do make you think.
March 13th, 2010 at 9:24 am
your a college student. have you ever read Jack Kerouac? "on the road" is probably the most well known. "Blue Highways" by William Least Moon was cool also. not sure about last name spelling.
March 13th, 2010 at 9:24 am
Anything by Charles Dickens
March 13th, 2010 at 9:24 am
Odd Thomas and Forever Odd by Dean Koontz are terrific. Any Spencer or Jesse Stone series by Robert Parker. Lincoln Childs and Douglas Preston write a great series about horror and mystery, with a Special Agent of the F.B.I, Pendergast as main character.
March 13th, 2010 at 9:24 am
Classics I Enjoy:
"Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens
"A Moveable Feast" by Ernest Hemmingway
"Just So Stories" by Rudyard Kipling
"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scot Fitzgerald
"To Kill a Mockingbird"
"A Day in the Life of Ivan Devonivich"
Good Horror Stories:
"Roses are Red" by James Patterson (It’s more of a suspense book, but it’s good)
"Dracula" by Bram Stoker
"Relic" by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
"Still Life with Crows" by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
"Cabinet of Curiosities" by Douglas Preston adn Lincoln Child
"Jurassic Park" by Micheal Crichton
Other Interesting Books:
"The Time Travelers Wife" by Audrey Niffeneger
"Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
"Tailchaser’s Song" by Tad Williams
"The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien
"Life of Pi"
"Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown
"Fight Club" (Much Better than the Movie)
"Another Roadside Attraction"
"Cat’s Cradle" by Kurt Vonnegut
March 13th, 2010 at 9:24 am
I re-read "Pride and Prejudice" every couple of years.
If you like Steven King, you mind has already expanded a bit. (That is, you don’t need a book to be totally set in this world, with ordinary characters.) You might want to venture into science fiction. Harry Turtledove’s alternate history and Louis McMaster Bujold’s space opera novel are my favorites there. "Space Opera" isn’t a pejorative term. It means SF in the classic sense - the hero triumphs, after overcoming obstacles.
Patrick O’Brian’s naval fiction - he has 17 novels with Aubrey and Maturin, set in the Napoleanic wars - have quite a following.
March 13th, 2010 at 9:24 am
As far as classics go, I love Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s CRIME AND PUNISHMENT. If you want something challenging and a little confusing to put together, try PALE FIRE by Nabokov. For something from the Dickens collection, my favorites are DAVID COPPERFIELD and A TALE OF TWO CITIES. DC is a wonderful, sweeping account of one man’s life. It’s a beautiful story. And AToTC is simply one of his best works!
Other books I have read lately that I really enjoyed are THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE by Audrey Niffenegger (someone already mentioned it, I believe). It’s thought-provoking and very touching, and a great read. Yesterday I finished a book called BODY & SOUL by Frank Conroy. If you like classical music and/or play the piano, you’ll probably really like this one. It’s a moving account of a young man’s profound talent and the troubles and triumphs he experiences.
March 13th, 2010 at 9:24 am
Robinson Crusoe by: Daniel Defoe or if you love horror books anything from R.L Stine I think.
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