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re: Movie Board Recommendations: Books (UPDATE: Post Stormlight Book 1)
Posted on 11/26/13 at 1:41 pm to Peazey
Posted on 11/26/13 at 1:41 pm to Peazey
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I'll go ahead and recommend the same book that I recommend in every book thread, The Starmaker by Olaf Stapledon.
ETA: I guess I'll try to sell The Starmaker a little. Arthur C. Clarke referred to it as possibly the greatest work of imagination ever. I think that it was supposed to be one of his primary inspirations.
Nice added to the list.
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I'll also recommend Infinte Jest by David Foster Wallace. I've seen it compared to Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow in terms of being abstruse, but I haven't really gotten around to Pynchon yet, so I don't know if this comparison is credible.
Have it, still haven't read it, haha. And it's probably too big to travel with. I'm on planes a lot.
This post was edited on 11/26/13 at 1:44 pm
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Posted on 11/26/13 at 1:45 pm to Freauxzen
Give me a quick rundown of House of Leaves, sounds interesting.
Posted on 11/26/13 at 2:02 pm to Freauxzen
There are some views and aspects of Infinte Jest that are really pretentious and kind of off-putting. I think that person should at least appreciate the intelligence of where that is coming from. However, the way that he breathes life into dozens of complex characters and weaves their stories together is the most impressive that I have ever experienced. His gritty dark humor just fits my personality as well.
Posted on 11/27/13 at 10:01 pm to Freauxzen
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I'll also recommend Infinte Jest by David Foster Wallace.
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Have it, still haven't read it, haha. And it's probably too big to travel with. I'm on planes a lot.
Get it on Kindle, it is worth it just for that. Makes the footnotes much more manageable. My favorite book and easily, now. It's a tough read the first time. The fourth reading was this summer and I enjoyed it more than ever.
Have you read any Neal Stephenson? Diamond Age and Anathem ought to be right up your alley and are very good. Cryptonomicon is great as is Snow Crash (though dated now). He's probably my favorite current author.
ETA - saw the recommendation for the Amber series and I'll second it. Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny is one I'll very highly recommend. Great book.
This post was edited on 11/27/13 at 10:12 pm
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