Book recommendations

Mar 12, 2007 at 6:35 PM
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Spring break is coming and I'm looking for things to read (I don't feel like reading, or re-reading, any of the books I own) so I was just wondering if any of you have any books you want to recommend. Fiction, non-fiction, sci-fi, murder, horror, whatever - any genre is fine, I'll read just about anything. Just don't recommend the "Harry Potter" series because well, I've already read them. So leave a comment with your recommendation(s) and I'll check them out over the next week.

Thanks! I'm looking forward to seeing what comes up.

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I'll rec some books that I actually own, so you can borrow them if you want:

'Running with Scissors'- Augesten Burroughs: the memoir of a boy who was foisted off on his mother's (less-than-stable) psychiatrist. Crazy, touching, hysterical and tragic by turns. Made into a movie which I have yet to see.

'Bet Me'- Jennifer Cruzie: my favorite chick-lit read. Yes, there's romance, but there's also chicken marsala, Elvis movies, and a brawl at a wedding. Oh, and four guys singing Sweeney Todd in an Italian restaurant.

'Good Omens'- Neil Gaiman/Terry Pratchett: an angel and a demon set out to prevent the Apocalypse by turning the anti-Christ into a normal kid. Produced roll-on-the-floor laughter the first time I read it (also has footnotes!).

That's so weird that you mention "Good Omens". One of the people who just friended me (joined my neighborhood?) here just did a whole post about it.

I actually keep meaning to check out some of Neil Gaiman's stuff (I see him mentioned often enough online) so I'll definitely check it out. Thanks!

I worship Neil Gaiman's writing. His talent for world-creating is amazing. I have a couple of his books, and also the movie he did, Mirrormask, which is more fantastic than I could say here. Feel free to borrow whatever.

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