Recommendations
Discussion
How about we recommend stuff to each other?
Here are some from me:
John Connolly: very dark crime fiction with a supernatural twist. Absolutely superb.
Ben Aaronovitch: The Rivers of London series. The descriptions don't really do it justice, they're funny, witty and reasonably violent with some magic thrown in.
The Crimson Petal and the White: the story of a Victorian prostitute. It's elegant, fascinating and awesomely descriptive. If you like Faber, also try Under the Skin - it's actually pretty freaky but a great read.
John Wyndham. Remember Day of the Triffids? Also try The Midwich Cuckoos and The Kraken Wakes.
Hilary Mantel. The sequel to the excellent Wolf Hall has just come out, called Bring Up The Bodies. The latter is told from the POV of Thomas Cromwell. Mantel's other books are absorbing reads too, try A Place of Greater Safety (about the French Revolution) and Beyond Black (about stage mediums).
Any recommendations?
Here are some from me:
John Connolly: very dark crime fiction with a supernatural twist. Absolutely superb.
Ben Aaronovitch: The Rivers of London series. The descriptions don't really do it justice, they're funny, witty and reasonably violent with some magic thrown in.
The Crimson Petal and the White: the story of a Victorian prostitute. It's elegant, fascinating and awesomely descriptive. If you like Faber, also try Under the Skin - it's actually pretty freaky but a great read.
John Wyndham. Remember Day of the Triffids? Also try The Midwich Cuckoos and The Kraken Wakes.
Hilary Mantel. The sequel to the excellent Wolf Hall has just come out, called Bring Up The Bodies. The latter is told from the POV of Thomas Cromwell. Mantel's other books are absorbing reads too, try A Place of Greater Safety (about the French Revolution) and Beyond Black (about stage mediums).
Any recommendations?
Nicci French Tuesday's Gone. I'm a big fan of their books, they're crime novels but previously they've been from the POV of victims whereas the last two are a series from the POV of a therapist who assists the police with murder cases. Very understated and compelling.
Just started Tideline by Penny Hancock which is about a middle-aged woman who kidnaps a teenage boy. Only read about 1/4 of it so far but it's very evocative in its descriptions and nicely written.
Just started Tideline by Penny Hancock which is about a middle-aged woman who kidnaps a teenage boy. Only read about 1/4 of it so far but it's very evocative in its descriptions and nicely written.
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