Fiction recommendations.

[mrissa]

I've been going through the fiction on my library list at an alarming rate, because I'm not interspersing it with nonfiction at the moment. Don't know when I'll get my ability to read nonfiction back, but it doesn't seem to go well with the vertigo. So in the meantime: what fiction should I read? Recommend something, or more than one something. If I've already read it, that's okay; I'll tell you, and you can recommend something else, or not, as you like.

I read books aimed at any age of person. The main genre constraint I have is that I tend to bounce hard off genre romance, and horror and traditional westerns are not generally my cup of tea.

In other news, Ista is really not at all thrilled with this entire holiday, and she's alternating between running around wanting to figure out what those noises are and trying to stay hidden and safe behind the living room couch.

I watched the first half of Good Night and Good Luck with today's workout. Seemed appropriate. Happy Independence Day, all those of you who celebrate it today.

Comments

[shweta-narayan.livejournal.com]

I think my favourite of hers was "The Tricksters", but I haven't found a copy of it in many years.

I started with "The Changeover", and am still in love with it.
-: It's a fairly young one, though not nearly as young as "The Haunting". Young YA, I guess.
+: It survived at least two rereads as an adult, so it's not just my tasteless teenage self saying this.

I most recently read "Alchemy" and liked it quite a lot, but not with the deep love I have for the other two books mentioned.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Youngness is not necessarily a drawback for me; I've been rereading Edward Eager, after all.

[txanne.livejournal.com]

Magic or Not? Yes, IMO. I also love finding the E. Nesbit cameos. Easter eggs! They're not just for DVDs anymore!

[seabream.livejournal.com]

+1 on The Changeover. Thanks for the reminder. The last time I read it was pre-library system amalgamation and there wasn't much else by her I could find.

Reading further down, I also second the Nina Kiriki Hoffman. Quite a lot of her short fiction hits very nicely and sensibly sideways emotionally, if that makes sense. Sort of reminds me of you actually. Unfortunately, much of it isn't collected, which leaves one with having to find copies of magazines or anthologies. The Thread that Binds the Bones is powerful, but Past the Size of Dreaming has a special place in my heart.