Widening the angle

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Dear flist,

I'd really like some book recs. Anything you think might grab me. I've been reading a lot of sci-fi lately, so I'd be particularly interested in... you know... other things, but of course I love sci-fi so if there's something I absolutely have to read in that area then that's good too.

Pretty please?

Love,

Liz


(Today = tidying-up-fic day. Oh the pain.)

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[jazzy-peaches.livejournal.com]

The Artemis Fowl series, Colfer.

The His Dark Materials series (I think in England the first one was called Northern Lights; over here it was The Golden Compass), Phillip Pullman.

Abarat, Clive Barker. Not so much sci-fi as fantasy, but the pictures are incredible.

[giving-ground.livejournal.com]

*g* I've read His Dark Materials, and the first book of the Artemis Fowl series. :) I've not encountered Abarat, though. I'll take a look. Thanks!

[jazzy-peaches.livejournal.com]

No problem! If you ever need picture books, lol, I know a ton of good ones. XD

I don't know how much you like to read stuff that was written for younger readers, but The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick is really good. It looks daunting but its a quick read, especially with its 280-some pages of illustrations.

And I always recommend A Series of Unfortunate Events, which again are pretty light but still awesome.

[giving-ground.livejournal.com]

*laughs* I tend to read anything that takes my fancy, really. It being tagged as a kid's book does not tend to stop me. XDDD