i’ll go first, Archers Voice.
The whole book is full of raw emotions and the real feelings of how dealing with trauma is.
It also shows you can do anything you put your mind to if you really wanted to.
It shows that two people with a horrible history can still work something out one way or another.
It shows not to take little things for granted.
it shows so much more but i don’t wanna say too much for people who havnt read it.
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Since I have yet to find anyone who reads outside of my Reddit threads, I can only speak from that perspective. So…I almost never see anything by
Tanith Lee - Tales from the Flat Earth (and so many others!)
Frank M Robinson - The Dark Beyond the Stars, one of the first sci-fi books I actually enjoyed, opening up my reading world
Charles de Lint - Dreams Underfoot (the first of the Newford world I believe)
Brom - Child Thief (I’ve always been a fan of his art work)
With younger ppl I would say Revolutionary Suicide. It is a autobio from huey p newton, co founder of the black panthers. I believe youngsters should read it and come back to reality. Ppl want to act like race is some dividing line of good and bad, Huey understood the people means everyone and the system and powers that be are the dividing line of good and evil. I was thoroughly impressed with his philosophy
I’m not really well versed on which books get what praise, but I read Ella Minnow Pea a little while ago, which is a charming little dystopian book told entirely through letters.
Anything by Richard Brautigan. Nailed down, I’ll say In Watermelon Sugar. Because in watermelon sugar the deeds were done and done again as my life is done in watermelon sugar. I’ll tell you about it because I am here and you are distant.
I second this! I own all of his works. I started with Willard and his Bowling Trophies. I thought it was so absurd, but I loved it. Trout Fishing was next I think. From then on, I was hooked. No other author has yet to make me laugh (and even cry) as much as Brautigan. Sometimes when I eat something terribly delicious, I find myself muttering “fuck me like fried potatoes.” When I taught high school English, I used to have students read “I was Trying to Describe you to Someone” from Revenge of the Lawn as a mentor text. Anyway, I love that dude and all that he offered the world for the time that he was in it.
Memories of vagrant soul
Inherent Vice
Dark Matter by Michele Paver
His Name Was Death by Rafael Bernal
This book messed with me. Not typically a genre I’d get into, but I tell my friends it is the greatest sci-fi novel ever written.
A guy goes into the jungle to throw off society and get hammered. Learns how to communicate with a mosquito from a flute a local tribesman made for him. Discovers the inner workings of the mosquito hierarchy and talks with their leaders, who eventually threaten to enslave mankind claiming they are the superior species.
They get into everything about life and you’re left in state of bewilderment. And I thought the ending was perfect for the story.
I’ve been seeing so much about Archer’s Voice and I’ve even kinda ehhh about picking it up, but your post convinced me! Placed it on hold at my library just now!
The Counting of Sins by Robert Joseph Greene. I say this because it was released during COVID so it didn’t get a lot of attention as this previous work but I think that it’s his finest work. The story takes place during the prohibition of the 1920s and two high school male teenagers have a drunken sexual encounter. However, they each deal with it differently. To me why this story deserves more attention is more to do with the antagonist. Is a thug who’s blackmailing one of the teenagers. The depth of the character is amazing. I would suggest to the author that he write a story just on that character alone. Another thing that I find interesting is that the author purposely used words and phrases from the 1920s. I honestly had to look up a few of the words. I later heard that the author did this on purpose. So, it’s truly an enjoyable read.
Until Iron Flame was released this book was all over my instagram and tiktok. It has over 360k reviews on GoodReads with a 4.26 average. I dont wanna be that guy, but this book has A LOT of attention already…
The Long Ships by Frans G.Bengtsson. It is about the adventure of a viking warrior but the way he tells the story is with unintentional dry humor. You will also learn a little bit about viking history and culture but in a fun way.
Song of Achilles
The first to die at the end by Adam Silvera
Mumbo Jumbo by Ishmael Reed.