I'm looking for recommendations for contemporary(ish) literary fiction written by folks who are not white men.
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posted by shakespeherian
on May 7, 2013 -
55 answers
Seeking recommendations for fiction that features matriarchy / female led societies.
posted by travelwithcats
on Feb 4, 2013 -
36 answers
Help me find a decent set of books for an 8-yr old niece who is heavily into reading (touch wood). Harry Potter, The Hobbit and some other books are not for her at this point.
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posted by theobserver
on Jan 24, 2013 -
68 answers
How do you decide what books to read? Recommendations? Reviews? Go to the bookstore and read a chapter? I often find myself overwhelmed with the zillions of choices. How do you narrow it down?
posted by SampleSize
on Jan 9, 2013 -
40 answers
I just finished
Gone Girl the other day and am looking for similar reads. Without spoiling anything this book features intelligent and unpredictable characters with twisty plotting, including a significant script flip halfway through. Would love similar page turners that keep you guessing without being too formulaic or lowest common denominator!
posted by yellowbinder
on Sep 24, 2012 -
26 answers
I have a week at my parent's cottage coming up, and I'd like to get some recommendations on some comprehensive introductions to the classics, mythology, psychology and a few other subjects.
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posted by chrillsicka
on Jul 4, 2012 -
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Akashic Books Noir Series. Which are your favorites?
Each book is an anthology of original short stories. It looks like they've published over fifty volumes. I find they differ greatly in style and overall quality of writing. It makes sense... each anthology has its own editor.
I'd like to read the volumes that have the best quality writing, and are the most fun. Here's what I've read so far, in most favored order:
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posted by valannc
on Apr 21, 2012 -
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Where can I read more about the Romanian Revolution in December 1989, and the events leading up to it?
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posted by lovableiago
on Jan 7, 2011 -
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Midwestern Urban Fiction: What are the great novels that exemplify or characterize (as opposed to "are set in") any of the industrialized cities of the U.S. Midwest (St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, the Twin Cities, etc.)?
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posted by jjjjjjjijjjjjjj
on Nov 3, 2010 -
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LiteraratureFilter: this summer, my travels will take me to Copenhagen, Oslo, and Reykjavík. Please recommend fiction (either historical or contemporary) that is set in these cities and conveys the local atmosphere well.
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posted by halogen
on May 11, 2010 -
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Looking for a new book or series to read, and I'd like a specific theme: that of a protagonist(ish) mastermind. More info included, as well as some minor spoilers for those who have never seen Lost, and would like to. (Just a friendly warning!)
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posted by thatbrunette
on Apr 16, 2010 -
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Please recommend an excellent historical novel about life in 17th-century North America (preferably New England). I'm re-reading Toni Morrison's
A Mercy right now, and I'm looking for more stuff about the day-to-day life -- chores, food, bartering, the intersection of European colonists with indigenous American populations, etc. I s'pose I'd be okay with a nice non-fiction book, too, but the preference is for fiction.
posted by Greg Nog
on Mar 10, 2010 -
34 answers
I'm looking for suggestions for books for a book club that I recently began with a few friends. The books will have to be read aloud to the group.
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posted by vbfg
on Feb 23, 2010 -
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I'm looking for suggestions for a "common read" book for a large public university. Any ideas?
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posted by Madamina
on Feb 9, 2010 -
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I'm looking for book recommendations for a young woman who has recently become interested in religion. Ideas please!
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posted by schmoo
on Nov 22, 2009 -
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Where can I find great works of fiction online or in some sort of text form that I can read on my Mac?
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posted by 2oh1
on Nov 19, 2009 -
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Please help me remember the title and author of a short story I read maybe 15 years ago. A handicapped woman, living with her sister and her sister's family, sees a man in church she feels quite sure is the devil. In order to get away from him, she struggles to regain the physical independence she had given up. (She had gone into a wheelchair because walking was possible, but too painful.) She does manage to become self-sufficient enough to move out on her own--and then wonders if it was worth it, after all. I am almost sure the author was Italian. Can anyone help?
posted by uans
on Nov 16, 2009 -
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[LibraryFilter] What are your
best resources for (fiction) reader's advisory (children, YA, adult)??
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posted by tamarack
on Jul 24, 2009 -
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What should I (a late-marrying, book-crazy, somewhat institution-of-marriage-wary bride) read on my honeymoon? Inspired (in a way) by
this question, I'm looking for novels to help me reflect on, process, and understand marriage.
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posted by minervous
on Apr 30, 2009 -
24 answers
Who are the new exciting, young novelists of the 21st century? I suddenly find myself with a lot more time on my hands for reading.
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posted by netbros
on Mar 2, 2009 -
24 answers
Since I began a reading life
(at about age eight), I have had a problem: my mind automatically places action in just a few places familiar to me from my life: my house, the main street of my hometown. Whether the action in a novel takes place in 16th century Scotland, or the Black Forest, or under the Unisphere. Are there ways to get around this, or to learn to read fiction more actively, and, fantastically/creatively?
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posted by Tufa
on Jan 29, 2009 -
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I love The Clan of the Cave Bear series by Jean Auel, and am looking to read other series in the same vein (i.e. historical, fact-filled, plot driven awesomeness) What would you recommend?
posted by melodykramer
on Dec 7, 2008 -
38 answers
Recent poetry, fiction, histories re: Cork, Ireland? The question title says it all, except maybe to clarify: not looking for authors
from Cork so much as stories about or set in Cork.
Even better if it's something that is likely to be on the shelves at a book store in the US.
Thanks.
posted by quarterframer
on Aug 7, 2008 -
3 answers
Looking for sites or reviewers who review books other than literary fiction
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posted by reenum
on Jun 10, 2008 -
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Two of my favorite books for summer are "Winter's Tale" by Mark Helprin and "Smilla's Sense of Snow" by Peter Hoeg; I'd like suggestions for other (preferably hefty) novels with complex/absorbing story lines and wintry settings or themes to help me stay sane 'til September. Got an ice book to recommend?
posted by taz
on Jun 10, 2008 -
46 answers
Book recommendations: ecotopian fiction? (Something to read after
The Fifth Sacred Thing)?
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posted by salvia
on May 26, 2008 -
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Help me find the perfect book(s) to make my summer complete. I've got a strong preference for almost realistic horror and things that might creep me out. Bonus points for books that involve old school sanitariums. Of course you'll find more specifications in the
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posted by tastybrains
on Jul 3, 2007 -
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FictionFilter: Family bookclub. We're convening in Woodstock at the end of August to discuss 3 books. Help me choose one of them.
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posted by billtron
on May 22, 2007 -
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I like to go to dark, smoky, dive bars and sit there with a drink and a book for hours. Unfortunately, I'm running out of good bar reading. Can you help me find more? Examples inside.
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posted by dersins
on Sep 27, 2006 -
48 answers
When I was a kid, I read a science fiction book. I'd like now to find out what its name was, but, since I didn't read it in English, and it was about 20 years ago, I would have not a clue where to look.
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posted by bokononito
on Sep 22, 2006 -
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