Forum: Modern Literature & Fiction

I'm currently reading "Blood Meridian" which is absolutely enthralling and a far remove from everything else that I have ever read. A few months back I read "The Road" and "No Country for Old Men" and was similarly enamoured by the pared down prose style, economy of language and grandeur with which...

Since ammo indicated he might want some suggestions on African lit here, I thought I'd just make a thread about it. I was originally just going to PM ammo some suggestions, but I thought it would be nice if it were public so that others can contribute their suggestions and ideas as well. So,...

So much hype for these books (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest), and I'm thinking of trying it. I don't generally read book series, or anything of the like. But seeing them in my face so much in bookstores and online made me...

Have any of you read her work? I read nineteen minutes and I liked it so much I just went out and picked up the pact. I'm really excited, so far I've been happy with everything I've read by her.

Has anyone read "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" by Austen and Seth Graham-Smith? I'm thinking of buying it for my library (junior and senior High School library). How much is Jane Austen? And how graphic is the bone-crunching zombie violence? I must say, I wish I had thought of the idea. It must...

Hi All , Im doing an assignment for my Bachelor of Communications and was wanting opinions as we need to gather data from outsiders . So what better than the forum on Literature. Q.1 - Do you think the Mass Media in context of Romance Novels - talking about the ones which show woman as helpless...

I noticed that Nick Hornby has a new book coming out. It's called Juliet, Naked. I also realized, looking at his bibliography, that I haven't read his novel Slam from 2007, but I've read is four other novels. Do you like Nick Hornby? Which of his novels do you prefer? I think my favorite...

I'm interested in trying out some of her work, and I wondered whether anyone could recommend the best books to start with?

Hi , I was wondering if anyone else has read The Thirteenth Tale , As I read it after I was told by a friend , and then I saw a book review for it and It was probably one of the best books I had read in a long time . It is the story of a recluse author , written in an interview of her biography. An...

I was just wondering what people thought about her. I tried to read both The Namesake as well as Interpreter of Maladies and I wasn't able to get very far in either of them. But I feel like I must be missing something, because so many people seem to like her books. And now I guess there is...

I am reading book two now, and thought it would be a good idea to start a thread regarding the trilogy. It is definitely one of the weirdest books I have ever read, and I mean that in a good way. Apart from that, it presents alot of interesting ideas and references to various authors and thinkers,...

I'm happy to be the one to introduce to the literature community, Kira Peikoff's debut novel, which is currently seeking publication, titled THE UNHOLY GRAIL. She made the announcement of it to us in the Objectivist community yesterday. You can view her site here: Kira Peikoff, author of The...