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ladysprite) wrote2010-12-03 10:30 am
ladysprite) wrote2010-12-03 10:30 am
Seeking
So for some reason, I have been let down lately by the new books that I've been trying. They all look so good in theory - they get good reviews, or the synopsis on the back cover sounds fascinating and cool, but when I get into the story itself, it just utterly fails to live up to what I want it to be and what it could be. Sometimes the writing style is weak, sometimes there's just no actual plot, and sometimes there are immortal invisible sentient shrimp men - and not in a good way. No matter what, though, they're just not good.
I'm coping with this at the moment by rereading old favorites - I've finally decided to throw myself back into the Wheel of Time series, given the promise that it really, truly, this-time-we-mean-it will be ending next year. But I'd honestly like to have some new stuff to intersperse with that; I can't survive on rereads alone. So it's time to pick the brains of my friends again.
Got any good new books or authors to recommend to me?
Oh, and just a warning - stay away from 'Fragment' by Warren Fahy. Unless you really like shrimp men....
I'm coping with this at the moment by rereading old favorites - I've finally decided to throw myself back into the Wheel of Time series, given the promise that it really, truly, this-time-we-mean-it will be ending next year. But I'd honestly like to have some new stuff to intersperse with that; I can't survive on rereads alone. So it's time to pick the brains of my friends again.
Got any good new books or authors to recommend to me?
Oh, and just a warning - stay away from 'Fragment' by Warren Fahy. Unless you really like shrimp men....