Last in the line of dystopian posts
Okay, so 1984 is almost complete. I put the last disk in this evening, and thought to myself, "I only have one more disk of Winston's pain". Seriously, Big Brother must die!
However I'm in a quandary.
I've also just read 'Pretties'
I'm a bit Dystopianed out.
To say the least.
I need something diverting to read.
Something not deep, not painful, not horrible writing.
I am reading Terry Pratchett's 'Discworld' series from the beginning right now, but as he's very satiric in nature, and the books, though very amusing, are too deep, and often poke meaningful fun at the (yes here the word is again) dystopian nature of our society.
Help me.
Give me something fun to read.
Something that will not make me moulder and curse the world around me.
Please.
Right now what I have on deck is "Crime and Punshment" and
Please.
Help.
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Erm... All of our other books are in boxes until mid April.
If you're into mysteries, and want something light where you're not thinking about the state of our current world or the world to come (as if this one isn't bad enough), you might want to consider a Nero Wolfe mystery by Rex Stout or a Magdalena Yoder mystery by Tamar Myers. Myers is extremely light and extremely diverting...I'm sure if they are not to your tastes, I'll think of something here later that's more to your taste and just as diverting.
I would have recommended The Onion's latest atlas, but even that in its satiric take on the world can be depressing, for example, when one gets to AIDs-ravaged African countries. Hard to make light of that.
Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Amazing, amazing, amazing. It's my very favorite book ever. It's mystery and suspense and a love story and it is my favorite book ever.
Laura Lippman's What the Dead Know.
Jodi Picoult's Keeping Faith
http://khager.vox.com/library/post/read-like-me.html
Most of what I read is light. (I'd stay away from A Thousand Splendid Suns until you're feeling better but it is amazing.)
A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland, Indiana by Haven Kimmel
Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
Holidays on Ice: Stories by David Sedaris
Tender at the Bone: Growing up at the Table by Ruth Reichl
Thanks on the 1000 splendid sun's heads up.
Thanks for the other suggestions.
Have you read Chris Bohjalian? Midwives and Before You Know Kindness are very, very similar to Jodi Picoult.
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith. In a word: delightful.
I do admire you reading those 'tougher' books. I took a BA in English and feel like I've read the more depressing stuff, and it was good and I'm glad I did it, but I'm feeling less and less inclined toward the stuff, or certainly need to be in the right frame of mind.
You should check out Fforde's website sometime. Very intriguing, with lots of extras if you've read the books.