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For a book using the proper definition of magical realism, I suggest Graham Hancock's Supernatural: Meetings With the Ancient Teachers of Mankind. Vision questing and heightened reality coupled with experimentation with shamanic and ritual lore and pharmacology. |
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10-16-2015, 04:25 PM | #33 |
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I don't have much experience with Magical Realism but it sounds like Jo Walton's Among Others might fit and is an excellent book.
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Urban Fantasy: Into the Veil by Jennifer R. McDonald and the rest of the trilogy. They're all excellent. Especially the last one.
Historical fiction: You've probably already read it, but it's excellent - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon Last edited by wrenfigueiro; 10-16-2015 at 05:41 PM. Reason: remembered another suggestion |
10-16-2015, 07:51 PM | #35 |
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Magical Realism - Love in the Time of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez. But I'm guessing from a sample of your Goodreads lists, you've already read him.
And the Salman Rushdie book HarryT suggested... |
10-16-2015, 08:04 PM | #36 |
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About your world challenge too, might consider Henryk Sienkiewicz's (Poland) "Quo Vadis" or "The Trilogy" (With Fire and Sword, The Deluge and Fire in the Steppe) which I think is the Polish national epic. And happens to be free here, in the Ebook section.
I've read With Fire and Sword and Quo Vadis (in paper) and enjoyed both very much. All 4 volumes of the Swedish national epic are in Kindle, I forget all 4 names but Vol 1 is "The Emigrants" by Vilhelm Moberg. They're pretty expensive in Kindle so you could check the library. And... That's all I know. Last edited by wayspooled; 10-16-2015 at 08:19 PM. |
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I've read a couple from Poland already and a few from Sweden so there is no pressing need from those countries. The Poland one is getting my interest though given my dad was from Poland. |
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Based on what I've seen and the recommendations I am more of a crime thriller as opposed to political thriller kind of person so if I remove Thriller and just have Crime I can probably cover that interest. That would open up a spot for urban fantasy which I don't think I've really read any of. Definitely fits the bill of getting me reading more things. Which is totally hypocritical to the reading things I don't usually read thing. Haha. |
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horror: science fiction: banned: history: science: literary fiction: short stories: Anything by Nancy Fulda biography / memoir: Waiting for Wrigley - Paul Sullivan fantasy: Frank Tuttle Markhat series (Dead Man's Rain good place to start) magical realism: dystopia: chick-lit: mystery: The Tell-tale Con by Gilchrist romance: Crocodile on the Sandbank (Elizabeth Peters) steampunk: All the Paths of Shadow - Frank Tuttle humor: folklore / mythology: gothic: Barbara Michaels (any of them) thriller: crime: zombies: Booster and Reeves western: travel / adventure: space opera: pulp fiction: No Game for a Dame (Maggie Sullivan is the main) I reviewed most of these on the blog (but I use affiliate links so can't link to the reviews. However if you want more info just ask!) I will think of a couple of others and fill them in. I can't think of the title of Matthew Iden's book. And I'm not sure if it's Matt or Matthew. Or if I have the last name correct... |
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