Since we are done with all of our reading, we can actually read for fun now (not that these books haven't been amazing. I think they're better than the ones I've read for the Dark Fantasy course). Because we all love to read, here is my list of The Great Ones.
1) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
2) The Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (aka Stephen King's son)
Both of these two were the absolute favorites of the Dark Fantasy class and I bet they stay on yalls syllabus for next semester. If not, read them. They are AMAZING.
3) anything by Meg Gardiner (not an actual book title; just a general statement). She is one of my favorite thriller authors. Stephen King sings her praises as well.
4) Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (I haven't actually read this one yet but I've heard great things about it and I'm tackling it this Christmas break)
YOUR JOB IS TO GIVE ME A LIST! I trust all of yalls taste. Yall are all smart and I've enjoyed this class because of yalls opinions. So pretty please give me a list of your top 3 must reads. Besides, I need to make a Christmas list for my mom. :)
i typed up a whole comment and it got deleted so here's my condensed re-comment:
ReplyDelete1. his dark materials, by philip pullman (golden compass, amber spyglass, subtle knife)
2. enchantment, by orson scott card
3. the bartimaeus trilogy, by jonathan stroud. this one is a bit of a wild card because it's mainly directed a younger audience (young teenagers probably) but i loved it... and the writing style is unlike anything i've experienced in other novels. it's definitely fantasy-style.
also, julie andrews (yes, the woman from sound of music) writes. her book "the last of the really great whangdoodles" was one of my favorites growing up. if nothing else, it's interesting to see how creative she is.
enjoy!