'Why We Fight'
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
If you're looking for horror fiction, but not specifically novels, I'd suggest From Hell. And, hm. The Collector. Maybes: House of Leaves, Pop. 1280, either Land of Laughs or Child Across the Sky (it's been ages since I've read them).
It occurs to me that This Town Will Never Let Us Go would go on my personal list of best SF novels. Hm again. I may need to buy some copies to give as prezzies.
::takes mad notes for neverending list of awesome books recommended by Buffistas::
Oh, man, House of Leaves.
If you're looking for horror fiction, but not specifically novels, I'd suggest From Hell. And, hm. The Collector.
Thanks! I'm just starting to exploring graphic novels, so that's perfect.
Oh, man, House of Leaves.
I've never gotten around to reading that. I take it I should?
And, hm. The Collector.
The John Fowles novel?
P-C's lj post about House of Leaves is pretty evocative of the book itself, so you can get a feel for what it's about and like: [link] It's not vampire-scary - it's "what the hell is real and what is not" scary. It was recommended to me by a first date who said he was scared to meditate for weeks after reading it, for fear of losing his sense of self.
Basically, it fucks with your head in a major way. So if you like that kind of thing, you may like the book. If not, you may @@.
Basically, it fucks with your head in a major way.
Jonathan Carroll does that for me. Especially his first two books Land of Laughs and The Voice of Our Shadow.
But also Jim Thompson the hard-boiled mystery writer. Because he writes first-person from the POV of people who are subtly revealed to be sociopaths.
it's "what the hell is real and what is not" scary.
I ... I don't think I need more of that in my life, really.
Now that I've read P-C's post on it, I'm still waffling. Because it's the sort of construction I'd love, but ... I'm easily freaked out by suspense and creeping unease and those questions of what is and isn't real. So I really don't know if House of Leaves is a good idea for me.
It's not vampire-scary
I don't find many vampire books scary, really. Go on, look surprised. The only one that I can think of that did, and that still does, is Salem's Lot. Like the scene of Danny Glick scratching at the window.
I ... I don't think I need more of that in my life, really.
Now is not the time for moderation, Jilli. Own your crazy! Teppy and ita did.