[ SECRET POST #2897 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2897 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 041 secrets from Secret Submission Post #414.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 1 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
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Comments

Rec thread: literature

[(Anonymous)]

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Re: Rec thread: literature

[kaijinscendre]

I have 'read' these two recently and loved both.

The Martian by Andy Weir.

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand.

Re: Rec thread: literature

[iceyred]

How was The Martian? NPR has good things to say about it.

Re: Rec thread: literature

[kaijinscendre]

Fantastic! I listened to the audio book and it had me on the edge of my seat the whole time.

Re: Rec thread: literature

[iceyred]

I'll have to check the library! I need a new book.

Re: Rec thread: literature

[kaijinscendre]

If you love science or space, you should love this book. So much awesome science presented in a hilarious way.

Re: Rec thread: literature

[iceyred]

I'm actually not a huge science fan, but everything I've heard about this book sounds great so I'm willing to give it a shot.

Re: Rec thread: literature

[(Anonymous)]

By putting "read" in quotes, I didn't get that you meant audio books at first, but just imagined you (your icon) holding a book open and just sort of smiling and nodding at passersby and giving thumbs up, saying, "Boy, I sure am reading!"

Re: Rec thread: literature

[kaijinscendre]

That is only for awkward social situations.

Re: Rec thread: literature

[(Anonymous)]

Well, this is a tricky one. I'll try to stick outside of science fiction and fantasy, I guess, since those seem broad enough to have posts of their own.

The Woman In White, by Wilkie Collins - it's not a perfect story, but it has two absolutely perfect characters, and the atmosphere is pleasantly spooky. The male and female leads, and the primary villain, are dippy and overly Victorian, but the secondary woman character and the side villain are marvelous, marvelous characters. Marian Halcombe, the secondary lead, in particular, is just amazingly resourceful and clever, but also incredibly human and fun to read about. Read it for her.

Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad - I love this book. The story of a sailor traveling into the heart of colonial Africa, it is a brilliantly-written meditation on evil, sanity, and the nature of the human soul, framed around a colonial adventure story. It's just so fucking well-written. Conrad was a genius, read everything by him, and also read a bunch of stuff by Herman Melville, and also a bunch of Dickens' stuff. Stories about man's inhumanity to man on the ocean are so freaking sweet.

True Grit, by Charles Portis - the movie was good, the book is better. It's honestly one of the funniest books that I've ever read. You might think that Mattie Ross was a distinct character in the book; but it's nothing to how strongly her character comes through in the novel. Charles Portis was absolutely a master of American literature; I strongly recommend his other novels to anyone to whom they might sound interesting.