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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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GhandiEAGLE
United States20754 Posts
![[image loading]](https://p.gr-assets.com/max_square/fill/books/1412095849/6007953.jpg) Awesome, intelligent guy writes a more awesome and intelligent book. Essentially required reading in this day and age. | ||
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
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farvacola
United States18876 Posts
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B.I.G.
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I turn to thee in an hour of need. In my eternal quest for thrilling stories one stumbles upon ... ok bla bla lets get to the point: I am trying to get better at putting my finger on what it is exactly that I look about a book or story in general. Obviously finding the right terms will make it easier in the future to find books that are fun to read for me. In this particular case I am trying to find books that have the "wtf is going on here" vibe that I enjoyed so much in games and movies (but so far haven't really found it in books to the same extent). Take games like Amnesia: the dark descent, Bloodborne, or Dark souls. As a protagonist you start out completely not knowing what is going on and bit by bit you uncover pieces of the puzzle. Yes the horror/grim atmosphere is a big bonus. For those who have watched it, Pandorum is a prime example of what I have in mind. So does anyone know how to eloquently describe this genre (if it is it's own genre) or even better, have recommendations? The last guy recommended me Perdido Street Station but that wasn't really what I had in mind... | ||
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Amestir
Netherlands2126 Posts
On December 14 2015 02:18 B.I.G. wrote: My dear fellow readers, I turn to thee in an hour of need. In my eternal quest for thrilling stories one stumbles upon ... ok bla bla lets get to the point: I am trying to get better at putting my finger on what it is exactly that I look about a book or story in general. Obviously finding the right terms will make it easier in the future to find books that are fun to read for me. In this particular case I am trying to find books that have the "wtf is going on here" vibe that I enjoyed so much in games and movies (but so far haven't really found it in books to the same extent). Take games like Amnesia: the dark descent, Bloodborne, or Dark souls. As a protagonist you start out completely not knowing what is going on and bit by bit you uncover pieces of the puzzle. Yes the horror/grim atmosphere is a big bonus. For those who have watched it, Pandorum is a prime example of what I have in mind. So does anyone know how to eloquently describe this genre (if it is it's own genre) or even better, have recommendations? The last guy recommended me Perdido Street Station but that wasn't really what I had in mind... Might be an obvious suggestion but: Lovecraft? All his books are some form of puzzle, the horror atmosphere is a given. If you want to give it a shot I recommend this excelent website: http://www.teemingbrain.com/2013/06/03/how-to-read-lovecraft-a-practical-beginners-guide/ | ||
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Nyxisto
Germany6287 Posts
1. Railsea, 2. Kraken, 3. Iron Council, which is the best one? | ||
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
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Xxio
Canada5565 Posts
On December 14 2015 02:18 B.I.G. wrote: My dear fellow readers, I turn to thee in an hour of need. In my eternal quest for thrilling stories one stumbles upon ... ok bla bla lets get to the point: I am trying to get better at putting my finger on what it is exactly that I look about a book or story in general. Obviously finding the right terms will make it easier in the future to find books that are fun to read for me. In this particular case I am trying to find books that have the "wtf is going on here" vibe that I enjoyed so much in games and movies (but so far haven't really found it in books to the same extent). Take games like Amnesia: the dark descent, Bloodborne, or Dark souls. As a protagonist you start out completely not knowing what is going on and bit by bit you uncover pieces of the puzzle. Yes the horror/grim atmosphere is a big bonus. For those who have watched it, Pandorum is a prime example of what I have in mind. So does anyone know how to eloquently describe this genre (if it is it's own genre) or even better, have recommendations? The last guy recommended me Perdido Street Station but that wasn't really what I had in mind... The Chronicles of Amber by Zelazny has these qualities. But, unfortunately, there are 10 books in the series (Zelazny was making bank, and apparently wanted a swimming pool, so he kept writing 'em). I haven't read them all. I think only 5. Still really enjoyed them, though. Worth checking out. It sounds like what you're looking for is a writing technique, a specific type of hook combined with a dream-like quality. Stranger in a Strange Land kind of does this, but it's not from a 1st person PoV, so it's not as immersive or mysterious as a story like Amber. I also highly recommend Latro in the Mist and The Book of the New Sun. That's all I've got. I also really like these types of stories. I think it's frowned upon by publishers, at least in SFF, and passed over in favor of less 'gimmicky' works. Almost forgot about The Wizard Knight. It has the initial setup you described. | ||
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GhandiEAGLE
United States20754 Posts
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PushDown
Italy208 Posts
If you could drop us a book for a better understanding it could do wonders for the recommendations. Nontheless, I think: The Six Gun Tarot by R. S. Belcher could be what you are looking for. The world in that story comes to you in little pieces, by following different characters (on 1 person PoV). The writting is really good and set you in the mood for the setting of the story (1869 North America; The wild west). Also, it's not a book but maybe you would find it to your liking reading Graphic novels?. Sandman, for example could be up to your alley. Regarding my previous post (1, 2 pages ago). I did end up buying a crap ton of books from America (to Italy). And I'm not sure if it was inteded or not but I dodged my country's customs duty. So I did end up saving quite a lot of money. I'm still pondering the idea of mass UK/DE shipping to me, but the weight limit before some packages go into the next "price lvl zone", kind of stop me on my tracks from mass buying discounted books. Thanks thou, to the peep that gave me some insight on his/her experiences with shipping items. | ||
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17743 Posts
On December 14 2015 02:44 Amestir wrote: Might be an obvious suggestion but: Lovecraft? All his books are some form of puzzle, the horror atmosphere is a given. If you want to give it a shot I recommend this excelent website: http://www.teemingbrain.com/2013/06/03/how-to-read-lovecraft-a-practical-beginners-guide/ Thanks for the link. Always wanted to get more into lovecraft. | ||
Flicky
England2676 Posts
On December 14 2015 11:54 Ilikestarcraft wrote: Thanks for the link. Always wanted to get more into lovecraft. So while the guide is interesting, I have always suggested people just read Dagon. I totally understand reading about Lovecraft first though, that makes sense but really, just read Dagon then if you like it, read anything else. This page doesn't even mention Dagon. I mean, it's right here and will take at most 10 minutes to read. Lovecraft has this weird air of being hard to approach but I found that to be some completely fabricated barrier created by who knows. It's not like approaching something incredibly heady or complex. The stories are cool and unique. Buying a Lovecraft compendium book (like: "The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories") would also completely do the trick (that one starts with Dagon) | ||
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Acrofales
Spain18495 Posts
On December 15 2015 09:50 Flicky wrote: So while the guide is interesting, I have always suggested people just read Dagon. I totally understand reading about Lovecraft first though, that makes sense but really, just read Dagon then if you like it, read anything else. This page doesn't even mention Dagon. I mean, it's right here and will take at most 10 minutes to read. Lovecraft has this weird air of being hard to approach but I found that to be some completely fabricated barrier created by who knows. It's not like approaching something incredibly heady or complex. The stories are cool and unique. Buying a Lovecraft compendium book (like: "The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories") would also completely do the trick (that one starts with Dagon) That's the only thing I read by Lovecraft, because horror is not really my thing, but I did actually enjoy many of those stories. | ||
Carnivorous Sheep
Baa?21248 Posts
On December 15 2015 09:50 Flicky wrote: Lovecraft has this weird air of being hard to approach He does? o_O | ||
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Flicky
England2676 Posts
That's what I mean, there's nothing difficult about reading Lovecraft, but there's this weird notion hanging around that it's hard to approach. I don't know if Lovecraft fans are perpetrating this or if it's just a notion left over from the 30s. | ||
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corumjhaelen
France6884 Posts
 Some stuff I've read : -Ellroy (Black Dalhia, The Big Nowhere, LA) : not my universe, but still enjoyable, especially the last one. Quality writing imo, maze of thoughts, little ellipsis, good construction... -Potocki's The Manuscript Found in Saragossa. Really excellent, funny and enjoyable all along. The mathematician and the father are hilarious. Best of the bunch. -Bettleheim's The Uses of Enchantment. A bit long and repetitive, but convincing otherwise. -Laxness' Iceland's bell : enjoyable writing, really good nationalist novel. Makes you want to read Sagas too ! -Danielewski's The House of Leaves (thanks packrat) : really solid novel, the experimental part is quite dumb at time, but often funny. The speleology is really fascinating. -Mann's Magic Mountain : time flew suprisingly fast reading it. Nothing really happens, but it doesn't really matter Really good writing, excellent characters, and a situation I can relate with more easily than the one of Death in Venice :p (yeah some theme is common, but Castorp is errrr, less creepy than Aschenbach, and this one is also richer) I'm reading Gravity's Rainbow atm, and seriously wtf. I really couldn't tell anything at the beginning, and it seemed quite vain, but it's getting better... I hope it keeps on going like that. Also finally bought Back to Brideshead farva Edit : apparently the French translation of Gravity's Rainbow really sucks. I've seen exemples which seem indeed pretty awful :/ Might drop it for now then... | ||
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Nyxisto
Germany6287 Posts
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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maybenexttime
Poland5915 Posts
Is it good? I am currently finishing "Carthage Must Be Destroyed" by Richard Miles and I really like it so far. ![[image loading]](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ac/7b/d1/ac7bd15b8a8390b9a425c1d04765012c.jpg) | ||
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