stylistically a handful of books comes close to nobokov’s lolita. each paragraph, each sentence and each word is crafted to the t. in such an exquisite pattern that weaves together to the hilt.
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Stoner — John Williams
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Twisted Tree by Kent Meyers
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The Legends and Myths of Hawai’i. Put together by David Kalākaua.
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The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
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Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
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Heart of Darkness is up there. What a trip. 130 pages that feels like 130,000 pages. At the end of it I needed a banana and a Gatorade.
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The count of Monte Cristo, by Alexander Dumas. I don’t think anything beats it!
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Going with Ulysses for this one.
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Toni Morrison astounds me every time I read her. She conducts orchestras with her words.
A short but incredible example to start with if you’ve never read her: A Mercy. It’s like 120 pages but the power of her writing is overwhelming.
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All The King’s Men is a beautiful book and I think among the best ever. That said, East of Eden is hard to beat.
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The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
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White noise by Don delillo
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Crossing to Safety – Wallace Stegner
East of Eden – John Steinbeck
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Lolita
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Jack London wrote really grippingly. Time to re read.
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East of Eden by John Steinbeck
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The Testaments by Margaret Atwood or The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver if you’re looking for a standalone novel
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I agree with Cormac McCarthy. Some of his prose just knocks the wind out of me.
But I’m awful partial to *Middlemarch*, although I haven’t read it in over 30 years…
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Prince of Tides and Water is Wide by Pat Conroy
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Dorian Grey’s Portrait by Oscar Wilde is incredible.
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Wuthering Heights. Absolutely withering.
stylistically a handful of books comes close to nobokov’s lolita. each paragraph, each sentence and each word is crafted to the t. in such an exquisite pattern that weaves together to the hilt.
Stoner — John Williams
Twisted Tree by Kent Meyers
The Legends and Myths of Hawai’i. Put together by David Kalākaua.
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Heart of Darkness is up there. What a trip. 130 pages that feels like 130,000 pages. At the end of it I needed a banana and a Gatorade.
The count of Monte Cristo, by Alexander Dumas. I don’t think anything beats it!
Going with Ulysses for this one.
Toni Morrison astounds me every time I read her. She conducts orchestras with her words.
A short but incredible example to start with if you’ve never read her: A Mercy. It’s like 120 pages but the power of her writing is overwhelming.
All The King’s Men is a beautiful book and I think among the best ever. That said, East of Eden is hard to beat.
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
White noise by Don delillo
Crossing to Safety – Wallace Stegner
East of Eden – John Steinbeck
Lolita
Jack London wrote really grippingly. Time to re read.
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood or The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver if you’re looking for a standalone novel
I agree with Cormac McCarthy. Some of his prose just knocks the wind out of me.
But I’m awful partial to *Middlemarch*, although I haven’t read it in over 30 years…
Prince of Tides and Water is Wide by Pat Conroy
Dorian Grey’s Portrait by Oscar Wilde is incredible.