Margaret Atwood and Ursula K. Le Guin would fit perfectly
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Check out Seannan McGuire and her pen name Mira Grant. Seannan writes urban fantasy and Mira writes horror
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If you’ve never read Barbara Kingsolver, I would start there!
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If you enjoyed Tolkien, you should enjoy Le Guin; her work is just as creative and expansive in its world-building and just as intensely theological, but Taoist instead of Catholic.
If you enjoyed classic modernists, then I would recommend contemporary authors who write in homage to that style, like Toni Morrison and Monique Truong.
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Along the fantasy and/or sci-fi direction you absolutely need to look into Ursula K. Le Guin. Any of her novels/series are worth reading, the Earthsea cycle is arguably her most famous collection in her body of works, but really it’s all good.
Trending towards more (or at least slightly more in some cases) realistic fiction, try any of the Brontë sisters. *Jane Eyre* by Charlotte was my entry point, but it’s hard to go wrong with just about any of them. They may be early-mid 19th century, but all three of their writing styles are incredibly readable for modern times. *Jane Eyre* had some fairly similar comical wit to it that you’ll find sprinkled into the likes of Hemingway and Steinbeck.
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since you’re a fan of King, Gaiman, and Crichton, try Shirley Jackson. Start with The Haunting of Hill House.
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Sanora Babb Whose Names Were Unknown Steinbeck collaborated with her and used her notes for his Grapes of Wrath
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Maybe try Daphne du Maurier, there’s lots to choose from, Rebecca, My Cousin Rachel and Jamaica Inn are her most popular.
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I just finished “Every Man for Himself” by Beryl Bainbridge. An excellent fictionalized take on the “TItanic” voyage. As one reviewer wrote, it reads like a first person account. I had never heard of her before Mark Knopfler’s song “Beryl” but loved the song and decided to look into it further.
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Have you read Ursula K. Le Guin?
Margaret Atwood and Ursula K. Le Guin would fit perfectly
Check out Seannan McGuire and her pen name Mira Grant. Seannan writes urban fantasy and Mira writes horror
If you’ve never read Barbara Kingsolver, I would start there!
If you enjoyed Tolkien, you should enjoy Le Guin; her work is just as creative and expansive in its world-building and just as intensely theological, but Taoist instead of Catholic.
If you enjoyed classic modernists, then I would recommend contemporary authors who write in homage to that style, like Toni Morrison and Monique Truong.
Along the fantasy and/or sci-fi direction you absolutely need to look into Ursula K. Le Guin. Any of her novels/series are worth reading, the Earthsea cycle is arguably her most famous collection in her body of works, but really it’s all good.
Trending towards more (or at least slightly more in some cases) realistic fiction, try any of the Brontë sisters. *Jane Eyre* by Charlotte was my entry point, but it’s hard to go wrong with just about any of them. They may be early-mid 19th century, but all three of their writing styles are incredibly readable for modern times. *Jane Eyre* had some fairly similar comical wit to it that you’ll find sprinkled into the likes of Hemingway and Steinbeck.
since you’re a fan of King, Gaiman, and Crichton, try Shirley Jackson. Start with The Haunting of Hill House.
Sanora Babb Whose Names Were Unknown Steinbeck collaborated with her and used her notes for his Grapes of Wrath
Maybe try Daphne du Maurier, there’s lots to choose from, Rebecca, My Cousin Rachel and Jamaica Inn are her most popular.
I just finished “Every Man for Himself” by Beryl Bainbridge. An excellent fictionalized take on the “TItanic” voyage. As one reviewer wrote, it reads like a first person account. I had never heard of her before Mark Knopfler’s song “Beryl” but loved the song and decided to look into it further.