Hello everyone, I’m trying to find something to read that can help me in my own process of writing my novel (sci-fi). I will name a few of my favorite books in hope that you can suggest something similar.
Stranger in a strange land- Robert Heinlein
The picture of dorian gray- Oscar Wilde
Frankenstein- mary Shelley
Catch-22 – Joseph Heller
To kill a mockingbird- harper lee
Interview with a vampire- Anne rice
And, All of Kurt Vonnegut’s works!
by borkot111
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I finished ‘Wolf in White Van’ recently. That was good.
You seem to be looking for Gothic fiction and sci-fi though. For Gothic, ‘The Bloody Chamber’ by Angela Carter may appeal to you? Then, with sci-fi, anything by Ted Chiang is worth reading.
Anything by Elmore Leonard will help sharpen anyone’s dialogue. (I read Killshot last summer and it helped me)
Stephen King is great for inspiration when you find yourself too many descriptive sentences and fancy words when you can just say “fat moon”
I find that reading outside of my prefer genre (thrillers) provides a great change of perspective. I read The Only Good Indians not too long ago and it really stuck with me.