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OH! well if you love everything is illuminated (it is absolutely one of my favourite books too! - makes me cry and laugh EVERY time - no, but really - i used to read it over and over (and still read it when i feel like shit) until i realised that other books exist) you will (hopefully) LOVE middlesex. and all people who love middlesex automatically also love the adventures of kavalier and clay. (have you read this? if you have, i can almost certainly guarantee you’ll love middlesex). gar. excellent books for the win. recommend me more! haha. i’m greedy.

Haha, oh no, this thread is going to go on forever. How about: House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. It’s a novella comprised of a series of short-short stories— alarmingly optimistic, hyper-imaginative, slightly surreal. This one you can probably put away in a day, if you read it straight through (which you probably will).

I have to put myself to bed now because I have to get up in seven hours. Let’s continue this? (Maybe in like a month, when I’ve had some time with Eugenides?)

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gah, jargon. but i’m sure i can get over it if i can get over ernest hemingway’s bull fight jargon and random interjections of spanish and french. sci-fi jargon = more necessary than bull fighting jargon.

a recommendation for YOU. now that’s hard because i don’t know what you’ve read or what you like (what is it that you like?) when i feel like a quick, easy read, i read haruki murakami books - dance dance dance is my favourite. i recently read middlesex by jeffrey eugenides. which was a riot. but it was a bit fat if you dont like reading family epics for pleasure (though i insist it’s pleasurable, though there a lulls) but who knows? maybe you’ve read these? hope that’s of some help.

Well, I like most books, I guess. (I’m an English major, if that explains anything.) I’ve been meaning to read Middlesex for years now, so maybe I’ll finally give it a try? If it’s as good as everyone says it is, I’ll be able to get through it. I’ve never read Murakami either, so I’ll put that on the list too. Thanks!

Also: I seldom even mention Everything is Illuminated since it seems like everyone’s already read it (or seen the movie, and thinks it’s the same thing—the book is so much better!), but I’ll throw that out there for you too. It’s a really beautiful book, very dreamy, definitely worthwhile if (by chance) you’ve not yet read it.

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neuromancer sounds excellent, especially with my very newly developed sci-fi sensibilities! thanks. want moar books!

Glad to help =] The sci-fi jargon makes it a bit of a tough read, but it’s worth it. I’ve been thinking lately that I need a book to read for pleasure (not that I have much time, but you know, I can make it)- do you have any books to recommend?

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