Re:Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?
by mFixman on Thursday December 24, 2020 @12:14PM
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I was looking for some English language fiction literature. Any book you'd recommend?
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Re:Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?
by muststopmyths on Thursday December 24, 2020 @12:26PM
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From McCarthy ? I'd start with his Border Trilogy which is 3 books sold together. Or just All The Pretty Horses if you want to dip your toes to see if you like his writing.
I've also enjoyed Elmore Leonard quite a bit recently. More pulpy I suppose, but well written. Out of Sight is a good one with a somewhat faithful movie version as well.
Normal People by Sally Rooney is something I read recently that I liked.
Unless by literature you actually mean classic literature, in which case I'm really not qualified to recommend anything :-)
Re:Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?
by germinalphrase on Thursday December 24, 2020 @12:34PM
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No Country for Old Men is the most accessible. Blood Meridian is harder, but very good.