Comments on: “Those” Books… http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2007/06/30/those-books/ A seduction in words Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:35:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Ann(ie) http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2007/06/30/those-books/#comment-16168 Ann(ie) Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:19:35 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2007/06/30/those-books/#comment-16168 Sometimes reading becomes almost like a religious experience for me. I have faith in the written word unlike anything. Some books that have rocked my world include: A Canticle for Leibowitz The Diamond Age American Gods Good Omens Pillars of the Earth Dreaming of You Bliss Dance The Silver Metal Lover Tales from the Flat Earth I fell into such love with Tanith Lee in my early twenties. I inhaled everything she'd ever written. She writes with such opulent sensuality. God, I could go on forever. Sometimes reading becomes almost like a religious experience for me. I have faith in the written word unlike anything. Some books that have rocked my world include:

A Canticle for Leibowitz
The Diamond Age
American Gods
Good Omens
Pillars of the Earth
Dreaming of You
Bliss
Dance
The Silver Metal Lover
Tales from the Flat Earth

I fell into such love with Tanith Lee in my early twenties. I inhaled everything she’d ever written. She writes with such opulent sensuality. God, I could go on forever.

]]> By: rhian http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2007/06/30/those-books/#comment-16166 rhian Sun, 01 Jul 2007 15:57:26 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2007/06/30/those-books/#comment-16166 Books that have had an earthshaking effect on me and changed my perceptions of myself or the world include (in reading order) 1. James Michner's The Drifters 2. Dee Brown's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee 3. E.L. Doctorow's The Book of Daniel 4. Anthony Burgess' Clockwork Orange 5. Terri Windling's Bordertown Series 6. Truddi Chase's When Rabbit Howls Books that have had an earthshaking effect on me and changed my perceptions of myself or the world include (in reading order)
1. James Michner’s The Drifters
2. Dee Brown’s Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
3. E.L. Doctorow’s The Book of Daniel
4. Anthony Burgess’ Clockwork Orange
5. Terri Windling’s Bordertown Series
6. Truddi Chase’s When Rabbit Howls

]]> By: Charlene http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2007/06/30/those-books/#comment-16165 Charlene Sun, 01 Jul 2007 13:20:30 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2007/06/30/those-books/#comment-16165 I don't know if they've changed me, but I love it when I get my doors blown off. Neil Stephenson did this with Snow Crash. I love it when I read a book that does something so well that it takes my breath. I love to see brilliant writing. I don’t know if they’ve changed me, but I love it when I get my doors blown off. Neil Stephenson did this with Snow Crash. I love it when I read a book that does something so well that it takes my breath. I love to see brilliant writing.

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