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I'm going through a literature depression. Nothing satisfies me like Tolstoy does. Can't finish books unless I absolutely love it, so I just end up rereading the same stuff.

The last great book I read was Little, Big by John Crowley.

Recommend me my next favourite book. I like female characters.

>> No.2902297
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>I like female characters.

>> No.2902301

>Recommend me my next favourite book. I like female characters.

little women

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>>2902297
Deal with it, faggot.

>> No.2902328

>Recommend me my next favourite book. I like female characters.

Twilight.

Seriously though, assuming that was just a peculiarly bit of bad phrasing that made you look like an enormous faggot even though you're not... I dunno, Madam Bovary? You've probably already read it, but if not then do so. Portrait of a Lady? Or if you want something less misogynistic, To the Lighthouse or Mrs. Dalloway.

>> No.2902332

>>2902328
Read most of Flaubert. He's great.

Tried reading Portrait of a Lady, can't handle Henry James' prose. Can you fault me for that?

I guess I'll give To the Lighthouse a try.

>> No.2902335

>>2902294
>The last great book I read was Little, Big by John Crowley.

Yessssss that book is so good. Love it, love it, love it.

>>2902332
Yessssss read To The Lighthouse that book is so good. I think you'll really like it.

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>>2902335
I feel like I can trust your opinion. I quite enjoyed Mrs Dalloway but have never felt the need to return to it and I hear To the Lighthouse is better/is her best.

Have you read any more Crowley? His Aegypt series any good?

>> No.2902354

>>2902332

>Tried reading Portrait of a Lady, can't handle Henry James' prose. Can you fault me for that?

I can't, but I do think he's worth persevering with. If it was a few years ago you tried him, I'd advise you to try again - or at least keep him in mind and come back to him sometime in the future. It takes a certain amount of background and a high tolerance for elaborate prose to appreciate him, but if you can he's one of the most rewarding writers out there.

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>>2902354
Naw, it was earlier this summer. It was one of the books I put down because I didn't absolutely love it. It was easy enough to read, just the prose kind of irked me in the wrong way.

I'm glad you're praising it, though. Gives me motivation.

>> No.2902371

Try Sofi Oksanen's "Purge", all of the main characters are female. Plus it's a pretty well written book, not fucking Tolstoi level, but pretty gripping nonetheless.

>> No.2902381

>>2902294
The Poisonwood Bible. Follows three women through their lives after having been brought to Africa on a mission trip as children and how they deal with the tragedies they saw there.

>> No.2902388

>>2902346
To The Lighthouse is the only Woolf I've read but I absolutely loved it. It's a fairly quick read though. But really well-written. Just beautiful.

>Have you read any more Crowley? His Aegypt series any good?

I haven't read the Aegypt series mostly because of the hassle involved in getting all four volumes. I assume it's good, though. The other Crowley I have read is the short story collection "Novelties and Souvenirs" (contains some very good things, although nothing on the level of Little, Big) and his recent novel "Four Freedoms" which I thought was really, really strong. Actually, you might also check that out. It's basically about a community of airplane factory workers on the home front during World War 2, lot of interesting female characters, really good at making human the era and the time and the place. Not as brilliant as Little, Big but a really great novel in its own right.

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>>2902371
This sounds pretty good.

You'll have to forgive me cause I'm a bit drunk. What I meant by "I like female characters" is "don't fucking recommend me Blood Meridian."

But this does sound really good. I've added it to my wishlist. Wait a sec...I just googled this "Sofi Oksanen" bitch. After seeing her face, I'm not sure I can read her books. What the fuck is that.

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>>2902381
Sounds a little too American housewivey for my tastes. I'll politely decline the offer.

>> No.2902401

>>2902397
I read it for school and agree. It's very Oprah's Book Club, skip it.

>> No.2902404

>>2902391
Ignore it. After I saw her face I also thought "How the fuck did this goth-looking fug bitch write such a compelling, wonderful novel??" But yeah, turns out she's not only talented, but also quite nice. I even sent her an e-mail and a couple of weeks later she gave me a thoughtful, funny reply.

So don't judge a book by its cover, etc.

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The main character in The Fault in Our Stars is female, and rather witty.

>> No.2902407

>>2902404
>book by it's cover.

I see what you did there.

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>>2902388
> buying all four volumes

I feel ya. I'm checking out some more Crowley. Little, Big was honestly was the best discoveries I've made. I've rarely ever been so won over by a novel's inventiveness, style and characters. I'd read a passage and have the biggest smile on my face.

I try to recommend it to everyone I know not believing it possible that someone could have a different reaction to the book.

>> No.2902417

>>2902404
(Not OP but) That actually makes me want to read it... I will put this on the list. Good recommendation anon.

>>2902405
no fuck off

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>>2902404
alololol

That's pretty cool. The book DOES sound interesting....

>> No.2902427

>>2902417
B-but why do you hate it? All it ever asked was a chance to love you.

>> No.2902429

>>2902414
I know some people on here have said that they felt it was too slow, didn't go anywhere, covered over with good prose. So not everyone likes it unfortunately.

But yeah, it's pretty much my favorite book. I can reread it pretty much indefinitely. Probably my favorite ending to an novel as well.

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>>2902405
Schedule conflict. Can't read it. Sorry, bro.

>> No.2902435

>>2902417
It's a terribly bleak book that encompasses several decades of Estonia's history, from WW2 to the early 90's and the dissolution of the Soviet Union. What I loved about it is that the characters are multidimensional and flawed, you don't get the typical perfect heroine here. Much easier to relate to them, IMO. The subject matter is very sad, but this book never got sappy, which was another plus.

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>>2902407
LOL sorry, I tried to think of another saying but failed miserably.

>> No.2902454

>>2902294

>The last great book I read was Little, Big by John Crowley.

Never found a copy of that in England.