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[dar_jeeling]

Rec me some books, people! I'm currently browsing through Amazon and if you feel that there's something I should absolutely read, let me know, please. *makes the puppy dog eyes*

Also, if you know about French fanfiction, give me links right now because my skills in that language are rapidly deteriorating. It took me five minutes to remember the word for yesterday. Yesterday. Oh, the utter shame.

And finally, a question for the writers. Do you write a fic and send that first draft off to beta or do you type it out, let it sit on the hard drive for a while, second-guess yourself, change stuff and then send it off to beta?

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Book list:

Dancing at the Rascal Fair by Ivan Doig (a little old, but quite good)
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
Middlesex by Jeffery Eugendes
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury (also, check out the Martian Chronicles. Probably the best written sci-fi ever. It'll make you cry, I swear)
The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas (short but good)
Resistance by Anita Shreve (probably the only book of her's I like but it paints the most delicate and poignant pictures)
Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons (a quick, gut wretching read)
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (metaphorical storytelling at it's best)

Definitely check out The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell if nothing else. It's probably the most tear stained book I own because her characters breathe and live and die and it's probably the most beautiful piece of science fiction (though many wouldn't consider it so even with the aliens) I've ever read in my life. So good. So so good. There is also a sequel to it called Children of God, which is a bit more talky but, if possible, more heartbreaking than the first book.

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So, that's two votes for Middlesex so far. Thanks for the recs and the little descriptions! :)

The Sparrow? Oh, you make a convincing argument! Lately, I've been whining about books that don't have any emotional impact on me, so I feel a strong urge to check it out.

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Middlesex is so interesting! It can be dry in bits, but on the whole it's very intriguing and has a great sarcastic edge to it.

I'm always up for book recs! I have a whole book journal full of good books to recommend so hit me up whenever you need something to read.

Oooo, good, I was trying to convince you to read it. Now, lets see if you're like "OMGIHATEYOUFORMAKINGMEREADTHIS" later. It just breaks me everytime I read it.