[quote=“Brendon”]I’m not very good at reading lots of books by the same author, or of remembering what I’ve read more than a year or so back, so I’m going to just go with “some good books I remember reading lately” – in no particular order.
- Kazuo Ishiguro: I didn’t understand “When We Were Orphans”, and “Never Let Me Go” was just okay, but “The Unconsoled” was wonderful.
- JM Coetzee: I’ve only read “Disgrace”, but it was a real kick in the balls.
- Houellebecq: Atomized (aka The Particular Elements, I think).
- Barbara Kingsolver: “Animal Dreams” and “The Poisonwood Bible” were both wonderful.
- China Mieville: I asked someone for some decent sci-fi to pass the MRT time on my new Kindle, and they said “Perdido Street Station”, and it wasn’t at all what I expected. But it was awesome.[/quote]
Many have mentioned Ishiguro and Coetzee now. I’m going to have to read some of their work. Thanks for the other recommendations.