Female troper from the US. Has an English literature BA, and is working towards a Master of Library Science. Primarily reads fantasy, classics, and a select collection of webcomics; occasionally watches animated series recommended by friends.
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Works I recommend:
- The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, and The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien: Read the books. Seriously. If you can't manage to get through Tolkien's prose, at least watch the movies. But the books are better. And even if you can't get through Lord of the Rings, give The Silmarillion a try; Tolkien wasn't actually finished with it, so its prose is more concise.
- The Discworld series by Terry Pratchett: Read The Colour of Magic first. Push through it. It's not his best, but it's the first one and provides context. Then read one of the other books (I'd recommend The Light Fantastic). Then you're allowed to form an opinion on whether it's good or not. Pratchett has a fairly unique writing style which is very witty; this is one of the few humorous non-children's fantasy series out there.
- Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis: It's deep, but engaging. Probably one of Lewis' most profound works.
- Bleach by Tite Kubo: Yes, it's a Shounen battle manga. But it's a shounen battle manga done awesome. Seriously, the HSQ goes through the roof on a decently regular basis. Even though it involves a massive amount of catching up, I strongly recommend starting from the beginning.*
Unless you have someone nearby who is both familiar with the series and doesn't mind doing massive amounts of explaining. Then you might be able to jump in at the current chapter without becoming utterly confused.
- Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling: Yeah, I know. You see stuff about them everywhere. But they are worth reading.
- Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, translated by Norman Denny: The book is enormous, but it really is a fascinating read. Other translations are probably also good; I happen to have the one by Norman Denny, so I can vouch for it being a good translation.
- The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne: Fairly depressing, despite the bittersweet ending. However, it also has a lot of depth and really is worth reading. Also, it's not that long as far as 19th century novels go.
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