Happy St George's day

[liv]

I'm not really interested in celebrating a saint's day (not being Christian), nor in celebrating Englishness (not being that sort of patriot), nor in dragon-slaying (as I generally find myself on the side of the dragon). However, I kind of like the idea of the Catalan version where people give eachother books.

So I propose a game: comment and recommend me a book, and I'll rec you something in return. If I don't know anything about you, I'll suggest something that I really like, and which I generally find isn't well known. And I'll keep going until I find something new to you, if necessary. You can give me a hint of the sort of books you prefer if you want to, but it's not required; it might be a more fun game if I have to guess based on my judgement of your character.

I have a comprehensive list of everything I've read in the last seven years, in case you find it hard to know where to start, but you obviously don't have to read through all that.

Comments

[monanotlisa]

Do you read YA? I'll rec you Song of the Lioness by Tamora Pierce, then!

[liv]

I do read quite a lot of YA, yes. I read some Tamora Pierce, probably including that one, a while ago and it is indeed fun. I think you should read Ellen Kushner's pair of books, Swordspoint and The privilege of the sword. They are all swashbuckling and romantic and lovely, and the second one is a bit Alanna-ish but somewhat more sophisticated, and the first one has lots of (quite explicit) homoeroticism.

[monanotlisa]

On my reading list, thank you!

If you have already read Pierce, I'll rec Blue Boy by Rakesh Satyal to you. Apart from the tale itself, which was sweet and sad and hilarious, the writing was really excellent - sharp and witty, full of insight.