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[danuv]

So I'm loving the new Kindle so far but it doesn't seem to be the best for reading my nonfiction on it which is what I have right now and I want to get some fiction novels that are newish, not sci-fi/fantasy but that are good. I have no idea where to start. I don't trust amazon's ratings because evangelical crap like Tim Lehay's novels are right up there with everything else. I know nothing about contemporary fiction. Nada. Zip. Zero.

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[scottopic.livejournal.com]

House of Leaves is one worth getting in "real" form because of how the text is handled.
Is Gaiman too sci-fi/fantasy for this at this point?

[danuv.livejournal.com]

Nope, I've just read all of his stuff. :) I suppose I lump him in with 'fantasy'.

Yeah, I think I'll go ahead and buy House of Leaves.

[scottopic.livejournal.com]

Cool :) I was actually put off by the hype, and that was silly of me.
It was a really well done novel, and while you can see he's smart and really proud of it, it works.