Marianne ([identity profile] 10littlebullets.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] remindmeofthe 2008-10-30 04:34 am (UTC)

What to do now? Well, you could always read Les Mis fanfiction... *evil grin*

If you want to laugh your ass off, Vive la Révolution by Mark Steel is flat-out the most hilarious and awesome history of the French Revolution ever written.

I second the recommendation for Woman in White. Interesting but not too heavy, and Marian is an excellent antidote to Cosette.

As far as modern goes, I heartily recommend Neal Stephenson. Aside from a really twisted sense of humor, the guy has a way of weaving together a bunch of disparate geeky interests into one narrative, and dragging the reader along for the ride. I haven't read the Baroque Cycle yet, and it looks mind-bogglingly involved, but Snow Crash and Cryptonomicon were both excellent nerdy fun. The Diamond Age wasn't as strong, IMO, but it did have neo-Victorians and a kickass heroine.

Also, Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series has been my excuse for light reading over the past, oh, six months or so. It's great fun.

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