different worlds
Apr. 9th, 2002 12:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fictionalfantasy has always been my favorite genre. i dabble in science fiction, horror, romance. but fantasy has always been my favorite. they're all works of imagination anyway, and i like those worlds better, usually.
but i've been on a different kick lately.
at first i went through my victoriana stage. the victorians were a repressed and scary people, and i find them distressing. no clue why i was diving headfirst into that, but it was amusing.
lately i've been reading herman wouk, chaim potok, naomi ragen.
steeping myself in a tea of orthodox jewish tradition. i have no idea why these books are so appealing to me. i have no connection to judaism besides the fact that i grew up in new york city.
for some reason, a life motivated by faith and study seems very far away, but somehow fantastical and strangely attractive. not something i could ever do, but i enjoy plunging myself into it anyway. weird.
anyway, i've about wrung those dry now, and i'm looking for something meaty to dig my teeth into. reading is, after all, my very favorite drug. does anyone have any exciting fiction recommendations? something gripping with a lot in it is what i'm looking for currently. any genre is acceptable, preferably well written, but definitely a good plot.
but i've been on a different kick lately.
at first i went through my victoriana stage. the victorians were a repressed and scary people, and i find them distressing. no clue why i was diving headfirst into that, but it was amusing.
lately i've been reading herman wouk, chaim potok, naomi ragen.
steeping myself in a tea of orthodox jewish tradition. i have no idea why these books are so appealing to me. i have no connection to judaism besides the fact that i grew up in new york city.
for some reason, a life motivated by faith and study seems very far away, but somehow fantastical and strangely attractive. not something i could ever do, but i enjoy plunging myself into it anyway. weird.
anyway, i've about wrung those dry now, and i'm looking for something meaty to dig my teeth into. reading is, after all, my very favorite drug. does anyone have any exciting fiction recommendations? something gripping with a lot in it is what i'm looking for currently. any genre is acceptable, preferably well written, but definitely a good plot.