Fiction

petronius

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27. It's very nicely blended, I would say

Wed Dec 14, 2011, 02:14 PM

Dec 2011

The supernatural is definitely real in the world of the story and is a key part of the tale, but at the same time the main character is a 'realist' (in that he's scientifically, empirically minded) and a number of things that might appear to be supernatural really aren't. He (and we) believe in and rely on the spirits and the shamans, while living and working in the ordinary world. That's kind of vague, I know...

The elephant interaction is short (although critical), but I found it very moving...

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Favorite fiction you've read this year? [View all] clyrc Dec 2011 OP

I read mostly non-fiction this year. Jim__ Dec 2011 #1

I read "Absurdistan" by Gary Shteyngart and i laughed til I cried clyrc Dec 2011 #11

I really liked "To Be Sung Underwater" by Tom McNeal. Chef Eric Dec 2011 #2

"Skippy Dies" by Paul Murray. n/t FSogol Dec 2011 #3

‘Micro,’ by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston pokerfan Dec 2011 #4

i thought michael chricton died? pitohui Dec 2011 #35

That's what makes it posthumous pokerfan Dec 2011 #36

Stieg Larsson's Millenium Series - TBF Dec 2011 #5

Fred Vargas Commissaire Adamsberg series pscot Dec 2011 #6

What genre do you prefer? fadedrose Dec 2011 #7

I like just about everything clyrc Dec 2011 #12

So many of us in this group do not spend a lot on books... fadedrose Dec 2011 #14

I use my library, but the bookstore has so many more books clyrc Dec 2011 #16

Sorry to have been so glib in my first reply... fadedrose Dec 2011 #17

I didn't really mean to start this thread as a cry for help clyrc Dec 2011 #21

Lots of good suggestions at the old DU fadedrose Dec 2011 #22

"11.22.63" by Stephen King MaineDem Dec 2011 #8

I liked The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #9

I read Thirteenth Tale a few years ago and loved it clyrc Dec 2011 #13

I wish I had more to offer you, but... Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #19

The Queen of Patpong getting old in mke Dec 2011 #10

A good one fadedrose Dec 2011 #18

I discovered Maguire's "Wicked" series this summer. Gemini Cat Dec 2011 #15

I read a lot of John Steinbeck this year JitterbugPerfume Dec 2011 #20

Colleen McCullough's "Masters of Rome" historical novels. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #23

It's YA, but my favorite fiction this year was Suzanne Collins' "Hunger Games" trilogy. iris27 Dec 2011 #24

Thirty-three Teeth, by Colin Cotterill petronius Dec 2011 #25

"Shaman" - "ghost of an elephant" fadedrose Dec 2011 #26

It's very nicely blended, I would say petronius Dec 2011 #27

Sounds like my experiences fadedrose Dec 2011 #28

I just put this one on my request list at the library.. fadedrose Jan 2012 #39

I got this one in from the library last night.... fadedrose Jan 2012 #47

Very cool! Let me know how you like them... petronius Jan 2012 #48

So far, I love the old doctor fadedrose Jan 2012 #49

"Before I Go to Sleep" by SJ Watson mainer Dec 2011 #29

"Before I Go to Sleep" was one of my favorites, too Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2012 #41

11 22 63 is a fine read... russspeakeasy Dec 2011 #30

Of books I've completed... Moe Shinola Dec 2011 #31

I've been GLUTTING myself Homer Wells Dec 2011 #32

Only slightly off topic, but I love your screen name. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2011 #34

Well, thank you very much Homer Wells Jan 2012 #44

Hard to pick, but I'll choose Swamplandia!, by Karen Russell DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2011 #33

I read Swamplandia! clyrc Dec 2011 #38

The Family Fang Z_I_Peevey Dec 2011 #37

I liked The Hunger Games Trilogy NEOhiodemocrat Jan 2012 #40

I keep hearing that.. Little Star Jan 2012 #42

The Hunger Games are awesome ohheckyeah Jan 2012 #43

I agree- and for me to say this is a surprise since it is young adult and sorta sci fi vanlassie Jan 2012 #45

It's not really the kind of book ohheckyeah Jan 2012 #46

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell HuckleB Jan 2012 #50

I loved Cloud Atlas! clyrc Feb 2012 #51

It's simply awesome! HuckleB Feb 2012 #52