Inspiration, Novels, Writers Forum

[sfoglia]

Was looking for something inspiring to read last night and thought this might make a good thread. Which authors and/or works do you find most inspiring?

I think Madame Bovary is one of the most beautifully written novels.

[PeanutsNJam]

Calvin and Hobbes

Sfogs you will never escape my shitpoasts

[Gray]

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[sfoglia]

Calvin and Hobbes

Sfogs you will never escape my shitpoasts

Baby!!

[sfoglia]

But my favourite book is The Collector by John Fowles. It's creepy and sad and I love it.

Oooh, want to read. Thank you for sharing.

[dontdoitkid]

Anything by David Foster Wallace, especially Infinite Jest which is widely considered to be his magnum opus.

He's also done some fantastic non-fiction.

http://www.gourmet.com/magazine/2000s/2 ... he_lobster
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB1 ... 54607.html (This is Water)
http://harpers.org/wp-content/uploads/H ... 059425.pdf (The Depressed Person, which is especially sad given that he committed suicide in 2008)

[Yeezus]

Dostoyevsky is my main man. My favourites are Crime and Punishment (b/c cliché) and The House of the Dead.

But my favourite book is The Collector by John Fowles. It's creepy and sad and I love it.

Not a fan of The Idiot?

[rinkrat19]

Neal Stephenson.

[Gray]

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[hetookmetoamovie]

Dostoyevsky is my main man. My favourites are Crime and Punishment (b/c cliché) and The House of the Dead.

But my favourite book is The Collector by John Fowles. It's creepy and sad and I love it.

Alyosha from Bros Karamazov was my first boyfriend! <3

I typically recoil from confessional-style writing and advice columns, but I picked up Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed (a compilation of her Dear Sugar columns) last year, and it's really stayed with me.

I also read a lot of poetry for inspiration. I've read Medbh McGuckian's On Ballycastle Beach dozens of times. I'll send you some of her stuff

[middlebear]

Dostoyevsky is my main man. My favourites are Crime and Punishment (b/c cliché) and The House of the Dead.

There are two types of people in this world: Dostoevsky people and Tolstoy people. We seem to be in opposite camps.

[Gray]

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[Westofeden]

Dostoyevsky, specifically the Brothers Karamazov. Inspired me as well as my writing in a bunch of ways.

Also, Steinbeck. East of Eden (username), one of the smoothest and most descriptive books of all time.. If you haven't read it, read it

[Cal Trask]

What does this have to do with personal statements though?

[Rhymes With Wolf]

Neal Stephenson.

Anything in particular? I enjoyed reading Snow Crash. They should totally turn it into a movie.

[patogordo]

Neal Stephenson.

Anything in particular? I enjoyed reading Snow Crash. They should totally turn it into a movie.

Anathem

[sfoglia]

I also read a lot of poetry for inspiration. I've read Medbh McGuckian's On Ballycastle Beach dozens of times. I'll send you some of her stuff

Yes, please do! Reminds me to mention that I love Katie Ford's poetry. Her poems stay with me for hours after I've read them.