20-03-15, 11:04 AM
If you can find it/them, Roald Dahl's short stories are worth a read, 'Parson's Pleasure' in particular left me feeling cringy for ages.
Or David Sedaris' 'Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary'. I'm not usually one for short stories, but they are cleverly written and make you chuckle in a dark way.
My wife has been reading fantasy for years now and got me into reading (had maybe read 5 or 6 whole books before I met her) with the 'Across the Nightingale Floor' trilogy (now 4 or 5) by Gillian Rubenstein, as well as Garth Nix's Sabriel/Lirael/Abhorsen books if you fancy a bit of magic etc.
I used to just browse charity shops and the like for different reading material as they're the best place to pick things up cheap to try without thinking " I just spent £8 on this book, I know nothing about it, and I don't know if it'll be any good."
Hatfield was always good for the when I was at Uni as the town centre is pretty much just charity shops.
Or David Sedaris' 'Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary'. I'm not usually one for short stories, but they are cleverly written and make you chuckle in a dark way.
My wife has been reading fantasy for years now and got me into reading (had maybe read 5 or 6 whole books before I met her) with the 'Across the Nightingale Floor' trilogy (now 4 or 5) by Gillian Rubenstein, as well as Garth Nix's Sabriel/Lirael/Abhorsen books if you fancy a bit of magic etc.
I used to just browse charity shops and the like for different reading material as they're the best place to pick things up cheap to try without thinking " I just spent £8 on this book, I know nothing about it, and I don't know if it'll be any good."
Hatfield was always good for the when I was at Uni as the town centre is pretty much just charity shops.