Book recommendations

[Glinda]

Ok, I'm new here but I'm willing to go out on a limb and suggest some old/new favorites.

A Fine Balance, Rohinton Mistry
Kafka on the Shore, Haruki Murakami
White Teeth, Zadie Smith
Cloudsplitter, Russell Banks
Memoirs of a Geisha, Arthur Golden
Blindness, Jose Saramago
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Haruki Murakami
The Shipping News, Annie Proulx
The Savage Detectives, Roberto Bolano

These are just some that come to mind in no particular order.

[Chris OConnor]

Thanks for the suggestions. They're always welcome.

You're new here...but are you going to stick around? We hope you do.

[PaulaS]

The Shipping News is one of my faves, and It really pleased me to see you list it. I wish more people knew her work

[Ashleigh]

I've seen the Shipping News around in my local book stores - I've only ever glanced at it. What's its basic plot? [Not that I need anything to read at the moment, but maybe for the future].

[onasunnyday]

I liked your list.

[bohemian_girl]

Thanks for sharing

I always like book suggestions. The only book on your list that I have read is Memoirs of a Geisha which I loved. I've heard good things about a few of the others so I may just check them out.

[realiz]

I have read The Shipping News, A Fine Balance, Memoirs of a Geisha and Blindness

All are very good books, so I will be tempted to pick up some of your other suggestions. Except I was a little disappointed in Memoirs of a Geisha, but that may have been due to rave reviews by a few friends so my expectations were high.