I'm a literary pleb, because I have a pretty bad attention span for reading, yet I would like to spend more time with books. Can /lit/ recommend me some novels or short story collections that move at a blazingly fast pace? I enjoy abstract imagery and I'm mostly a sci-fi short story fan (e.g. Dangerous Visions, Ballard's works), but other genres are also acceptable.
>>7395195
fanfiction.net
>>7395199
niceme.me
>>7395195
Lovecraft
>>7395204
Good pick, I like what I've read from him. Anything else comparable (apart from the other mythos guys)
>>7395208
The house on the Borderland
The Conan Stories of R.E Howard.
>>7395213
Didn't recognize the first one, will check.
Isn't Conan in general just lowbrow pulp fantasy, or have I been too swayed by the film adaptations?
I'd recommend any short story by Edgar Allan Poe, especially The Murder in the Rue Morgue. Find yourself the anthology of his works at any major book store. He's mysteriously brilliant.
>>7395195
>blazingly fast pace?
You're missing the point
>>7395225
I recommend The House on the Borderland as well
You can find a free copy on gutenberg[dot]org
Have you read Bradbury's stuff?
Also read Callahan's Crosstime Saloon.
the stars my destination
>>7395666
I've really liked his The Gold-Bug, but I've admittedly never delved very much further into his other material. I remember I had some anthology of his sitting at home actually.
Dubliners
Nightmare at 20,000 feet (richard matheson collection)
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>>7395204
Absolutely not.
I'm currently trying to become more acquainted with reading after a 2-year-long hiatus, and it's taking me a lot of time to plow through his work (even though I really like most of it)
joining the question. im looking for some short books without too much poetic language, but not childrens books. ive started reading only a year ago(at 19) , so translating every second word is taking all the pleasure away from the book.
