Suggestions, again?

[dewinged]

Ok, guys. This is a minor call for help on my part, and of no real earth-shattering consequence. Just that I'm sitting in the library at work, bored out of my skull before my shift starts at 10, reading through my 3rd Ed Player's Handbook for the ten-thousandth time. Let me explain the sitch:

George R. R. Martin, on his website, has a message to not ask when the next book in his 'Song of Ice and Fire' series is coming out. The prospects sppear to say next March. His last book for it came out in November, 2000.

Robert Jordan, in my fervent prayers for him to actually move his plot forward for theb 'Wheel of Time' series, I think his next book is this November.

On the radio this morning, the publishers announced there is no release date set yet for J.K. Rowling's next Harry Potter book, since the publishers haven't seen it yet. The last book came out sometime in 2000, I forget when exactly. (She's too busy with the damn movies to get working, apparently.) By this point, I'm ready to fly out to England to kick butt over the wait time. (Well, that, and I can visit TsunamiUK at the same time, which is not a bad prospect at all.)

So, the gist of this? I'm out of stuff to read. Suggestions, anyone?

Comments

[tsunamiuk.livejournal.com]

Who cares?! You have an excuse to come see me! GRAB IT!

Or...in my exalted position as a former bookstore worker, I should have plenty of suggestions. Off the top of my head I'd recommend some of my favourites, like The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath or The Ice Storm by Rick Moody (way better than the film and the film rocks). At the moment I'm reading the Dreamcatcher by Stephen King which is way better than I expected. I read How to be Good by Nick Hornby recently too, which was fab, but is quite grounded in English culture, not sure how well it would translate.

Grab me for more suggestions if ya like, but my best suggestion? Browse the shelves for a cover that grabs you, deliberately look for something you wouldn't normally read. The freshness alone will make it fun, and there's nothing better than being taken by surprise.

[iceraver.livejournal.com]

Density of Souls or Snow Garden? (I can't remember the second's title) by Christopher Rice.

And you'd better not go see tsunamiuk without me! I mean it!

((And an lj hint. To get the little image like I used, when using a lj person's name. in the normal triangle brackets, put lj user=name.))