I haven’t been having luck with Reddit so I’m migrating my book posts here in hope of getting some recs!
Here's a bunch of stuff I like - help me find books to add to my TBR pile!
Please help me to find books that might explore similar content/themes/feel, etc!
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe/ She-Ra Princess of Power -- for the fantasy/science fiction combination
Labyrinth (film by Henson) - mostly for the Goblin King!
Lord of the Rings/ The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien - the dwarves, Legolas, and Gimli are my favorites
ElfQuest by Wendy and Richard Pini - I love the rich cast!
Claymore anime - women sword-wielders - yay!
Rurouni Kenshin manga - for its ability to move between the comic, the serious, the romantic, and the historical.
Law and Order original series - mostly for Lennie Briscoe, but also for the development (however rare) of other characters and for solving the mystery.
Rush (the band) - for the complex, narrative lyrics
The Nightrunner series by Lynn Flewelling - well-written LGBTQ+ fantasy
Ray Bradbury (especially The Halloween Tree)- for the poetic language
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Star Wars (the original three) - for the sense of fun and bond between the heroes
Arrows of the Queen series by Mercedes Lackey - for telepathic animals and the school-to-world transition
Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin - for the beauty of the language and the mix of reality and fantasy
Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson - for the blend of reality and fantasy and LGBTQ+ themes
Batman - mostly for the Joker ;)
Thor - mostly for Loki ;)
The Battle Hymn Cycle by Ralph Peters - the historical content and the realistic descriptions of war
Vellum and Ink by Hal Duncan
My favorite classics are Middlemarch by Eliot, Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Life and Fate by Grossman, and The Woman in White by Collins
My favorite scary titles are House of Leaves by Danielewski, The Stand by King, and Dark Harvest by Partridge
My research is all about big cats and dangerous animals, so I should also include The Tiger by Vaillant, Spell of the Tiger by Montgomery, and Monster of God by Quammen
I'm interested in nonfiction as well as fiction, so thank you for any suggestions!