Anyone want to help me dip my toe in the indie waters?

maxbookworm · 02-21-2014, 04:51 PM

I have read 0 indie books. I'm a fairly omnivorous reader, but do tend to prefer the types of books that are character driven vs. action driven (I guess what's usually categorized literary fiction vs. genre fiction.) Here's a list of books I've recently enjoyed and also some of my all-time favorites:

- The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt
- A Tale for the Time Being, Ruth Ozeki
- The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro
- The Art of Fielding, Chad Harbach
- Ready Player One, Ernest Kline
- Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn
- The Garden of the Evening Mists, Tan Twan Eng
- The Crimson Petal and the White, Michael Faber
- The Forgery of Venus, Michael Gruber
- The Blind Assassin, Margaret Atwood,
- Cutting for Stone, Abraham Vergehese
- The Namesake, Jhumpa Lahiri
- Shogun, James Clavell
- Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett

Hopefully that gives someone enough information to recommend a few indie books. Any ideas? Thanks!

ccowie · 02-22-2014, 02:02 PM

Not sure if these qualify as "indie" but from what I can see, I think you would really like:

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (actually anything by this author)
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce

maxbookworm · 02-24-2014, 09:32 AM

Thanks for the suggestions! I did indeed read The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and enjoyed it

I'll definitely check out your other two suggestions.

december · 02-24-2014, 10:47 AM

Try M.C.A. Hogarth's The Admonishments of Kherishdar! It's not a novel - more a series of short "flash" stories - but I think it's absolutely mesmerizing, and one of the most thoughtful explorations of an alien culture I've ever read.

Editing to add: It's not quite "indie" by the definition of "self-published", but since the author is not very well-known, maybe it also qualifies - you might like Genevieve Valentine's Mechanique.

Lin2412 · 03-05-2014, 06:07 PM

I have no recommendations at the moment, as I was planning to start a thread looking up for indie books (thank goodness we already have this), because I begin to think that my book tastes are like my tastes in music too... that is, mainstream. And I feel like I will find something more precious in Indie Books.

I'll go over these suggestions, thank you!

02-21-2014, 04:51 PM	#1
maxbookworm Addict Posts: 372 Karma: 1122865 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle Voyage, Galaxy Note 2	Anyone want to help me dip my toe in the indie waters? I have read 0 indie books. I'm a fairly omnivorous reader, but do tend to prefer the types of books that are character driven vs. action driven (I guess what's usually categorized literary fiction vs. genre fiction.) Here's a list of books I've recently enjoyed and also some of my all-time favorites: - The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt - A Tale for the Time Being, Ruth Ozeki - The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro - The Art of Fielding, Chad Harbach - Ready Player One, Ernest Kline - Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn - The Garden of the Evening Mists, Tan Twan Eng - The Crimson Petal and the White, Michael Faber - The Forgery of Venus, Michael Gruber - The Blind Assassin, Margaret Atwood, - Cutting for Stone, Abraham Vergehese - The Namesake, Jhumpa Lahiri - Shogun, James Clavell - Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett Hopefully that gives someone enough information to recommend a few indie books. Any ideas? Thanks! Last edited by maxbookworm; 02-21-2014 at 05:11 PM.

02-24-2014, 10:47 AM	#4
december Nameless Being	Try M.C.A. Hogarth's The Admonishments of Kherishdar! It's not a novel - more a series of short "flash" stories - but I think it's absolutely mesmerizing, and one of the most thoughtful explorations of an alien culture I've ever read. Editing to add: It's not quite "indie" by the definition of "self-published", but since the author is not very well-known, maybe it also qualifies - you might like Genevieve Valentine's Mechanique. Last edited by december; 02-27-2014 at 02:03 PM.

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ccowie Hiding with an ereader Posts: 391 Karma: 3987376 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kitchener Ontario Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony PRS 950, Ipad 2, PRS 350	Not sure if these qualify as "indie" but from what I can see, I think you would really like: A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (actually anything by this author) The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce

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maxbookworm Addict Posts: 372 Karma: 1122865 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle Voyage, Galaxy Note 2	Thanks for the suggestions! I did indeed read The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and enjoyed it I'll definitely check out your other two suggestions.

03-05-2014, 06:07 PM	#5
Lin2412 Grand Sorceress Posts: 456 Karma: 12931465 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Florida Device: Kindle	I have no recommendations at the moment, as I was planning to start a thread looking up for indie books (thank goodness we already have this), because I begin to think that my book tastes are like my tastes in music too... that is, mainstream. And I feel like I will find something more precious in Indie Books. I'll go over these suggestions, thank you!

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