New reader here I’m looking for books with amazing writing. I find myself being into how words are put together rather than the story itself and that’s what keeps a book interesting to me. Metaphor analogies similes, riddles all the good stuff!. Let me know what you guys would suggest! Thanks
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Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake. Superb descriptive prose.
“The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald- absolutely full of beautiful words, metaphor, style. You probably have to be born yesterday to have not already read this or had it assigned to you in school, but you are a self-described “new reader” so enjoy!
If you need more convincing, here’s Hemingway’s opinion on Fitzgerald:
“His talent was as natural as the pattern that was made by the dust on a butterfly’s wings. At one time he understood it no more than the butterfly did and he did not know when it was brushed or marred. Later he became conscious of his damaged wings and of their construction and he learned to think and could not fly any more because the love of flight was gone and he could only remember when it had been effortless.”
Perfume by Patrick Süskind, you can literally visualise the fragrances, smells, and odours.
Their Eyes Were Watching God