-
George R.
R. Martin You wonderful, horrible sadist. :D
-
The Gift by
Patrick
O'Leary... it's
fantasy, but really it's about the
human
condition. But really it's about the writing process. But
really it's about
timetravel. One of my top
three.
-
Mark Z.
Danielewski, Okay... I have this hard-on for
experimental fiction.
It's a direction that I feel writers haven't explored fully, and
isn't as tired as other genres. The modern art of literature. If
you've read
House of Leaves you know what I
mean; the writer, aware of the book as a physical creation, playing
with and manipulating how the reader interacts with the text and
integrating that experience with the imaginative aspects of his
work... Mmm, it gives me chills!
-
The
Shawshank Redemption Stephen King (novella/movie): I
don't know whether its luck or just a sign that the original was
such a masterpiece, but it amazes me that the movie could be /just/
as beautiful as the book. Got a lot of guidance from this book as a
kid. Note: Kick-ass soundtrack!
-
Neil Gaiman's
'
The Sandman'
was a beautiful experience for me. An incredible
view-shift/reinterpretation on modern
myth. The progress of Dream's character,
the small aside stories... '
The Kindly Ones' was beautiful
in its art and heartbreaking in its story.
-
American
Gods. Nothing more needs to be said.
-
Watership
Down was a revolutionary book for me because as a kid, it made
me aware of the value that /everyone/ has, people or otherwise. And
I like to pretend that animals can talk to each other and have
complex social systems when we're not looking. "Oh, there's a
human! Act dumb!" (Okay, plus I find it fascinating when humanity
is viewed from an outside, slightly alien source, like the way the
rabbits interpreted our roads and signs and actions.)
-
Snow Crash.
Stephenson is
one of the most poetic and enjoyable writers I've ever found. READ
THIS BOOK!
-
Guy Gavriel
Kay He wrote awesome
alternate-world
historical fiction/fantasy like "
The Lions of Al-Rassan",
"
Tigana"... yum.
Just, yum.
-
John
William Waterhouse, the infamous
James Jean,
Phil Hale,
Edward Gorey,
Caravaggio,
Edward Burne-Jones
*awe*
-
The
Book of the Dun Cow... minus the religious message.
-
World War Z
is how
zombie
fiction SHOULD be done. Take note, authors.
-Anything
humanities related. God do I love the
humanities.
-Oh, and
Peter
Singer is my Jesus. (Not that Jesus didn't have some good
ideas, too! I'm just not too big on the PR 'son of god' tag he
got.)
-Dave "...and it'll never happen again' Attel and other comedians
like Dane Cook, the 'hot-pockets' guy(
Jim Gaffagan),
David Cross,
Russell Peters and
Mitch Hedberg! My
iPod is chock full of these guys! Note:
Louis C.K. and his bag of dicks
brightens my day. (If you don't know - look it up!) :D I'm
currently madly in love with
Patton Oswalt... "His penis -
erect in defiance of GOD..." Also, I think the phrase, "Oh,
skycake." should
be the
athiest
Ichthys. I'm starting this trend.
Inception,
Momento,
28 Days Later, The
Crazies, Carriers, Last of the Mohicans, Harold and Kumar Escape
from Guantanamo Bay, The Crucible, Quarantine, Pandorum (parts),
Alien, Aliens (for
different reasons), T2, 30 Days of Night, Sin City, The Emperor's
New Groove, Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, The
Ring, Zombieland
Gears of War,
Bioshock, Alan Wake, the
Silent Hill Series,
Resident
Evil (0 - 4!),
Fallout 3, Halo ODST,
Condemned 1 & 2,
Dead Space among other
video games.
:D
Oceanlab, DJ Encore, Eric Prydz, Tiesto, Guetta, Shiny Toy Guns,
Oakenfold, Meiko,
Loreena McKennitt,
the Offspring
