The #spbkchat magic realism list

This week, we talked about magic realism.

Next week, we're chatting about reinvented classics: new versions of classic stories.

On to the list:

Titles:
Ragnarok
Foucault's Pendant
Wuthering Heights
Jane Eyre
Harry Potter (series)
Metamorphosis
The Lovely Bones
Tomorrow series
Her Fearful Symmetry
Carpenteria
Eating Fire and Drinking Water
Pedro Paramo
The Time Traveller's Wife
The Hummingbird's Daughter
The Alchemist
Jonathon Strange & Mr Norrell
Practical Magic
IQ84
The Wind-up Bird Chronicles
The Night Circus
Perfume
Love in the Time of Cholera
Love and Other Demons
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Shadow of the Wind
Chocolat
Holy Fools
Five Quarters of the Orange
City of the Beasts



Authors:
A S Byatt
Lisa Kleypas
Umberto Eco
Franz Kafka
John Marsden
Lisa Tuttle
Audrey Niffenegger
Alexis Wright
Karnlee Thompson
Glenda Guest
David Musgrove
Jorge Louis Borges
Tim Jones
Arlene Chai
Juan Rulfo
Luis Alberto Urea
Alice Hoffman
Haruki Murakami
Isabelle Allende
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Joanne Harris
Salman Rushdie
Sarah Addison Allen
Laura Esquivel



Links:
http://t.co/wcx5d9Ab
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Magic_realism_novels

The #spbkchat literary wonders list

Our topic this week was literary wonders.

Next week: magic realism.

The list:

Titles:
Never Let Me Go
The Book Thief
One Hundred Years of Solitude
The Sparrow
Children of God
The Color Purple
Ghost Child
Matilda
The Last Unicorn
Pride and Prejudice
Lord of the Rings
Addition
The Time Traveller's Wife
Her Fearful Symmetry
Chaos Walking (series)
I Came to Say Goodbye
Rats and Gargoyles
The Lovely Bones
Twilight
The Hunger Games (series)
Almost Like Being in Love
The Bone People
To Kill a Mockingbird

Authors:
Milan Kundera
Elizabeth Knox
Bill Manhire
Tim Jones
Margaret Mahy
Lynley Dodds
Pamela Allen
Stephen Michael King
Stephanie Laurence
Sarah Mayberry
Kelly Hunter
Milan Kundera
Markus Zusak
Kazuo Ishiguro
Melina Marchetta
Maria Doria Russell
AliceWalker
Peter S Beagle
Toni Jordan
Audrey Niffenegger
Patrick Ness
Caroline Overington
Mary Gentle
Steve Kluger
Keri Hulme

The #spbkchat Thailand list

It was a quieter chat than usual for Thailand this week but still a good one.
:-)

Next week: Literary wonders.

On to the list:


Titles:
The Wind-up Girl
Anna and the King of Siam
Sightseeing
The Beach
Bangkok 8 (series)

Authors:
Margaret Landon
S P Somtow
John Burdett
Paolo Bacigalupi

Links:
http://garlicandsapphires.dreamwidth.org/1795.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_and_the_King_of_Siam_%28book%29
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10831933-the-beach-alex-garland
http://www.ajarnforum.net/vb/the-virtual-pub/5287-best-novels-set-in-thailand.html
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/647301-thailand

The #spbkchat general chat list

General chats are always fun and active. Next week,  Thailand (Note: 13-15 April is the celebration of the traditional Thai New Year/ Songkran Festival).


On to the list:


Titles:
Spectre
Delirium
Fallen
Pandemonium
Tender Morsels
Game of Thrones (series)
Sea Hearts
Luther (TV series)
Lover Reborn
Once Upon a Time (TV series)
Black Dagger Brotherhood (series)
Hidden Summit
Destiny of Light
Hypnotist's Love Story
Bitter Greens
Me Before You
Thyla
Vulpi
The Iron Council
Taken


Authors:
Phillippa Ballantine
Lauren Oliver
Margo Lanagan
China Mieville
G R R Martin
Terrence Rattigan
JoJo Moyes
Laine Moriarty
Kate Gordon
Robert Crais


Links:
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/03/28/the-power-of-young-adult-fiction
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/03/28/the-power-of-young-adult-fiction/adults-should-read-adult-books
http://bookthingo.com.au/tag/fallen/