Books that I want to write like.
Writing inspirations Unlisted
Created by naught101
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A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
4 stars
A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to …
naught101 says: Atmosphere is amazing. Writing is sparse and open, but draws you into the world.
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Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #19)
4 stars
There's a werewolf with pre-lunar tension in Ankh-Morpork. And a dwarf with attitude, and a Golem who's begun to think …
naught101 says: Humour, and insight into the human experience through othering human qualities
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Neuromancer by William Gibson (Sprawl Trilogy, #1)
4 stars
The Matrix is a world within the world, a global consensus- hallucination, the representation of every byte of data in …
naught101 says: Atmosphere, sparseness of writing, action, and controlled character emotions
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The Birthday of the World and Other Stories by Ursula K. Le Guin
E-book extras: "On Despising Genres," "Answers to a Questionnaire," "A Few Words to a Young Writer" three essays by Ursula …
naught101 says: ideas and spaciousness
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Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts (The Empire Trilogy, #1)
4 stars
Magic and murder engulf the realm of Kelewan. Fierce warlords ignite a bitter blood feud to enslave the empire of …
naught101 says: Not sure, but something about this book pulls me in. The intrigue is good, but I wonder if there's something about the writing style too?
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Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell (Penguin books -- 1699)
4 stars
[Homage to Catalonia][1] is [George Orwell][2]'s account of his experiences fighting in the 'Spanish Civil War'. Alongside many British workers, …
naught101 says: Direct writing that doesn't mess around. Also just a fascinating window onto an important part of history.
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It isn't much of an island that rises up one moonless night from the depths of the Circle Sea -- …
naught101 says: Using a fantasy scenario to deal with real-world issues (racism, nationalism)
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The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
4 stars
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings, book one of The Stormlight Archive begins …
naught101 says: Sanderson is the master of grand plots, and also really good at writing in a modern way that somehow doesn't conflict with the ye-olde fantasy settings.
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
4 stars
"The real cycle you're working on is a cycle called 'yourself.'"One of the most important and influential books of the …
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Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
4 stars
The classic collaboration from the internationally bestselling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, soon to be an original series starring …
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Transmetropolitan: Back On The Street (Vol. 1) by Warren Ellis, Darick Robertson, Rodney Ramos, and 3 others (Transmetropolitan (Collected Editions), #1)
4 stars
After years of self-imposed exile from a civilization rife with degradation and indecency, cynical journalist Spider Jerusalem is forced to …
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naught101 says: Super clever usages of 4th-wall breaking, and technique-exposition while explaining the technique
