Escapist Literature

[Fifty]

I'm experiencing an inordinate amount of stress right now and I need a diversion. Whats some good escapist literature? You know, some book series that has the aesthetic value of Reality TV but which is a pleasant and engrossing diversion nonetheless?

 

[Japanrocks12]

Haruki Murakami and Thomas Pynchon are surprisingly light reads.

 

[Camikaze]

Dan Brown books. Tripe, but captivating.

 

[Japanrocks12]

also, the very premise of Gao Xingjian's Soul Mountain is escapism; you may find that to be a refreshing and necessary read. The story contains no named characters and is pure, simple plot from a man who decides that he's had enough of stratified life in China's cities

 

[King of Town]

Read the Persepolis series. Graphic Novels, but they are good and it always helps me relieve stress when I accomplish something. Since you could probably get through the two part series in a day, it would be a rewarding goal. Thats how I work anyway.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Any Sci-Fi novel. I recommend any of the Peter F. Hamilton series: "The Night's Dawn Series", "Commonwealth Saga" or "The void Series"

 

[ArneHD]

Discworld, assuming you haven't read them already.

 

[Phlegmak]

I recommend reading either of these web comics in their entirety:

Order of the Stick
Concerned

Other than that, HP Lovecraft short stories.

 

[GoodGame]

I'm experiencing an inordinate amount of stress right now and I need a diversion. Whats some good escapist literature? You know, some book series that has the aesthetic value of Reality TV but which is a pleasant and engrossing diversion nonetheless?

Robert E. Howard short stories.

 

[Supr49er]

The Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child Agent Aloysius Pendergast books:

• Relic
• Reliquary
• Cabinet of Curiosities
• Still Life With Crows
• Brimstone
• Dance of Death
• The Book of the Dead
• The Wheel of Darkness

 

[Shekwan]

The Hardy Boys

 

[Munch]

The Hardy Boys

+1 nostalgia

Try The Kraken Wakes. I wouldn't say it was anything like reality TV but it is well written and interesting. It also cleverly satirises Cold War attitudes. Perhaps that sounds a bit daft or nondescript but it is effective.

 

[Adrogans]

The Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child Agent Aloysius Pendergast books:

• Relic
• Reliquary
• Cabinet of Curiosities
• Still Life With Crows
• Brimstone
• Dance of Death
• The Book of the Dead
• The Wheel of Darkness

I second this.

 

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