Utentealiceblueangel

I read a lot of non-fiction - biographies, travel books, French History, Russian History, North African History, European History etc. I have a special fondness for Gothic literature - by which I include the Brontes, Byron, Anne Radcliffe etc - and the Romantic poets. I have a collection of French existential novels - Camus, Satre, de Beauvoir etc - and also lots of 20th Century fiction, eg Graham Greene, George Orwell, Ernest Hemmingway, Paul Bowles, Anais Nin etc. I also regularly peruse the 3 for 2s at Waterstones to try the latest fiction paperbacks. Some have been very disappointing, but have found some real gems. I really don't like 'Chick Lit' or thrillers, but I like some classic science fiction books eg "I am Legend" and old time horror like Edgar Allen Poe. Also, European Crime novels like Fred Vargas, Henning Mankell, Arnaldur Indridason, Jean-Francois Parot

I'm a Teacher who loves European history and literature. I'm 30 and love reading, cinema, music and general artistic relaxation! Would be happy to hear from anyone with similar reading tastes, who can recommend anything new to read, or who would just like to chat about books!