YC's Winter Reading List
One genre that is always missing from HNer's and YC's recommendations is Fantasy.<p>It feels like most people here read books to acquire knowledge and philosophy to apply to real life.<p>Most fantasy books are read for entertainment and imagination. There's no hidden message to parse and put toward your next start-up project. That doesn't mean Fantasy books are a waste of time though if they're engrossing and entertaining. That's why I read them.<p>Some fantasy recommendations:<p>The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss<p>The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch<p>The First Law series, by Joe Abercrombie (especially the standalone books #4, #5 and #6)<p>The Way of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson