I keep rewatching the same two shows, The Sopranos and Mad Men, over and over and over. What novels could I read instead?
>>24844982Maybe you’d like The Godfather (the novel)?
>>24844985Mad Men is not about the mafia anon, the two shows are mostly related by themes and execution of those themes
>>24844982I could never get into either of these two shows - in fact, the only shows I actually liked are the Twilight Zone, the Young Pope and Columbo - but something tells me you'd enjoy Tolstoy I never liked him either desu. The same sprawling cast of characters and intricate psychological profiles.
James Ellroy. He wrote L.A. Confidential.American Tabloid probably covers most of what you’re looking for.
>>24845030Sounds like good advice, thanks anon. Also I can't fucking stand Young Pope and i'm Italian, the writing is so cringeworthy in both languages kek
>>24845131I was mainly in it for the cinematography, some of the shots are downright beautiful. It's probably why I could never get into most tv shows, they live and die by their script, with few actually putting in the effort to think about composition, light, colours, and everything that goes into making a great shot.Also, you might enjoy Buddenbrooks. Later Mann goes full modernism, but Buddenbrooks is perfectly grounded in the realist tradition (with some slight ironic undertones, the book is really funny if you know what to look for). Thomas Buddenbrook is a great character, I have a feeling you'll love him too if you loved Don.
>>24844982whatever midwits like to read. pynchon. dfw.
>>24844999Well uhh the other show op mentioned is a mafia show, so put that on your plate.
>>24845030I see the comparison actually between Sopranos and Tolstoy. Tolstoy is fine for me but way too much stuff like how Zemstvos are run by Levin that don’t really add anything to the story.
>>24844982I keep watching two shows over and over again as well. My choices are better than yours. You should read Dashiell Hammet and Truman Capote
