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Diana Wynne Jones, at least, has not aged badly, for books I was into as a teen. And...Prydain, I think.
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MathMathCalculation posted:On the subject of corporations platforming fascism for fun and profit, are any of the Brian Herbert Dune books at least readable? They're really not
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SSJ_naruto_2003 posted:I was a fan of the wheel of time ones, though they're not all actually dreams Yeah they're best when it's actually some person messing with the protagonists head 90s Cringe Rock posted:I liked the dream sequence-esque bits in Harrow the Ninth. That could describe a very wide range of the book.
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SSJ_naruto_2003 posted:So I picked up "This is how you lose the time war" on the suggestion of this thread and finished reading it in one sitting, hours later. This book is incredible I absolutely adored that book. I love epistolaries, as a rule.
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90s Cringe Rock posted:Would you like to hear some poetry? Ahem, *clears throat* The last one of those was so, so amazing
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ToxicFrog posted:DWJ's The Tough Guide to Fantasyland posits that what fantasy literature calls "horses" are, in fact, a form of motile plant: She was so snarky.
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Ben Nevis posted:I recall we'd talked a couple weeks ago about fantasy with gay male protags, and I just read one that was pretty good. White Trash Warlock by David Slayton is the first in a series. The main character is Adam Binder, a witch from Guthrie, OK who heads out to help his estranged brother. When he gets out to Denver the city has a giant malevolent spirit hanging over it. Obviously Adam needs to fix this. Slayton says he based the character on his own experiences growing up gay in Guthrie, OK. The main plot of this one wraps up, though there's obvious hooks for a sequel (due out in October). I found it to be good, very readable. I got through it faster than expected. I enjoyed the working class protagonist, and being set in Denver, felt like a pretty decent take on the urban fantasy. Just want to quote this to say yeah, I'm enjoying it and it absolutely reads really quickly, I was shocked to see how far I'd gotten when I put it down.
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90s Cringe Rock posted:That owns and I'm glad to see more authors open up about being weird fanfic goblins. I mean Taz Muir has made no secret of it.
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I love those, and last call and drawing of the dark. Declare above the others though, especially because it's one of my favorite poker games too.
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May 31, 2021 23:47
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Zaphiel posted:Are there any "space trucker" books out there? A lone individual or maybe a very small crew with a cargo ship, traveling from planet to planet and having adventures? I've read The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (although I'm not sure it would fit). Have you read Tuf Vo... wizzardstaff posted:Absolutely, I've got a great recommendation for- ...poo poo
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Wait wait, have you read Galaxy Trucker: Rocky Road, a book based on an excellent board game?
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wizzardstaff posted:They gave the game a background story? Neat. They did. I've not read it but hey it sure is about trucking in the galaxy! I'd only accept a TTA book if it has Ancient Vlaada.
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silvergoose posted:I love those, and last call and drawing of the dark. Declare above the others though, especially because it's one of my favorite poker games too. Just noting that you're third, not second HMPH.
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A Proper Uppercut posted:This is really confusing, I assume you meant to quote me? Haha No, I was quoting myself to dramatically prove my useless, useless point  Zaphiel posted:Thanks everyone for the great recommendations! Okay, my suggestion is especially funny to me given this new information of why you were asking.
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pradmer posted:Deathless by Catherynne M Valente - $2.99 I liked her Space Opera, how's this one?
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quantumfoam posted:packetmantis, please stop hating on how other people choose to read things or listen to stuff. 
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StrixNebulosa posted:Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather is a novella about a living starship full of nuns this one is super weird and kind of fascinating The novella part is key; I think it might have worn out its welcome if it was twice the length, but I'm gravitating more and more towards novellas. Some of the ideas I've been reading feel like they don't hold up to long novels.
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pradmer posted:The Fifth Season (Broken Earth #1) by NK Jemisin - $2.99 somehow I've actually read almost all of this list?? Night Watch was weirdly readable, it feels very russian. Vampires. Space Opera is only recommended if you *really* like Eurovision.
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Aardvark! posted:I don't imagine actors/actual people any more when reading. I definitely did when I was a kid/teenager, but at some point in my imagination, characters started becoming.. more abstractly visualized? I get kind of an idea of a face, their clothing, etc. Hard to describe. I kinda blip over direct visual descriptions of people a lot of the time; just doesn't make me form an image in my mind, even the usual "hair color and shape, height, coloring, eye color" just goes in one eye and out...the...okay what's the "in one ear and out the other" phrase for reading
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Khizan posted:I'm in my 30's and I still want my own daemon. Yep
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There's a few Diana Wynne Jones books that might qualify? There's very often a central area with a caretaker figure, with adventures happening all around but always back home for a meal or whatever. Archer's Goon, say.
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There's nine posts about it in the last year, seven of which started yesterday i.e. the current conversation. What's your definition of "pushed"? I've not been following this thread all that long, so perhaps I'm missing some historical perspective... silvergoose fucked around with this message at 11:45 on Aug 9, 2021 |
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Yeah I always recommend Diane Duane and Diana Wynne Jones for the genre of wizard school kind of stuff.
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That's the funniest poo poo.
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pradmer posted:The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K Le Guin - $1.99 I quite enjoyed ADE, and thought it was much stronger than the Napoleonic dragon books.
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Lives of Christopher Chant and Homeward Bounders, for some classic Diana Wynne Jones.
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EdBlackadder posted:A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik £0.99 UK Kindle daily deal. No idea if it's any good. I quite liked it!
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Zore posted:Ah, there's gonna be a sequel? That makes everything make a lot more sense. I thought it was a duology. Amazon had listed it as a duology at one point but yeah I heard it was to be a trilogy. Maybe I'll wait for the third one before reading the second, it does not sound like I will enjoy the ending :\
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Cardiac posted:Christopher Tolkien can go gently caress himself. Coulda shortened it to this
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Changeable setting on the library side, you mean?
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a friendly penguin posted:Nope, changeable by each individual reader at each individual checkout: https://help.libbyapp.com/en-us/6008.htm Oh!! Interesting. One of my libraries restricts to 7 and 14, the other allows 7 14 21. Bizarre.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Should we split off commonweal chat into its own thread? Genuine question as someone who knows nothing about the series and probably won't read it, no, imo. I like hearing about books.
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Oct 28, 2021 19:27
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Thankfully that pattern dies down a bit.
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Dogsbody, like so much DWJ, is just lovely.
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Beefeater1980 posted:I read so much DWJ when I was a kid, it was the main “fantasy” series in the local library children’s section. The adult section was mostly Mercedes Lackey IIRC. I still reread them when I want a quick treat. Hexwood and Archer's Goon are perennial favorites. Agree with you on the name, even when he appears in a dressing gown looking befuddled.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Agreed, I'd specifically start with Howl's Moving Castle though. Howl's on the more whimsical side of DWJ, which may or may not be the best start. Charmed Life and the other Chrestomanci are great starts, and Homeward Bounders. But also literally anything by her.
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I've mentioned before, but the cat wizard spinoffs from Young Wizards are fantastic. The Book of Night with Moon.
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Collateral posted:I guess Roald Dahl is out then. Witches honestly was really scary, but it was Charlie that really gave me nightmares.
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ToxicFrog posted:Told my daughter I was going to stop the current book I was reading because I wasn't enjoying it very much and read the Enchanted Forest books instead and she was pingponging off the walls at the prospect of being able to discuss them with me That's really awesome, and feel free to share her reactions to your discussions, I remember loving those books as a kid and then again as a teen.
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