/lit/ - Literature

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Recent reads/rereads:

>Czech
Karel Čapek's works are classics and have been translated to every language under the sun, but The Absolute at Large in the original Czech is still one of the best works of satire I've ever read. A poignant and funny takedown of communism, nationalism, and religion at the same time.
The Listener series (Naslouchač): A recent local best-seller. Really cool post-apocalyptic worldbuilding starring a slave teenager who works up to become a weapons sharpener/smith for a band of elite warriors. Kind of YA-ish, but it works.
Meta: Another local SF hit. A psychological thriller masquerading as a grounded and realistic take on what would happen if people started manifesting superpowers in today's world. /lit/ would have a fit if they ever read it because it features a flawed, but also multifaceted, strong and resourceful female protagonist.

>Japanese
Got around to reading the Night Head series, a 90s cult hit about a pair of psychic siblings on the run. Feels a bit dated due to the contemporary New Age/conspiracy themes which also don't land very well, but the psychological character work is excellent and it deftly avoids the vast majority of shitty Japanese writing tropes.