/lit/ - Literature

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Shit I like:

>Book of the New Sun (Yes, science fantasy, who cares) by Gene Wolfe
>Wizard Knight also by Gene Wolfe
Wolfe is a grand master story teller and his books have a lot of re-read potential.

>Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson
This is a hit or miss for a lot of people it seems. Personally I love it. These books don't cater to people who want an easy read or something to just breeze through. Erikson tells stories the way one of those fill in the dots drawings does. He gives you a lot of dots and points but you have to fill in the lines yourself. A lot of people don't like the fist book, while the second is considered the best in the entire series. I really recommend TOR's series of articles, the Malazan reread of the fallen (http://www.tor.com/features/series/malazan-reread-of-the-fallen).). If you're a first time reader you should stay away from the user comments section though. That shit is a mine field of spoilers.

>The once and Future King by T.H. White
Comfy Arthurian fantasy.

>The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
Also comfy fantasy, boy becomes the hero kind of deal. Can be read by all ages imo.

>Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake
Beautifully written, different, contender for most atmospheric fantasy I've read only rivalled by some parts of Wolfe's books.

On my to-read list: K.J. Parker's books, Little Big by John Crowley, Coldfire Trilogy by C.S. Friedman and other shit.

Shit I don't like:
>The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss
Read the first two books. Feels a bit like Wolfe-light. Would've probably loved this if I was 15. Not bad, but not as good as people make it out to be either.

You know what, I can't be fucked to write more about things I don't like.