/lit/ - Literature

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>>21206820
>tries to write a lovable rogue book
>makes the rogues annoying twats
what did he mean by this?

>>20992646
forgot pic. this I hate

Locke Lamora- top fantasy tier.

Im new to lit- am I in the right place or is this all non fic?

>>19903890
Set in a fantasy world similar to the Italian city states during the Renaissance period, you can't go wrong with the rich lore and world building by Scott Lynch. It's about very clever thieves that plan elaborate heists. The protagonist is an anti-hero that lives by a code of loyalty in a world where there are betrayals around every corner. The magic users are complete assholes that monopolize on their services by charging extremely high rates to any rich man able to afford them. There is a lot of humor and also some pretty dark events as well. The villains are great, in fact they are such dicks that it really sucks you into the story hoping that the score can be settled. Personally, nothing makes me hate a villain more than when they betray the protagonists in the most brutal way. It really is a good mix up from having a dark lord to deal with. Lot's of well researched real world history as well as a very nice flavorful fantasy mixed in. I'm on the second book in the series right now but I can tell you so far the series puts a twist on your typical fantasy tropes in many ways. It's good pros as well.

Handball is a Therin pastime, as cherished by the people of the southern city-states as it is scorned by the Vadrans in
their kingdom to the north (although Vadrans in the south seem to love it well enough). Scholars belittle the idea that
the game had its origin in the era of the Therin Throne, when the mad emperor Sartirana would amuse himself by
bowling with the severed heads of executed prisoners. They do not, however, deny it out of hand, for it is rarely wise
to underestimate the Therin Throne’s excesses without the very firmest sort of proof.
Handball is a rough sport for the rough classes, played between two teams on any reasonably flat surface that
can be found. The ball itself is a rubbery mass of tree latex and leather about six inches wide. The field is
somewhere between twenty and thirty yards long, with straight lines marked (usually with chalk) at either end. Each
team tries to move the ball across the other side’s goal line. The ball must be held in both hands of a player as he
runs, steps, or dives across the end of the field.
The ball may be passed freely from player to player, but it must not be touched with any part of the body below
the waist, and it must not be allowed to touch the ground, or possession will revert to the other team. A neutral
adjudicator, referred to as the “Justice,” attempts to enforce the rules at any given match, with varying degrees of
success.
Matches are sometimes played between teams representing entire neighborhoods or islands in Camorr; and the
drinking, wagering, and brawling surrounding these affairs always starts several days beforehand and ends when the
match is but a memory. Indeed, the match is frequently an island of relative calm and goodwill in a sea of chaos.

fucking Kino. This book is brilliant.

what am I in for lads?