/lit/ - Literature

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The Second Apocalypse Series, by R. Scott Bakker. Pretty dense, heavy stuff: an intense blend of historic, philosophical, Tolkienian, and Herbert-esque qualities. I'd say it's probably the best contemporaneous fantasy series out there: but if you really get into it most other fantasies will feel like shit. I don't know if you would like it though, as I couldn't even get through the first Malazan book.
Another cool one Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun, though again it's not one that I think would be considered popular, and it might be difficult to get into initially.
Watership Down was great when I read it Freshman year, but I don't know how good it'd be if I returned to it today. I still love the story and everything.
The Scar, by China Mieville, is a light and entertaining read. Lots of interesting concepts, though in many instances Mieville's writing feels more like a showcase of worldbuilding than actual being story-centered.
I still haven't finished the Earthsea book. The writing is very passive, very slow, dry, and essentially dead. It's like reading a corpse. The prose mutilates any chance of the world coming alive at all.
PROTIPS: Avoid everything by FEIST and RA SALVATORE at all costs.