/lit/ - Literature

>>9332776
>I don't think I've ever been hit with a stronger sensation of 'that's it?' in my entire life.
I'll tell you what did this for me: The Diamond Age. I finished the book and it took me a while to realize that I'd actually reached the end of the story, that it wasn't the first in a series, and that an entire third of the book hadn't been cut out of the back. It has zero meaningful resolution and is just incredibly disappointing.

>Elves
Oh, god yes. The Eragon ones were the absolute worst I've ever seen. But yeah, most Elves tend to be annoying to some extent. Probably the best version I've seen was in Poison Elves, where the Elves were still dicks, except this time the world acknowledged them as being dicks, it didn't go on and on about how noble and perfect they all were. No, they were criminal scum pricks, which honestly made them kinda endearing. I dunno, it's like they were dicks, but in a fun way.

Also on Elves, pic related. Always loved this one.

>>9332785
>I can't help but feel like it was only published because it was written by a kid.
Oh, that's almost certainly the case. They made a fucking movie out of it. I've seen some pretty low-grade crap, but when's the last time you see them get a mov--oh right, I forgot I live in a world with Twilight and 50 Shades. Whelp, time to kill myself.

Unfortunately I don't have any real recommendations for you, sorry. Good luck on book hunting though.