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What is the dark souls of literature?

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>>23031140

>> No.23031150 [DELETED] 

>sequel
>heavily relies on references to the original for emotional impact
> retells the same story as the original with slight variations

Through the Looking Glass by lewis carroll? It's pretty much Alice in wonderland all over again

>> No.23031178

Idk house of leaves or something
I havent read it but I say that becau

>> No.23031291

>>23031140
don't forget to sage in these dumbass threads sirs

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not "lit" but obviously berserk

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More important question: what is the Dark Souls II of literature?

>> No.23031805

>>23031778
Pynchon

>> No.23031857

>>23031778
Burroughs

>> No.23031904

Finnegans Wake

>> No.23031922

>>23031778
Stephen King

>> No.23031981

>>23031778
A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain

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>>23031140
Book of the New Sun series

>> No.23032016

>>23031178
....did you get shot or something, anon?
...It's nice of your assassin to type in the captcha.

>> No.23032073

>>23032016
Assassin here, you won't believe how many transgender porn is in his history. Guess he was trans btw.

>> No.23032081

it's book of the new sun

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>>23032007
>>23032081
This, plus nearly everything in this chart, DaS is basically a Dying Earth story.

>> No.23032967

>>23032931
"Out of the Mouth of the Dragon" is recommended, should you desire to read about a world close to the end.

>> No.23033205

>>23032967
Thanks for the rec!

>> No.23033312

>>23031140
Apparently, english-language fantasy novels as badly understood by a japanese kid with a bad grasp of the language

>> No.23033350

>>23031140
Dark Souls is the Book of the New Sun of video games

>> No.23033358

>>23032931
I've only read Botns on this chart. Will I like the other books if I liked that series? I heard Wolfe was actually inspired by Vance