/lit/ - Literature

>>9944140
You want a readfag's opinion?
Don't touch age of myth (read the Riyria books in publication order, if you like those THEN read the age of myth books)
I never read malice (looked too romancey to me)
Blood song was great, lord tower was a drop in quality, and Queen of fire shit the bed with uncontrollable diarrhea.
Prince of thorns was okay-ish. It had it's shitty parts though (been years since I read it, can't remember what was so bad... probably repressed)
I recommend Sanderson, Erickson, and The Witcher books in publication order(it had this old fae mythos going, and the prose was enjoyable).
I also enjoyed the inheritance trilogy (some people here say it's too anime), you should read her Broken Earth trilogy too (fuck dreamblood).
Read the Abhorsen trilogy and pretend the other books don't exist.

If you want, peep my chart and see if something tickles your fancy. Green by Jay Lake was enjoyable for me, No one ever in sffg's read it but me, so you can make that a club of two(also the author is dead, so according to lit this makes the work 100x better).

>>9937488
>boy oh boy time to trigger that chart hating anon
Try undying mercenaries, Mr N and Jonathon strange, felix castor, check the other books in the chart to see what you haven't read, and if they are to your liking.

>>9861861
>>9861920
I was here since the beginning and read every single post ever made in a sffg, even the shit posts... Over two+ years I wonder how many words I read in that time? More than the completed works of Malazan botf?

>>9815365
Once you enjoy what you read don't bother with lit, they are elitists. Read Night Angel Trilogy then look at my chart and see what catches your eye.

>>9806708
>the wise man's fear
>loved it
>My previous favourite series was the sword of truth
>sword of truth
This has to be bait.

Pick something from pic related, check the blurbs, reviews and enjot.

>>9788578
>>9788633
>books a modern new reader would enjoy
I got you senpai

>>9775178

>>9758569
>I go for audiobooks usually.

>>9732511
When sffg started about 2+ years ago people kept crying for more charts. So after months of others whining I made this >>9732478 (my second attempt because the first one was too lazy). Of course it and it's predecessor were met with immediate ridicule as is expected of this general.

Many months later I made pic related. It is supposed to be books that can be enjoyed by a modern audience. I've read a lot of books and many of them didn't age well, so I slapped together this chart of books that might appeal to everyone (a little bit of everything).
If you want I can post the 4th version I made, that is much closer to what I originally wanted(still too lazy to complete to satisfaction. Ask anyone that made a chart from scratch, it takes hours).

it doesn't matter if I read The Once and Future King before/after The Lord of the Rings, right? i can read all this fantasy in any order?

or does it borrow/reference it or something? further, the same goes for everything Tolkien inspired, no? so i can read Malazan Book of the Fallen alongside LotR or before it or after it....or should i just read LotR first because it inspired the entire genre?

also: for books inspired by/about King Arthur, the same question: should i read The Death of King Arthur before Idylls of the King, or should i just read it in whatever order i want? i was going to read Tennsyon's story before the famous Malory one. i have a very basic, casual understanding of King Arthur, his knights and the round table (Sir Gawain, Lancelot) and Merlin and all that. further, the same goes for T.H. White's stories...or should i read the previous King Arthur stories before Tennyson's and White's for "foundation"

i know this is an autistic question but where do you think we are

>200+ posts
>my chart hasn't graced the https/mysql binary yet
Let's fix that.

>>9661322
I hope you read the blurb and a few non spoiler reviews to see if it's what you wanted.
You also might enjoy Metro 2033 and Roadside picnic.
If you want wacky modern pulp, try The undying mercenaries.
You want mystery and discovery, tey Library at mount char.
It goes without saying. Check the blurbs to see if it's what you like.

Here OP. You might find something here.
I know a lot of people liked the books I was recing for months, because I'm seeing people recommend these same books now.

>>9542599
Yes, seriously. Enjoy.

Vcr-anon sama, what you think of >>9541375

I see there are a lot of fresh users in these threads... So time to shill my chart

>>9488049
>he too knew Thomas Covenant the unbeliever is shit
Impressive.
Also there is a heroes die that isn't by Abercrombie?
P.s. Also. I read more books than him, I think I can judge if Gilgamesh and LoTR shouldn't be moved to a 1.

>>9469234
>>9469219

>>9433228
>First time I hear of him or his books
>shilling him for 2 plus years in this general
>First time I hear of him
You guys just come to meme right? You don't read actual recommendations or book reviews?

>>9414759
>steel world
>people are reading and enjoying my recs
>maybe they will trust me with my other books

>>9387834
Is that the goddess Kali?(white washed version)

>>9387807
You trust in chartanon-sama, he doesn't steer you wrong.

>>9365529
>every fucking thread it's the same autist that wants us to discuss the only book he read
>name of the wind
>posting like he just joined the thread and is "curious" about what we think of it.

Can we pick something else to discuss than fucking Rothfuss? This is the fourth thread that this reddit fuck is trying to turn the discussion to name of the wind. Getting pissed about this. There are literally millions of sff books. Let's discuss something different this thread, something that isn't botns or name of the wind.

I miss the bakker countdown autist. At least he was different every thread.
Dino-as-measurements anon, you here? What you reading?
Absolute aram, how is your jack off to wolfe coming?
Catfag what you reading?
Tripfag what you reading?
Original dinosaur what old books you reading?

>>9334367
>here since first general
>upped a lot of people's charts to imgur and put them in the op
>my chart has never been on the OP

First for charts.

Yall really need to motivate me to update this chart. Read some great books since then.