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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? October 07 (discuss.online)
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Reading Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. It, and couple of others, were recommended here recently, and is somewhat of a new genre for me, memoir / biography in graphic novel format, graphic memoir?

Got the omnibus edition, "The Complete Persepolis", it's a pretty interesting read. It's about young girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution of 1979, at least the first volume, after that it's about her life after that.

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?

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[–] 7 points 10 months ago (1 child)

I'm reading The Worm and His Kings by Hailey Piper, and then (hopefully) starting All of Us Murderers by K.J. Charles, which came out today.

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Finished Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher (fantasy with mild horror elements) | bingo: folklore, new, steppin' up HM

This was billed as a retelling of Snow White, but while it certainly uses elements from that story, it's mostly its own thing. If you like T. Kingfisher's other fantasy/fairy tale stuff, you'll probably like this, too.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    And if someone hasn't read any T. Kingfisher book, which one would you recommend they start with?

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I've only read a few of her books, so that's probably a better question for @JaymesRS@literature.cafe, honestly. I started with Nettle & Bone, though, which is probably as good a place as any. One note: her MCs seem to generally all have a very similar "plucky heroine" kind of voice, which may affect how well her horror novels work for you, if you're thinking of starting there (I'm not a fan, but I do still have What Moves the Dead on my TBR pile).

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  • [+] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)
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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child)

    I’d start with the World of the White Rat. There are a couple connected books that all exist in the larger world but while they are internally referential occasionally, they aren’t all sequels. My first was Paladin’s Grace, and I find that to be a great start. I don’t know if I’d call it romantasy, but it is definitely a fantasy with a romance sub plot that is important to the whole story. The big picture for that particular series is: “What do you do if you’re Paladin for a god that dies and how do you cope?”

    If you want to try something that’s a one off, Nettle & Bone is good.

    If you want a short story, A Wizards Guide to Defensive Baking

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Thanks, I think I'll try with Nettle & Bone first, but will pick up World of the White Rat if that isn't available.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

    Just as an aside “World of the White Rat” is kind of the overarching term for the interconnected books. The series are Clocktaur War duology, Swordheart (eventually to become a trilogy, but works as a standalone), and the Saint of Steel (the paladins I mentioned) series.

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