The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton.
I normally don’t like the style but this book showed me it’s all a matter of execution.
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I have to’ recommend my favorite book in the world again for the nth time. City of Thieves by David Benioff. The prose is made so much more gorgeous because it’s in the first person. I don’t think the story would have worked any other way. And, in general, it was a deliberate choice by the author.
But anyway, it’s about these two young men who are tasked to find a dozen eggs in the middle of the siege of Leningrad in WWII and to do this, they have to go behind enemy lines into Nazi territory. It’s coming-of-age and also witty, humorous, sometimes absurd, and poignant, with wonderful narratives about friendship. I still cry every time lol and I’ve reread this book at least once a year every year since I was 13. I’m 27 now.
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Peranisi, Life of Pi
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I really enjoyed the Raven’s Mark series by Ed McDonald, it’s grimdark fantasy with a noir type feel, creepy child sorcerers, and a twisted wasteland place. I consider it a hidden gem as I’ve rarely heard it discussed.
I also enjoyed Thin Air by Richard K. Morgan, though I’m not going to say it is top tier, but I liked the vibe.
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Dracula has always been a fave for its old world letter-exchange format — all the letters, of course, are in the first person of the writer, and it just provided an atmosphere that’s indescribable and really classic.
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The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton.
I normally don’t like the style but this book showed me it’s all a matter of execution.
I have to’ recommend my favorite book in the world again for the nth time. City of Thieves by David Benioff. The prose is made so much more gorgeous because it’s in the first person. I don’t think the story would have worked any other way. And, in general, it was a deliberate choice by the author.
But anyway, it’s about these two young men who are tasked to find a dozen eggs in the middle of the siege of Leningrad in WWII and to do this, they have to go behind enemy lines into Nazi territory. It’s coming-of-age and also witty, humorous, sometimes absurd, and poignant, with wonderful narratives about friendship. I still cry every time lol and I’ve reread this book at least once a year every year since I was 13. I’m 27 now.
Peranisi, Life of Pi
I really enjoyed the Raven’s Mark series by Ed McDonald, it’s grimdark fantasy with a noir type feel, creepy child sorcerers, and a twisted wasteland place. I consider it a hidden gem as I’ve rarely heard it discussed.
I also enjoyed Thin Air by Richard K. Morgan, though I’m not going to say it is top tier, but I liked the vibe.
Dracula has always been a fave for its old world letter-exchange format — all the letters, of course, are in the first person of the writer, and it just provided an atmosphere that’s indescribable and really classic.
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