I really like sci-fi and fantasy, but I find it impossible to find any books in those genres that I enjoy most of the time, because of the way they're written. They have long descriptive sentences, a very poetic writing style full of simile and metaphor, and they like to use unconventional words whenever possible, which makes it harder to read.
I grew watching superhero cartoons and anime, and between my severe ADHD, and my strong preference for that fast paced and punchy storytelling style, I find it really hard to get into reading, even though I really want to. And I do want to, because I feel a very strong need to unplug from screens, because I feel like they're taking over my life. Slop anime and doomscrolling on TikTok are rotting my brain. I need to sit down with some text, and just imagine something with my own brain for a change.
In short
I like books on the shorter side like novellas, a fast-pace, quippy dialogue, and general tendency to go over the top. Do you have any book recommendations?
Note about style preference: I've read every Douglas Adams book in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, and that first book is one of my favorite reads of all time. I also really enjoyed Born a Crime by the comedian Trevor Noah. I also really enjoyed the pulp sci-fi short stories they used to publish in the local newspaper of my hometown when I was a kid.
by Bed-After