[ SECRET POST #6257 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6257 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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[Unexpected Star - Michael McIntyre's Big Show]



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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

get thee to the library and read some Adrian Tchaikovsky

(maybe don't start with War Dogs tho)

other recs also appreciated

[(Anonymous)]

I gave the spidey one 20 pages and had to put it down. Too damn depressing.

[(Anonymous)]

Children of Time is one of the most uplifting books I've ever read in my life actually

but you do have to get to the end where after all the work and pain and struggle people survive and thrive better than you dared to imagine because it mattered, every time people put hard work and sacrifice into trying to make things work instead of giving up

it's not a cheery romp but you can't vanquish despair if it never appears

like it still might not be for you, they're doorstoppers for sure, but you don't actually know anything about the book if you didn't crack chapter 2

and the secret doesn't say "I want bright and cheery" - which is a perfectly valid desire, I love a fun snackable series as much as anyone - it says OP wants imaginative. And Tchaikovsky definitely delivers that.

[(Anonymous)]

Thats the opposite feeling I've gotten from people who rec Tchaikovsky. If they were just awful at describing things I'm willing to give them a try. Any one in particupar you rec to start with?

[(Anonymous)]

Tchaikovsky writes stuff that's squarely in the "hopeful ending that feels really earned" category to me - lots of harrowing stuff happens, but it's not because it's in love with being grimdark, it's because he's writing on an epic scale and it's about overcoming those situations.

If you're down for a really gripping thriller with wildly imaginative space worldbuilding, start with Shards of Earth; if you just want something quick to see if you actually like his style, try Firewalkers; if you're okay with vast tomes with a lot of harrowing shit but absolutely unquenchable spirit and hope and also you're intrigued by spider society, then go for Children of Time.

[(Anonymous)]

Ty so much! I am definitely going to check what my library has.

[(Anonymous)]

oh...? i might have to check this out. im always recc'ing the stone dance of the chameleon (ricardo pinto) because i swear to god, hand on my heart: the miserable grimy and gory epic grimdark actually does have a happy ending, you just have to slog through haha

[(Anonymous)]

thanks for the rec back, I'll look this up!