[ SECRET POST #2187 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2187 ⌋

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

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09. [WARNING for rape, sexual assault, gore]

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Haha, yeah, I have one friend who's judgment I trust in most things (but this is mostly because we almost literally share a brain, our tastes are so similar), but it's more hit and miss when most people rec me things. And when I rec people things, too. I know I've had some pretty spectacular misses when telling people they should watch or read things. Most people have just learned not to buy me books or movies unless they already know it's something I'm interested in, since I can be spectacularly picky.

I can understand the enthusiasm helping! There are a few shows that I don't think I'd enjoy as much if there weren't other people around that loved them to be share in said enjoyment with. Fandom definitely has its downsides and annoying moments (... as f!s proves to me pretty regularly), but it can totally improve on something given the right circumstances.

Thanks for that title! I will definitely have to look that one up, along with the other series you recommended. I really, really adore dark fiction and dark, creepy sci-fi is like, the best thing ever. It's been awhile since I read a really good sci-fi series, too, so that one is definitely going on the must-read list! :D

[gethenian]

First 2 paragraphs: SO. MUCH. TRUTH.

If dark, creepy sci-fi is your thing, I think I can say with confidence that you will love the Hyperion books. They don't even have the annoying side-effect of being about an intolerably obnoxious protagonist like the Thomas Covenant books are! Hyperion has numerous protagonists so if you don't like one, you'll almost certainly like another. The first book gives you 7 choices. The second book expands on that while having all protagonists' stories told through yet another main character's POV to some degree. That sounds way more complicated than it is -- and sure as hell is about 1/20th less complicated than the number of main characters ASoIaF tries to tell the story with. XD

And to give you a solid idea of what these books are like without spoiling anything -- one of the main characters who ends up having a lot more input on the story than others is an android clone of the poet John Keats. Other primary characters include a Catholic priest, a female private detective, a female politician, a black soldier, and a Jewish scholar trying to save his daughter's life. It's a fantastic novel in its diversity as well as the poignancy of its storytelling and the creepiness of its monsters. It's a very intellectually satisfying series so far in a way that ASoIaF doesn't even come close to. The only warning I would give is that it can get a bit graphic in the gore department (as interstellar wars can tend to be), but it's not gratuitous. It's straight-up good writing.

[(Anonymous)]

Sweet! These books are sounding more and more awesome. I'm a huge fan of books with ensemble casts since it prevents the issue of being severely annoyed by the main character, like you mentioned. I also just love getting different perspectives on worlds and a story as it unfolds. I also have absolutely no problem with gore. I'm a big horror fan, so if anything about a story is going to get to me, it's usually not the gore. Thanks for the warning, though! And thanks again for the rec. I'm excited to read these when I get the chance. :D