sigmaleph | open call for book recs

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if you've read an SFF book you liked in the past [time period within which your memory easily recalls books], recommend it to me. don't worry particularly about whether you think I'd like it, I'll figure that out on my own, just want a list I can point myself to whenever I'm aimlessly looking for more reading material. short summaries/what you liked about it are welcome, but if you're not in the mood just drop a title and author and I'll search it online.

(webserials/webnovels/fanfiction may also apply)

all help is appreciated!

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sigmaleph

a collected list of such recommendations now exist on my tumblr: https://sigmaleph.tumblr.com/post/613570973686497280/book-recs-masterpost

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feotakahari

I’m going to make the same request I usually make when people reference The Fifth Head of Cerberus. If you read it and understand the ending, would you please explain it to me?

(I haven’t read many books lately, so nothing to rec.)

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sigmaleph

If I do I will certainly try to remember you asked!

Have you considered asking the person who provided the rec (tumblr user femmenietzsche)? they presumably have already read the book and you don't have to wait for them to finish it.

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feotakahari

If I recall correctly, I think that was the last person I asked. They were able to explain generalities, but they’d read it long enough ago that they didn’t remember why [SPOILER] did [SPOILER] with the [SPOILER]. (Apparently, the whole thing is an extended metaphor for [SPOILER], and I didn’t know enough about [SPOILER] to catch that.)