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What's your favorite book that you wouldnt say is a masterpiece? (lemmy.zip)

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Mine is the wings of fire series, it is a "kids" novel (think like warrior cats age range)

But Tui T sutherland is so good at writing characters and introducing and describing worlds and characters that i reread it every so often. Like, she managed to write a book from the pov of a mind reader and it works.

Every book is from a different character's pov and each character feels wholly unique.

The main issue with the series is that the plot is kinda average at best, the characters really carry the story.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Sword of change series, I hold it dear but it has it's issues.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Not my favourite, but one I just finished was Invasion: Downfall by DC Alden

An action thriller about a hypothetical invasion of the UK by the Islamic state

It's mostly all-action from the start, but there's a lot of "what-if"s about what the average citizen would do if that happened

Needless to say, despite being a fantastic series, it gets some utterly unhinged reviews, and there's no fucking way it's ever getting made into a film lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

John Dies at the End

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

No he fucking doesn't!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Sabriel by Garth Nix. I like YA novels in general; this one and its sequels are amazing. The world building is so good that it feels more like reading a folk tale than a fantasy novel. Also, I like that the main character stays in the picture as an adult and is shown dealing with regular adulthood problems.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Tom Godwin's The Survivors. Not very sophisticated, especially by modern standards, and quite short, but very enjoyable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb. Not a masterpiece but my favorite novel, second to She Comes Undone also by him.

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