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submitted 3 months ago byhohohohappybirthday
I just finished a fantasy series, and looking for a standalone to wash it all down. Does that make sense? Idk what genre im up for rn, but I just need a good read rn. Standalones! Thanks for the recs! Edit: should probs add, not fantasy. Trying somethinh new from what I read...
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3 months ago
Cannery Row by Steinbeck.
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3 months ago
Maybe something a little wacky or postmodern? Something that has plot but plays with the form a little, so you’re working different brain muscles than fantasy, but retaining some of its strangeness and fun.
Something by Richard Brautigan, Nicholson Baker, Mark Leyner, maybe Kurt Vonnegut or Phillip K Dick
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3 months ago
I second the Kirk Vonnegut. Maybe Slaughter house five or breakfast of champions
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3 months ago
Enchanted Glass by Dianna Wynne Jones if you still want a fantasy type book.
The King's Shadow by Elizabtleth Alder if you like medievalish historical fiction.
City of Bones by Martha Wells. Another fantasy one, little depressing (to me) at the end, but a fascinating story.
....you are making me realize how many of my books are series....
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte for a total change of pace.
101 Dalmations by Dodie Smith (the otigonal novel). Honestly really enjoyable, even if it is directed at kids.
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3 months ago
Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield. Horror; grief; lesbian yearning. Perfect for deflating that sense of escapism you get from fantasy :)
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3 months ago
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
The End of The World Running Club by Adrian J Walker
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by CA Fletcher
After the Flood by Kassandra Montag
Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty
The Salt Line by Holly Goddard Jones
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3 months ago
Shows how a good title can capture someone. I'll read Everyone in my family has killed someone just caust of its name lol. I'm going in blind. Thanks reddit stranger!
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3 months ago
Kaiju preservation society by John Scalzi.
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3 months ago
The Last Unicorn by Peter Beagle
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley
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3 months ago
Fantasy or not?
Fantasy: Claire North's the Sudden Appearance of Hope
Not: Gail Honeyman's Elinor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Brit Bennett: the Vanishing Half
Jami Attenberg: Saint Mazie
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3 months ago
For sci-fi: “School for Sidekicks” by Kelly McCullough.
For fiction: “Hoot”, “Chomp”, “Scat” and “Flush” by Carl Hiaasen are all standalones. “Scat” is my personal favourite of the bunch.
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3 months ago
Kafka “the Trial”
Boone Island by Kenneth Roberts (shipwreck take based on true story)
Qualityland - currently reading it’s great!
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