Túrin's story is just one tragedy after another, the poor guy can't catch a break

/writing is pretty helpful. There's also ones for specific genres, like /scifiwriting and /fantasywriters. There's /writingprompts and /writinghub for beginner activities and making connections.

Oh yeah, I loved Annihilation and it definitely fits into this theme!

I got the same problem and i dont have any solution. I try to keep my tbr list as small as possible, which helps to not be too stressed but i still got the urge to read everything at once and knowing that i wont get through them in the next 2 years is dreadfull

“Ninth House”. Not totally nonlinear but the MC has many flashbacks and it’s definitely creepy. Plus you get an overview of Yale university history, architecture, and it’s secret societies. The secret society occult happenings are fictional but the societies are real.

Haven't read any Delany but this one sounds like exactly what I'm thinking of, I will definitely track this down

Been on my to-read list for years but I've never found a reasonably priced copy - from what I know it's exactly what I'm looking for though!

I first read the Hobbit and LoTR when the LoTR movies came out back in the day. I enjoyed it quite a bit but it was tough. I decided to reread them a couple years ago and got completely hooked. What helped, though, was often pausing my reads to watch some youtube videos about some part of the book I was in. Most youtube videos on Middle Earth are pulling from the Silmarillion and his other works. This gave everything a much greater depth, knowing a rough history of each part of the book. It no longer seemed like some adventure story, it seemed like an active tale taking place in a world extremely steeped in history. With timelines of hundreds of thousands of years you get a real sense of scale of LoTR. I've since read the Silmarillion.

My favorite aspect of it all was if you look at LoTR as "modern day" when most regular people no longer believe in magic or even know if the old tales they grew up with are actually true. These Hobbits are quite like that, but are then thrust into this story where this one ring that was lost like 3000 years ago is actually real and the being that created it is alive and wants it back. The LoTR is sort of the final epic tale of Middle Earth. The characters often allude to the other epic tales like Beren and Luthien, Fingolfin vs Morgoth, etc, but don't realize they are in one of these tales until about halfway through the journey.

You should definitely go back and read the series once you've finished the Silmarillion.

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer (not entirely nonlinear but has flashbacks and includes LOTS of creepy). Also, as someone else already mentioned, House of Leaves.

Dark places -Gillian Flynn

Thanks for looking! Glad you enjoyed

When I read Turin’s story especially his ending I was like is this still Tolkien? Lol I loved it and there’s really a huge contrast between the flavors of the Sil and the LOTR trilogy

I can easily see how some people might prefer the Silmarillion to the LOTR. Once you read the Sil you realize that LOTR only covers a fraction of time and that so many stories come before it. The Sil is also a lot grittier and darker, if you haven’t gotten to Turin’s story yet then buckle up

That’s for the recommendation, I love the vast world building he did in this

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The poetry is one aspect that reminded me of the Icelandic Saga’s the most

I absolutely will, my wife got me a boxed set of the additional works that included the Silmarillion and others including a huge set called the History of Middle Earth

So good, challenging the lord of evil to single combat, such a hard ass move

Martin Amis, London Fields.

My favorite story is regarding the master of doom, Turin turambar. Its so dark.

Is this how you choose to spend your time? Oh, and allow me to refer you to r/boneappletea.

Thanks OP, love this kind of content.

I honestly didn't care of Ishiguro.

Buried Giant was my gateway drug. I do appreciate his style of writing and remains of the day was heartbreaking.

The film adaptation was also emotionally affective, especially with Hopkins at the helm as poor Mr. Stevens.

Klara is currently on my shelf, next in line to be read!

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