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@STTERRIBLE omg, that sounds amazing?! very few books are interactive in that sense and I think it can often feel gimmicky but this sounds like it pulls it off really well. thank you for the rec! :D

Also, I don't know if you're in the US and/or have heard of this yet, but if you ARE in the US, then you can use an app called Libby, which officially partners with American public libraries, and use your library card info to borrow eBooks through the app. then you're able to download straight to your Kindle! I read 95% of my books that way! the only caveat is there's often waiting lists for the popular books, but you can put multiples on hold, so!

[quote name="Liesmith" date="2024-01-18 17:31:33" ] @STTERRIBLE omg, that sounds amazing?! very few books are interactive in that sense and I think it can often feel gimmicky but this sounds like it pulls it off really well. thank you for the rec! :D Also, I don't know if you're in the US and/or have heard of this yet, but if you ARE in the US, then you can use an app called Libby, which officially partners with American public libraries, and use your library card info to borrow eBooks through the app. then you're able to download straight to your Kindle! I read 95% of my books that way! the only caveat is there's often waiting lists for the popular books, but you can put multiples on hold, so! [/quote] @Liesmith I gotta buy another copy of House of Leaves for the household, my roomies copy is very used :) I hope you'll like it! I do live in the US, I will definitely try Libby because free books are great! Also, who doesn't love public libraries in digital form?! Thank you for the recommend! <3

Amygdala by Sam Fennah's a good read, if it's on there lol

Also recommending Wings of Fire (if you haven't read it already!!)

Frankenstein (I know you've mentioned you like it, but I really like it and suggest rereading it) The King in Yellow, Moby ****, Faust, The Yellow Wallpaper (short, simple, effective.) Wuthering Heights

Ill always recommend Ursula Le Guin, Left Hand of Darkness and The Word for World is Forest are my favorites. I really enjoyed Octavia Butler's Fledgling and Kindred too. Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series is super fun too, I got really pulled into the story and couldn't put it down.

I hope some of these speak to you and that theyre actually fresh recommendations. I feel like Im recommending already well known books ^^`

a psalm for the wild-built and a prayer for the crown-shy by becky chambers. they're about a tea-serving monk who goes into the wilderness and meets a robot, who asks the simple question of "what do people need?"

these two books are some of the gentlest sci-fi i've ever read. if you're looking to scratch a solarpunk itch and cry about the nature of our existence, they're so, so good.