Reading Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. It, and couple of others, were recommended here recently, and is somewhat of a new genre for me, memoir / biography in graphic novel format, graphic memoir?

Got the omnibus edition, "The Complete Persepolis", it's a pretty interesting read. It's about young girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution of 1979, at least the first volume, after that it's about her life after that.

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?

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[–] dresden@discuss.online 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

And if someone hasn't read any T. Kingfisher book, which one would you recommend they start with?

[–] misericordiae@literature.cafe 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I've only read a few of her books, so that's probably a better question for @JaymesRS@literature.cafe, honestly. I started with Nettle & Bone, though, which is probably as good a place as any. One note: her MCs seem to generally all have a very similar "plucky heroine" kind of voice, which may affect how well her horror novels work for you, if you're thinking of starting there (I'm not a fan, but I do still have What Moves the Dead on my TBR pile).

[–] dresden@discuss.online 2 points 2 days ago

Thanks for summoning him. Will try Nettle & Bone.

[–] alternategait@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I did specifically like the MC for Nettle and Bone because while she was plucky heroine, she was also like ... pragmatic middle aged woman which I like and don't feel is quite so common.

Edit to add: I went ahead and looked it up. She's maybe not quite middle aged being 30, but she feels at least more mature than lots of MCs.

[–] dresden@discuss.online 1 points 2 days ago

Pragmatic middle aged woman as heroine in fantasy? What is happening here!?

[–] misericordiae@literature.cafe 2 points 2 days ago

True! Agreed. Hemlock & Silver's MC is also pragmatic and middle-aged, btw, which is nice.

[–] JaymesRS@piefed.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I’d start with the World of the White Rat. There are a couple connected books that all exist in the larger world but while they are internally referential occasionally, they aren’t all sequels. My first was Paladin’s Grace, and I find that to be a great start. I don’t know if I’d call it romantasy, but it is definitely a fantasy with a romance sub plot that is important to the whole story. The big picture for that particular series is: “What do you do if you’re Paladin for a god that dies and how do you cope?”

If you want to try something that’s a one off, Nettle & Bone is good.

If you want a short story, A Wizards Guide to Defensive Baking

[–] dresden@discuss.online 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thanks, I think I'll try with Nettle & Bone first, but will pick up World of the White Rat if that isn't available.

[–] JaymesRS@piefed.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Just as an aside “World of the White Rat” is kind of the overarching term for the interconnected books. The series are Clocktaur War duology, Swordheart (eventually to become a trilogy, but works as a standalone), and the Saint of Steel (the paladins I mentioned) series.