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[–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

I tend to read books about religion and history, so there isn't really a lot of breaking the mold there unfortunately.

Gormenghast and Neuromancer are the kind of heavy atmospheric and descriptive fiction I like, but they don't really deviate from standard punctuation or presentation in any way.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago

    Fair enough- I had never heard of either of those before. However, I know Mervyn Peake has been a heavy inspiration of modern fiction. I may have to give the Gormenghast series a try- just super daunting.

    Anyways, thanks for indulging my curiosity. Just had time to kill. Have a good one!

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

    Doesn’t Gormenghast have that dinner scene that’s a massive stream of consciousness curveball?

    Edit: Book 1 Chapter 57 The Reveries

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    Gormenghast… I read a translation si I wouldn’t know about grammar rules, but it definitely broke storytelling rules. The style of the descriptions, how description and action blend into one another, how decay becomes almost a tangible presence through the pages… a unique book by any means

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