Good news everyone!

This week’s midweek discussion question is a simple one:

What is your favorite genre?

My favorite are fantasy novels. Bonus points for everything that has a leg in the Slice of Life genre as well. Even more bonus points for everything that has little to no drama. I read to relax I can only read so many books that don’t let me relax at a given time. Reading the current arc of Bookworm is exhilarating and bad for my finger nails, but I really need something comfy in between.

  • I2jgwh0hYtxrCZQ@lemmy.sdf.orgMEnglish
    3·
    8 months ago

    For Light Novels I just read whatever I fancy.

    I guess it seems like - Fantasy , SoL , Comfy / Wholesome

    Things like:

    • Ascendance of a Bookworm
    • Death March to another world Rhapsody
    • Didn’t I say to make my abilities average
    • In the land of Leadale
    • Making magic
    • Invincible Little Lady

    If you know any similar please feel free to throw me some suggestions.

    • NineSwordsOPMEnglish
      3·
      8 months ago

      Ascendance of a Bookworm -> Cooking With Wild Game

      Death March to another world Rhapsody -> Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear

      Didn’t I say to make my abilities average -> Everything by FUNA is basically the same. I don’t say this as a bad thing. I just mean that you can pick up every other of FUNA’s series and be sure that you like (or dislike) it just as much as Average Abilities.

      Making Magic -> Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina

      Nothing directly comes to mind for Leadale since it’s very generic. Maybe if you elaborate on what aspect of it you liked especially.

      • I2jgwh0hYtxrCZQ@lemmy.sdf.orgMEnglish
        3·
        8 months ago

        Thanks for the recommendations.

        Cooking with wild game - I tried to read it but wasn’t getting into it at the time. After Bookworm everything had lost its appeal. I think it was because you see a lot about the characters in bookworm but obviously a new book is still setting the scene instead of giving the characters growth (And he wasn’t a little gremlin causing everyone headaches). I will have to try again after a few weeks.

        Kuma kuma kuma bear- is on my list to read.

        FUNA - Yeah I also read I will survive on potions and watched saving 80000 gold. They are all the same sort of vein.

        Wandering witch - I will need to look into. I never really got into the anime.

        Leadale - I am not sure why it appealed. It might just be the wholesome character and the comfy story. Basically just fluff.

        • NineSwordsOPMEnglish
          3·
          8 months ago

          To be fair, it’s really hard to compare anything to Bookworm. These series keeps blowing my mind. I could come up with some series outside of the lightnovel space but inside, I don’t think anything’s quite on the same level. And no-one is quite a loveable gremlin causing headaches ;)

          I recommended Wandering Witch more because of the story structure to be honest. That one distinct arc per volume thing loosely connected by some overarching plot.

          For just fluff, I really enjoyed My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World and So You Want to Live the Slow Life? A Guide to Life in the Beastly Wilds. The later one is comfy but worth are feel-good fluff. Can’t go wrong with them.