Kim Possible Feb 26

Does it seem like more and more books are trilogies, or a series? Some narratives really are longer stories that work well in installments, but others feel stretched. One in particular that I remember repeated the same phrases over and over, and restated the same sentences. Yet, that duology is very popular.

Some of my favorite books are in a series, so perhaps I'm being hypocritical here, but it seems like until recently, most novels were standalones. I worry that this is marketing, and wonder if authors are pushed to do it.

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Show threadKim Possible Feb 26

Since I brought it up, books in a series that I really liked:
(excluding Manga/GN)

🔹️1Q84 (originally published as a trilogy) Haruki Murakami
🔹️The Broken Earth Trilogy, N.K. Jemisin
🔹️Jackson Brodie detective series, Kate Atkinson
🔹️Seasonal Quartet, Ali Smith
🔹️The Space Between Worlds, Micaiah Johnson
🔹️Convergence Saga, Cadwell Turnbull
🔹️2666 Roberto Balaño, Natasha Wimmer, trans.
🔹️Wool Omnibus (Silo), Hugh Howey
🔹️Earthseed, Octavia Butler

There are many more that I know are good, but just haven't yet completed reading.

As always, feel free to add your own favorites.

Show threadEllenInEdmonton Feb 26
@kimlockhartga
IQ84 is a really memorable selection.
Show threadKim Possible 
@EllenInEdmonton I'm glad you found it unique. Do you like his other work? My memory is bad about recall re: what each reader has said they liked, other than I can remember that ADHDean also loves Stephen Graham Jones (horror). 😁
Feb 26 at 10:51pmWeb
Show threadEllenInEdmonton Feb 27
@kimlockhartga
I've read several other Marukami works, but none that were as fascinating as 1Q84. The works that are the closest are by David Mitchell: Cloud Atlas and The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet.
I've read several series in Historical Fiction. They tend to have some strong books, and some that are fillers. I get the impression that several fantasy series are like that.
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker has an excellent follow-up volume: The Hidden Palace: A Novel of the Golem and the Jinni.
Reading is so fabulous as a way to become exposed to infinite ideas, characters, and places.
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