Joel  5d ago

New #blogpost inspired by @alexandra

Where I write about my favourite genre, which, like hers, is no surprise at all!

#ScienceFiction rules

This is day 35 of #100DaysToOffload

https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/this-is-my-genre

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This Is My Genre (Science Fiction!)

I wanted to answer these questions I saw on a another blog! I wrote about my favourite literary genre, give some book recommendations and share some memories as well!

Show threadSyl 4d ago

@joel @alexandra I loved this so much I was inspired to write about my own favorite genre! https://syls.blog/this-is-my-genre-horror/

I also have to say that I love sci-fi too, even though I don't read it as much these days. Jules Verne was one of my first favorite authors. :)

This Is My Genre (Horror!)

I saw Joel post his answers to these questions and thought it looked like fun! I'll always seize the chance to talk about my favorite genre, especially becau...

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Show threadJoel  

@syl this was fantastic! A lot of my favourite sci-fi also comes bundled with horror—especially cosmic horror like in The Expanse or Hothouse can have.

And of course, the original Parasite Eve novel was great there

@alexandra

Mar 18 at 7:12pmWeb
Show threadSyl 4d ago

@joel Thank you! Sci-fi horror is great, and the Parasite Eve novel is on my to-read list! It's one of my all-time favorite games, so I definitely want to get around to reading the inspiration for it in the future.

@alexandra

Show threadJoel  4d ago

@syl I was so crazy for the Parasite Eve franchise, read the novel, watched the Japanese movie and countless essays, and I never got past the hospital rooftop in the game 😭

I need to return to it...

@alexandra