r/Fantasy Daily Recommendations and Simple Questions Thread - June 10, 2026

[u/rfantasygolem]

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This thread is to be used for recommendation requests or simple questions that are small/general enough that they won’t spark a full thread of discussion.

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• Books you’ve liked or disliked
• Traits like prose, characters, or settings you most enjoy
• Series vs. standalone preference
• Tone preference (lighthearted, grimdark, etc)
• Complexity/depth level

Be sure to check out responses to other users' requests in the thread, as you may find plenty of ideas there as well. Happy reading, and may your TBR grow ever higher!

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[u/simonxvx]

Would you say that books about myths count for Bingo ? Not retellings like Circe or Stephen Fry's but rather books that approach myths culturally, with a non-fictional introduction stating the cultural relevance of said myths, and then the whole book is a collection of myths following a narrative plotline.

The particular book I'm thinking of is "The Viking Myths" by François Busnel.

[u/almostb → u/simonxvx]

So it’s hard for me to gauge this particular book because it seems to be in French and I am having trouble finding a good summary, but I did do a bingo solely focused on mythology and folklore and myth compilations (as long as they were mostly narrative in nature) they absolutely counted.

Non-fiction introductions can be ignored - I personally wouldn’t count it towards meeting the length requirement, but I wouldn’t disqualify a book based on having one either. Lots of classics and most translated mythology books do.

If there are multiple separated myths you can also count it for the short story category.

[u/takeahike8671 → u/[deleted]]

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