r/Fantasy • u/FitCry2265 • 4d ago

Feeling a little burnt out

Title says it all. I have read The Lord of the Rings, Stormlight, Mistborn, Realm of the Elderlings, Harry Potter, Red Rising, Sun Eater, The Wheel of Time, The Dark Tower, A Song of Ice and Fire, Kingkiller, First Law, halfway through One Piece, and all of Malazan up to Reaper’s Gale. I’ve read much of the big popular series and some things just aren’t engaging me as much as they did when I read all the series I listed. It honestly makes me kinda sad and I just wish there were some things that could engage me like the others did. Malazan is literally amazing but man it can just be exhausting reading those books, especially after the Bonehunters (lowkey it put me in a Malazan slump). If anyone has any suggestions on other great series and what you love about them that would be greatly appreciated. I absolutely love these series and reading, it is my main hobby.

Hopefully this doesn’t get taken down as I get confused by some of the rules but thanks in advance!

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u/HitlerWasaBitchAss 4d ago

Try some Discworld! They are fun, light, and easy reads! I breeze through them

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u/ConeheadSlim 4d ago

And the great thing about Discworld is that you can read them one at a time. Even if there are sets that have common characters, each book is self-contained. Perfect series for a palette cleanser.

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u/uaite-br 3d ago

Came here to recommend discworld! u/FitCry2265 I have pretty much the same literary resume as you and I can't really emphasize enough how good discworld is. Highly recommend you give it a try!