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Brighteye t1_j6dd32k wrote

Seems I'm in a slightly different camp than folks here, David Mitchell is my favorite author, but my favorite books are Slade House and Bone Clocks.

I love the mythos of carnivores and vegetarians he has set up, and transmigration.

And across all his books, it's just amazing how he can write ANYONE. 16th century Japanese manservant, Dutch sailor, jazz player, depressed teen, romantic composer. His characters are just so rich and grey and fascinating

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ackthisisamess OP t1_j6gj9n3 wrote

I loved the magical aspect of slade house but I'm not much into the horrifying aspects (I'm in a bit of a "comfort" reading phase).

I love how he writes characters and scenery and world-building and everything. Just how the heck can one author do it all!!

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