General Reading Recommendation Thread (Not Series License Requests)
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@paul-nebeling Hopefully tha author does not reboot it again.
So generel recommendation. About books from here or somewhere else. Let's start with books from here
"Der Werwolf" is one of my favorite stories here. I like the idea of someone reincarnating into a different species (in this case a werwolf) and struggling with both sides of his. Although I am generally not a fan of dense heroes (be it in power, love or something else) it plays out well in this case.
"By the grace of the gods" is also a good story. We will see how it plays out in the future.
One of my all time Favorites here is "Smartphone". Although I am not a fan of the recent books (I liked more the beginning as an adventure, but maybe this is also partly to him becoming more OP and OP) I still re-read the books often
Also "Realist Hero" is a real good read.
The about othere companies (or in two cases fan translation).
I highly recommend "Dungeon Defense". Not an easygoing story with the premise of our MC being reincarnated as a new Demon Lord (and nope it is not realist demon Lord).
"Overlord" is always on my recommendation list
"Summoned Slaughterer" when you want a psychopatic (or more introvert with rules) protagonist whose first order was after being summoned to behead the king.
Never miss the Monogatari Series. Nisioisin has made a masterpiece
And if you love mystery horror stories I would recomment "Another"
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@saskir Overlord is one of mine favorite too. As for the Smartphone , after that anime i cant find anything good to say.
For others i dont know but Der Werwolf is on my list.
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@hopebestman Smartphone's anime was generally panned, especially compared to the LN. People's opinion of the LN vary because Touya is extremely OP and some folks find that off putting. At least the harem resolution is a done deal. It's just a matter of waiting for when it will happen. Going to be hysterical, I suspect.
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@paul-nebeling well my bad opinion comes from bad story telling. But not important :D in here how you defend and give examples about it , anime made enough damage to hurt me :D
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@hopebestman when it comes to "How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom", as a fan I can give you the tip to check out the manga if that opportunity occurs.
Currently the prepub for volume 3 is available for that, which is round about volume 2 of the novel. The really good thing about the manga: it is very close to the novel - so if you like the atmosphere there you will most likely enjoy the novels too. Though, if possible, start with volume 1 of the manga. It got my second most favourite story event through the entire novel.
Sorry for my bad English - it is not my native language
Give Pens Down, Swords Up: Throw Your Studies to the Wind a try. It is that good! ♡(>ᴗ•)
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I definitely have to second Der Werwolf. It seems to be little known despite being well written and entertaining. Tegonia has also bee pretty interesting but we're still on volume one so time will tell if it stays that way.
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@paul-nebeling I kinda like the pace in the first two episodes of Smartphone. But then it goes downhill. Or more 1.5 episodes of it.
And for me it is not only the too OP aspect. It was more fun as he was an adventurer in my eyes. Now he is tied to his country (although he still goes from a to b). Or maybe I am still hung up about those frame gears. Smartphone ok, but why frame gears. Kinda a recipe like the director of Sucker Punch wanted with his movie. He put everything in it he found cool.
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@saskir Not to mention the Overgears, the saiyajin-like apothesis, the VR simulators, the wacky race thingy, the gollems...
As a general recommendation...
if you like such an overpowered yet mild mannered hero story as seen as in Isekai Smartphone you might like also Death March to Parallel World Rhapsody
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if you dislike such kind of hero story you better avoid Death March to Parallel World Rhapsody
Both are quite similar in story telling pace and style ~
I was already put off in How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom when the description of the hovercraft looked too mondern-realistic, that aside from having a hovercraft there in the first place (with proper explanation I do mind them having jet propulsion devices and carriers for flying mounts... the magic is weird there in the first place as often stated by the author themselves)
More interesting is how Isekai Smartphone and said Death March is so popular despite that kind of hero, that they even got anime and manga.
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@serah first 2 parts going really good. thanks , i guess i found my next novel.
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Oh! The event is even part of the "preview" stuff you can read here on JNC! I completely forgot about it!
Even if you are a non-subscriber, you can check out that way so many books before eventually buying them. Nice!
"Start from Ishizuka." How fitting!
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Record of Wortenia War
The Faraway Paladin
Didn't I Say To Make My Abilities Average In The Next Life
Der Werwolf
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
86 eighty six
Cooking with Wild GameSorry for my bad English - it is not my native language
Give Pens Down, Swords Up: Throw Your Studies to the Wind a try. It is that good! ♡(>ᴗ•)
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I got from a friend the recommendation to check out "Alderamin on the Sky" - but I cannot find on amazon.
Does anyone knows who takes care of the English publication?
Sorry for my bad English - it is not my native language
Give Pens Down, Swords Up: Throw Your Studies to the Wind a try. It is that good! ♡(>ᴗ•)
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@serah Unfortunelaty that title has not been licensed for English translation, neither the manga or the LN, only the anime is currently available to stream.
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Ah, okay. Thanks for the information.
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@serah i checked Wortenia but for some reason story didnt intersted me. Most probably because of writing. I will check the next one. Still , thank you for recomending.
PS:Story similar to Grace of the gods but writing is important too.
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@hopebestman thank you for your feedback. That tells me your are most likely more into the writing style by FUNA, Dojyomaru and alike. Probably best not to pickup something like The Economics of Prophecy, The Greatest Magicmaster’s Retirement Plan or The Magic in this Other World is Too Far Behind!. I assume those kind of writing would totally not your liking.
You may - or may not if you are curious - strike also 86 from the list.
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@serah said in General Recommendation Thread:
Alderamin on the Sky
I enjoyed the anime but the LN is 14 volumes so there is much more to the story than it could cover in 13 episodes.
The anime felt like a better version of JNC's Altina the Sword Princess to me.
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The Magic in this Other World is Too Far Behind!
I start reading this novel and i would recommend to people who likes OP protagonist and little ass holeness. I only read volume 1 and keep reading next volumes and i should say , the twist in the begining was nice. Its not a major spoiler but fun to see yourself. As for the "how good is the writing?" , i cant say its really good but at least good enough if you dont anything to read.
From vol 1 and first 80 pages of volume 2 , series should be 6.5/10
PS:I dont know how will story will goes but "harem" would be a thing in the future. Also if i remember , i will edit this end of the volumes or even i can remove this comment.
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@hopebestman said in General Recommendation Thread:
The Magic in this Other World is Too Far Behind!
I start reading this novel and i would recommend to people who likes OP protagonist and little ass holeness. I only read volume 1 and keep reading next volumes and i should say , the twist in the begining was nice. Its not a major spoiler but fun to see yourself. As for the "how good is the writing?" , i cant say its really good but at least good enough if you dont anything to read.
From vol 1 and first 80 pages of volume 2 , series should be 6.5/10
PS:I dont know how will story will goes but "harem" would be a thing in the future. Also if i remember , i will edit this end of the volumes or even i can remove this comment.
I thought the first few volumes were great.
Unfortunately, the last few have played up standard anime/LN teen comedy aspects that are really not my cup of tea.
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@harmlessdave , honestly speaking i expected that. Like i said , writing is not great so even in the begining i didnt have any hope for writer. Eventually he would go that way in that series. Its weird that we didnt see anime yet. This is 2 season guaranty anime topic. Honestly , im just reading for one reason. That is a spoiler which i wont tell and i learned that because i did tiny search for it. But that reason is worth to reading 8-9 volumes... at least i will read :D
PS: I recommened it , because like you said , first 1 maybe 2 volumes were good and when i rec. i was in volume 2. I am a fast reader and have free time. So maybe friday or end of the week , i will edit my comment.
Edit: @Serah hey , i just re-read your comment. You said "you wouldnt like the writings about this" , you were right :D story is intersting but *sigh , its hard to find good (for my taste) writer.
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@hopebestman said in General Recommendation Thread:
@harmlessdave , honestly speaking i expected that. Like i said , writing is not great so even in the begining i didnt have any hope for writer. Eventually he would go that way in that series. Its weird that we didnt see anime yet. This is 2 season guaranty anime topic. Honestly , im just reading for one reason. That is a spoiler which i wont tell and i learned that because i did tiny search for it. But that reason is worth to reading 8-9 volumes... at least i will read :D
PS: I recommened it , because like you said , first 1 maybe 2 volumes were good and when i rec. i was in volume 2. I am a fast reader and have free time. So maybe friday or end of the week , i will edit my comment.
Even in later volumes, the overall story and some of the battlers are still interesting, they're just mixed in with tired old comedy cliches and the standard harem.
I've stopped buying the volumes, but I do still read the pre-pubs.
