Iamme
8mo ago
I was in a Great Books class in high school and very much enjoyed it. Each day was a presentation on a different book. There was a lecture, a reading, and a test. What was unique about this class was that a majority of the lessons were conducted by the students themselves. At the beginning of the semester, everyone chose which book they would present on and we began to go through them in publication order. Unfortunately, I don’t have any suggestions for your class, but I wish you luck.
Iamme
1yr ago
I’m a married mom who mostly lurks here. I wouldn’t mind seeing more discussion where females aren’t regarded as a different species to men.
Brandon Sanderson’s worlds are often dark, but the main characters themselves are good, reasonably intelligent, wholesome people is healthy relationships. He mostly avoids real-world political topics. If you haven’t tried him yet, give him a look.
Jim Butcher’s Codex Alera might be better than his Dresden Files books, but I found both series to be extremely enjoyable with, especially in the later books, very little disfunction among the main characters.
Now for something even better, and if you are not opposed to Japanese Lightnovels, read Ascendance of a Bookworm. It is an amazingly heartwarming tale where the main character’s bond with her family plays a starring role. I don’t want to say too much for fear of spoilers, but this series just keeps getting better and better with each successive part.
All these recommendations are Fantasy, because that is what I mainly read, but they all take place in worlds which are internally consistent and where all the characters make decisions that make sense to them in their context. There is no plot armor, no easy victories (but there are victories), and they have mostly happy endings.
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