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PaperclipPerfector  5d ago (text post)   2603 thread views

Small-Scale Question Sunday for May 24, 2026

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So, what are you reading?

I'm still on Sayers' Whose Body? Also reading Abelson's The Seven Liberal Arts after rereading Sayers' essay The Lost Tools of Learning.

I'm re-reading Worm and gah it's so incredible. I see why it became a rationalist favorite. I need more books like this in my veins, stat.

  • Super Supportive for a much slower-paced slice of life superhero story

  • Worth the Candle for a pinnacle-of-the-genre litRPG full to bursting with worldbuilding and introspection

  • Practical Guide to Evil for a similar deconstruction of the genre (in this case, fantasy) full of tactics and an incredibly large world

Some other lesser recommendations are Fate Points, Industrial Strength Magic, and There Is No Antimemetics Division. Most of Wildbow's other works are good too; I particularly like Pact and Pale.

I've read the last two, idk if slice of life is my thing. I might check out Wildbow's other stuff.

I take offense at calling Pale slice of life just because it still includes some slice of life.

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