In a similar vein to the question posted earlier today, I wanted to know what book reco would you see as a huge green flag when dating, and why?
My answer: Lonesome Dove
Why: It delves into themes of friendship, loyalty, and the complexities of human relationships. If they like the book it tells me they have an understanding of the nuanced dynamics that make human connections meaningful.
Idk how generally that applies. I def have a much stronger relationship with the books I’ve loved as an adult. I still like Harry Potter, Eragon, Dragonriders of Pern, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and so on…but most of it tends to feel shallow, significantly flawed, or both, as of my last readings.
Cradle by Will Wight and The Wandering Inn inspire more childlike joy and fascination for me. Robin Hobb hits the emotional notes in a way no one else can. Malazan, The Exapanse, The Witcher, Grossman, GRRM, even Tolstoy and Dumas, all feel more impactful and I could wax on about them much more comfortably than I could my childhood faves. Maybe the overlap would be like Tolkien, Twain, Pullman, and a few of OSC’s books (Ender’s Game, Ender’s Shadow, and Speaker for the Dead as a set), things I enjoyed as a kid but which I understood very differently as I grew and reread.