The Starless Sea
by Erin Morgenstern · first published 2019
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FAR BENEATH the surface of the earth, upon the shores of the Starless Sea, there is a labyrinthine collection of tunnels and rooms filled with stories. The entryways that lead to this sanctuary are often hidden, sometimes on forest floors, sometimes in private homes, sometimes in plain sight. But those who seek will find. Their doors have been waiting for them. Zachary Ezra Rawlins is searching for his door, though he does not know it. He follows a silent siren song, an inexplicable certainty that he is meant for another place. When he discovers a mysterious book in the stacks of his ca
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…- Good book for people looking to write clearer, more understandable code The Elric Saga Part 1 by Michael Moorcock - Interesting protagonist. Currently enjoying and will finish by end of year: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern - It's about stories so far. If you liked the Night Circus, then you will like this. Great atmosphere.
on “Ask HN: Books You Read in 2019?” ↗Erin Morgenstern's "the Night Circus" and "the Starless Sea", and Jim Butcher's latest two Dresden Files books (Peace Talks and Battleground).
on “Ask HN: What is the best book you read in 2020?” ↗I really like magical realism, but mostly ones where everything isn't so depressing like the Night Circus and the Starless Sea books. One Hundred Years of Solitude is just too depressing. The closest I got was playing through Kentucky Route Zero, which is kind of like a theatrical play in video game form with lots of references…
on “The cultural decline of literary fiction” ↗*I meant to say that Night Circus and Starless Sea are good examples of books that are not depressing.
on “The cultural decline of literary fiction” ↗