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boxer_dogs_dance t1_j1e3cq6 wrote

I find epistolary novels satisfying. I also take great pleasure in Terry Pratchett's footnotes.

Edit, since everyone is recommending books, some favorites are the Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen, Dracula and the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

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HILBERT_SPACE_AGE t1_j1ekeky wrote

Footnotes! Love 'em. I haven't read it since I was a teen but I remember the Bartimaeus trilogy also having hysterically funny footnotes.

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tintinsays t1_j1hais2 wrote

If you love footnotes, may I suggest Infinite Jest.

Or, as some may call it, Infinite Footnote.

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likeafuckingninja t1_j1fdyg0 wrote

I loved the bartimaeus trilogy.

Especially the footnote.

I don't like stories told in first person. But third person with first person sarcastic commentary? Sign me up!

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Calembreloque t1_j1fh5cg wrote

For a nice and cozy epistolary experience, I recommend The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.

For a sad and gut-wrenching epistolary experience, I recommend Address Unknown.

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boxer_dogs_dance t1_j1fk4he wrote

Thank you. Based on Address Unknown, you might appreciate Hans Fallada's Alone in Berlin and Guerin the Brown Plague.

It's worth it to read the wiki about Fallada's life. He had a promising career cut short by the Nazis.

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Athragio t1_j1fbi3x wrote

> footnotes

So have you ever heard of this guy David Foster Wallace? He might know a thing or two about footnotes.

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