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Tactical | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Book I'm reading right now is a "dark fantasy" novel but the obvious millenial writing and LACK OF ACTUAL DARK FANTASY THEMES fucking annoys me.
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91f2eecf | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Have they gone into great detail about the food thou
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Tactical | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I lost my shit when the author mentioned food and the first meal mentioned was "meatballs"

My brain nearly died and I lost oxygen for a few minutes trying to wrap my head around having a "plate of meatballs"
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Tactical | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lKUYAnqxjU

by the way, for the jury

Just because your 'dark fantasy' novel has a few deaths, that doesn't make it a dark fantasy.

YOUR DARK FANTASY NOVEL KEEPS RUINING ITSELF WITH SHITTY JOKES AND QUIRKY WRITING AND NEVER LETS ITSELF BE SERIOUS, BRUTAL, OR "REALISTIC"
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Balrog | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I'm still shocked that I saw people unironically say the Spooks books / chronicle of the star sword are 'Dark Fantasy'.

Everything in it wouldn't even be out of place in your average Isekai.
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Tactical | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I don't htink I read that, this is my first fantasy book I've read in years
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91f2eecf | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 What kind are they reee! Are they meatloaf balls, pasta balls' kebab balls' wrapped in cabbage or wrapped in pepper
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Tactical | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Apparently Bull testicles.
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91f2eecf | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Well atleast the author is putting In some traditional middle eastern cuisine
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Tactical | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 i think what I hate most is that it's boring, at 35%