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Preaching to the choir. Unfortunately I have little success rate with getting friends to convert to Malazan.
Yeah same. I've met one other enjoyer in meatspace. My wife refuses to read it because "You talk about how good it is so much I'm worried I wont enjoy 40k books afterwards" which is... an opinion :p maybe I should moderate my praise.
It's the only series I've read that has had me just bawl my eyes out or laugh aloud like a maniac in public. Beautiful work. Also deeply silly, which I think is important too because being serious all the time is exhausting.
Your wife's opinion is valid, I've heard others don't enjoy fantasy as much after Malazan. I got one friend through Deadhouse but he's been reading lots of shorter books since. Probably gonna have to buy him Memories to guilt him, but then he should be hooked.
Memories did hook me into the series this is true, so it might work.
I dunno I can still enjoy slop though, if all you ever eat is 5 stars you stop appreciating it.
I still enjoy slop too. Recently been reading old pulp sff between arty litfic.
I have become more particular about the slop I enjoy, but I think that's just getting more familiar with myself.
I find it a strange attitude because it's not like going to an art gallery stops you admiring cool graffiti. Popcorn page turners drenched in cliche are doing something else, nobody opens a Conan the barbarian book and sits down ready to have their worldview shattered, and nobody picks up house of leaves expecting a jolly romp through an unchallenging and familiar setting.