/lit/ - Literature

>>16113547
It's fine American bro, I enjoy reading so I'm quite content.

>>14152768
My favorite work of genre fiction is a collection of Star Fox fanfictions by one author. He finished part 1 of a fantastic James McCloud story before disappearing forever, I assume to law school or practice like he once mentioned in an author's note. FanFiction eventually fell out of my life while i was growing up (parents upgraded internet so a whole new world opened up beyond text stories) but I'd still go back here and there to check for signs of life. He hit a diverse amount of genres too, including horror, all while implementing a lot of really cool science fiction elements. I wonder how much was his own creation vs things he took from elsewhere since some of his earlier works were definitely pastiche-y.

>go to uni library to read
>all the foreigners are talking
>library
>talking
I'm dropping out

Are there any good books that end with the protagonist worse off than the beginning? Most either end with the protagonist being in the same place or just slightly better off.