*Bless the redditor reading this tedious post.*
Could you suggest me a book which meets those criteria?
(bold: mandatory, plain: optional but nice to have, the more the better)
List:
* **Third person present tense narration.** (*There’s a 36-book list on goodreads, still searching among those*)
* **No slang, but plain good English.** Well, a handful words won’t hurt, but not too many.
* **Academic/classic type of prose and narration.** I’ve already gone through several odd ones, now back to the standard (*besides the first point, not that common*)
* **Lots of dialogues.**
* **No torture, no rape, no child abuse.**
* **Set in our real world.** This rules out plain Fantasy and Sci-Fi (which I like), but if there’s a bit of paranormal thing at stake it’s okay. Zombies are too much.
* **No ‘prophecy’.** Just in case. And no ‘chosen one’.
* **Traditionally published, with good reception.** Controversial books are fine, with contrasted ratings.
* At least one young character in the 13-17 range.
* A coming-of-age story.
* Female author.
* Comedic aspect, or tragicomedy, or ‘dramedy’
* With provocation, or controversy.
* LTGBTQIA+ (but not as a token)
* Set in our modern time. Maybe in the second half of the last century and after.
* Set in Japan. Okay this one will be harder to meet (I’m already looking into Japanese authors also, of course.)
*Just for you to know:* I’m serious about this quest, and I’ve bought and read books recommended by redditors several times. Among those: *Dhalgren* (not related to this one quest).
Thank you for your help!
by Notamugokai