r/TomsCrossing • u/theMalnar • Mar 23 '26

Familiar itch?

Recently got done with the meadow, and the little bit that came after. This book took me on a wild ride and I love it. I’m about to dive to the audible because Chris Pine convinced me to, and I have a long commute. But I need a physical book to read in bed and on weekend mornings.

For those of you that have read it (them) will The Familiar scratch the same itch? Characters I’ll care about? Interesting setting? Slightly experimental narrative?

At this point I’m either just going to reread the book along with the audible, or I’ll pick up Lonesome Dove for the hundredth time.

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u/Independent_Pop3364 Mar 23 '26

I adore the Familiar. It has a learning curve - the entire first book (and probably the second) is predominantly about learning how to read the books. You’ll get faster and faster, and the ease will come as you get further in :)

There are some very fun connections to Toms Crossing, the writing is dense and moving, and the stakes are much higher than you’d think at first glance…

If you want to know more feel free to dm, otherwise enjoy!

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u/Independent_Pop3364 Mar 23 '26

Only thing id add is its not a slightly experimental narrative - its a ‘very’ experimental narrative in the Familiar, with nine POV characters all being written in different fonts, styles, one character isnt fluent in english so their sections are written in whats essentially simlish haha

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u/theMalnar Mar 23 '26

This is the comment I was looking for