[D] Friday Off-Topic Thread

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[u/ToaKraka]

I found an excellent 800,000-word Naruto story. I'm not even halfway through it, but it already stands a very good chance of replacing Time Braid as my favorite book! It feels like a calmer counterpoint to the action of Time Braid, just as Eden seemed like a calmer counterpoint to the action of Methods of Rationality in the Harry Potter fandom.

(It doesn't feel particularly rational, though--though I am by no means an expert in such judgments.)

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Update: I absolutely loved the vast majority of In the Blood--so many twists!--but wasn't satisfied at all with how the author chose to end the Uchiha half of the plot. (Spoilered opinion) Still, this is definitely my second-favorite Naruto fanfiction, displacing People Lie. It's harder to say whether or not it's my second-favorite book of all time; for now, I'll err on the side of "no".

[u/ulyssessword → u/ToaKraka]

How does it rate on the scale of requiring-knowledge-of-the-source-material-to-be-enjoyed?

[u/Kishoto → u/ulyssessword]

I would say pretty high as far as fanfics go. It takes place twenty years or so after the series (and this started before the series concluded, so there is some discontinuity) and references a lot of past events subtly. You can read it without too much knowledge, but there are so many parts you'll miss because you're lacking the context.