which book gave you the worst book hangover?
like the kind where you couldn’t start another book for days.
what made it hit so hard?
the characters, the ending, the writing style, emotional damage, obsession, all of it?
For me it was the Administration Series.
I think it was because of how unique the main character was and the excellent writing. It really made me feel everything while also giving me a lot to think about.
I immediately needed to reread my favorite scenes, and sometimes while searching for one particular scene, I’d suddenly realize an hour later that I’d just been randomly rereading the whole book again.
In general, books hit me hardest when the characters are complex and morally fucked up. Not purely good or bad, but maybe one shade lighter than pure evil. The kind of character who is absolutely a monster, but then does one thing that changes how you see them. Or you learn something about their past and suddenly you start to understand why they are the way they are.
And it’s not even about redeeming or rehabilitating them by the end. I’m much more interested in exploring their mind in detail and understanding how they think, how they justify things, how they function.