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Fantasy books, stories, &c
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Main change is that my taste has matured. 10+ years ago I was all in into "you are the chosen one" fantasy, good vs evil, protagonists are always perfect, always happy ending etc.
Then around 2013 I decided to to buy Garden of the Moon by Steve Erikson. Malazan Book of the Fallen changed my tasty completely. World is not black or white, usually everything is grey. Every action has its consequences, death is waiting for everyone no matter how important you are for the story and also sometimes death is worse then staying alive. Main character is who you decided to be. You as a reader need to expler and get to conclusions alone, writer is not holding your hand and explaining everything. I can go on and on.
If anyone has read this series they will know how it changed them.