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## What is /r/rational's "To Learn How to Write This, Read That" list? (Example -- though I have some problems with the listing -- linked to.)
* Author: u/neshalchanderman *
* URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/writing/comments/3669db/a_to_learn_how_to_write_this_read_that_list/?ref=search_posts
* Score: 24
* Created: 2017-06-17T08:23:05
### Post:
[Link to content](https://www.reddit.com/r/writing/comments/3669db/a_to_learn_how_to_write_this_read_that_list/?ref=search_posts)
### Comments:
> **u/Charlie___** [+4] (10 hours later)
>
> Hm, do you mean what books teach skills we think are more important here?
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> Magic and science are obvious ones. Magic made out of simple rules and systems is pretty common here, but it's not necessary for a good story.
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> Magical magic: John Bellairs - The Face In The Frost, Ursula LeGuin - A Wizard Of Earthsea.
> Systemic magic: Brandon Sanderson - Warbreaker, Ted Chiang - 72 Letters.
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> Gratuitous science: Greg Egan.
> Science-based fiction: Arthur C Clarke - The Fountains of Paradise, Andy Weir - The Martian.
> **u/None** [+1] (7 hours later)
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>> **u/Charlie___** [+3] (9 hours later)
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>> Check out the link, maybe. OP's asking for books or authors that exhibit specific skills.
>>> **u/TK17Studios** [+1] *Author of r!Animorphs: The Reckoning* (10 hours later)
>>>
>>> Oh, whoops.
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