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AI recommends bleak fantasy novel "Swan Song"

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An AI recommendation system suggested the book "Swan Song" by Robert McCammon. The user found the recommendation after asking for books similar to Cormac McCarthy's "The Road." While the book shares bleak themes with "The Road," it also incorporates fantasy elements that the user is enjoying. AI

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AI recommends bleak fantasy novel "Swan Song"

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I’m reading Swan Song by Robert McCammon. # AI recommended it when I asked for # book recommendations similar to The Road by Cormac McCarthy. It’s bleak but als

    I’m reading Swan Song by Robert McCammon. # AI recommended it when I asked for # book recommendations similar to The Road by Cormac McCarthy. It’s bleak but also has # fantasy elements which sometimes turns me off, but I’m actually loving it. It’s not as stark or as moving as The…

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