Circular storytelling: in the beginning is the end
"The end is already written. Your actions are up to you, you can choose to get off this ride whenever. We both know you won't do it." Recs from my Pagebound Club post about circular storytelling
created by FitzChivalry
last updated March, 2026
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I didnât realize this was exactly my taste in books - great list!
glad to hear that :))
Oooh fun list!!! This is a bit of a spoiler, but Poison by Chris Wooding would fit this!
thank you! it may be a spoiler but it just makes me want to read a book more so đ¤ˇââď¸đ
Haha okay yay!!!
love this concept!! did you put mdzs in here bc of the flashbacks or smth else?
thanks đ I added mdzs mostly because it feels like people keep repeating each other's mistakes and all the parallels sometimes feel very cyclical to me. the flashbacks do help but I don't consider flashbacks the sole requirement for this. also I have like a feeling that I haven't yet fully explained to myself but it just feels right to add it?? what do you think, does it give you circle vibes?
that's true!! i think it does give me circular storytelling vibes in that they end in the same place as the beginning (in a sea of rumours that shove all the blame onto a single person)
yeah, I feel like he ends up right where he started but he's a completely different person than he was then. also the quote from the description of this list just screams wwx to me
you're right đđ his entire first life was just a tragedy in slow-motion
