Circular storytelling
"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."
created by fitzchivalry
last updated May, 2026
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This is my favourite genre! Thank you for the recs!
love to hear that đ
I didnât realize this was exactly my taste in books - great list!
glad to hear that :))
This list is amazing! Have you heard of Crossings by Alex Landragin? One of my favorite books of all time and feels perfect for this list (highly recommend reading it in the Baroness sequence which is outlined in the beginning of the book)
thank you!! and for the recommendation as well, I hadn't heard of it đŤ°đŤ°đŤ°đŤ°
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
Omg this is wild I was just about to make a list like this đ¤đ I'm so glad it already exists!!! Talk about an oroboros.
Is this all books that start with the ending, right? Just making sure, so I don't end up not doing the list for the incorrect reason!
:O do you have any recommendations?
There was a fair amount of overlap đ but I'll see what else I can kind and lyk!
I love A Wrinkle in Time! And maybe I'll still do a list where it's more like the book starts with the end- but it's not necessarily full circle â°đâż
I'll keep an eye out for this list 𤊠thanks for the rec đŤ°
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This is such a good idea for a list đ¤Š
just read Giovanniâs Room and i think it would fit here perfectly!
The Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis would be a great fit here! It literally starts and ends mid-sentence to stress this circularity even further.
