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Book Recommendations

Hi All!

I'm trying to give reading another go after many failed attempts. I've never been big into reading, and i've tried a a few times with various genres, but nothing has ever truly kept my interest.

I was at a book store with my wife last week, and i felt the urge to buy a book even though i knew there was a very good chance that I'd lose interest and give up 1/2 way through. I found a book called Strange Houses by Uketsu, which i thought looked cool, and I ended up purchasing it. For the first time, maybe ever, I read it front to back in 3 days (I've read people have finished it in 2 hours, lol). This was a pretty big accomplishment for me! I looked forward to reading it and actually enjoyed it.

I started reading up on the author as there's a bit of mystery surrounding them, like their true identity, etc... I read that the author has a few other books, which have been translated to English. I intend on buying them since I enjoyed Strange Houses. I also may have got a little too excited/impulsive and bought myself an ereader.

Having said that, I was hoping someone might be able to recommend any other books/authors similar to Uketsu. I've also provided some details about myself below so people can also recommend other books that I might enjoy, that dont necessarily need to be similar to Strange Houses.

There were a couple main aspects that I enjoyed about Strange Houses, namely:

  1. The mystery/not knowing how things were going to end. I was trying to guess as the story went on.

  2. It was an easy read and wasn't filled with metaphors (not that im against metaphors).

Interests/hobbies: video games (RPGs), movies (sci-fi, lord of the rings [the books intimidate me lol], horror (sci-fi horror, supernatural, religious, folk/occult), metal/hardcore punk, technology, mystery, comedies, mental health, psychology... I feel like im struggling to come up with things im interested in lol.

I think the mystery aspect and trying to figure out what coukd happen is a reoccurring theme that always captivates me in movies/TV shows. Some that ive enjoyed:

HBO's miniseries The Outsider (which ive just realized was based on a book), Project Hailmary (also a book lol), A24's Midsommar - also, I like a lot of A24 movies, if that's of any help.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

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u/justlookforit — 7 hours ago
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Red, hot knees

I've been having episodes where my knees get really red and hot to the touch. It randomly started happening over a year ago... or longer, i honestly dont know. It seems to be be much more frequent these days and can be random but also triggered by walking/standing for extended periods. There are times when it seems to happen almost every day.

I went to my family doctor who was stumped and didn't seem to know what it was. He then referred me to a dermatologist who i just finished seeing; i showed him a few photos, which I've posted here (it was a disappointing experience as I saw him for a whole 3 minutes... im in Canada). I forget the term he used, but he essentially said hives (probably urticaria from what I've deduced) and prescribed me Blexten. I was pretty confused, as my symptoms didn't seem to resemble hives - at least not the typical hives that I'm used to. He mentioned that these aren't always itchy I (can't remember if he said raised, too). My knees are not itchy and nor has there ever been any sort of raised bump(s).

I also started taking amlodipine for high blood pressure about two or three months ago, so ive been dealing with swelling in my feet. After the first month or so on it, i also started to get red blotchy looking sections on my legs, specifically towards the bottom of my leg. These areas that get red are also very warm/hot to the touch. This tends to happen when im standing/walking or when i come out of the shower. Im just assuming this is from amolodipine, as ive read it can cause flushing/warmth, etc.

The redness and warmth in my knees started well before the issue with my legs, so it would make sense that its medication related. However, I can't help but wonder if its actually related and its possibly not related to amlodipine.

I was doing some googling and came across this subreddit - I was hoping to get some opinions from people on here. Apologies if im in the wrong place. I'm just trying to figure out what might be happening. Included some bonus pictures of the red blotchyness on my lower legs, for reference.

I couldn't find the button to flag this as NSFW as per the rules. I apologize in advance.

u/justlookforit — 27 days ago