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Re:Don't be terrified of Pale Fire by sleepydog on Wednesday June 05, 2024 @12:10AM (#40581313)
Other good book series that put the book into the story, by one of my favorite authors, Gene Wolfe:

The Book of the New Sun

Soldier of the mist

In both, the author presents himself as a translator for a text he came across which was written by the main character of the story. In the first, the text came from the distant future. In the second, ancient Greece. They are both incredible.

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Re:Don't be terrified of Pale Fire by throwaway555666 on Wednesday June 05, 2024 @02:58PM (#40588904)
Book of the New/Long/Short Sun were absolute masterpieces at telling a story within a world where the books and authors themselves exist.

Gene Wolfe really outdid himself, it's always incredible to me to reread the series and find that the books are written in a way that's not only engaging and interesting on a first read through, but equally captivating and enjoyable in new ways when you reread them and appreciate all the subtleties.

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