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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Trudov@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.ml

Hi everyone,

I wanted to ask about the rules in the Books community.

Is it allowed to post detailed descriptions (or summaries) of characters, creatures, organizations, factions, locations, and major events from book universes?

For example:

  1. Character profiles (abilities, personality, backstory)

  2. Lore breakdowns (history of an organization, structure of a faction, etc.)

  3. Summaries of key events (with clear spoiler warnings if needed)

I recently posted a full fan translation of a short Metro 2033 story and it was accepted without issues. So I’m wondering where the line is for original descriptive or lore posts.

Should such posts include a discussion question, or are pure descriptive posts also fine?

Thanks in advance for any clarification!

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[-] riskable@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago

Well I think it's fine 🤷

By my non-existent authority, I decree it OK.

[-] Vupware@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

As there are no rules listed on the sidebar, I say have at it!

The more contributions, the better.

[-] transscribe9468@literature.cafe 1 points 1 week ago

it's probably fine. people like me who don't want to see it could just block you.

this post was submitted on 15 Apr 2026
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