Henlo, I am a stick.

[karaiwulf fæ/fær]

Hi.  I've been reading the stormlight books, and I've finally gotten to the point where I'm overtaking my brother, so figured I'd register here so I can have people to talk to about it all.

EDIT: Realized I should let y'all know what I've read...

I have read Mistborn Era 1 and I'm approximately halfway through RoW in stormlight right now.

Edited October 11, 2025 by karaiwulf

[#1 Taln Fan he/him]

4 hours ago, karaiwulf said:

Hi.  I've been reading the stormlight books, and I've finally gotten to the point where I'm overtaking my brother, so figured I'd register here so I can have people to talk to about it all.

Welcome to the Shard! Who's your favorite and least favorite character so far?

[karaiwulf fæ/fær]

7 minutes ago, #1 Taln Fan said:

Welcome to the Shard! Who's your favorite and least favorite character so far?

Thank you!  So far I've got to say that my favourite character thus far is Rysn.  I'm also really partial to Syl and Pattern.

My least favourite character presently is Vyre (unsurprisingly).  I'm about 1/3rd of the way through Rhythm of War though, so I've got the better part of two books to change my mind.

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

On 10/5/2025 at 11:02 AM, karaiwulf said:

Hi.  I've been reading the stormlight books, and I've finally gotten to the point where I'm overtaking my brother, so figured I'd register here so I can have people to talk to about it all.

Welcome!

I need you to imagine this… scenario.

You find yourself, wits about you, stranded on a dessert island.

To your right is a live chicken.

To your left are some ration bars.

What do you eat first?

*squints*

Is your brother on the Shard?

-i—n-e-e-d—t-o—k-n-o-w—w-h-o—t-o—c-o-m-p-a-r-e—y-o-u—a-g-a-i-n-s-t-

Edited October 6, 2025 by Sherma Main

[karaiwulf fæ/fær]

6 hours ago, Sherma Main said:

Is your brother on the Shard?

Not that I know of, though I've suggested he hop on here to talk about why parrots are called chickens on Roshar, so I guess keep an eye out for that?

6 hours ago, Sherma Main said:

You find yourself, wits about you, stranded on a dessert island.

To your right is a live chicken.

To your left are some ration bars.

What do you eat first?

Honestly, if Wit is about, I'd probably ask his opinion first.  Even if he's measurably insane.

After that, I'd probably pocket the ration bars, put the chicken on Wit's head, and find a nice dessert that suits my fancy.  Though in the long term that's not quiiiite sustainable.

[-ACE- he/him]

Hello and welcome to the shard! What is your favorite book not by Brandon?

[karaiwulf fæ/fær]

1 hour ago, FRENZEE said:

Hello and welcome to the shard! What is your favorite book not by Brandon?

This is a deceptively hard question to answer.  As far as traditionally published fiction books, I have a small list in no particular order:

• The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss
• Neuromancer by William Gibson
• The Peripheral (also) by William Gibson
• And Shall Machines Surrender by Benjanun Sriduangkaew

There's also several nonfiction books I like, but my top two have to be Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll and The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder.

I could list a lot more here, but most of my other favourites are either Japanese light novels or web novels.

Some of the novels I've read recently that I didn't like were Cryptonomicon and Snow Crash, both by Neal Stephenson, and Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (I even wrote a review of this one because my friends demanded it).

If you've got some recommendations with that context in mind, I'm very happy to take them!

[-ACE- he/him]

1 minute ago, karaiwulf said:

This is a deceptively hard question to answer.  As far as traditionally published fiction books, I have a small list in no particular order:

• The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss
• Neuromancer by William Gibson
• The Peripheral (also) by William Gibson
• And Shall Machines Surrender by Benjanun Sriduangkaew

There's also several nonfiction books I like, but my top two have to be Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll and The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder.

I could list a lot more here, but most of my other favourites are either Japanese light novels or web novels.

Some of the novels I've read recently that I didn't like were Cryptonomicon and Snow Crash, both by Neal Stephenson, and Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (I even wrote a review of this one because my friends demanded it).

If you've got some recommendations with that context in mind, I'm very happy to take them!

I have tons of recommendations, and before I give them I like to ask what kind of book genre is your favorite. (I assume its sci-fi?)

Also, I havent read most of those, but I'll add them to my list. They should be around... Number 147-153

[karaiwulf fæ/fær]

6 minutes ago, FRENZEE said:

I have tons of recommendations, and before I give them I like to ask what kind of book genre is your favorite. (I assume its sci-fi?)

Also, I havent read most of those, but I'll add them to my list. They should be around... Number 147-153

Glad to have given you some recommendations!

I like both sci-fi and fantasy, yes.  I love the sci-fi subgenre of cyberpunk, but its hard to find good cyberpunk.

[-ACE- he/him]

ok, have you read the eye of minds by james dashner? (i have a lot more books but not a lot of time. Ill get back to you on this)

[karaiwulf fæ/fær]

55 minutes ago, -ACE- said:

ok, have you read the eye of minds by james dashner? (i have a lot more books but not a lot of time. Ill get back to you on this)

I haven't.  Reading the wikipedia page alludes that I may not enjoy it, but then again, reading the wikipedia page for WoK alludes that I wouldn't like it either, yet here I am, several books deep, so I'll get it on the reading list.

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

16 hours ago, karaiwulf said:

Not that I know of, though I've suggested he hop on here to talk about why parrots are called chickens on Roshar, so I guess keep an eye out for that?

Honestly, if Wit is about, I'd probably ask his opinion first.  Even if he's measurably insane.

After that, I'd probably pocket the ration bars, put the chicken on Wit's head, and find a nice dessert that suits my fancy.  Though in the long term that's not quiiiite sustainable.

*nods*
Yes

You are one of the few to notice that.

YOU PASSED THE TEST!

@Bird Furious ANOTHER ONE HAS ARRIVED

[Through the Living Hopper He/Him]

7 hours ago, -ACE- said:

ok, have you read the eye of minds by james dashner? (i have a lot more books but not a lot of time. Ill get back to you on this)

DO NOT READ JAMES DASHNER.

Edit: oh hi, Frenzee/Ace.

Edited October 8, 2025 by ThatOneWorldhopper

[-ACE- he/him]

Why not worldhopper?? I would say most of his books are mid at worst

[karaiwulf fæ/fær]

8 hours ago, Sherma Main said:

You are one of the few to notice that.

YOU PASSED THE TEST!

So um... what's the detail I'm to have noticed?  Dessert vs desert?  Or Wit?  Or that the chicken explicitly wasn't food?

3 hours ago, ThatOneWorldhopper said:

DO NOT READ JAMES DASHNER.

Solid recommendation, ngl, Mazerunner was... fairly meh, maybe mostly derivative and tropey.  But I kinda also believe that an author's writing can become better over time.  And also can be wildly different for different formats, and different genres (take Stephen King, for example -- his long-form works are way too long winded to be scary, but his short stories are absolutely terrifying).

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

5 hours ago, karaiwulf said:

So um... what's the detail I'm to have noticed?  Dessert vs desert?  Or Wit?  Or that the chicken explicitly wasn't food?

Solid recommendation, ngl, Mazerunner was... fairly meh, maybe mostly derivative and tropey.  But I kinda also believe that an author's writing can become better over time.  And also can be wildly different for different formats, and different genres (take Stephen King, for example -- his long-form works are way too long winded to be scary, but his short stories are absolutely terrifying).

Desser vs desert

[Through the Living Hopper He/Him]

6 hours ago, karaiwulf said:

Solid recommendation, ngl, Mazerunner was... fairly meh, maybe mostly derivative and tropey.  But I kinda also believe that an author's writing can become better over time.  And also can be wildly different for different formats, and different genres (take Stephen King, for example -- his long-form works are way too long winded to be scary, but his short stories are absolutely terrifying).

I guess that may be True. The Kill Order just kind of turned me off from him.

[-ACE- he/him]

yea, the first book i think was good but when they just kept going on...

Anyways, Scythe is okay i guess. I honestly cant think of that many more and I am in class so i cant use the list on my phone... I'll keep updating over today

[Doomslug the Arcane she/her]

Did you say you're a stick?

Join the Cult of the Stick!!

We're sane-ish

 

[Vielence She/Her]

On 10/7/2025 at 12:09 PM, karaiwulf said:

This is a deceptively hard question to answer.  As far as traditionally published fiction books, I have a small list in no particular order:

• The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss
• Neuromancer by William Gibson
• The Peripheral (also) by William Gibson
• And Shall Machines Surrender by Benjanun Sriduangkaew

There's also several nonfiction books I like, but my top two have to be Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll and The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder.

I could list a lot more here, but most of my other favourites are either Japanese light novels or web novels.

Some of the novels I've read recently that I didn't like were Cryptonomicon and Snow Crash, both by Neal Stephenson, and Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (I even wrote a review of this one because my friends demanded it).

If you've got some recommendations with that context in mind, I'm very happy to take them!

*gasp* you like the Slow Regard of Silent Things??? I LOVE The KingKiller Chronicles! Who would you be, Kvothe, Simmon, or Wilem? 
(I am DEF Kvothe lol)

Also: what’s your weirdest trait?

[karaiwulf fæ/fær]

On 10/9/2025 at 4:27 PM, Doomslug the Arcane said:

Did you say you're a stick?

Join the Cult of the Stick!!

We're sane-ish

 

I'm not totally sure how comfortable I am joining a cult, joke or not.

19 hours ago, VieB13 said:

*gasp* you like the Slow Regard of Silent Things??? I LOVE The KingKiller Chronicles! Who would you be, Kvothe, Simmon, or Wilem? 
(I am DEF Kvothe lol)

Also: what’s your weirdest trait?

It has been... Years and years since I read The Name of the Wind, but based on what I remember, probably Wilem?

And my weirdest trait... Hmm.  If I'm judging myself, I'd say that my weirdest trait is my laugh?  Its a bit shrill.

My family says that my entirety is weird.

My wife says it is my ability to "suck the soul out of people in the grocery store".

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

1 minute ago, karaiwulf said:

I'm not totally sure how comfortable I am joining a cult, joke or not.

It has been... Years and years since I read The Name of the Wind, but based on what I remember, probably Wilem?

And my weirdest trait... Hmm.  If I'm judging myself, I'd say that my weirdest trait is my laugh?  Its a bit shrill.

My family says that my entirety is weird.

My wife says it is my ability to "suck the soul out of people in the grocery store".

Its not really a cult

we just call really enthusiastic groups of people cults on the shard

not correct definition, but its all for the lols

and if you dont want to, its fine

because regardless,

We are all stick.

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[karaiwulf fæ/fær]

5 hours ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

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