What Are You Reading, Part 2

[AngelEy3 he/him]

2 hours ago, TheOrlionThatComesBefore said:

Pffft, I don't get out of bed for less than 20 fbombs!

I don't even notice their existence anymore until people bring it up. The vast majority of people swear in everyday language use. 

[Orlion Blight he/him]

49 minutes ago, AngelEy3 said:

I don't even notice their existence anymore until people bring it up. The vast majority of people swear in everyday language use. 

Language is about communication, and swears are the most effective way to communicate feelings to the widest section of society. 

By policing it or trying to eradicate it, what people and organizations are trying to do is prevent others from effectively communicating their feelings. After all, if someone can't tell you what's wrong, it's a lot easier to pretend nothing is wrong... or to fabricate what you want to be wrong!

[Who Sharded?]

I tend to notice the first F-bomb in a book or series, but after that I don't notice.

[Briar King]

They don’t bother me one bit just been keeping a record since someone said 2 had more then the others in it. The count so far is 1, 13, 5.

[Aon Ati he/him]

Hello. I am currently half way through The Eye of the World right now and, for the most part, have enjoyed it. I can see why people will see it is a Lord of the Rings ripoff but I have read other series that seemed to ripoff others. And most of those led to great stories that were completely different from the other series. So I have hope this will lead to an immersive story that I will fondly look back on.

[Sunbird she/her]

As of approximately 10 minutes ago, I HAVE FINISHED DRAGONSTEEL.

[The Gecko he/him]

I am reading The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks. In return for reading it, I got a friend to read WoK. win-WIN

after I finish it, I will read WoK, WoR Edgedancer and Warbreaker again before OB comes out, then I will finish the night angel trilogy

[Storming Radiant he/him]

I have just started The great hunt. I've really enjoyed the eye of the world, and even though some of my friends warned me that some of the characters are really awful and boring, so far I haven't noticed anyone who'll fit that description. I really hope it stays that way...

[Ammanas]

7 hours ago, Storming Radiant said:

I have just started The great hunt. I've really enjoyed the eye of the world, and even though some of my friends warned me that some of the characters are really awful and boring, so far I haven't noticed anyone who'll fit that description. I really hope it stays that way...

That really doesn't start until book seven although cracks started to appear at books 5 and 6 for me. Who knows? You might read the entire series and really enjoy the entire thing. A lot of people love these books.

Edited October 26, 2017 by Ammanas

[Ammanas]

Just finished The Book of Swords anthology edited by Dozois. It was pretty good; as is usual with these anthologies there are some that appeal to me and others that didn't. The best one was the one by Scott Lynch that was set in its own unique world and was such a delight! Other ones that I like were the ones by the following authors: Ken Liu, Mathew Hughes, Kate Elliot, KJ Parker, and Daniel Abraham.

[The Invested Beard]

13 hours ago, Sunchicken said:

As of approximately 10 minutes ago, I HAVE FINISHED DRAGONSTEEL.

I simultaneously love and hate you.

[Briar King]

On pg 235 of Grace. Holy cow this is just amazing.

[Ammanas]

8 hours ago, Briar King said:

On pg 235 of Grace. Holy cow this is just amazing.

You should listen to me and End of Disc One more often. Told you it was amazing! I've already read the book twice!

[AngelEy3 he/him]

1 hour ago, Ammanas said:

You should listen to me and End of Disc One more often. Told you it was amazing! I've already read the book twice!

Truth. I've pretty much just been reading whatever @Ammanas tells me to for about 6 months or so now. Saves me from being hard on myself over a bad story, but so far he's been right on the mark. 

[Sparkrunner he/him]

On 10/25/2017 at 5:50 AM, Aon Ati said:

Hello. I am currently half way through The Eye of the World right now and, for the most part, have enjoyed it. I can see why people will see it is a Lord of the Rings ripoff but I have read other series that seemed to ripoff others. And most of those led to great stories that were completely different from the other series. So I have hope this will lead to an immersive story that I will fondly look back on.

A lot of stuff is a rip-off of WoT. The Kingkiller Chronicles are... blatant about it. I think most high fiction today has elements that come from WoT.

 

On 10/25/2017 at 7:07 PM, Sunchicken said:

As of approximately 10 minutes ago, I HAVE FINISHED DRAGONSTEEL.

What. How.

[Dunkum he/him]

6 hours ago, Roadwalker said:

A lot of stuff is a rip-off of WoT. The Kingkiller Chronicles are... blatant about it. I think most high fiction today has elements that come from WoT.

huh??  you're going to have to explain your logic a bit there, because I don't see it.

[Sparkrunner he/him]

It has been too long since I read the Kingkillers, (I didn't like them very much,) but the overall structure, the way the characters are set, some of the background elements, and the huge one is the Aiel. (What are they called in the Kingkillers again?) The society of great warriors living in a remote area, with different morals and social norms, etc. An overall impression I got from the books.

[Dunkum he/him]

38 minutes ago, Roadwalker said:

It has been too long since I read the Kingkillers, (I didn't like them very much,) but the overall structure, the way the characters are set, some of the background elements, and the huge one is the Aiel. (What are they called in the Kingkillers again?) The society of great warriors living in a remote area, with different morals and social norms, etc. An overall impression I got from the books.

you're thinking of the Adem, but their resemblance to the Aiel is superficial at best; the Aiel would never consent to mercenary work, for one thing and the Aiel always struck me as being a Native American analog while the Adem are more like Eastern Asian monastic types.

In general, I don't think the two series are really very comparable.  sure there may be certain concepts that they share, but even those most likely predate either one.  put another way, to the extent that the Adem are like the Aiel, it isn't because the one is inspired by/ripping off the other, but because they are both coming from the same earlier inspiration.  and for the most part they are very different in most ways.  they have different narrative focuses, different forms of magic, and different paths for their magic users to take, in fact just about every concept I can think of offhand is substantially different between the two. for an example where I do think one work is blatantly ripping off another, compare Lord of the Rings to the later The Sword of Shannara, and see how almost every concept in the former has an obvious parallel in the latter.

[Sunbird she/her]

13 hours ago, Roadwalker said:

What. How.

BYU Library. I'm a student there and checked out the only circulating copy.

[Ammanas]

9 hours ago, Sunchicken said:

BYU Library. I'm a student there and checked out the only circulating copy.

Do you think there was good reason for them to redact the sections on the Dragonsteel (that was released on Brandon's website) or do you feel that they were overly cautious in doing so? I get that this is walking a fine line on board policy, but I am very curious!

[Sunbird she/her]

@Ammanas I haven't read the Dragonsteel stuff that's been released online, so I'm not informed enough yet to comment on that. Do you have a link to it perchance?

[Ammanas]

2 hours ago, Sunchicken said:

@Ammanas I haven't read the Dragonsteel stuff that's been released online, so I'm not informed enough yet to comment on that. Do you have a link to it perchance?

Here is a link to one section. You can use the navigation bar to get to other sections. To see the areas in question you can do a page search for the term "redacted"

https://brandonsanderson.com/dragonsteel-prime-chapter-37-bridge-four-7/

[Sunbird she/her]

@Ammanas I don't think the redacted stuff is terribly spoiler-y for anyone who's read The Way of Kings. I mean, it's entirely possible that the redacted bits will become more significant later in the Cosmere, but for now, I--as someone who isn't privy to all Brandon's long-term plans for the Cosmere--only see elements of Roshar's magic system.

Oh look, it's my 3000th post!

Edited October 29, 2017 by Sunchicken

[PlanetReelo she/her]

I'm reading Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor to get me through this pre-oathbringer lull. So far it's proven to be a nice and light read, not yet at the point of being captivating. But I'm not half way through as of yet. Taylor's descriptive style is beautiful too.

[Ammanas]

Rereading the first three Garrett PI books by Glen Cook. I had forgotten that the first two books were some of the weaker books he has written; I think he was getting a feel for the world, was still a inexperienced writer, and they could of used a better editor. I am current on the third, Cold Copper Tears, and its really good. From what I remember he will continue to write quality Garrett PI books except for the 8th one Petty Pewter Gods (which was a setback). Recommend this series for Dresden Fans.