Iarwainiel I Posted June 19, 2020 Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 In the words of Monty Python's Flying Circus (ancient British TV show) - - "And now for something completely different..." I'm currently working my way through the Chet and Bernie mystery series by Spencer Quinn, in anticipation of the next book dropping on July 7th. The narrator for these detective stories is Chet the Dog (http://www.chetthedog.com/), and if you love dogs, you'll adore Chet! "I know the case is closed when I have the perp by the pantleg." Just FYI - these are not children's books (though the author does have a kids' series too): there's a realistic (not gratuitous) amount of swearing and some fisticuffs; romance is off-camera. Bernie is flawed but a true hero. If you (or your parents, etc.) are looking for some fun mystery stories that are a pretty quick read, you can't go wrong with Chet and Bernie! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spren of Kindness Posted June 19, 2020 Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 I'm rereading Words of Radiance in preparation for borrowing Oathbringer from the library/noticing the foreshadowing/falling deeper in love with the characters., and I'm rereading Little Women again, because it's been too long, and I love it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condensation Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 Recently, I've started rereading all of Brandon's books. I've gotten through all but Elantris and Warbreaker in the past couple of days. After that I'm planning to re-read the Keeper of the lost cities series and maybe the Spy School series. Hopefully by then we'll have visited the library. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneonfoxtribute Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 The Great Hunt is making me feel things I'm on chapter 40 and this is not OK I am in hurt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truthless of Shinovar Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 12 minutes ago, aneonfoxtribute said: The Great Hunt is making me feel things I'm on chapter 40 and this is not OK I am in hurt. What happens around chapter 40 again? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneonfoxtribute Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 Just now, Truthless of Shinovar said: What happens around chapter 40 again? Spoiler Egwene being made damane. Now I'm patiently awaiting Rand learning about this 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truthless of Shinovar Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 8 minutes ago, aneonfoxtribute said: Reveal hidden contents Egwene being made damane. Now I'm patiently awaiting Rand learning about this Spoiler I remember now. Keep reading now, you need to get to the end! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneonfoxtribute Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 Yeah I plan to keep reading. Though whether I finish tonight or tomorrow depends on if I can escape conversations in Discord. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkum Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 55 minutes ago, aneonfoxtribute said: Reveal hidden contents Egwene being made damane. Now I'm patiently awaiting Rand learning about this figured it was probably that. that part is definitely hard. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneonfoxtribute Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 Spoiler Nynaeve breaking Egwene out and Egwene getting her revenge is so immensely satisfying. I am exceptionally pleased. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneonfoxtribute Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 I just finished The Great Hunt. That was incredible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkum Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 5 hours ago, aneonfoxtribute said: I just finished The Great Hunt. That was incredible. the next book is probably my favorite in the series. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneonfoxtribute Posted June 29, 2020 Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 Tomorrow I begin The Dragon Reborn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briar King Posted June 29, 2020 Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 On 6/21/2020 at 1:56 AM, aneonfoxtribute said: I just finished The Great Hunt. That was incredible. Probably best book of the series. Got other good ones coming but just not up on the same lvl as Hunt for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkum Posted June 29, 2020 Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Briar King said: Probably best book of the series. Got other good ones coming but just not up on the same lvl as Hunt for me. hard disagree, i put Eye of the World and Great Hunt near the bottom personally. Dragon Reborn is up near the top. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briar King Posted June 29, 2020 Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 I ll give Dragon it’s credit for cementing my series favorite character. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneonfoxtribute Posted July 4, 2020 Report Share Posted July 4, 2020 On Chapter 9 of The Dragon Reborn. I am thus far very surprised that Spoiler Perrin has been the only viewpoint after over a hundred pages. It's a very interesting decision to have not once switched over to Rand or even Egwene or Nynaeve. Mat I don't suppose will have many viewpoints this book since I expect he'll spend most of it being healed, unless something big happens like the dagger is stolen again (which I don't really see as too plausible). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneonfoxtribute Posted July 4, 2020 Report Share Posted July 4, 2020 Looks like I spoke too soon. Spoiler This chapter gave a Rand POV and the very next chapter is an Egwene chapter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkum Posted July 4, 2020 Report Share Posted July 4, 2020 28 minutes ago, aneonfoxtribute said: On Chapter 9 of The Dragon Reborn. I am thus far very surprised that Hide contents Perrin has been the only viewpoint after over a hundred pages. It's a very interesting decision to have not once switched over to Rand or even Egwene or Nynaeve. Mat I don't suppose will have many viewpoints this book since I expect he'll spend most of it being healed, unless something big happens like the dagger is stolen again (which I don't really see as too plausible). Rand POVs are pretty minimal in that book, if memory serves. both in terms of quantity and in terms of how they are written. I think Egwene/Elayne/Nynaeve get a bunch and Perrin gets a bunch. Mat gets several once he is good and healed. I didnt remember Perrin monopolizing so much of the beginning of the book though, but its been a while. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneonfoxtribute Posted July 4, 2020 Report Share Posted July 4, 2020 He is legit the only perspective for 115 and 3/4 pages. And good, I want Elayne POVs. I like her a lot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truthless of Shinovar Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 2 hours ago, aneonfoxtribute said: He is legit the only perspective for 115 and 3/4 pages. And good, I want Elayne POVs. I like her a lot. That’s one of my problems with Jordan’s writing, he spends far too much time on one character without switching around viewpoints. It makes it pretty boring at times 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneonfoxtribute Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 I don't necessarily think that's a bad thing. It's not like stories don't work from one perspective, people do it all the time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briar King Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 250+ pgs into Red Rising. Pretty dope so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneonfoxtribute Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 (edited) So I have a bit of a theory for the whole of Wheel of Time. I feel like each of the main characters will have a distinct group of people that is, like, their specific enemy. Like they're obviously all enemies, but it'll be more personal for specific characters. My ideas for those at the moment are: Spoiler Rand with the Dark One and his forces, for obvious reasons. Perrin with the Whitecloaks since they seem to have it out for him hard after their initial encounter and Perrin really hates them. Egwene with the Seanchan, again for obvious reasons. Mat for Fain/Mordeth, since he was corrupted by Mordeth. Those are all my ideas for it at the moment. One other I'm not as sure of would be Moiraine or Nynaeve with either the Red or the Black Ajah, or maybe both. Black Ajah is gonna come out eventually, and the Reds are just generally unpleasant. Part of the problem with coming up with ideas is I don't really know who counts as a "main character" yet. Naturally the Two Fields group and Moiraine/Lan are main characters, but I don't know if I should count Elayne, Loial, Thom, Min, etc. They're important, obviously, but I'm not sure yet if they're main characters on the same level of the others. Edited July 5, 2020 by aneonfoxtribute 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkum Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 26 minutes ago, aneonfoxtribute said: So I have a bit of a theory for the whole of Wheel of Time. I feel like each of the main characters will have a distinct group of people that is, like, their specific enemy. Like they're obviously all enemies, but it'll be more personal for specific characters. My ideas for those at the moment are: Hide contents Rand with the Dark One and his forces, for obvious reasons. Perrin with the Whitecloaks since they seem to have it out for him hard after their initial encounter and Perrin really hates them. Egwene with the Seanchan, again for obvious reasons. Mat for Fain/Mordeth, since he was corrupted by Mordeth. Those are all my ideas for it at the moment. One other I'm not as sure of would be Moiraine or Nynaeve with either the Red or the Black Ajah, or maybe both. Black Ajah is gonna come out eventually, and the Reds are just generally unpleasant. Part of the problem with coming up with ideas is I don't really know who counts as a "main character" yet. Naturally the Two Fields group and Moiraine/Lan are main characters, but I don't know if I should count Elayne, Loial, Thom, Min, etc. They're important, obviously, but I'm not sure yet if they're main characters on the same level of the others. hard for me to gauge just how much I can actually comment on this without it devolving into spoiler territory, so I'll avoid it for the most part except to say that Elayne is definitely a main character, certainly more so than the other ones you mention, and almost certainly more so than Moiraine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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