Dunkum he/him Posted August 1, 2020 Posted August 1, 2020 8 hours ago, aneonfoxtribute said: Oh quick question about Dragon Reborn. Hide contents They said at the end that Ba'alzamon could have actually been one of the Forsaken. Is that meant to be an actual reveal, or is that discussed in later books and eventually confirmed or denied? If memory serves, you'll get a solid answer on it later on. though the fact that there are 11 more books in the series should probably suggest something.
Elegy he/him Posted August 1, 2020 Posted August 1, 2020 Re-reading Hobbit+Lord of the Rings, I've just finished the Rohan arc. Beautiful, beautiful prose, historical lore as deep as imaginable, and - as a result of both - such a unique atmosphere. I love these books (despite some problems with pacing and dramaturgy)!
aneonfoxtribute Posted August 1, 2020 Posted August 1, 2020 4 hours ago, Dunkum said: If memory serves, you'll get a solid answer on it later on. though the fact that there are 11 more books in the series should probably suggest something. Alright cool. I was just unsure if that was the book saying "Yeah this is the truth" or if it was going to have elaboration. I could have believed either.
Spren of Kindness she/her Posted August 1, 2020 Posted August 1, 2020 (edited) I'm almost exactly halfway through Eye of the World, and about to start Foundation and Earth, so we'll see how that goes... Edited August 3, 2020 by Spren of Kindness
Orlion Blight he/him Posted August 1, 2020 Posted August 1, 2020 Currently reading White Fragility by Robin Diangelo.
Orlion Blight he/him Posted August 2, 2020 Posted August 2, 2020 Bonus double post: Quick is finally tackling the Judging Eye by R Scott Bakker
Snorkel Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 Woo! I'm up to Peace Talks, just read the first chapter! I read all the short stories, microfiction and comics. Those short stories are some of the best I've read, and most of them are almost required reading for the universe. Those comics - not good. Welcome to the Jungle is the only one referenced in the novels. War Cry is the one with the best story IMO, except for the entirely needless spoiler in the final panel. D: The rest were just not worth reading, and Wild Card was actively bad.
aneonfoxtribute Posted August 4, 2020 Posted August 4, 2020 Finished Death Masks, probably the one I enjoyed the most so far. Though I do need to go back and re-listen to the final battle because I didn't take it in well for some reason.
aneonfoxtribute Posted August 4, 2020 Posted August 4, 2020 Ironically despite being the one I enjoyed most, it also had the worst example so far of my least favorite aspect of the series. I'm certainly not prudish but I find how sexualized some things in the series can be is unnecessary and don't like how common it is. I was fine with it mostly before now, particularly when it comes to magical entities. Spoiler I notably found the sex scene between Dresden and Susan very gratuitous. I checked out completely during that scene because I just dont care
Briar King Posted August 4, 2020 Posted August 4, 2020 I was wondering how you were going to handle that and how will handle something else I won’t mention yet that may or may not be Dresden related. I personally quite enjoyed it.
aneonfoxtribute Posted August 4, 2020 Posted August 4, 2020 I don't really have inherent issue with sexual things, most of the time I don't really care. But in this case its just bugging me more than normal. Maybe its because its an audio book idk
Briar King Posted August 5, 2020 Posted August 5, 2020 Not much exp with audio. Is it a guy taking on women voices or flipped or one of each?
aneonfoxtribute Posted August 5, 2020 Posted August 5, 2020 He's not really changing his voice too much for female characters, mostly just making it a tad softer with a different sort of way of speaking depending on the character, but that doesn't have much to do with it.
Snorkel Posted August 5, 2020 Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, aneonfoxtribute said: Ironically despite being the one I enjoyed most, it also had the worst example so far of my least favorite aspect of the series. I'm certainly not prudish but I find how sexualized some things in the series can be is unnecessary and don't like how common it is. I was fine with it mostly before now, particularly when it comes to magical entities. Hide contents I notably found the sex scene between Dresden and Susan very gratuitous. I checked out completely during that scene because I just dont care Don't worry, he doesn't make a habit of that kind of thing. 10 hours ago, Briar King said: Not much exp with audio. Is it a guy taking on women voices or flipped or one of each? It's one guy reading the books*. He does quite a good Leanansidhe IMO. James Marsters, who played Spike in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. IMO he's a very good audio book reader. *they get a lady to read the female POV short stories though. Edited August 5, 2020 by Snorkel
Snorkel Posted August 5, 2020 Posted August 5, 2020 On 29/07/2020 at 1:41 PM, Briar King said: Finished Peace Talks. While some cool stuff goes down this book is one of my least favorites of the series and I really see no reason other then a cash grab after Butchers long hiatus that this needed to be its own book rather then giving it with Battleground in September. 335 pgs wasn’t going to mess up today’s book binding capabilities. I would strongly recommend to just wait and read this closer to or once Battleground gets here. He talks about that here. ' "If we publish this as a hardback, it's gonna be a $50 hardback", and I was like "Oh, I'm not gonna be the guy who sets THAT post" '
aneonfoxtribute Posted August 5, 2020 Posted August 5, 2020 Starting two books today. Blood Rites and Shadow Rising. On the Dresden side of things, we seem to have a new puppy companion and I love it so much. On the WoT side, I really hope that the image of Mat with a bird on the cover actually means he gets a bird. The only thing better than a small puppy companion is an awesome bird friend.
Dunkum he/him Posted August 5, 2020 Posted August 5, 2020 3 hours ago, aneonfoxtribute said: Starting two books today. Blood Rites and Shadow Rising. On the Dresden side of things, we seem to have a new puppy companion and I love it so much. On the WoT side, I really hope that the image of Mat with a bird on the cover actually means he gets a bird. The only thing better than a small puppy companion is an awesome bird friend. your cover shows Mat holding a bird? that is definitely not what mine shows
aneonfoxtribute Posted August 5, 2020 Posted August 5, 2020 Well he's not holding the bird. He's alongside a bird. Two birds in fact, but when I first looked at it I only saw the one above his shoulder. The second one sadly makes me think it's just so he looks more cool Also, wow, that is a big jump in page count. From a bit over 600 pages to over 900.
Briar King Posted August 5, 2020 Posted August 5, 2020 Must not be the original covers and yeah TSR is a big book. In my top 3 of the series.
BreezeCauthon he/him Posted August 5, 2020 Posted August 5, 2020 19 minutes ago, aneonfoxtribute said: This is the cover I have I really liked this cover. I think it was the only one I read that wasn't the original cover art.
aneonfoxtribute Posted August 5, 2020 Posted August 5, 2020 I have that type of cover for every book except for Eye of the World. I had Eye of the World in mass market paperback, and I've had it since I was a kid which was weird. Like I was watching a few of Daniel Greene's videos on WoT last year, and he showed a picture of the cover, and I was really surprised because I realized I recognized it. So I went looking and lo and behold, I found it.
Dunkum he/him Posted August 5, 2020 Posted August 5, 2020 ahh, neat. yea, I kinda like that cover better than the one I have, but i mostly wouldnt take it literally. 1
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