Briar King Posted September 23, 2020 Posted September 23, 2020 I read that one super fast even for my past faster reading paced self. Like 2 days. I generally did em in 3-6 days back then. My goodness I want my WH40K starter book in already.. but they coming to Houston and I’m about to head back home to Lake Charles tomorrow. Ugh. One says it’s coming in tomorrow the other(and it’s book 1 to) says Saturday. Double ugh.
Briar King Posted September 24, 2020 Posted September 24, 2020 Oh SWEET!!! Bk 1 did come in while I’m still here in Houston so I have begun reading my very 1st WH40K book ever! I’m stoked. I hope I like it after all these years of hype from sources.
Ammanas Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie. About a third of the way in and already I feel comfortable saying it’s a return to form from the author after a disappointing start to the trilogy (in my opinion). What a month! Battle Ground by Butcher comes out Tuesday and that will be my next book.
Eluvianii he/him Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 Finished A Study in Scarlet. Short but the format was seriously interesting.
Snorkel Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 On 27/09/2020 at 3:47 PM, Eluvianii said: Finished A Study in Scarlet. Short but the format was seriously interesting. Next you could try A Study in Emerald. It's a mashup of A Study in Scarlet with Cthulu mythos universe :-O By Neil Gaiman. 1
aneonfoxtribute Posted September 29, 2020 Posted September 29, 2020 Sort of disappointed that Marsters changed his voice for Kincaid. I liked the more gruff voice he had.
aneonfoxtribute Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 Who is generally considered the best villain in Dresden?
+ILuvHats he/him Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) Just finished reading Gideon the Ninth, and I really enjoyed it. The cover quote says it all: "Lesbian necromancers explore a haunted gothic palace in space!" The book is super original and has some awesome characters, especially the novel's namesake, Gideon. I started reading the sequel, Harrow the Ninth , but I've stalled because it's written in the second person, which makes it a lot harder to get into for me. On 9/26/2020 at 9:11 PM, Ammanas said: The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie. About a third of the way in and already I feel comfortable saying it’s a return to form from the author after a disappointing start to the trilogy (in my opinion). What a month! Battle Ground by Butcher comes out Tuesday and that will be my next book. Just finished The Trouble with Peace, and IMO was characteristically strong. Out of curiosity, what did you find disappointing about A Little Hatred? I really liked it personally, and it's been long enough that I can't remember any major flaws that stuck out to me. Edited September 30, 2020 by ILuvHats
Ammanas Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 5 hours ago, ILuvHats said: . Out of curiosity, what did you find disappointing about A Little Hatred? More of personal preference thing for me. There were limited locations and scope. The male characters seemed completely clueless and helpless and Abercrombie seemed to save all the smart, strong characters for the females. It just seemed a little one sided because I’m all for smart strong female characters. I thought there were more gratuitous sex scenes and violence and while no Abercrombie books could be considered “clean” reading it felt a little gratuitous. Also I felt not a lot happened: A skirmish in the North, a failed rebellion and a lot of set up. I should finish tomorrow and feel like the authors fixes all my issues. Orso is much more likable and Styria is part of the story again. Lots of moving pieces, and I’m onto all of them. Stuff is happening, rather than just setting up pieces. Right now I’m reading a epic battle scene.
Bearer of all agonies he/him Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 Hmmm. Right now I am listening to the Stormlight Archive audiobook by Brandon Sanderson. Does anyone else know of him? He's a great author. . .
Experience he/him Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 I think I may have heard of him in the past...
Bearer of all agonies he/him Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) Yeah, he's kinda small time. I think he writes history books? Or maybe nonfiction. I don't know. Edited September 30, 2020 by Bearer of all agonies
+ILuvHats he/him Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 49 minutes ago, Ammanas said: More of personal preference thing for me. There were limited locations and scope. The male characters seemed completely clueless and helpless and Abercrombie seemed to save all the smart, strong characters for the females. It just seemed a little one sided because I’m all for smart strong female characters. I thought there were more gratuitous sex scenes and violence and while no Abercrombie books could be considered “clean” reading it felt a little gratuitous. Also I felt not a lot happened: A skirmish in the North, a failed rebellion and a lot of set up. Yeah, I can see how the lack of scope and the continuous setup could be disappointing. Spoiler Orso's my favorite character in the new trilogy, and even though he wasn't a traditionally strong character in book 1, he had the seeds to be one, which were enough for me. So I never had a problem with a lack of strong male characters, even with Leo being a bit... let's call it annoying. And then in book 2, Orso really starts to be independent and actively shape the world, so my faith was rewarded. Plus Leo... well you'll see when you finish The Trouble with Peace. 1
Truthless of Shinovar he/him Posted October 1, 2020 Posted October 1, 2020 Just started Dune so I can judge the movie when it comes out!
Orlion Blight he/him Posted October 1, 2020 Posted October 1, 2020 7 hours ago, Truthless of Shinovar said: Just started Dune so I can judge the movie when it comes out! I mean... I've all ready judged the movie BEFORE it came out! 1
+Slowswift Posted October 1, 2020 Posted October 1, 2020 10 hours ago, Truthless of Shinovar said: Just started Dune so I can judge the movie when it comes out! I've only ever seen some of the old Dune series (watched it in class, of all places!), but it's been long enough that I'd like to actually read it myself. And B&N has this really pretty special edition too...
Rosharan A.C. he/him Posted October 1, 2020 Posted October 1, 2020 11 hours ago, Truthless of Shinovar said: Just started Dune so I can judge the movie when it comes out! My brother just recommended that book to me! What do you think of it so far?
Truthless of Shinovar he/him Posted October 2, 2020 Posted October 2, 2020 3 hours ago, Rosharan A.C. said: My brother just recommended that book to me! What do you think of it so far? Honestly, the world building is incredible. Very, very in depth and interesting, like I’ve been reading mostly about politics in the book but I’m enjoying it
Bearer of all agonies he/him Posted October 2, 2020 Posted October 2, 2020 I have Dune sitting on my bookshelf somewhere. . .
StormingTexan he/him Posted October 2, 2020 Posted October 2, 2020 Dune is a must read in my opinion. I'll say you my be tempted to continue on with the series and some of it is good past Dune but honestly if you are reading it for the first time I would stop after Dune.
Bearer of all agonies he/him Posted October 2, 2020 Posted October 2, 2020 Anyone else like Ready Player One?
StormingTexan he/him Posted October 2, 2020 Posted October 2, 2020 9 minutes ago, Bearer of all agonies said: Anyone else like Ready Player One? Yes have read it several times. Unfortunately I did not like his next book.
Dunkum he/him Posted October 2, 2020 Posted October 2, 2020 24 minutes ago, Bearer of all agonies said: Anyone else like Ready Player One? it was fine. I enjoyed it enough when I read it, but wasn't particularly interested in rereading it.
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