What Are You Reading, Part 2

[aneonfoxtribute]

Aw boo. Marsters isn't narrating this one. 

[Briar King]

SLA 4 hurting my aging hands.

[Spren of Kindness she/her]

A quarter through Dune - enjoying it much more than the first time.  I'm finding Paul much more interesting.

[Bearer of all agonies he/him]

4 hours ago, Spren of Kindness said:

A quarter through Dune - enjoying it much more than the first time.  I'm finding Paul much more interesting.

Hmmm. I have dune, but have never read It. Should i read it?

[StormingTexan he/him]

3 minutes ago, Ookla the Tortured said:

Hmmm. I have dune, but have never read It. Should i read it?

Yes! But stop after the first book. 

[Bearer of all agonies he/him]

9 minutes ago, StormingTexan said:

Yes! But stop after the first book. 

Hehe, ok. I will.

[Spren of Kindness she/her]

1 hour ago, Ookla the Tortured said:

Hmmm. I have dune, but have never read It. Should i read it?

I agree, you should read it.  As for stopping after the first book, depends on how weird you like books to get.

[StormingTexan he/him]

5 minutes ago, Spren of Kindness said:

I agree, you should read it.  As for stopping after the first book, depends on how weird you like books to get.

That’s a fair point. 

[Bearer of all agonies he/him]

2 hours ago, Spren of Kindness said:

I agree, you should read it.  As for stopping after the first book, depends on how weird you like books to get.

Ok. I definitely will then. 

[Briar King]

Don’t stop at bk 1. Stop after bk 6.

[Orlion Blight he/him]

Stop after the first chapter of book one! 

[Eluvianii he/him]

I don't doubt any of you, but statements like these always make me want to read the whole thing. 

[Condensation she/her]

Is Dune clean?

[StormingTexan he/him]

37 minutes ago, Ookla the Grammatical said:

Is Dune clean?

The first book I’d say yes. There’s some violence but no language or explicit sex. Pretty much everyone is addicted to a substance called spice which is pretty central to the story so if you are sensitive to drug use that may not be considered clean. 
 

Some of the later books do contain some fairly explicit sex scenes. 

[Condensation she/her]

Just now, StormingTexan said:

The first book I’d say yes. There’s some violence but no language or explicit sex. Pretty much everyone is addicted to a substance called spice which is pretty central to the story so if you are sensitive to drug use that may not be considered clean. 
 

Some of the later books do contain some fairly explicit sex scenes. 

Okay, thanks. I was thinking of getting it for my younger cousin, but I'll find something else. Maybe Steelheart would suit her better.

[StormingTexan he/him]

3 minutes ago, Ookla the Grammatical said:

Okay, thanks. I was thinking of getting it for my younger cousin, but I'll find something else. Maybe Steelheart would suit her better.

Not sure how young she is but the themes are kind of heavy. Probably wouldn’t be appreciated by someone too young. It does have a good overcomes evil (oppressive) message in my opinion at least in the first book. 

[Condensation she/her]

1 minute ago, StormingTexan said:

Not sure how young she is but the themes are kind of heavy. Probably wouldn’t be appreciated by someone too young. It does have a good overcomes evil (oppressive) message in my opinion at least in the first book. 

Oh, sounds cool. Themes... in Dune or in Steelheart?

[StormingTexan he/him]

2 minutes ago, Ookla the Grammatical said:

Oh, sounds cool. Themes... in Dune or in Steelheart?

Dune. Steelheart loved the first two books! Last one not so much but lots of other people liked it. For sure fun read though for any age. 

[Condensation she/her]

3 minutes ago, StormingTexan said:

Dune. Steelheart loved the first two books! Last one not so much but lots of other people liked it. For sure fun read though for any age. 

I honestly love Steelheart. Thanks for the tips!

[Bearer of all agonies he/him]

9 hours ago, Ookla the Grammatical said:

Okay, thanks. I was thinking of getting it for my younger cousin, but I'll find something else. Maybe Steelheart would suit her better.

Yes! Has she read any Sanderson before?

9 hours ago, StormingTexan said:

Dune. Steelheart loved the first two books! Last one not so much but lots of other people liked it. For sure fun read though for any age. 

I loved Steelheart, Firefight was good, and Calamity was good except for one part which I think you know. 

[Condensation she/her]

2 hours ago, Ookla the Tortured said:

Yes! Has she read any Sanderson before?

I loved Steelheart, Firefight was good, and Calamity was good except for one part which I think you know. 

I don't know. They do have Mistborn, but I don't know if she's read it.

No, I don't know.

[Briar King]

Struggling with getting into RoW. The burn from the previous book still leaves a taste of ash in my mouth but I’m trying my best to get over it. Being invaded by house repair crew and the constant dinging of hammers ain’t helping either.

[Dunkum he/him]

7 hours ago, Briar King said:

Struggling with getting into RoW. The burn from the previous book still leaves a taste of ash in my mouth but I’m trying my best to get over it. Being invaded by house repair crew and the constant dinging of hammers ain’t helping either.

pretty sure i've already taken longer to get 15 chapters into RoW than I did to get through WoK an WoR put together.  largely just because I have other stuff going on taking up time and attention, not because of any issue with the book itself.  I expect if I ever had a long enough stretch of time to read more than a couple chapters (or heck, even a single whole chaptr without interruptions) then it would probably grab me like the others.

[Condensation she/her]

7 hours ago, Briar King said:

Struggling with getting into RoW. The burn from the previous book still leaves a taste of ash in my mouth but I’m trying my best to get over it. Being invaded by house repair crew and the constant dinging of hammers ain’t helping either.

That's a shame. I didn't have a problem, but I read it all at night and upstairs, which is quiet except for Fog's snoring.

[Spren of Kindness she/her]

I finished Dune, and I was right, I enjoyed it much more, knowing what to expect.  The very last line of the book is so impactful, and I have no idea why, but I love it!

I've decided to tackle Jurassic Park's sequel, The Lost World and am part of the way through the prologue.  I should be annoyed by something (if you've read it, you might be able to guess), but I'm not, because I like the character.

Edited July 10, 2021 by Spren of Kindness