Dunkum he/him Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 (edited) Yeah I find this opinion to be quite the head scratcher. I don't think The Eye of the World or The Great Hunt are close to the worst in the series, and I even like both of them more than The Dragon Reborn. And IMO Crossroads of Twilight is one of the worst books I've ever read. I can't even fathom how someone could believe any of the things you say here. they are basically the opposite of my experience. Granted it has been a bit since I last reread the series, but if I'm remembering correctly, books 8 and 9 are both worse than Crossroads of Twilight, and I absolutely cannot stand book 1 (this is the book I have read least recently, but I seem to recall that Rand and Mat's trip to Caemlyn to be just unbearable) Edited September 11, 2015 by Dunkum
Mailliw73 he/him Posted September 14, 2015 Posted September 14, 2015 Just finished Lies of Locke Lamora and am starting in on the sequel. This series is both better and darker than I expected.
Briar King Posted September 14, 2015 Posted September 14, 2015 Finished War Masters Gate and the short story in it. I'm on Seal of the Worm now. I hope this series ends with all the glory the past 9 bks brought.
STINK he/him Posted September 25, 2015 Posted September 25, 2015 Just finished Enchantress which was book 1 of the Evermen saga, was pretty good but at times I felt a bit bored but was made up for by the epic moments.
Shrike76 he/him Posted September 26, 2015 Posted September 26, 2015 finally finished going through World of Ice and Fire, and have moved on to a coupel books by Guy Gavriel Kay. finished The Last Light of the Sun and am currently going through The Lions of Al-Rassan. highly recommend both, as well as Tigana by him. I second the recommendation for anything Guy Gavriel Kay. Sailing to Sarantium (the combined name of a two-book series) will always be a personal favourite.
Dunkum he/him Posted September 26, 2015 Posted September 26, 2015 I second the recommendation for anything Guy Gavriel Kay. Sailing to Sarantium (the combined name of a two-book series) will always be a personal favourite. just started on that one a few days ago. It's good, though so far I would still rate Tigana and Lions of Al-Rassan higher
Argent he/him Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) I finished The Fifth Elephant a few days ago - great book, by the way, it's definitely one of my Pratchett favorites so far, - did a quick reread of The Alloy of Law in preparation for Shadows of Self, and am now reading Night Watch. Ideally I would've finished it, Thud!, and Snuff before October 6, so I can wrap up the City Watch mini-series before I jump into other authors, but I can't afford to delay a new Brandon book by even a single day. Edited September 28, 2015 by Argent
Left he/him Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 Let's see, finished Small Gods, read Adiamante by Modesitt, about half way through The Princess Bride, probably will get through about half of another book before Shadows of Self comes out, which'll be annoying, but such is life.
Zea mays Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 And here I Thought that comes out tomorrow... May I implore you to posts your thoughts once you've finished the book? (I'm saving up my sole audible credit for Shadows of Self, so I'll wait at least a month to hear Butcher's new book.)
StormingTexan he/him Posted September 29, 2015 Posted September 29, 2015 Just finished The Great Hunt liked it a lot. I'm re-reading AoL in preparation of Shadows of Self. Can't wait! The re-read is reminding me how much I liked it the first time.
Briar King Posted September 29, 2015 Posted September 29, 2015 And here I Thought that comes out tomorrow... May I implore you to posts your thoughts once you've finished the book? (I'm saving up my sole audible credit for Shadows of Self, so I'll wait at least a month to hear Butcher's new book.) Officially it comes out tomorrow but stores all over US and Can put it out early by accident. There's going to be a lot of fines for it! I will post about it indeed
Jit he/him Posted October 2, 2015 Posted October 2, 2015 Just finished Aeronants Windlass by Jim Butcher. It's ok not great in my opinion but with Jim Butcher I found that they just get better and better as they go on. It happened with both Codex and Dresden. And I'm sure it will happen with this series.
Mailliw73 he/him Posted October 2, 2015 Posted October 2, 2015 Almost finished with Red Seas under Red Skies, the second Gentlemen Bastards series. I didn't like it quite as much as the first, but I still had a blast reading it. I'm also almost halfway through American Gods by Neil Gaiman, I began it after seeing it recommended by Writing Excuses and I quite enjoy it. Very much a content warning: there is some graphic sex scenes(not a ton, but it's definitely pretty graphic, I myself skim through it) and quite a bit of language. I'm about to start Republic of Thieves and a reread of Alloy of Law before Shadows of Self.
Zathoth Posted October 2, 2015 Posted October 2, 2015 Im past halfway in Shadows of Self, before Im supposed to have it...
Orlion Blight he/him Posted October 2, 2015 Posted October 2, 2015 Im past halfway in Shadows of Self, before Im supposed to have it... This inspires me to see if my book shop is also irresponsibly selling books early 1
Zathoth Posted October 2, 2015 Posted October 2, 2015 This inspires me to see if my book shop is also irresponsibly selling books early Well, I irresponsibly ordered it and then they irresponsibly gave it to me early, but that is pretty much the same thing
Robinski he/him Posted October 3, 2015 Posted October 3, 2015 (edited) Just finished 'Moxy Land' by Lauren Beukes. It has a glowing quote from William Gibson on the cover if cyberpunk is your thang. I enjoyed it. It's first person, but has four (count them) POV characters. Actually worked quite well, I thought. The problem is, of course, that the reader immediately develops favourite POVs and least favourites, but I was happy enough with 3 of the 4, and understood why the 4th one had to be there. Her book 'Zoo City' won the Arthur Clarke award. I am also looking at 'American Gods' on my shelf, but think I will read 'Rogues' next, as I'm planning to write some short fiction(s) for Nanowrimo this year. Edited October 3, 2015 by Robinski
Argent he/him Posted October 3, 2015 Posted October 3, 2015 Finished Night Watch yesterday. Going to take a 3-day break and jump into Shadows of Self as soon as it's out.
Hood he/him Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 Reading "Lord of Chaos". I sometimes, can't bear with the female character's attitude towards men. It's one thing to show strong female characters, but I don't like it coming at the expense of men. This exasperated, "Men (something stereotype related to them)", is irritating. Also, I find it strange that, when describing beauty of a woman, they describe the colour of her eyes, her hair, her smile, etc., but mostly at other times, their attention is devoted to the sway of her hips, the proud lifting of her breasts, her dress which barely covers her. 1
Left he/him Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 I've only got about a hundred pages left in Uprooted. It's been good, not exactly what I was expecting, but good. Reminds me a lot of several Ghibli films, especially Howl's Moving Castle.
Argent he/him Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 Devouring Shadows of Self. Which (in)conveniently arrived yesterday (Oct 5) because sleep is for people who don't have Sanderson in their lives. Funny story about this, I had decided to go through the prologue and the first 6 chapters and then go to bed. You know, reread whatever Tor had released and start the new content fresh. Aaand then I fall into the "just one more chapter" trap (which, if you've read chapter 7, you know how deadly it is). And then it was 3 AM.
Dunkum he/him Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 Devouring Shadows of Self. Which (in)conveniently arrived yesterday (Oct 5) because sleep is for people who don't have Sanderson in their lives. Funny story about this, I had decided to go through the prologue and the first 6 chapters and then go to bed. You know, reread whatever Tor had released and start the new content fresh. Aaand then I fall into the "just one more chapter" trap (which, if you've read chapter 7, you know how deadly it is). And then it was 3 AM. planning to pick it up this evening. I went though WoR when it came out in a single weekend. pretty much grabbed it on the Friday evening, and barely put it down until Sunday Morning. can't do that with Shadows of Self, though, not if I want to be even semi-conscious at work in the morning
Argent he/him Posted October 7, 2015 Posted October 7, 2015 Aaand no longer reading Shadow of Self. Done and done. I won't talk about how good it was, because I can talk a lot about that, but I will say that it was pretty stellar. Better than The Alloy of Law, definitely. I'll probably go back to Pratchett in a few days, once the book hangover has passed.
vietnamabc Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 Devouring Shadows of Self. Which (in)conveniently arrived yesterday (Oct 5) because sleep is for people who don't have Sanderson in their lives. Funny story about this, I had decided to go through the prologue and the first 6 chapters and then go to bed. You know, reread whatever Tor had released and start the new content fresh. Aaand then I fall into the "just one more chapter" trap (which, if you've read chapter 7, you know how deadly it is). And then it was 3 AM. I feel you man, my sleep schedule has just been wrecked by Worm from Wildbow and now devouring SoS.
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