[OB] Reading Oathbringer

[Toaster Retribution he/him]

19 hours ago, maxal said:

Suggestions to all, I was thinking it would be nice if we were to have sub sections dedicated to each part of Oathbringer, free of spoilers for the subsequent parts. I know I am not the fastest reader, so I know I will finish the book after many others, but I would still enjoy the opportunity to discuss what I have read so far without running into spoilers. Also, I thought it would be neat to record our perceptions, our thoughts and where we think it is going on a part by part basis?

Are there any other takers?

I'm all in for this. 

[Guest]

The ebook will arrive on my Kindle at midnight (UTC+1) on the 14th November and I will probably read for an hour. The days after that will look like this: Wake up, shower, take commute to work, read while commuting, work, occasionally slip in a few passages, read during break, work, occasionally slip in a few passages, take commute back home, read while commuting, come home, prepare and eat food, read, sleep, repeat.

Edited July 12, 2017 by SLNC

[Guest]

On 7/10/2017 at 11:24 PM, Extesian said:

I resisted it @maxal but it's quite good. Totally fine just to type, that's the norm. I prefer the forum but some great discussions take place 

 

On 7/10/2017 at 11:27 PM, Kered said:

Agreed, it's fun to read some of those debates haha. 

Alright, I'll check it up sometimes. Maybe I can be a silent lurker for a while to see if I like it or not.

[dendrophobe he/him]

I'll be getting it at midnight on my kindle, and I've already put Nov 14 as a vacation day on my work calendar. Can. Not. Wait.

[Darkness he/him]

My wife is due on November 11th, and the end of year exam period begins on November 13th, so... I guess I'll have my parents come care for us and repeat my year

Drastic times...

oh well... Journey before destination!

[Calderis he/him]

59 minutes ago, Darkness said:

My wife is due on November 11th, and the end of year exam period begins on November 13th, so... I guess I'll have my parents come care for us and repeat my year

Drastic times...

oh well... Journey before destination!

Which order are you? Because you seem to interpret that differently than people here like to accept.

[Darkness he/him]

The order of the Phoenix. The order of Pagerunners. The Truthwatchers. All seem equally applicable right now

[Calderis he/him]

2 minutes ago, Darkness said:

The order of the Phoenix. The order of Pagerunners. The Truthwatchers. All seem equally applicable right now

Burn it all down and read that book. 

Hell of a journey right there. 

[Darkness he/him]

17 minutes ago, Calderis said:

Burn it all down and read that book. 

Hell of a journey right there. 

Exactly then start again from the ashes of another year.

[Wordsmith]

Sadly this book comes out right in the middle of midterms. Plus there is the added bonus of November 14th being my sister's birthday. Either way I'm not getting a hold of this book until late December. 

[Pagerunner he/him]

On ‎7‎/‎15‎/‎2017 at 1:56 AM, Darkness said:

The order of Pagerunners.

Excuse me?

[Darkness he/him]

11 hours ago, Pagerunner said:

Excuse me?

your name is just too good! Actually I did that completely subconsciously... Just picking a word that was like 'speedreaders' haha

[Vissy]

I ordered the (UK cover) hardcover from Amazon, it'll arrive on the next week after release. Somehow Stormlight books, I just can't enjoy them if they're not physical copies!

[+Wax he/him]

Audiobook pre-ordered on audible.com !

[phoenix2563]

Pre-ordered on Amazon.  Honestly can't wait and pretty sure I will have the book done withim the week if things go anything like when I first got WOR.

[+eveorjoy she/her]

Pre-ordered audiobook. Pre-ordered Kindle copy. Will get hard copy when Brandon comes to Borderlands bookstore in San Francisco on tour. Likely will have read though the book before I see him in person.   

[THEMAGICkMAN]

I plan to get it ASAP and try and break my own book reading time records, and then spend the next 6 months poring over every sentence. 

[+Wax he/him]

1 hour ago, THEMAGICkMAN said:

I plan to get it ASAP and try and break my own book reading time records, and then spend the next 6 months poring over every sentence. 

I read WoR quite quickly.  Infact, I skipped the interludes and then went back and read them later.  WoK was more skimmed second half than read (listened audio with half an ear.  Still can't bring myself to read/listen that section again where Szeth changes his handlers to Mr. T.  That whole passage...zzz

Looking to change my approach with OB.  Take it slowly and savour it.  Maybe do a progressive read thread/blog this time around.

 

[Sheity Williams she/her]

Pre-ordered a UK cover copy and for some reason it doesn't arrive home until the 27th of november... So I'll probably have to forfeit all contact with social media until I can read it. I would hate to spoil even the slightest word.

When it arrives, there will probably be several sleepless nights ahead of me. No regrets. I'm afraid I cannot take this kind of thing slowly. The hype gets to me, and knowing I have easy access to what happens next, I am never able to slow down.

 

[Steeldancer he/him]

1 hour ago, Sheity Williams said:

Pre-ordered a UK cover copy and for some reason it doesn't arrive home until the 27th of november... So I'll probably have to forfeit all contact with social media until I can read it. I would hate to spoil even the slightest word.

When it arrives, there will probably be several sleepless nights ahead of me. No regrets. I'm afraid I cannot take this kind of thing slowly. The hype gets to me, and knowing I have easy access to what happens next, I am never able to slow down.

 

spoiler alert: many times, brandon will use the words "the", "and," and "is".

[Sheity Williams she/her]

On 25/7/2017 at 9:09 PM, Flash said:

spoiler alert: many times, brandon will use the words "the", "and," and "is".

That's just plain evil, dude. You ruined my experience

[btullis76]

I chose none of the above since I'll listen to the audio version at double speed... that's just how my brain works,  no Zink needed. It'll probably still take me a week to listen to since it'll probable be 72 hrs of listening (my family will want a little attention.... except my 17 yr old who will hound me till it is finished)

Then I'll spend the next 6 months listening to it while I sleep the day away for another night shift. Eventually I'll have to start from the beginning (TWoK) and work my way through dissecting it in my dreams until I know the story backwards/ forwards/ sideways/ and inside out. Then have all my theories blown out of the water when Comic-Con rolls around and Brandon throws a monkey wrench into the works like he always does. 

Edited July 28, 2017 by btullis76

[TCshard]

The book releases the day before my birthday so I plan on celebrating with hours upon hours of oathbringer 

[Rebecca she/her]

I love how there are zero votes to wait for the paperback. Most of us just don't want to wait, and those who will wait want a nice hardback, audiobook, or just want to borrow from the library. But no one wants the paperback.

Edited July 29, 2017 by Rebecca

[Ammanas]

21 hours ago, btullis76 said:

I chose none of the above since I'll listen to the audio version at double speed... that's just how my brain works,  no Zink needed. It'll probably still take me a week to listen to since it'll probable be 72 hrs of listening (my family will want a little attention.... except my 17 yr old who will hound me till it is finished)

Then I'll spend the next 6 months listening to it while I sleep the day away for another night shift. Eventually I'll have to start from the beginning (TWoK) and work my way through dissecting it in my dreams until I know the story backwards/ forwards/ sideways/ and inside out. Then have all my theories blown out of the water when Comic-Con rolls around and Brandon throws a monkey wrench into the works like he always does. 

This will actually be the first Stormlight book I will read all the way through. I have read parts of the story and like to browse the pictures of my physical copy. I use the term "read" synonymously with "listening" and realize that may be confusing for people and should of made that more clear in my pole. Krammer and Reading do a great job presenting the Stormlight Archive story.