Fifth of Daybreak he/him Posted May 16, 2014 Posted May 16, 2014 I would not be nearly as effective on this site without my ebook copy! Actually, the only couple of times I've opened my hardback copy (other than to have Brandon sign it) I had TWoK on my Ebook looking up excerpts, with my WoR open looking up other excerpts. Meanwhile my audible was playing the audio book.
Shaggai Posted May 16, 2014 Posted May 16, 2014 See, I feel just the opposite. The search function when using ebooks makes it way easier to locate an exact scene or phrase and being able to jump back and forth between any book in a series to refresh yourself on something is so nice. My WoR has been opened to admire the art and be signed by HoB (Hand of Brandon). Otherwise it has been hidden away on a protected shelf. Being able to search phrases has been extremely useful to me. Want to see a list of all the references to Thaidakar? Search it and you're done. Can't remember if Restares is a highprince or someone else? It only takes a few seconds. Need to check if there have been references to Midnight Essence that you missed? Tada!
BrindIf Posted May 16, 2014 Posted May 16, 2014 You can check that kind of stuff on the Internet, thanks to Google books. It's not as convienient, but it my be useful to know for non-ebook readers
Awesomeness Summoned he/him Posted May 16, 2014 Posted May 16, 2014 You can check that kind of stuff on the Internet, thanks to Google books. It's not as convienient, but it my be useful to know for non-ebook readers You are implying that a google book isn't technically an ebook (I get what you really mean, just thought it was an interesting classification)
BrindIf Posted May 17, 2014 Posted May 17, 2014 You've got a point It's an ebook, but not one you can actually read.
Galladon he/him Posted May 18, 2014 Posted May 18, 2014 I have taken to reading the hardback only once and afterwards listening to the audiobook. By the way listening to the audiobook and reading along, gives a whole new feel and increases your absorbtion rate tenfold. trying to limit my self to one read per quarter year. (so far it has been more of an monthy plan^^) 1
happyman he/him Posted May 19, 2014 Posted May 19, 2014 From perverse curiosity, I googled the "worst books ever written list" after seeing this. I didn't find them. All you get is a bunch of really stupid sites listing books, mostly by their political or ideological enemies. Seriously, there are plenty of books out there that I don't like but which I am perfectly willing to admit were written competently, or even well. They may even qualify as evil (a term I don't use lightly) but that has nothing strictly to do with quality. (After all, to be really evil, you have to have influenced people; at worst the writing is usually mediocre with themes that resonated with people). However, I suspect that even they don't compare with the truly bad books that have been written in our history.
Cstryon he/him Posted May 19, 2014 Posted May 19, 2014 I guess I didn't publish my book, which I'd call the worst book ever. It was some silly story about a kid who wakes up and his family was gone. He gets attacked by some mysterious people shortly after seeing he's alone... Farthest I got was this "hero" ended up running into a river, and finding a rock.... Rust and Ruin it was so long ago. I wrote it on one of those 5 subject note books, hand written (I'm a lefty and have horrible penmanship now... This was 15 years back). The first page was single lined, the next was double spaced.... And then I just started writing chapter names on maybe the last 20 pages.... Truely worst book. Had no plot outline, pretty much wrote as I thought. And last time I saw the notebook (ten years ago?) it was in poor shape. I couldn't even read it anymore, between getting wet, and Arizona summer weather damage. But this, this beautifully used hard copy. That is love. Witspren (awesome name btw), at this point I'd get another copy, or even an ebook, get one of those display boxes with the glass opening. Lock this book in there and use it to show the world what a true obsession to an awesome story is! Time to Preserve the Ruined!
Shaggai Posted May 19, 2014 Posted May 19, 2014 From perverse curiosity, I googled the "worst books ever written list" after seeing this. I didn't find them. All you get is a bunch of really stupid sites listing books, mostly by their political or ideological enemies. Seriously, there are plenty of books out there that I don't like but which I am perfectly willing to admit were written competently, or even well. They may even qualify as evil (a term I don't use lightly) but that has nothing strictly to do with quality. (After all, to be really evil, you have to have influenced people; at worst the writing is usually mediocre with themes that resonated with people). However, I suspect that even they don't compare with the truly bad books that have been written in our history. Here are some of the top worst pieces of what, for lack of a better word, must be called "writing", ever (note: not all of these will qualify as books): 1. My Immortal. No comment on that abomination. 2. The Eye of Argon. The clunkiest, most ultraviolet descriptions ever, without much of a plot to go with it. 3. Various works that you will never read because the people who wrote them realized how bad they were and got rid of them.
hubrisnxs Posted May 20, 2014 Posted May 20, 2014 (edited) I am one of those people that did the audible/kindle whispersync thing; which I do not capitalize and do generalize since, dollars to nickels, I am not the only one who does this. Just establishing that; you know, for the whole "credibility" thing. That said, either the transition to reading whilst walking (or, if I'm being completely honest, a few while listening or doing the ol' standing/reading routine) has resulted in many a faux-pratfall, faceplant, or elsewise bungling, and though I can't call my body anywhere near as damaged as the book, as metaphors go I feel they're a bit equivalent. A real part of my none-too-stoopid mind has been through a real ringer, to speak in cliche and awful. New paragraph!I strangely felt, reading/listening-to WoK, in a way I can only compare to my reading of Infinite Jest. Maybe I shouldn't call it "strange;" specifically, a sustained piece of narrative just should not be this good. I am inclined to the espoused theory, admittedly stemming from my fear, jealousy, or whatever base notions first inclined me to agree, that Brandon used Wit to explain how he can't possibly live up to this again. Then again, it was a very good book, and I find it telling that Wit was in that scene. Edited May 20, 2014 by hubrisnxs 2
Argent he/him Posted May 20, 2014 Posted May 20, 2014 Heh, Shardbook. But yea, that's a kind of impressive level of abuse. One I would not allow myself to commit, by the way. You've committed a dire crime in my eyes, but one which I can forgive, despite its magnitude.
GreyPilgrim he/him Posted May 20, 2014 Posted May 20, 2014 But overall, hey, at least the Map of Roshar is going the right way! Mine came upside down... I have to turn the whole book to look at it.
gjustice99 she/her Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 You guys should see my first copy of The Lightning Thief, many rereads over 5 years caused the cover to fall completely off
Pestis the Spider she/her Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 I would love to be able to read book 15+ times, but I don't have time to do that. So usually I just read a book once or twice right now, rarely more times, and only if it's really, really good. And I never read it again just after finishing it, but only after a long time when I realise I hardly remember anything from it.
Darkness he/him Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 My problem isn't with the coverings... The storming book literally gave me tendonitis in my elbow from holding it open to long above my lap (I have the paperback, so I don't like forcing it to stay open and wreck the binding lol). Worst part is, now I have to take my WoR in shorter doses, and hold it with my safehand!
Guest Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 CRAP! I came here with the express purpose of downvoting someone, only to find this....thing. Why can't we actually have a real troll, for once?
Pestis the Spider she/her Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 CRAP! I came here with the express purpose of downvoting someone, only to find this....thing. Why can't we actually have a real troll, for once? If someone would say that WoR is the worst book they've read, and really mean it, would you say they're a real troll? Because I would just call it an opinion really, really different to mine.
Guest Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 If someone would say that WoR is the worst book they've read, and really mean it, would you say they're a real troll? Because I would just call it an opinion really, really different to mine. Because why would anyone come to a Brandon Sanderson fansite to say that they didn't like his books unless they were a troll? noun noun: troll; plural noun: trolls 1. a person who makes a deliberately offensive or provocative online posting. informal a deliberately offensive or provocative online posting.
Pestis the Spider she/her Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Because why would anyone come to a Brandon Sanderson fansite to say that they didn't like his books unless they were a troll? Well, it's not like WoR is the only Brandon's book. What if the person would come here, because they love Mistborn series, or some non-Cosmere novels or something, but think that SA is terrible?
Guest Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Well, it's not like WoR is the only Brandon's book. What if the person would come here, because they love Mistborn series, or some non-Cosmere novels or something, but think that SA is terrible? Regardless of that, the OP is made to intentionally sound like a troll. Everyone thought so. Just look at some of the early comments.
Shaggai Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Regardless of that, the OP is made to intentionally sound like a troll. Everyone thought so. Just look at some of the early comments. First few comments are about ebooks.
Guest Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 And here I thought some poor soul was going to be downvoted to Zucchini. (I wouldn't have downvoted him, of course. But some might have). Regardless, your Words of Radiance read count puts me to shame. Congratulations! Looked at the title. I thought, "Ah, there is a troll among us." I was not disappointed. I have to say though, that's quite the number you've done on that book there. I've managed to total books, but never that severely. I'll have to get back to work on it. I meant these.
WitSpren he/him Posted February 3, 2015 Author Posted February 3, 2015 Hi All, Been away for a while, but managed to find some time today to the Stormlight Archive & found there were some new comments on this old post. Good to see & think about it again. as well as some of the other WoR threads. Back in May I was still hard at work for a living, but I still managed to find time to re-read this Excellent Book, so much that it beat the poor book to near death. I retired in July, but instead of having more time, I have much, much less now. I only re-read it about 15 more times between July and January. My poor book has suffered quite a bit more, but one of my kids bought me a new one for Christmas, so I now have the old tattered one to read and a pristine new one for my shelf. Still looking for some stormlight that I might use to breath new life into my battered old friend and companion. P.S. I haven't posted in that long because I forgot my password & could not log-in. Couldn't reset my password because it was tied to my old work. I finally remembered that blasted password & got back in! 1
Darkness he/him Posted February 3, 2015 Posted February 3, 2015 Congrats on the new book! And getting back in! Random question to the Cosmere: Does anyone go so far as to make their own annotations and notes in the books themselves as they read? Or is it more like me (separate word doc/journal with page #s for reference)? 1
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