I've picked up Way of Kings and it was a slow read at first but once it picked up I really got into it. Half way through the second book now
I've picked up Way of Kings and it was a slow read at first but once it picked up I really got into it. Half way through the second book now
Read Stephen King's Misery and Lord of the Flies for the first time. Didn't care for Lord of the Flies much. 80% through Thrawn and looking forward to finishing that. After that I think I'll go back into fantasy.
I can go with either The Blade Itself, City of Stairs, Warded Man, or Lies of Locke Lamora. I'm aware Bastard Gentlemw series is supposed to be amazing, and I already own the 3 books for some time now, I've just been putting them off because I figured the next book would be coming out soon and if rather read as many books together as I can, but I'm starting to think the 4th one is never coming out.
Might as well read Gentlemen Bastard. There's supposed to be 7 books eventually but looking unlikely we ever see #4. Lies of Locke Lamora is amazing, follow up books were only decent imo.
with altered carbon on netflix out, i decided to try the books. they are really, solidly good, i like them enough it's hard to give them an objective rating but at least a solid 8/10 if not 9/10. i can't see anyone not liking these unless they just don't like the genre, or aren't a fan of hard core violence, intrigue, and sex. who's not into that?
Altered Carbon, Broken Angels, Woken Furies are the three books, by Richard K. Morgan. check that shit out.
Just finished the second book of "The Traitor Son Cycle" by Miles Cameron (5 books in total, all published currently); pretty great medieval-esque military fantasy. Actually found the second book to be better than the first which is a rarity. The author is a big reenactment buff which adds some nice realism/depth to his portrayal of plate armor, aventails, archery, etc. as well as general tactics. Not necessarily in my top 10 series overall, but a far shot better than some of the crap I've read recently. Protagonist is well-designed with something of a Locke Lamora flair; just glad to not be reading another "orphan child goes to magic academy and deus ex machina's 'the Darkness' while saving the prim damsel."
Fuck, long post and lost it.
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Torn Achilles Tendon surgically repaired. Binged Anime Dragon Ball Super, Attack on Titan, books Gentlemen Bastards already( book3 was shit.)
Looking on my book case and Kindle I have Malazans(2/3 done with book2,have the rest also), Sandersons Reckoners, Ready Player One, and Farseer Book 1.
Thoughts? I'll finish Gardens of the Moon before anything.
RPO is garbage. Reckoners is for YA, basic writing and disappointing if you've read anything else from him. Farseer Trilogy and Malazan are worth reading. Go with those.
Wulfgang, agree on Traitor Son. I haven't read the 5th book yet, but enjoyable reads overall.
Just in case you're underwhelmed with Gardens of the Moon, it is the worst book in the entire Malazan series to me. Deadhouse Gates (#2) is so fucking good. All-in, Malazan definitely has some slow spots and places where you are confused as hell, but so many great characters I will always remember. Whiskeyjack, Fiddler, Tehol, Bugg, Karsa, Kruppe, Anomander, etc.
No not at all. I loved the first book but stopped 2/3rds was through the second book to read Oathbringer. I was side tracked after that reading Gentlemen Bastards and some others. I'm now just coming back to Malazan and plan on going through book 3 before taking a break for Iron Gold.
I forgot to update but I finished Artemis over the holiday. It was not the best scifi book of the year. It was fun in an Ocean's 11 on the Moon sort of way. Andy Weir seems to stick to a very similar character persona from Watney but with a gender swap. I'd recommend it but it's definitely not a blockbuster in my opinion. He needs to learn to stop overusing the "This is a complicated thing. That's because *insert science* " every paragraph.
Also, it was 15 bucks and I finished it in about 6 hours.
I apparently overhyped myself on Lies of Locke Lamora. It was definitely good but I was expecting more.
I'm about 300 pages into the 2nd book and I'm luke warm on it thus far. Most of it seems to hit the same one too many beats as the first. Might just be a genre issue for me though.
Not just you. I liked the 1st book, i had to push myself to finish the second, didn't bother after that.
I'm back on Malazan. Second book finished great and I'm into the third book. While I enjoy the book I have to fight back the temptation of trying to get every piece of the puzzle to fit together neatly. I wonder if I'm just not intelligent enough to truly enjoy all the details.
But when none of the characters(even God's) truly understand what's going on I assume it's written this way. Maybe in a few more books I'll go geek out on some dedicated forums or wikis.
I definitely read these a lot slower than anything else. There's no relaxing and going into autopilot.
Yeah, don't try fitting everything together lol
I think I'm giving up on Red Seas Under Red Skies. It's just growing tedious for me and I've got far too many other books I want to read for how much more of this I'd have to force myself to read.
Just finished Memories of Ice and damn, I thought chain of dogs was tough. I wasn't attached to those characters.