[Salt-Man Z]

 Tattersail_, on 08 July 2014 - 03:07 PM, said:

Would that not be Robyn?

According to Wikipedia, "Robin" is generally a male name in Europe, and female in North America (while "in some cultures" "Robyn" is strictly female.)

Anecdotally, I can say I personally know one Robin (female) and no Robyns.

[Tattersail_]

 Salt-Man Z, on 08 July 2014 - 03:19 PM, said:

 Tattersail_, on 08 July 2014 - 03:07 PM, said:

Would that not be Robyn?

According to Wikipedia, "Robin" is generally a male name in Europe, and female in North America (while "in some cultures" "Robyn" is strictly female.)

Anecdotally, I can say I personally know one Robin (female) and no Robyns.

I know one Robin male and one Robyn female.

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 Tattersail_, on 08 July 2014 - 03:24 PM, said:

 Salt-Man Z, on 08 July 2014 - 03:19 PM, said:

 Tattersail_, on 08 July 2014 - 03:07 PM, said:

Would that not be Robyn?

According to Wikipedia, "Robin" is generally a male name in Europe, and female in North America (while "in some cultures" "Robyn" is strictly female.)

Anecdotally, I can say I personally know one Robin (female) and no Robyns.

I know one Robin male and one Robyn female.

It's also her pen name, as her real name is Megan Lindholm (which she also has written under).

I'm pretty sure that she wrote them under Robin to avoid the (at the time) very embedded male Publisher stigma about women writing fantasy...but I could be talking out of my ass on that point.

[Andorion]

Reading Anthony Ryan's Blood Song, Scott Lynch's Lies of Locke Lamora. Tow very different authors, very different themes, but loving both

[worry]

Lately I finished up the Coldfire Trilogy (as well as the novella), and while I liked books 2 & 3 better than the first, I still consider them basically all 3-star books. They were readable and intermittently interesting, but never really got their hooks in me.

Then I read The Wurms of Blearmouth (finally) and enjoyed it quite a bit. Really good dark comedy, some hilarious names, and it's great to have B&KB&ER front and center again. All the townie characters come out a little samey cuz of the consistently arch tone, but that's not really a problem given how entertaining it all manages to be.

Now I'm reading Carsick, the new John Waters book about his hitchhiking from Baltimore to San Francisco. What I didn't expect is that a sizable portion of the book is made up of novellas where he imagines the "best case" and "worst case" scenarios, so I'm nowhere near the nonfiction portion of the book. Still his perspective is always interesting, and as I suspected it is making a solid followup to a Bauchelain book.

[Ukjent]

The last Fitz book had some of the most irritating endings since the idiotic "lets hold hands and sing"-ening from Night Angel trilogy.

Done with the three first Black Company books now, and halfway into the last mongoliad book. A bit unsure of what I want to read now.

[Chance]

Currently going through Word of Radiance and finding some parts of it simply tedious is there a decent point to Shallan's backstory for one, it seems utterly predictable so far and redundant, I've certainly begun skimming throug those halfway in. Most other parts are pretty good however so its keeping me in, thought it does have some WoT like qualities in length and pacing department.

 Graablick, on 08 July 2014 - 10:18 PM, said:

The last Fitz book had some of the most irritating endings since the idiotic "lets hold hands and sing"-ening from Night Angel trilogy.

She really should have left it of with the original ending, it was nearly perfect.

This post has been edited by Chance: 08 July 2014 - 11:57 PM

[Ukjent]

If that was the one from the first trilogy I agree. I lakes them and had to read the next one because if it. Just to bad they ruin it for me.

[Serenity]

 Briar King, on 08 July 2014 - 02:28 PM, said:

Serenity are those Rome books maintaining the awesomeness you said of bk1?

For me, yeah, definitely. Of the 3,000 or so pages I've read so far there's only been one dead patch that I wasn't so interested in, but that could be down to me being constantly distracted by the World Cup over the past few weeks - it's definitely messed with my reading mojo, so I've taken a bit of a break to read some shorter books Apart from that I've found the first three books hugely compelling with a real epic sweep to them. And, from much of what I've read about the series, the 4th and 5th books are considered the best, so I'm really looking forward to them

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 Chance, on 08 July 2014 - 11:55 PM, said:

She really should have left it of with the original ending, it was nearly perfect.

Huh? You mean within ASSASSINS QUEST? Like the ending went on too long? Or do you mean the ending of the FOOL trilogy (cause that I loved!).

I'm SUPER tempted to re-read the last FOOL book in prep for the first of the new trilogy.

[Chance]

 QuickTidal, on 09 July 2014 - 10:50 AM, said:

 Chance, on 08 July 2014 - 11:55 PM, said:

She really should have left it of with the original ending, it was nearly perfect.

Huh? You mean within ASSASSINS QUEST? Like the ending went on too long? Or do you mean the ending of the FOOL trilogy (cause that I loved!).

I'm SUPER tempted to re-read the last FOOL book in prep for the first of the new trilogy.

The gloomy/depressing one from the third book. Of course it was a while since I read them really been unable to re-read them after reading the second trilogy. Don't think I've been able to do more then read a chapter or two of Hobb since then.

This post has been edited by Chance: 09 July 2014 - 11:13 AM

[Tattersail_]

Way to pierce my bubble!

[Serenity]

Finished Half a King. I enjoyed it muchly, even if it is Abercrombie-Lite.

[QuickTidal]

 Tattersail_, on 09 July 2014 - 11:15 AM, said:

Way to pierce my bubble!

Don't be too concerned, both trilogies are wonderful in their own specific ways.

[polishgenius]

Just checking- all the Fitz & Fool fans here do know about the new trilogy, right?

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 polishgenius, on 09 July 2014 - 04:56 PM, said:

Just checking- all the Fitz & Fool fans here do know about the new trilogy, right?

[Ukjent]

Bet it sucks, still annoyed after the ending. Over to something awesome, reading Bleak Seasons, the first of the books of the glittering stone by Glen Cook.

[worry]

I thought the endings to all three series were excellent. But then again I think happy endings are cop-outs (in practice if not inherently).

[Lycaenion]

David Gemmell's Troy series. Just finished Lord of the Silver Bow, am starting on Shield of Thunder.

[McLovin]

Took HONOR AMONG THIEVES to the beach...good stuff and now I want to read their EXPANSE novels.

On the plane ride back, noticed that I have FLASHFORWARD on my Kindle...not sure why I have that but enjoyed the TV series and other Sawyer books so gave it a go. Great so far.