[EmperorMagus]

Andorion, on 07 April 2016 - 04:27 PM, said:

Salt-Man Z, on 07 April 2016 - 04:14 PM, said:

So I finished Dancer's Lament. Easily ICE's best. I didn't particularly care for any of the characters, didn't feel compelled to know "What happens next?" but it was never boring. Nicely focused, and no obfuscation! (Amazing!) An excellent start to the trilogy.

I'm also in the middle of Conrad's Heart of Darkness on ebook. I was supposed to read this in high school, but never did. I'm not sure how I would have fared in any case: It starts with a boring frame story that I just about bounced off of, and the book ends up being someone telling a story about someone telling a story. Guh. Thankfully, once it gets going, Marlow's narration gets this hypnotic quality to it that's oddly compelling. Unfortunately, I'm reading it at work during lunch or whatever in short bursts, which makes it hard to get back into each time.

Last night I started in on The Library at Mount Char. Wow. It's...kinda crazy. And I can't put it down. It kinda puts me in the mood of S. M. Peters' Ghost Ocean, though they're completely different books.

Crazy is a very good adjective for Library at Mount Char. That book really startled me in the way it progressed

I just finished The Library at Mount Char.

I got such a "American Gods" vibe from it. It was a lovely book.
Honestly, Naga was an awesome character.

[Andorion]

EmperorMagus, on 08 April 2016 - 03:08 AM, said:

Andorion, on 07 April 2016 - 04:27 PM, said:

Salt-Man Z, on 07 April 2016 - 04:14 PM, said:

So I finished Dancer's Lament. Easily ICE's best. I didn't particularly care for any of the characters, didn't feel compelled to know "What happens next?" but it was never boring. Nicely focused, and no obfuscation! (Amazing!) An excellent start to the trilogy.

I'm also in the middle of Conrad's Heart of Darkness on ebook. I was supposed to read this in high school, but never did. I'm not sure how I would have fared in any case: It starts with a boring frame story that I just about bounced off of, and the book ends up being someone telling a story about someone telling a story. Guh. Thankfully, once it gets going, Marlow's narration gets this hypnotic quality to it that's oddly compelling. Unfortunately, I'm reading it at work during lunch or whatever in short bursts, which makes it hard to get back into each time.

Last night I started in on The Library at Mount Char. Wow. It's...kinda crazy. And I can't put it down. It kinda puts me in the mood of S. M. Peters' Ghost Ocean, though they're completely different books.

Crazy is a very good adjective for Library at Mount Char. That book really startled me in the way it progressed

I just finished The Library at Mount Char.

I got such a "American Gods" vibe from it. It was a lovely book.
Honestly, Naga was an awesome character.

I got a Gaimanish vibe as well, but the book itself was way darker

[Macros]

on to book 4 of the mallorean.

[Maark Abbott]

Macros, on 08 April 2016 - 09:58 AM, said:

on to book 4 of the mallorean.

"Let's walk over here"
"Oooh look, a demon lord"

[Abyss]

Maark Abbott, on 08 April 2016 - 02:46 PM, said:

Macros, on 08 April 2016 - 09:58 AM, said:

on to book 4 of the mallorean.

"Let's walk over here"


"Oooh look, a demon lord"

"Hey, hasn't something like this happened before?"

ftfy.

[Andorion]

I find myself in an odd place. I am in the middle of Children of Dune and the English Assassin, yet I can't concentrate. My thoughts keep on straying to Fall of Light. I don't think I can put it off any longer. The Forge of Darkness reread must begin.

[Binder of Demons]

Briar King, on 09 April 2016 - 12:15 AM, said:

Ah ok I see the story of Hyperion is picking up. I thought I was

Spoiler

in for all stories before landing.

. I'm def enjoying it now

I always feel readers should be warned about the original HYPERION duology, in that they really do have to both be read. The first book just stops without any resolution.

You should also be aware though, that as a duology, it is awesome, and totally worth it.

[Abyss]

Andorion, on 08 April 2016 - 04:34 PM, said:

I find myself in an odd place. I am in the middle of Children of Dune and the English Assassin, yet I can't concentrate. My thoughts keep on straying to Fall of Light. I don't think I can put it off any longer. The Forge of Darkness reread must begin.

Part of your problem there... Neither of those books is the author's best.

[Andorion]

Abyss, on 09 April 2016 - 12:39 AM, said:

Andorion, on 08 April 2016 - 04:34 PM, said:

I find myself in an odd place. I am in the middle of Children of Dune and the English Assassin, yet I can't concentrate. My thoughts keep on straying to Fall of Light. I don't think I can put it off any longer. The Forge of Darkness reread must begin.

Part of your problem there... Neither of those books is the author's best.

I think you may have a point there. Nothing really big has happened in Dune for some time. And The English Assassin requires a certain mood which I am not in

[Mentalist]

Andorion, on 09 April 2016 - 01:55 AM, said:

Abyss, on 09 April 2016 - 12:39 AM, said:

Andorion, on 08 April 2016 - 04:34 PM, said:

I find myself in an odd place. I am in the middle of Children of Dune and the English Assassin, yet I can't concentrate. My thoughts keep on straying to Fall of Light. I don't think I can put it off any longer. The Forge of Darkness reread must begin.

Part of your problem there... Neither of those books is the author's best.

I think you may have a point there. Nothing really big has happened in Dune for some time. And The English Assassin requires a certain mood which I am not in

your other problem is, if you read FoD too soon, you'll have trouble thinking of what to read after. Erikson is not easy to follow up on- especially when there's only weeks or days until NEW SE book

[Andorion]

Mentalist, on 09 April 2016 - 02:28 AM, said:

Andorion, on 09 April 2016 - 01:55 AM, said:

Abyss, on 09 April 2016 - 12:39 AM, said:

Andorion, on 08 April 2016 - 04:34 PM, said:

I find myself in an odd place. I am in the middle of Children of Dune and the English Assassin, yet I can't concentrate. My thoughts keep on straying to Fall of Light. I don't think I can put it off any longer. The Forge of Darkness reread must begin.

Part of your problem there... Neither of those books is the author's best.

I think you may have a point there. Nothing really big has happened in Dune for some time. And The English Assassin requires a certain mood which I am not in

your other problem is, if you read FoD too soon, you'll have trouble thinking of what to read after. Erikson is not easy to follow up on- especially when there's only weeks or days until NEW SE book

And once again you are correct.....

[Cyphon]

I'm reading Queen's play by Dorothy Dunnett. Second in the Lymond chronicles and just as good as the first. Admittedly I'm not trying to translate the French and the Irish and Scots accents can be a bit bewildering.

[EmperorMagus]

Briar King, on 10 April 2016 - 03:44 AM, said:

30 pgs into Kassad story. Really liking it. The main one I want is Silenaus though. He dropped a cool nugget earlier that interested me.

Silenaus is a pretty fun one, especially if you care about English poetry. I still liked that part despite the fact that English poetry sounds like derivel to me though .

[Andorion]

EmperorMagus, on 10 April 2016 - 05:06 AM, said:

Briar King, on 10 April 2016 - 03:44 AM, said:

30 pgs into Kassad story. Really liking it. The main one I want is Silenaus though. He dropped a cool nugget earlier that interested me.

Silenaus is a pretty fun one, especially if you care about English poetry. I still liked that part despite the fact that English poetry sounds like derivel to me though .

Really really depends on the period and the poet. I consider romantic period poetry to be some of the best stuff ever written

[EmperorMagus]

Andorion, on 10 April 2016 - 05:12 AM, said:

EmperorMagus, on 10 April 2016 - 05:06 AM, said:

Briar King, on 10 April 2016 - 03:44 AM, said:

30 pgs into Kassad story. Really liking it. The main one I want is Silenaus though. He dropped a cool nugget earlier that interested me.

Silenaus is a pretty fun one, especially if you care about English poetry. I still liked that part despite the fact that English poetry sounds like derivel to me though .

Really really depends on the period and the poet. I consider romantic period poetry to be some of the best stuff ever written

I'm absolutely not saying it's drivel. However, English is my second language, and poetry in English is not similar to the Farsi version at all. Farsi isn't even an strees based language. So English poetry sounds like trash, to me.

[Andorion]

EmperorMagus, on 10 April 2016 - 07:01 AM, said:

Andorion, on 10 April 2016 - 05:12 AM, said:

EmperorMagus, on 10 April 2016 - 05:06 AM, said:

Briar King, on 10 April 2016 - 03:44 AM, said:

30 pgs into Kassad story. Really liking it. The main one I want is Silenaus though. He dropped a cool nugget earlier that interested me.

Silenaus is a pretty fun one, especially if you care about English poetry. I still liked that part despite the fact that English poetry sounds like derivel to me though .

Really really depends on the period and the poet. I consider romantic period poetry to be some of the best stuff ever written

I'm absolutely not saying it's drivel. However, English is my second language, and poetry in English is not similar to the Farsi version at all. Farsi isn't even an strees based language. So English poetry sounds like trash, to me.

"An strees" Could you explain? My first language isn't English either, Bengal can be extremely lyrical and beautiful, but I still really like English poetry

[Puck]

Andorion, on 10 April 2016 - 12:24 PM, said:

EmperorMagus, on 10 April 2016 - 07:01 AM, said:

Andorion, on 10 April 2016 - 05:12 AM, said:

EmperorMagus, on 10 April 2016 - 05:06 AM, said:

Briar King, on 10 April 2016 - 03:44 AM, said:

30 pgs into Kassad story. Really liking it. The main one I want is Silenaus though. He dropped a cool nugget earlier that interested me.

Silenaus is a pretty fun one, especially if you care about English poetry. I still liked that part despite the fact that English poetry sounds like derivel to me though .

Really really depends on the period and the poet. I consider romantic period poetry to be some of the best stuff ever written

I'm absolutely not saying it's drivel. However, English is my second language, and poetry in English is not similar to the Farsi version at all. Farsi isn't even an strees based language. So English poetry sounds like trash, to me.

"An strees" Could you explain? My first language isn't English either, Bengal can be extremely lyrical and beautiful, but I still really like English poetry

My guess is EM means 'stress-based' or 'stress-timed', which basically means that each syllable is of a different length/emphasis when spoken depending of the context. From this I assume that's not the case in Farsi. I can totally see poetry being completely different in stress-timed and syllable-timed languages.

This post has been edited by Puck: 10 April 2016 - 01:20 PM

[EmperorMagus]

Puck, on 10 April 2016 - 01:17 PM, said:

My guess is EM means 'stress-based' or 'stress-timed', which basically means that each syllable is of a different length/emphasis when spoken depending of the context. From this I assume that's not the case in Farsi. I can totally see poetry being completely different in stress-timed and syllable-timed languages.

This is pretty much it. Traditional Farsi poetry has very specific rules about how verses should look like (something called weight should be the same in every single verse, as well as other things). In English, the thing that convey "weight" is the stress timings, which I can never get right when I'm reading it.

[Andorion]

EmperorMagus, on 10 April 2016 - 01:31 PM, said:

Puck, on 10 April 2016 - 01:17 PM, said:

My guess is EM means 'stress-based' or 'stress-timed', which basically means that each syllable is of a different length/emphasis when spoken depending of the context. From this I assume that's not the case in Farsi. I can totally see poetry being completely different in stress-timed and syllable-timed languages.

This is pretty much it. Traditional Farsi poetry has very specific rules about how verses should look like (something called weight should be the same in every single verse, as well as other things). In English, the thing that convey "weight" is the stress timings, which I can never get right when I'm reading it.

Oh I see. Yeah, we have lots of rules here as well but I read poetry differently. I never focus on the verse structure, but rather on the language, imagery and emotion the poet is trying to convey

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