[worry]

Crossroads of Twilight.

[JPK]

I finished The Obelisk Gate tonight. It's going to be a long wait for book 3.

Next audiobook is Slaughter-House Five narrated by James Franco. It's my first time through the book, so I'm excited.

[Puck]

Puck, on 28 August 2016 - 06:56 PM, said:

Me, I'm halfway through Hobb's Liveship Traders trilogy and as far as I'm concerned, overall, it's a better story than the Farseer trilogy. Which means I'm all over it whenever I can.

Also, I keep forgetting something rather interesting about this trilogy, and that is how the story is mostly carried by all the varied and well written female characters. Even the male PoVs either involve one or happen in relation to one. But it's so well done, you have to stop and think about it to notice.

[acesn8s]

Puck, on 29 August 2016 - 06:49 AM, said:

Puck, on 28 August 2016 - 06:56 PM, said:

Me, I'm halfway through Hobb's Liveship Traders trilogy and as far as I'm concerned, overall, it's a better story than the Farseer trilogy. Which means I'm all over it whenever I can.

Also, I keep forgetting something rather interesting about this trilogy, and that is how the story is mostly carried by all the varied and well written female characters. Even the male PoVs either involve one or happen in relation to one. But it's so well done, you have to stop and think about it to notice.

I tried reading Hobb's Assassin's Apprentice and didn't like it, but I really liked her Liveship Trader's series. I think at some point I need to revisit Assassin's Apprentice.

[Tiste Simeon]

Well today I got through about 200 pages of FoL and have about 180 to go. It's weird cos I don't dislike it but I can't wait to be done!

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

Puck, on 29 August 2016 - 06:49 AM, said:

Puck, on 28 August 2016 - 06:56 PM, said:

Me, I'm halfway through Hobb's Liveship Traders trilogy and as far as I'm concerned, overall, it's a better story than the Farseer trilogy. Which means I'm all over it whenever I can.

Also, I keep forgetting something rather interesting about this trilogy, and that is how the story is mostly carried by all the varied and well written female characters. Even the male PoVs either involve one or happen in relation to one. But it's so well done, you have to stop and think about it to notice.

That's a really good point - Liveship, for what it's worth, is still my favourite trilogy of Hobb's.

This post has been edited by TheRetiredBridgeburner: 29 August 2016 - 06:37 PM

[Puck]

acesn8s, on 29 August 2016 - 11:57 AM, said:

Puck, on 29 August 2016 - 06:49 AM, said:

Puck, on 28 August 2016 - 06:56 PM, said:

Me, I'm halfway through Hobb's Liveship Traders trilogy and as far as I'm concerned, overall, it's a better story than the Farseer trilogy. Which means I'm all over it whenever I can.

Also, I keep forgetting something rather interesting about this trilogy, and that is how the story is mostly carried by all the varied and well written female characters. Even the male PoVs either involve one or happen in relation to one. But it's so well done, you have to stop and think about it to notice.

I tried reading Hobb's Assassin's Apprentice and didn't like it, but I really liked her Liveship Trader's series. I think at some point I need to revisit Assassin's Apprentice.

I feel like the Liveship Traders is a noticeable improvement. I'm a bit undecided regarding Farseer. I liked Royal Assassin (Farseer 2) a lot, and thought books 1 and 3 were okay, enough to keep reading, but nothing to write home about. From what I understand, if you want to keep reading the Realm of the Elderlings books at some point, you should probably go back and read the Farseer trilogy, as they're built upon one another (and again, book 2 was, for me, totally worth it). I'm certainly going to at least read as far as the Tawny Man trilogy (because I just want more Fool screentime), then see how it goes.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

If you enjoy Tawny Man, look into the current trilogy (last one is Assassin's Fate, title and cover were announced last month I think) - it's been very good thus far.

This post has been edited by TheRetiredBridgeburner: 29 August 2016 - 09:05 PM

[Slow Ben]

Last one.


Finished Cold Days, on to Skin Job.

Roll on Dresden re-read!

[Nicodimas]

Puck, on 28 August 2016 - 06:56 PM, said:

polishgenius, on 28 August 2016 - 05:18 PM, said:

Aaaanyway. Me, I'm reading Seveneves. I've heard from some that there's parts where it's not that good, but so far after stalling out of Cryptomonicon I'm really enjoying being back with Neal Stephenson on a theme I'm really interested in.

Personally, I thought it was quite brilliant, especially Parts 1 & 2, as long as one doesn't mind the technobabble. What most people seen to agree about is that Part 3 is almost an entirely different book. Whether it's a good one or not comes down to opinion. I'd say it's worth the read.

Me, I'm halfway through Hobb's Liveship Traders trilogy and as far as I'm concerned, overall, it's a better story than the Farseer trilogy. Which means I'm all over it whenever I can.

I really really enjoyed Seveneaves as a whole. I really liked the quandary that is posed at the end of the second act with giving away any spoilers. How would things go if this occurred....

[Salt-Man Z]

Halfway through Asteroid Made of Dragons and it's highly amusing. It follows two plot threads: A young goblin archaeologist stumbles across a mysterious message of impending doom, and has to figure out what it means and how to stop it (whatever it is.) Meanwhile, a wild mage and her squire are being hunted by an undying knight. All of this is somehow set within a frame story of a three-man acting troupe trying out a new play. The scene I just finished involves a trio of minotaurs in a heated philosophical debate whilst daintily sipping tea. (The more intent their argument, the tinier their sips become.)

[worry]

I have a feeling you're not gonna like my debut fantasy trilogy The Elfworms of Subterranea.

[Mentalist]

Briar King, on 31 August 2016 - 02:42 AM, said:

Ha. I actually get claustrophobic reading this stuff esp with Tad Williams who seems to include this setting in every fantasy series so far I've read by him. MST(it was really bad in a particular bk here!!!), Shadowmarch, Bobby Dollar(I ve still not bought the 2nd bk as I've heard the whole thing is in Hell).

Only about 60%. And he doesn't really stress the claustrophobic aspect (it's a HUGE place), but it's certainly disturbing as fuck.

[Andorion]

Finished War and Peace. Tedious waste of time

[Slow Ben]

Andorion, on 31 August 2016 - 08:23 AM, said:

Finished War and Peace. Tedious waste of time

Gah! Havent read that since college, when i had a professor spend an entire summer class dissecting every chapter of that book.


My tennis and badminton class was much more enjoyable.

[Andorion]

Slow Ben, on 31 August 2016 - 12:04 PM, said:

Andorion, on 31 August 2016 - 08:23 AM, said:

Finished War and Peace. Tedious waste of time

Gah! Havent read that since college, when i had a professor spend an entire summer class dissecting every chapter of that book.


My tennis and badminton class was much more enjoyable.

The opening of the book was actually good. Then it just dissolves into inanities. And the last part is practically unreadable, Tolstoy loves to preach

[Slow Ben]

Andorion, on 31 August 2016 - 12:10 PM, said:

Slow Ben, on 31 August 2016 - 12:04 PM, said:

Andorion, on 31 August 2016 - 08:23 AM, said:

Finished War and Peace. Tedious waste of time

Gah! Havent read that since college, when i had a professor spend an entire summer class dissecting every chapter of that book.


My tennis and badminton class was much more enjoyable.

And the last part is practically unreadable

Which is exactly why, by the end of the semester, i'd turned to Cliff Notes.

[QuickTidal]

I recall this super weird guy in my highschool English Lit class swore up and down that WAR & PEACE and CRIME & PUNISHMENT were the pinnacle of his enjoyment reading. He even did a class presentation on Tolstoy and how much he admired him and thought he was the best writer the world had yet produced. It was enough to get me to try out W&P...and after a hundred pages or so I stopped and wondered what that weird kid was smoking. Needless to say, I agree...booooooring and not really readable.

On topic, the newborn has not given me much time to read, so I'm still waiting to get a chance to finish up GALAXY IN FLAMES (Horus #3) by Ben Counter and after that I'll give Horus a break for a few books and finally get back to my Tolkien complete works read with TALES OF THE PERILOUS REALM. After that I only have CHILDREN OF HURIN to go of the main books before I start into the History of Middle Earth books.

EDIT: Oh, and heads up to any Tolkien fans, Harper Collins are re-releasing a 208-line poem that's been out of print for 70 years in November called THE LAY OF AOTROU AND ITROUN. It's a mediaval poem that has a witch in it, who would eventually morph into what Galadriel became in LOTR. It's not a Middle-Earth poem, just said to be the inspiration for the eventual elf queen character.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 31 August 2016 - 03:57 PM

[Andorion]

QuickTidal, on 31 August 2016 - 03:49 PM, said:

I recall this super weird guy in my highschool English Lit class swore up and down that WAR & PEACE and CRIME & PUNISHMENT were the pinnacle of his enjoyment reading. He even did a class presentation on Tolstoy and how much he admired him and thought he was the best writer the world had yet produced. It was enough to get me to try out W&P...and after a hundred pages or so I stopped and wondered what that weird kid was smoking. Needless to say, I agree...booooooring and not really readable.

On topic, the newborn has not given me much time to read, so I'm still waiting to get a chance to finish up GALAXY IN FLAMES (Horus #3) by Ben Counter and after that I'll give Horus a break for a few books and finally get back to my Tolkien complete works read with TALES OF THE PERILOUS REALM. After that I only have CHILDREN OF HURIN to go of the main books before I start into the History of Middle Earth books.

EDIT: Oh, and heads up to any Tolkien fans, Harper Collins are re-releasing a 208-line poem that's been out of print for 70 years in November called THE LAY OF AOTROU AND ITROUN. It's a mediaval poem that has a witch in it, who would eventually morph into what Galadriel became in LOTR. It's not a Middle-Earth poem, just said to be the inspiration for the eventual elf queen character.

Hi QT, hope the baby is doing fine?

If that was your reaction to the first 100 pages what would you have done with the last 200? The first part actually has social commentary and good battle description, the last part.... its just bad. Rant after rant after rant. he basically gave up trying to tell a story

[Gabriele]

QuickTidal, on 31 August 2016 - 03:49 PM, said:

I recall this super weird guy in my highschool English Lit class swore up and down that WAR & PEACE and CRIME & PUNISHMENT were the pinnacle of his enjoyment reading. He even did a class presentation on Tolstoy and how much he admired him and thought he was the best writer the world had yet produced. It was enough to get me to try out W&P...and after a hundred pages or so I stopped and wondered what that weird kid was smoking. Needless to say, I agree...booooooring and not really readable.

So I should probably hide the fact that I've reread War and Peace more times than I can remember. It's probably right up there with LOTR and Eagle of the Ninth when it comes to rereads. I wrote an essay about it at school as well, but I spared my classmates by making the oral presentation about Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls instead.

The one I pissed off was the teacher who hadn't read either of them.