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#12901 McLovin

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Posted 04 April 2014 - 01:31 PM

Still on ILSE WITCH and I am surprised how much I am enjoying.

Finished DRAGON WING, and...I won't be returning to that series.

To rinse that fail away, it's back to the dresdencrack: CHANGES.

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Posted 04 April 2014 - 02:07 PM

On to Kutath, the final book in C J Cherryh's 'Faded Sun Trilogy'.

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Posted 04 April 2014 - 09:41 PM

The Judging Eye by Bakker on audiobook - this is my second book by him, hope it is a good one

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Posted 04 April 2014 - 10:19 PM

HiddenOne, on 04 April 2014 - 09:41 PM, said:

The Judging Eye by Bakker on audiobook - this is my second book by him, hope it is a good one

It's basically the fourth book in a series...

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Posted 04 April 2014 - 11:08 PM

Briar King, on 04 April 2014 - 07:50 PM, said:

On page 111 Blood Song. I'm digging it for sure but I want the Harry Potter bit OVER ALREADY!!!!

Good luck with that.

It was still dragging its heels with the 'boy-to-warrior story plus mandatory female love interest' about 3/4 of the way through, when I left it out of sheer boredom.

So that's the story. And what was the real lesson? Don't leave things in the fridge.

#12906 Chance

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Posted 05 April 2014 - 09:27 AM

Briar King, on 04 April 2014 - 07:50 PM, said:

On page 111 Blood Song. I'm digging it for sure but I want the Harry Potter bit OVER ALREADY!!!!

More or less on the half way through mark it does begin to change.

Traveller was missing stuff if he only took in a YA'ish standard novel by 3/4's into it.

But a lot of that novel hinges on the last parts.

This post has been edited by Chance: 05 April 2014 - 09:29 AM

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Posted 05 April 2014 - 10:59 AM

Chance, on 05 April 2014 - 09:27 AM, said:

Briar King, on 04 April 2014 - 07:50 PM, said:

On page 111 Blood Song. I'm digging it for sure but I want the Harry Potter bit OVER ALREADY!!!!

Yeah, and the school stuff bears a MAJOR purpose or two later on so hang in there. The last quarter of that book is JUST. SO. GOLD.

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Posted 05 April 2014 - 11:01 AM

As to me, I finished Sebastien De Castelle's TRAITOR'S BLADE, and holy shit what a stellar read!

Musketeers + Magic + Saints + Ninjas + Zippy dialogue = one of the best books I've read this year so far.

You should all read it. It's so effortless to read too, it just flows along like a river.

Loved it. Can't wait for book 2.

And now I don't know what to read next.

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Posted 05 April 2014 - 11:43 AM

Sussex Months, on 04 April 2014 - 10:19 PM, said:

HiddenOne, on 04 April 2014 - 09:41 PM, said:

The Judging Eye by Bakker on audiobook - this is my second book by him, hope it is a good one

It's basically the fourth book in a series...

So I need to stop and go back to the first book? Thanks for the info

EDIT: What is the first book, anyway?

This post has been edited by HiddenOne: 05 April 2014 - 11:44 AM

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Posted 05 April 2014 - 11:53 AM

HiddenOne, on 05 April 2014 - 11:43 AM, said:

Sussex Months, on 04 April 2014 - 10:19 PM, said:

HiddenOne, on 04 April 2014 - 09:41 PM, said:

The Judging Eye by Bakker on audiobook - this is my second book by him, hope it is a good one

It's basically the fourth book in a series...

So I need to stop and go back to the first book? Thanks for the info

EDIT: What is the first book, anyway?

Reading order:
The Darkness the Comes Before
The Warrior Prophet
The Thousandfold Thought

The Judging Eye
The White Luck Warrior
The Unholy Consult (not yet released)

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#12911 polishgenius

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Posted 05 April 2014 - 12:17 PM

Chance, on 05 April 2014 - 09:27 AM, said:

Briar King, on 04 April 2014 - 07:50 PM, said:

On page 111 Blood Song. I'm digging it for sure but I want the Harry Potter bit OVER ALREADY!!!!

Tbh I found the last parts of Blood Song by far the worst. The Harry Potter stuff was cliched but quite engaging, but the ending was just uninteresting to me.

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Posted 05 April 2014 - 12:39 PM

QuickTidal, on 05 April 2014 - 10:59 AM, said:

Chance, on 05 April 2014 - 09:27 AM, said:

Briar King, on 04 April 2014 - 07:50 PM, said:

On page 111 Blood Song. I'm digging it for sure but I want the Harry Potter bit OVER ALREADY!!!!

Yeah, and the school stuff bears a MAJOR purpose or two later on so hang in there. The last quarter of that book is JUST. SO. GOLD.

That's what I was told about the Codex Alera books. At least they had some original concepts in them. I've read enough books now to realise when I'm not enjoying one when I'm 3/4 of the way through... and really, I'd rather read something that's good all the way through than trudge through something just to get to the last quarter.

So that's the story. And what was the real lesson? Don't leave things in the fridge.

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Posted 05 April 2014 - 12:45 PM

Baco Xtath, on 05 April 2014 - 11:53 AM, said:

Reading order:
The Boring that Comes Boring
The Boring Prophet
The Thousandfold Boring

Fixed for accuracy.

(can't comment on the 2nd trilogy but I have no desire to read it at all!)

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#12914 HiddenOne

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Posted 05 April 2014 - 02:44 PM

I can relate, I couldn't finish the Darkness that Comes Before - I was hoping that the Judging Eye would be different as it was listed as Book 1 of a series

Bakker get good reviews, so I am surprised - he would be the 1st reco from this forum that hasn't suited me well, that's why I was giving him another chance

Thanks, guys

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Posted 05 April 2014 - 03:36 PM

HiddenOne, on 05 April 2014 - 02:44 PM, said:

Bakker is a very polarizing author. Some think he's one of the greatest authors in the past decade while others think his work is complete shit. I enjoyed the first trilogy, though it was a mighty slog at times. The Judging Eye was decent and I've yet to try White Luck yet as I'm waiting for Unholy to be released and I'll wait to see how it's received before I continue..

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Posted 05 April 2014 - 05:20 PM

Baco Xtath, on 05 April 2014 - 03:36 PM, said:

HiddenOne, on 05 April 2014 - 02:44 PM, said:

I actually preferred the first trilo to the two books of the second so far.

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#12917 Coco with marshmallows

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Posted 05 April 2014 - 05:31 PM

QuickTidal, on 05 April 2014 - 11:01 AM, said:

Very, VERY strong seconding of this comment - thoroughly enjoyed it as well, since moved onto Moons Artifice by Tom Lloyd.

meh. Link was dead :(

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Posted 05 April 2014 - 05:48 PM

I finished Grossman's Magician King. Beautiful book and full of homages to Narnia and more without being cloying or servile.

The writing is phenomenal and the very fact that Quentin isn't the smartest, the most likable or the most powerful is a good thing. The secondary characters shine and he lets the story get on with aplomb.

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Posted 05 April 2014 - 08:40 PM

To go back to something:

Baco Xtath, on 02 April 2014 - 11:40 PM, said:

The other will either go to Fortune's Pawn or the Boy with the Porcelain Blade (anybody recommend either?).

I haven't read Fortune's Pawn yet, though having read a few very positive reviews it's on the list, but having recently finished The Boy with the Porcelain Blade: meh. It's enjoyable enough while reading it, but for all the good ideas within it (and there are plenty), it doesn't come together into anything memorable.

I also finished The Edda of Burdens trilogy, and while it doesn't go anything like I expected from the initial impressions, it's really very good. The third book in particular makes some odd choices but I was putting the book down just so I could fret a bit more about the danger to the main characters before continuing, so it was doing something right.

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Posted 05 April 2014 - 09:32 PM

Appreciate the feedback PG; removed Porcelain from my wish list and still not sure about Fortune's Pawn as it's described a bit as a sci-fi romance and I've no desire for that. May try Hard Magic. Also, about 60 pages in Starfish. Watts' investigation into extreme personalities in extreme situations is mind-blowing. Loving it.