What Are You Reading? (August 2018)
#2
Re: What Are You Reading? (August 2018)
Finished:
Now on to the third book of the trilogy. This is written as one big continuous story. While's there been a major event at the end of the first two books, they're not quite stand-alone (with the biggest plot thread clearly be built up for resolution in the third book).
Now on to the third book of the trilogy. This is written as one big continuous story. While's there been a major event at the end of the first two books, they're not quite stand-alone (with the biggest plot thread clearly be built up for resolution in the third book).
#4
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Re: What Are You Reading? (August 2018)
Finished:
Never read the books but was a pretty big fan of the movies. What a wonderful series, and I'm glad I watched the movies first, as I would have hated them if I knew how much was being left out.
Never read the books but was a pretty big fan of the movies. What a wonderful series, and I'm glad I watched the movies first, as I would have hated them if I knew how much was being left out.
#5
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Re: What Are You Reading? (August 2018)
Started:
On book 3 at the moment. Stumbled upon these through goodreads, and so far I'm really enjoying the series. Nothing ground breaking, but its a very easy read through an action packed story. If you are a fan of end of the world type books, I would recommend.
On book 3 at the moment. Stumbled upon these through goodreads, and so far I'm really enjoying the series. Nothing ground breaking, but its a very easy read through an action packed story. If you are a fan of end of the world type books, I would recommend.
#6
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Re: What Are You Reading? (August 2018)
Finished King's The Outsider. it was pretty good and entertaining
starting The Gone World on recommendations from people on here
starting The Gone World on recommendations from people on here
#8
Re: What Are You Reading? (August 2018)
Finished:
Really great fantasy trilogy. I liked that it didn't overwhelm with point-of-view characters, with only one central character for the first two books (and a second introduced for this third book). I don't care for fantasy series that are so complex that I can't keep track of who everyone is without continually turning to a guide (I'm lookin' at you, Malazan series!).
Really great fantasy trilogy. I liked that it didn't overwhelm with point-of-view characters, with only one central character for the first two books (and a second introduced for this third book). I don't care for fantasy series that are so complex that I can't keep track of who everyone is without continually turning to a guide (I'm lookin' at you, Malazan series!).
#11
Re: What Are You Reading? (August 2018)
Finished:
#7 in the series, and I think one of the stronger ones.
Next up, I'm back to tackling a series I put on the shelf more than three years ago:
That's bookstop #5 (out of 10). I own physical copies of the next three in Malazan series, and that's always a motivating force when you have something you spent money on taunting you unread from the shelf.
So far I've had a mixed response to this series. It's an impressive effort of world-building, to be sure. And there are numerous striking scenes, images, and characters. And there have been an equally numerous number of times where reading can be a slog, with a sea of cumbersome names and terms. Erikson's writing style seems almost intentionally unfriendly, as if he's challenging the reader to keep track of the story.
70 pages in, I like that Midnight Tides seems to be a mostly fresh story, and doesn't seem to be demanding that I have photographic recall of the previous 3000+ pages of the series so far.
#7 in the series, and I think one of the stronger ones.
Next up, I'm back to tackling a series I put on the shelf more than three years ago:
That's bookstop #5 (out of 10). I own physical copies of the next three in Malazan series, and that's always a motivating force when you have something you spent money on taunting you unread from the shelf.
So far I've had a mixed response to this series. It's an impressive effort of world-building, to be sure. And there are numerous striking scenes, images, and characters. And there have been an equally numerous number of times where reading can be a slog, with a sea of cumbersome names and terms. Erikson's writing style seems almost intentionally unfriendly, as if he's challenging the reader to keep track of the story.
70 pages in, I like that Midnight Tides seems to be a mostly fresh story, and doesn't seem to be demanding that I have photographic recall of the previous 3000+ pages of the series so far.
#12
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Re: What Are You Reading? (August 2018)
Finished: The Gone World yesterday. I thought it was great.
I'll start re-reading (for the 3rd time) the Song of Ice and Fire series today
I'll start re-reading (for the 3rd time) the Song of Ice and Fire series today