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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
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 Posted - 11 Nov 2012 : 07:07:51
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Just finished reading Terry Pratchett latest City Watch novel Snuff.
It was good but not as enjoyable as his earlier work as this one felt a bit cliched. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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36971 Posts |
Posted - 11 Nov 2012 : 19:21:45
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Just finished Return of the King... Gonna read Queen of Thorns, next. It's the most recent Pathfinder novel, and it's more Radovan and Jeggare. 
Thinking of revisiting an old TSR classic, next -- Illegal Aliens. |
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 12 Nov 2012 : 02:16:53
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 17 Nov 2012 : 13:02:55
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Finished Steven Erikson's House of Chains, Book 4 of the Malazan series. This was easily my favorite book so far in this series! I have enjoyed the series throughout the first 3 books, but this book took it to the next level for me.
Now continuing with Book 5, Midnight Tides. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 17 Nov 2012 : 16:12:40
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Finished Queen of Thorns last night... Debating what to read next.
I quite enjoyed Queen of Thorns. The Radovan/Jeggare books just keep getting better and better.  |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
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Posted - 17 Nov 2012 : 18:37:10
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Finished Queen of Thorns last night... Debating what to read next.
I quite enjoyed Queen of Thorns. The Radovan/Jeggare books just keep getting better and better.
What are some of your top choices from your "To Read" pile? |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 17 Nov 2012 : 19:34:53
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Originally posted by Entreri3478
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Finished Queen of Thorns last night... Debating what to read next.
I quite enjoyed Queen of Thorns. The Radovan/Jeggare books just keep getting better and better.
What are some of your top choices from your "To Read" pile?
I've already started re-reading Illegal Aliens. I've got to look for another one-shot or two after this one, because Cold Days is coming out soon, and I'm going to buy that on my lunch break and start reading it as soon as I'm back at work (from work, I can make it to the bookstore and back in 15-20 minutes). Very little takes precedence over a new Dresden Files book!
I'm thinking maybe The Golden Compass (it was lent to me months ago, so I've got to read it, eventually) and Island of the Sequined Love Nun.
I don't really keep a "to read" pile any more -- far too often, it gets ignored in favor of a new release, or in favor of my ever-changing whims. It's only been in the last couple of weeks, for example, that I've suddenly felt the urge to reread Illegal Aliens. |
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Vaeldroth
Acolyte
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Posted - 17 Nov 2012 : 19:44:30
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| Currently reading the Finders Stone trilogy, I'm on the last book, Song of the Saurials. So far, I really like these better in comparison to the heavier Salvatore novels in writing style. I have Pool of Radiance on my Kindle, that's next. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 17 Nov 2012 : 20:14:48
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Currently reading the Finders Stone trilogy, I'm on the last book, Song of the Saurials. So far, I really like these better in comparison to the heavier Salvatore novels in writing style. I have Pool of Radiance on my Kindle, that's next.
There's another book that follows the Finder's Stone trilogy, Masquerade. It focuses on Alias and Dragonbait, with them returning to Westgate and getting involved in things there.
We see more of Finder in Finder's Bane, and those characters are also in Tymora's Luck. The latter also has interludes that focus, in part, on the Wyvernspur family. |
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 18 Nov 2012 : 07:39:27
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Originally posted by Entreri3478
Finished Steven Erikson's House of Chains, Book 4 of the Malazan series. This was easily my favorite book so far in this series! I have enjoyed the series throughout the first 3 books, but this book took it to the next level for me.
Now continuing with Book 5, Midnight Tides.
Agreed, for most people it's Memories of Ice or Midnight Tides. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
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Posted - 18 Nov 2012 : 13:14:34
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Originally posted by Entreri3478
Finished Steven Erikson's House of Chains, Book 4 of the Malazan series. This was easily my favorite book so far in this series! I have enjoyed the series throughout the first 3 books, but this book took it to the next level for me.
Now continuing with Book 5, Midnight Tides.
Agreed, for most people it's Memories of Ice or Midnight Tides.
Wow really? So far Memories of Ice was my least favorite book of the series. I still enjoyed it, but there were some parts that I felt lagged a little too much. |
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 19 Nov 2012 : 12:28:14
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| From what I've seen in a few online polls it's the most popular. In that book a lot of things break my suspension of disbelief, starting with ridiculous Tenescowri army, the Bridgeburner ''genius'' military tactics, deux ex machina condors, Itkovian stopping the T'lan Imass, Mhybe ... |
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Clad In Shadows
Learned Scribe
Canada
158 Posts |
Posted - 19 Nov 2012 : 15:56:34
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Originally posted by Entreri3478
Finished Steven Erikson's House of Chains, Book 4 of the Malazan series. This was easily my favorite book so far in this series! I have enjoyed the series throughout the first 3 books, but this book took it to the next level for me.
Now continuing with Book 5, Midnight Tides.
I agree. House of Chains was great. And I ended up liking Midnight Tides even better. At that point in the series, I was finding that I was liking each book more than the last. It seems to have levelled out with books 6 and 7, but still excellent. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
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Posted - 19 Nov 2012 : 16:55:21
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Originally posted by Clad In Shadows
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Originally posted by Entreri3478
Finished Steven Erikson's House of Chains, Book 4 of the Malazan series. This was easily my favorite book so far in this series! I have enjoyed the series throughout the first 3 books, but this book took it to the next level for me.
Now continuing with Book 5, Midnight Tides.
I agree. House of Chains was great. And I ended up liking Midnight Tides even better. At that point in the series, I was finding that I was liking each book more than the last. It seems to have levelled out with books 6 and 7, but still excellent.
That's good to know about Midnight Tides because I was a little skeptical about it since it looks like most, if not all, of the book will be dealing with new characters. I enjoy Erikson's writing and story, but the thing that bothers me the most is how many characters are not even mentioned for LONG periods of time. I don't even think Anomander Rake made an entry in House of Chains. By the time a character jumps into the storyline again I usually have to struggle to recall exactly what they were doing the last time they appeared. |
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Clad In Shadows
Learned Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 19 Nov 2012 : 21:37:35
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Originally posted by Entreri3478
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Originally posted by Clad In Shadows
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Originally posted by Entreri3478
Finished Steven Erikson's House of Chains, Book 4 of the Malazan series. This was easily my favorite book so far in this series! I have enjoyed the series throughout the first 3 books, but this book took it to the next level for me.
Now continuing with Book 5, Midnight Tides.
I agree. House of Chains was great. And I ended up liking Midnight Tides even better. At that point in the series, I was finding that I was liking each book more than the last. It seems to have levelled out with books 6 and 7, but still excellent.
That's good to know about Midnight Tides because I was a little skeptical about it since it looks like most, if not all, of the book will be dealing with new characters. I enjoy Erikson's writing and story, but the thing that bothers me the most is how many characters are not even mentioned for LONG periods of time. I don't even think Anomander Rake made an entry in House of Chains. By the time a character jumps into the storyline again I usually have to struggle to recall exactly what they were doing the last time they appeared.
I believe Trull is the only returning character. But it was actually kind of refreshing to deal with an entirely new storyline and not have to remember a bunch of stuff that happened previously. Kind of like the Karsa portion of House Of Chains. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 20 Nov 2012 : 08:17:43
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Recently finished re-reading The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss. My review below contains some spoilers...
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The Wise Man's Fear is the second book of The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss. It surpasses its predecessor not just in thickness, but also in how compelling the characters are depicted, and how the world comes to life.
On the second day of their three-day agreement, Kvothe tells Chronicler the continuation of his studies at the University, his entanglement with a rich noble in Vint, his fatal fight with scores of bandits, his dalliance with the fae Felurian, and his training with the Ademre warriors. Like The Name of the Wind, this novel is told in two POVs: first and third, the former being Kvothe's, and the latter telling of the “present” time.
I'm amazed and I know will ever be so by how Rothfuss always manages to reveal something big and small in every chapter and yet leaves a question or two for the reader to ponder and discover on the succeeding chapters, thereby making one never to stop flipping the pages.
Among many other things, I find Kvothe's mission with a bunch of interesting mercenaries in the Eld Forest as the most interesting. It's orchestrated like a climax of a play...the introduction, brief pauses, rising action, and the "finale" are deftly handled. How Kvothe "uses" the corpse of one of the bandits almost puts Thay's necromancers to shame. Almost.
There is a reason why Kvothe is known not only as Kvothe The Bloodless, Kvothe The Arcane, but also The Young Taborlin the Great. This book reveals the reason for that.
The system of magic in this unnamed world (simply referred to as the Four Corners of Civilization) is a subtle blend of science and the unknown, with Naming as the most powerful type, which in other fantasy settings is akin to casting a very complicated spell. Master Elxa Dal once told Kvothe, “Names reflect true understanding of a thing, and when you truly understand a thing you have power over it,” (Chapter 22, p. 181).
In The Name of the Wind, I disliked Denna, Kvothe's love interest, because of her colorless personality that Kvothe himself tried to justify but failed. Here, she gains some semblance of “color.” And thanks to her, Kvothe learns a deep understanding of what love is. He said, referring to both Denna and his lute, “We love what we love. Reason does not enter into it. In many ways, unwise love is the truest love. Anyone can love a thing because. That's as easy as putting a penny in your pocket. But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. That is rare and pure and perfect,” (Chapter 6, p. 53).
The scene where Kvothe remembers in bright details his childhood in the caring hands of his mother and father is taut, emotional, and heart-wrenching... Rothfuss understands loss, and shows it without pretensions.
The rest of the cast are jewels in their own right... They help define Kvothe and his world, as there are many things they do see which he does not, cannot, or obstinately refuses to.
The beautiful friendship of Kvothe, Willem, and Simmon reminds me how our friends often make our lives easier to bear, no matter the hurdles we have to face, or the suffering we have to endure. I have to say that this very friendship is one of the treasures of this excellent work of art.
Other than being dependable, Simmon is also witty. His joke about Kilvin and Kvothe is a winner.
The wild and unpredictable Devi (aptly dubbed Demon Devi) is a breath of fresh air. She sort of breaks nearly all stereotypes about women.
Auri, a former student in the University whose mind “broke” with the strain of academic pressure, is both enigmatic and sympathetic. Being like a mother to Kvothe is part of what makes her interesting, but more so the aura of mystery that she exudes.
Among all the Masters in the University, Elodin the Master Namer stands out. He's mad as a rabid dog, but he's a powerful Namer. He uses bizarre, unconventional teaching techniques, which irritate but at the same time elicit smiles and hearty laughs from the students. Atypical and fun.
You might wonder what the title refers to. The baron Threpe answers that for you: “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man,” (Chapter 51, p. 364). The first is obvious, unless you're a seasoned sailor or pirate. The second is intriguing, as it's tied to the ancient history of the mortal world and the fae realm. The third is undeniably shallow.
Homo- and bi-sexuality exist in the setting and does not seem to be a big deal. They call it basha in Siaru. Deoch and Stanchion, owners of the famous Eolian (concert hall) in Imre, are a gay couple.
Rothfuss paraphrases a couple of relevant maxims, making them sound original. One of these, which is central to the plot, is Experience is the best teacher: “If you want to know the truth of who you are, walk until not a person knows your name. Travel is the great leveler, the great teacher, bitter as medicine, crueler than mirror-glass. A long stretch of road will teach you more about yourself than a hundred years of quiet introspection," (Chapter 129, p. 847).
In a minimalistic but effective manner, Rothfuss tries to elucidate justice in the voice of his characters without sounding too preachy. Gran once told Kvothe, "A man who would do that to a girl is like a mad dog. He hain't hardly a person, just an animal needs to be put down. But a woman who helps him do it? That's worse. She knows what she's doing. She knows what it means." And she added, "If a leg goes bad, you cut it off... And some folk need killing. That's all there is to it," (Chapter 135, pp. 884-885).
A few things prevent me from completely enjoying this book... Though probably not the author's fault entirely, the “hand language” of the Adem is like a mockery to the mute, with all its subtle comparisons and ridiculous insinuations. The author tries to justify it, but it fails miserably. Short of scrapping it altogether, there's no way to alleviate its sheer absurdity.
The Ademre may be great fighters, yet they're a bunch of hypocrites, too. They talk about and claim to possess the Lethani, the “guide” in choosing a path, a path that is supposed to be “good.” However, they “sell” their services to any man who has enough coins...
Most of the pages spent on Kvothe and Felurian's version of “Kama Sutra” are an utter waste. While some may prove educational and amusing, the rest of it are just what I said earlier. If an author wants to be taken seriously, he should avoid immersing himself too much on sexual fantasy at all cost, unless he's writing erotic fiction.
Kvothe's time with the Adem is such a long, winding filler. A hundred-plus pages that could---and should---have been trimmed to ten, and dozens of painfully boring characters that should either have been killed or not mentioned at all. It's no secret that I'm no fan of fighters, and have no interest in their “training” either. Thus, it comes as no surprise that this junction of the story nearly bored me to death.
Kvothe is irritating in the “present,” so irritating that I always wish his student Bast should beat him to pulp for once. It would probably make sense in the next book why he's chosen to be a ridiculous innkeeper after leading a “heroic” life, but still, his actions would annoy even the most patient of readers, and I'm hardly patient, so just imagine...
Nevertheless, all those undesirable fillers are compensated by the author's style that can make even a laundry list sound poetic.
In every sense of the word, with all its ramifications and implications, despite its (forgivable) flaws, this brick-thick book is, without a doubt, destined to become a classic.
Out of 10 possible stars, I give it 9. |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
1591 Posts |
Posted - 20 Nov 2012 : 13:50:14
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Originally posted by Entreri3478
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Originally posted by Clad In Shadows
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Originally posted by Entreri3478
Finished Steven Erikson's House of Chains, Book 4 of the Malazan series. This was easily my favorite book so far in this series! I have enjoyed the series throughout the first 3 books, but this book took it to the next level for me.
Now continuing with Book 5, Midnight Tides.
I agree. House of Chains was great. And I ended up liking Midnight Tides even better. At that point in the series, I was finding that I was liking each book more than the last. It seems to have levelled out with books 6 and 7, but still excellent.
That's good to know about Midnight Tides because I was a little skeptical about it since it looks like most, if not all, of the book will be dealing with new characters. I enjoy Erikson's writing and story, but the thing that bothers me the most is how many characters are not even mentioned for LONG periods of time. I don't even think Anomander Rake made an entry in House of Chains. By the time a character jumps into the storyline again I usually have to struggle to recall exactly what they were doing the last time they appeared.
I agree that can be a problem . You need a good memory to enjoy these books. Perhaps that's way Deadhouse gates was my favorite , it was simpler and yet more profound than many of the other books. |
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Lewton
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 22 Nov 2012 : 15:06:57
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| Just started reading the Deathlands novels. I'm four books in. Not bad. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 23 Nov 2012 : 01:29:25
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| Nearly finished with A Clash of Kings. Not sure whether I'll go with A Storm of Swords next, or take a break and return to my ever-increasing stack of recently-purchased and yet unread sourcebooks. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 23 Nov 2012 : 07:29:50
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Some manga for a change. Recently read Junketsu Drop and re-read The Tyrant Falls In Love and Dog Style. Excellent art and sugar-sweet stories. I'll probably start the Fairy Tail manga soon. [The anime is getting better and better. Love Natsu, Laxus, Mirajane, Gildarts, and the sweet, selfish, sarcastic, and loyal talking cat, Happy.] |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
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Posted - 23 Nov 2012 : 13:52:18
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| Yeah Fairy tail is awesome , I love Gray and Ezra. Natsu can be annoying at times but he is an entertaining cahp nonetheless. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 23 Nov 2012 : 14:39:03
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Have you read the manga? Yes, he can be annoying, but that's part of his "charm." I like Zeref, too. As for Erza, I don't know, right from the start, I couldn't really care for her, even during that Tower of Heaven arc when she and Jellal had prominent roles. |
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LastStand
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Posted - 23 Nov 2012 : 16:11:56
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Fairy Tail manga is highly recommended.
Still busy on the Dragonbone Chair - haven't had much time to read the last couple of days, so still not reached the elusive 100 page mark.
I might take a break from it when my latest book order arrives in the mail... Mistborn Trilogy, Brimstone Angels and the last couple of X-wing novels. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 24 Nov 2012 : 17:47:02
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| Finished Steven Erikson's Midnight Tides. I think I enjoyed this one just as much as House of Chains. It's REALLY nice to see a Malazan book that focuses on just a handful of characters compared to the usual bombardment of characters big and small. |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
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Posted - 25 Nov 2012 : 07:07:55
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Have you read the manga? Yes, he can be annoying, but that's part of his "charm." I like Zeref, too. As for Erza, I don't know, right from the start, I couldn't really care for her, even during that Tower of Heaven arc when she and Jellal had prominent roles.
Yeah I have . I got it when it first came out and have tried to keep up with it ever since. I agree with you about Natsu , at the end of the day he is an entertaining main character. As for Erza she is a bit of a one dimensional character its true but she provides an interesting counterpoint to all the crazies running around in the Fairy tail guild.  |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
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Posted - 27 Nov 2012 : 14:07:36
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Started and finished N. K. Jemisin's The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. I was excited about this book because of the great reviews that I read but it REALLY fell short for me. This book was the debut for the author and you could really tell: poor world-building, empty character development, average writing style. Sadly, I could not find anything in this book to make we want to finish the trilogy.
I was able to find a very nice set of James Silke and Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer online and am starting book 1 Prisoner of the Horned Helmet for some good old sword & sorcery fun. |
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Yoss
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 27 Nov 2012 : 14:19:37
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| I'm dragging on Song of the Saurials. I've been horribly distracted at work by Star Wars angry birds (never should have got a smart phone, lol). And since work is where I've been doing 90% of my reading this past year, combined with really not enjoying the series as much as I expected to, further distractions like the two Kemp SW novels and realms of the dead, it's just taking forever. I want to be done before breaking into The Blade Itself, on the quite probably chance I enjoy it greatly and need to read the others from that series. It will be 2013 long before I get done with the finder's stone if that happens... |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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36971 Posts |
Posted - 27 Nov 2012 : 15:29:03
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I'm currently reading Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal, which is quite amusing. I had to laugh out loud when the main character, Biff, realizes that God sounds like James Earl Jones. 
I'm not quite finished with the book (I'm up to the Last Supper), but it doesn't matter: Cold Days comes out today! I will be running up to Barnes & Noble on my lunch break, in just a couple hours, to pick up and start reading that book. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
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Posted - 27 Nov 2012 : 15:32:25
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I'm dragging on Song of the Saurials. I've been horribly distracted at work by Star Wars angry birds (never should have got a smart phone, lol). And since work is where I've been doing 90% of my reading this past year, combined with really not enjoying the series as much as I expected to, further distractions like the two Kemp SW novels and realms of the dead, it's just taking forever. I want to be done before breaking into The Blade Itself, on the quite probably chance I enjoy it greatly and need to read the others from that series. It will be 2013 long before I get done with the finder's stone if that happens...
I LOVED The Blade Itself! Do you have the other books in the trilogy too? |
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Dennis
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Posted - 27 Nov 2012 : 19:15:42
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Originally posted by Thauranil
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Originally posted by Dennis
Have you read the manga? Yes, he can be annoying, but that's part of his "charm." I like Zeref, too. As for Erza, I don't know, right from the start, I couldn't really care for her, even during that Tower of Heaven arc when she and Jellal had prominent roles.
Yeah I have . I got it when it first came out and have tried to keep up with it ever since. I agree with you about Natsu , at the end of the day he is an entertaining main character. As for Erza she is a bit of a one dimensional character its true but she provides an interesting counterpoint to all the crazies running around in the Fairy tail guild.
I find her funny at times. She's almost always serious, but she has some weird obsessions, like doing a 'picnic' (she was so angry like a provoked lion when a band of thieves ate their picnic food, and beat them nigh to death), and wearing those ridiculous tights from the Jiggly Butt Gang. |
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