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realmsrider
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 Posted - 19 Dec 2012 : 03:05:37
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| Just finishing up volume 1 of the Dragonlance Chronicles(Dragons of Autumn Twilight). Is it just me or does "book 2" -after they retrieve the disks-feel rushed? Not bad necessarily but...less? Did Weiss write one part and Hickman the other? There definitely felt like a change in technical style. Now starting volume 2... |
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Tyrant
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Posted - 19 Dec 2012 : 03:35:37
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I finished up Star Wars: Annihilation by Drew Karpyshyn. Despite my dislike of how he handled the characters in Revan, I do like Drew as an author (the Darth Bane books in particular are great) and this book was decent. It is an Old Republic book that centers around Theron Shan, son of Satele Shan (related to Bastilla Shan from KotoR). Despite his heritage, Theron does not have Force abilities so he is in the Republic Intelligence agency (SIS, though I can't recall what it stands for). I have the impression that a number of events referrenced and characters that show up are from another source (either The Old Republic MMO or a comic), but the story is easy to follow without knowing where the other bits come from as they are for the set up and not the actual story. It did feature something I wish we would see more of in SW and that is fusing technology with Force abilities. It strikes me as odd that there are so few examples of this in SW.
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Dennis
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Posted - 19 Dec 2012 : 13:31:48
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Reading The Kingdoms of Dust, Book III of The Necromancer Chronicles by Amanda Downum. Now on Chapter 8, page 100.
I love Isyllt Iskaldur. Her name alone rings with mystery that begs to be unveiled. She's not an overpowered Supergirl you'd often encounter in a plethora of urban fantasy, nor a damsel in distress forever waiting for her knight in shining armor. She's a necromancer, spy, and assassin rolled into one, with a past that haunts her day in, day out.
Downum evokes a Sahara/Arabia-like setting quite well. Her research indeed paid off. I like desert settings, and it's one of the reasons I jumped to this book and skipped The Drowning City and The Bone Palace, though I'd read them soon after I'm finished with this gem of a book.
The secret organization known as Quietus reminds me of The Conclave of Shadows in the Riftwar novels by Raymond E. Feist. Its web of connection and inter-national/imperial influences brings to the fore some integral parts of the plot. Its dynamic and conflicting members also make it an interesting and dangerous group.
I like the mages' use of diamond in binding spirits. Its properties are perfect for the job, and Downum's explanation on why it's the best stone to cage the dark entity that threatens the world sounds plausible, although in my opinion, it would have been better it she created a new type of stone (much like how Sanderson created new metals in his Mistborn series).
The following conversation between the empress Samar and her advisor, the jinni/demon Asheris, probably answers how the story begins and ends:
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“All I want is peace,” Samar murmured, brow creasing. “For the empire, between my family. Why does that seem so impossible?”
Asheris kept his eyes on his empty plate until she turned her gaze to him. Then he shrugged. “Perhaps
the nature of empire is inimical to peace,” (Chapter 7, p. 88).
And the cover art! Wonderful, if not for the fact that Isyllt does not resemble that woman at all. In fact, she looks quite the opposite. Beautiful, but in a different, unconventional way.
Now on Chapter 20. The tension grows. Allies are turning on each other...
The alchemy of necromancy and cobra venom is a nice touch, probably original in this genre.
So many questions remain unanswered, but on the top of my list are: "How will Isyllt stop the 'ghost wind'? What will the Assari empress do with the Illumined Chair?"
Downum's attention to details enables me to clearly see, touch, smell, breathe, and taste the setting.
There are various allusions to the first two books, so if you're like me who doesn't bother with spoilers and starting a series in the middle, then it's safe to pick this book up. If you're unlike me in this regard, then grab and give The Drowning City a shot. You'll probably love it if you're a fan of Brent Weeks. He himself loved it, if not the entire series. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
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Posted - 19 Dec 2012 : 14:32:21
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by Dennis
Reading The Kingdoms of Dust, Book III of The Necromancer Chronicles by Amanda Downum. Now on Chapter 8, page 100.
I love Isyllt Iskaldur. Her name alone rings with mystery that begs to be unveiled. She's not an overpowered Supergirl you'd often encounter in a plethora of urban fantasy, nor a damsel in distress forever waiting for her knight in shining armor. She's a necromancer, spy, and assassin rolled into one, with a past that haunts her day in, day out.
Downum evokes a Sahara/Arabia-like setting quite well. Her research indeed paid off. I like desert settings, and it's one of the reasons I jumped to this book and skipped The Drowning City and The Bone Palace, though I'd read them soon after I'm finished with this gem of a book.
The secret organization known as Quietus reminds me of The Conclave of Shadows in the Riftwar novels by Raymond E. Feist. Its web of connection and inter-national/imperial influences brings to the fore some integral parts of the plot. Its dynamic and conflicting members also make it an interesting and dangerous group.
I like the mages' use of diamond in binding spirits. Its properties are perfect for the job, and Downum's explanation on why it's the best stone to cage the dark entity that threatens the world sounds plausible, although in my opinion, it would have been better it she created a new type of stone (much like how Sanderson created new metals in his Mistborn series).
The following conversation between the empress Samar and her advisor, the jinni/demon Asheris, probably answers how the story begins and ends:
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“All I want is peace,” Samar murmured, brow creasing. “For the empire, between my family. Why does that seem so impossible?”
Asheris kept his eyes on his empty plate until she turned her gaze to him. Then he shrugged. “Perhaps
the nature of empire is inimical to peace,” (Chapter 7, p. 88).
And the cover art! Wonderful, if not for the fact that Isyllt does not resemble that woman at all. In fact, she looks quite the opposite. Beautiful, but in a different, unconventional way.
Now on Chapter 20. The tension grows. Allies are turning on each other...
The alchemy of necromancy and cobra venom is a nice touch, probably original in this genre.
So many questions remain unanswered, but on the top of my list are: "How will Isyllt stop the 'ghost wind'? What will the Assari empress do with the Illumined Chair?"
Downum's attention to details enables me to clearly see, touch, smell, breathe, and taste the setting.
There are various allusions to the first two books, so if you're like me who doesn't bother with spoilers and starting a series in the middle, then it's safe to pick this book up. If you're unlike me in this regard, then grab and give The Drowning City a shot. You'll probably love it if you're a fan of Brent Weeks. He himself loved it, if not the entire series.
I will probably pick up the first book sometime this year because the plot seems interesting. Sadly I can't put any faith in reviews that other authors give to books because most of the time it seems they are just being paid to say something good about a fellow author writing books for the same publishing company....even though you know I love Brent Weeks.  |
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Dennis
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Posted - 19 Dec 2012 : 16:22:59
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Originally posted by Entreri3478
I will probably pick up the first book sometime this year because the plot seems interesting. Sadly I can't put any faith in reviews that other authors give to books because most of the time it seems they are just being paid to say something good about a fellow author writing books for the same publishing company....even though you know I love Brent Weeks.
Of course they're paid. Stephen Deas, for example, was paid handsomely for writing a pseudo-review/introductory letter to The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss (and donated every penny he got to charity). However, it doesn't mean their words don't come from the most honest recesses of their hearts. |
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
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Posted - 19 Dec 2012 : 21:39:15
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Nope. They're NOT paid. Not in the real world (New York publishers). Ed's never been paid a penny for a blurb. If I can believe what they told me, neither were James Rigby ("Robert Jordan"), Roger Zelazny, Terry Pratchett, or Robert Heinlein.
Not small names, I hope you'll agree.
As an editor, I've never offered pay for blurbing (a free copy of the book isn't pay, it's NECESSARY READING for the blurber), and I haven't worked with any publisher that admits to paying for blurbs. So there's no "Of course they're paid" about it. If Ed writes that he likes a book, then he likes a book. He not only isn't getting paid to write that, he had to take time out of what he was doing to read the book.
Sorry, Dennis, but I'm not letting this particular untruth pass unchallenged, because so many readers seem to think it's true.
Introductions, now, are a different matter. SOMETIMES they're paid, but not always. Ed was once paid for writing an intro that was a long, meaty essay backgrounding the book topic . . . but he's never been paid for short intros that introduce the author or relate how he liked the book.
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Dennis
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Posted - 20 Dec 2012 : 04:00:58
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Some authors are not. But no one can claim to know how ALL publishers work and how ALL authors get/don't get paid for writing even a one-liner commentary about a book they like. I understand your long years of experience in the publishing industry, but as I pointed out, unless you've worked for ALL publishers, and personally know all the authors, you can't claim that authors-don't-get-paid-for-reviews as a rule. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 20 Dec 2012 : 05:33:38
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Some authors are not. But no one can claim to know how ALL publishers work and how ALL authors get/don't get paid for writing even a one-liner commentary about a book they like. I understand your long years of experience in the publishing industry, but as I pointed out, unless you've worked for ALL publishers, and personally know all the authors, you can't claim that authors-don't-get-paid-for-reviews as a rule.
I personally think that someone who has spent sufficient time in a particular industry can indeed make a statement like this. Especially when compared to someone outside the industry.
I've only done IT for three companies. And yet, I know that granting full local admin rights to everyone, by default, is the exception, not the rule. I don't need to work for all companies to know this. Even though 33% of the companies I worked for did it, I've still read enough and spoken to enough people to know that the one place was very much in the minority. I also know why they did it, and I know how it could have been avoided -- which would have saved me a hell of a lot of time dealing with malware.
A person does not need to work for all companies, or even a majority of them, to know their industry. |
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Dennis
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Posted - 20 Dec 2012 : 09:02:19
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It depends which industry we're talking about, Wooly. As for publishing, I maintain my point. THO can say all she wants, but it will remain her opinion, and not a rule.
On topic: Has anyone read The Enduring Flame Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory? Let me know what you think of it. I just bought The Phoenix Endangered, Book II, and will give it a shot soon. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 21 Dec 2012 : 05:42:29
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| Just started reading Ringworld... I first picked up the book at a used bookstore, prolly around 2000 or a little before then. I never read that copy, and it was of course a victim of the fire. I replaced it earlier this year, and I'm now reading it for the first time. I've just barely gotten started on it. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 21 Dec 2012 : 06:25:17
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Reading Don't Judge the Book... by Scarlet Blackwell. Loving it so far. Some nice, funny scenes, believable characters, and a 'cute' dilemma. |
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mussbello
Acolyte
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Posted - 21 Dec 2012 : 07:37:56
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Hi all. New member. Read a lot of Forgotten Realms back in the day and recently started again as the books became available for kindle UK. I wasnt sure where to start so randomly picked the first book in the blades of the moonsea trilogy. im nearly finished it and have enjoyed it greatly. Its given me that same sense of adventure/wonder/excitement that i got from reading the icewind dale books years ago. My plan is to alternate some of the newer stuff with a re read of some classics from my youth.
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Dennis
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Posted - 21 Dec 2012 : 07:43:35
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Originally posted by Dennis
Reading Don't Judge the Book... by Scarlet Blackwell. Loving it so far. Some nice, funny scenes, believable characters, and a 'cute' dilemma.
Just finished it. I wish it were longer. So much potential left unexplored. Maybe there's a sequel? Hmm... |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 21 Dec 2012 : 08:06:27
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Just started reading Ringworld... I first picked up the book at a used bookstore, prolly around 2000 or a little before then. I never read that copy, and it was of course a victim of the fire. I replaced it earlier this year, and I'm now reading it for the first time. I've just barely gotten started on it.
I've never actually read the Ringworld books, despite the fact that I have them in both paperback and e-book formats.
Not sure why that is, really. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 21 Dec 2012 : 15:28:52
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Originally posted by realmsrider
Finishing up Dragons of Winter Night. Equal parts brilliant and meh all mixed together. The pacing has the same feel as the last book. There's so much going on in this book that some adventures, like the recovery of the Hammer and the battle for the Icewall Orb were just skipped entirely.
You'll actually find those adventures covered in the Dragons of the Dwarven Depths and Dragons of the Highlord Skies volumes of the "Lost Chronicles" trilogy. |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 21 Dec 2012 : 16:24:58
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| Tried reading The First Heretic from the Horus Heresy series but the characters were so unlikable especially Lorgar who should have been smothered at birth, it would have saved the galaxy a lot of trouble, that I gave up halfway. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
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Posted - 21 Dec 2012 : 17:24:11
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Originally posted by Thauranil
Tried reading The First Heretic from the Horus Heresy series but the characters were so unlikable especially Lorgar who should have been smothered at birth, it would have saved the galaxy a lot of trouble, that I gave up halfway.
I really hate giving up on books, but sometimes it's a necessity. |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 21 Dec 2012 : 17:34:54
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Originally posted by Entreri3478
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Originally posted by Thauranil
Tried reading The First Heretic from the Horus Heresy series but the characters were so unlikable especially Lorgar who should have been smothered at birth, it would have saved the galaxy a lot of trouble, that I gave up halfway.
I really hate giving up on books, but sometimes it's a necessity.
Same here, I always hear that nagging voice saying maybe it would have gotten better later so I end up finishing a book I didn't like at all.
I might even go back and finish this one someday. Sigh.
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mussbello
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Posted - 21 Dec 2012 : 17:36:07
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| Finished 'Swordmage' and started 'Homeland'. Been a good ten years or more since i read it so hoping i like it as much now as i did then. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 21 Dec 2012 : 19:28:29
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Originally posted by Thauranil
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Originally posted by Entreri3478
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Originally posted by Thauranil
Tried reading The First Heretic from the Horus Heresy series but the characters were so unlikable especially Lorgar who should have been smothered at birth, it would have saved the galaxy a lot of trouble, that I gave up halfway.
I really hate giving up on books, but sometimes it's a necessity.
Same here, I always hear that nagging voice saying maybe it would have gotten better later so I end up finishing a book I didn't like at all.
I might even go back and finish this one someday. Sigh.
But not anytime soon thats for sure.
I hate giving up on a book, too, but I figure if I'm not hooked by page 100, I've given it enough of a shot. I actually did that with one of the Nobles books, many years ago, and I've not touched that book since. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
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Posted - 21 Dec 2012 : 20:02:21
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| Finished up the Return of the King and ultimately the Lord of the Rings! I enjoyed most of this book, well all but the 30 pages or so at the very end with the stuff about the Shire. It just didn't seem to fit and Tolkien's process of wrapping up every other loose end in the series was wearing on me by that point anyways. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
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Posted - 21 Dec 2012 : 20:04:45
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Originally posted by mussbello
Hi all. New member. Read a lot of Forgotten Realms back in the day and recently started again as the books became available for kindle UK. I wasnt sure where to start so randomly picked the first book in the blades of the moonsea trilogy. im nearly finished it and have enjoyed it greatly. Its given me that same sense of adventure/wonder/excitement that i got from reading the icewind dale books years ago. My plan is to alternate some of the newer stuff with a re read of some classics from my youth.
Cheers
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Artemas Entreri
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Posted - 21 Dec 2012 : 20:08:26
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I think giving a book 100 pages to get you hooked is more than fair. There are simply too many books out there that I haven't read to be wasting time on something I'm not enjoying. If I was starting a new epic series (Wheel of Time, Malazan, Song of Ice and Fire) I might give the first book more than 100 pages just because of the large scope of the series. |
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Dennis
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Posted - 21 Dec 2012 : 20:23:55
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Usually, I give it 50-100 pages, or the 5th Chapter, whichever comes first, depending on the format and the book's thickness. Sometimes though, I reach 3/4 of the book before my patience finally wears thin, like what happened when I read The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. |
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realmsrider
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Posted - 22 Dec 2012 : 01:41:22
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Originally posted by Dennis
Usually, I give it 50-100 pages, or the 5th Chapter, whichever comes first, depending on the format and the book's thickness. Sometimes though, I reach 3/4 of the book before my patience finally wears thin, like what happened when I read The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson.
I'm really torn on this subject. Even if I absolutely dislike a book I'll make my best attempt to read the whole thing. I kinda feel that you have to give an author some credit-even a bad novel-it's such a difficult process to not only write, but go through the hoops to get published. Even if I can't stomach it. I'll skim it for the basic overview.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 22 Dec 2012 : 01:49:46
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Originally posted by Entreri3478
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Thauranil
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Originally posted by Entreri3478
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Originally posted by Thauranil
Tried reading The First Heretic from the Horus Heresy series but the characters were so unlikable especially Lorgar who should have been smothered at birth, it would have saved the galaxy a lot of trouble, that I gave up halfway.
I really hate giving up on books, but sometimes it's a necessity.
Same here, I always hear that nagging voice saying maybe it would have gotten better later so I end up finishing a book I didn't like at all.
I might even go back and finish this one someday. Sigh.
But not anytime soon thats for sure.
I hate giving up on a book, too, but I figure if I'm not hooked by page 100, I've given it enough of a shot. I actually did that with one of the Nobles books, many years ago, and I've not touched that book since.
I think giving a book 100 pages to get you hooked is more than fair. There are simply too many books out there that I haven't read to be wasting time on something I'm not enjoying. If I was starting a new epic series (Wheel of Time, Malazan, Song of Ice and Fire) I might give the first book more than 100 pages just because of the large scope of the series.
I can't ever give up on any book. Even if I'm still not caught or interested by a certain page count... I just have to finish it anyway.
It's probably because I like to maintain notebooks with everything I read. I'm always looking for curious little tidbits and/or notes that I can borrow from existing works. So even if I don't particularly like a book I'm currently reading, I'll still finish it up almost purely because I like to look for ideas that I can use. |
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Dennis
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Posted - 22 Dec 2012 : 02:22:20
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Originally posted by Dennis
Usually, I give it 50-100 pages, or the 5th Chapter, whichever comes first, depending on the format and the book's thickness. Sometimes though, I reach 3/4 of the book before my patience finally wears thin, like what happened when I read The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson.
I'm really torn on this subject. Even if I absolutely dislike a book I'll make my best attempt to read the whole thing. I kinda feel that you have to give an author some credit-even a bad novel-it's such a difficult process to not only write, but go through the hoops to get published. Even if I can't stomach it. I'll skim it for the basic overview.
One of the mantras I live by: Avoid that which makes you suffer unnecessarily. Life's too short to spend on suffering. |
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realmsrider
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Posted - 22 Dec 2012 : 07:33:21
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Originally posted by realmsrider
Finishing up Dragons of Winter Night. Equal parts brilliant and meh all mixed together. The pacing has the same feel as the last book. There's so much going on in this book that some adventures, like the recovery of the Hammer and the battle for the Icewall Orb were just skipped entirely.
You'll actually find those adventures covered in the Dragons of the Dwarven Depths and Dragons of the Highlord Skies volumes of the "Lost Chronicles" trilogy.
Yes, but there's no way the authors could have envisioned that Dragonlance novels would grow into such a hit series at the time. When they originally wrote it they left it out. Plain and simple. There's no crying in baseball...
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 22 Dec 2012 : 13:33:07
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Just got my hands on Darkness at Sethanon by Raymond Feist.
I had the read the first two books a while back and have decided to finish off as much of the series as possible this year. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
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Posted - 22 Dec 2012 : 14:22:40
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Originally posted by Thauranil
Just got my hands on Darkness at Sethanon by Raymond Feist.
I had the read the first two books a while back and have decided to finish off as much of the series as possible this year.
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