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Post by IanTheCool on Apr 24, 2022 17:04:58 GMT -5
Gave up on Eye of the World. No promises I'm returning to the land of reading, but I'll either try Red Rising next or take off where I left The Expanse with Book 6. What bothered you about Eye of the World? |
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Post by frankyt on Apr 24, 2022 17:06:48 GMT -5
Gave up on Eye of the World. No promises I'm returning to the land of reading, but I'll either try Red Rising next or take off where I left The Expanse with Book 6. I mean I know I said it on the last page but... Red rising is incredible. I quit eye of the world too. Haven't bothered going back. |
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Post by Jibbs on Apr 24, 2022 19:51:01 GMT -5
Ehhh, it's a bit dated. The show made some necessary changes. And I just wasn't enjoying it and the characters too much.
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Post by IanTheCool on Apr 24, 2022 20:58:08 GMT -5
That's fair. Its probably been more than 12 years since I read it, but only about 2 or 3 years since i finished the series. As a whole the series is great, but its a lot of legwork.
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Post by Jibbs on Apr 25, 2022 19:05:24 GMT -5
Egwene is nagging Perrin the whole journey and Perrin's intermonologue basically equates to "Ugh. Women."
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Post by Jibbs on May 22, 2022 20:42:35 GMT -5
OK, I finished Red Rising, and I have mixed thoughts.
It started off very ordinary and kind of stayed there for a long time. Like a rip off of Hunger Games and Ender's Game. But the second half was very enjoyable.
And not to sound like a broken record, but there were some very questionable choices regarding men and women. This really felt tailored toward young men.
I mean, I'll probably read the next one. I don't have anything else to read.
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Post by frankyt on May 22, 2022 22:12:48 GMT -5
OK, I finished Red Rising, and I have mixed thoughts. It started off very ordinary and kind of stayed there for a long time. Like a rip off of Hunger Games and Ender's Game. But the second half was very enjoyable. And not to sound like a broken record, but there were some very questionable choices regarding men and women. This really felt tailored toward young men. I mean, I'll probably read the next one. I don't have anything else to read. Without question. The author is younger than me at 34 and he wrote it in 2014 (published at least). It's the worst one of the bunch. I skip it when I relisten. Go forth. Become the howler. Hail Reaper. |
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Post by IanTheCool on May 23, 2022 0:06:55 GMT -5
OK, I finished Red Rising, and I have mixed thoughts. It started off very ordinary and kind of stayed there for a long time. Like a rip off of Hunger Games and Ender's Game. But the second half was very enjoyable. And not to sound like a broken record, but there were some very questionable choices regarding men and women. This really felt tailored toward young men. I mean, I'll probably read the next one. I don't have anything else to read. Yeah, if I go on it will be on franky's insistence, but I felt very similar. |
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Post by Jibbs on May 23, 2022 19:20:03 GMT -5
The second book is in the mail.
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Post by frankyt on Jun 14, 2022 13:39:12 GMT -5
The second book is in the mail. .... And??? Just finished off the Pulitzer prize winning lonesome dove - what a fantastic Western. Trying to find the TV series to pirate somewhere but it's harder than it first appeared. Looking to get into some classics and maybe some non fiction - my hold list remains at about 13 but nothing really grabbing my interest just yet. |
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Post by Jibbs on Jun 14, 2022 17:18:46 GMT -5
Long story short, my AC broke 2-3 weeks ago aaaaand it messed up my whole routine. But it was fixed today, so someday I'll get past chapter 3.
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Post by Doomsday on Jun 19, 2022 1:08:47 GMT -5
The second book is in the mail. .... And??? Just finished off the Pulitzer prize winning lonesome dove - what a fantastic Western. Trying to find the TV series to pirate somewhere but it's harder than it first appeared. Looking to get into some classics and maybe some non fiction - my hold list remains at about 13 but nothing really grabbing my interest just yet. I think all episodes of Lonesome Dove are on YouTube although the quality may not be super hires. But the series itself is fantastic. |
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Post by Doomsday on Jun 19, 2022 1:28:00 GMT -5
Alright franky I get it, you want me to do all the heavy lifting. You wanna get nuts? Let's get nuts!
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Post by frankyt on Jun 19, 2022 9:01:19 GMT -5
Alright franky I get it, you want me to do all the heavy lifting. You wanna get nuts? Let's get nuts! Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 And a tip of the cap to you sir. I will definitely be looking into watching these asap. Great story. |
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Post by frankyt on Jun 22, 2022 15:02:15 GMT -5
Patiently waiting my turn for Candice millards new river of gods book... She's by far the best non fiction writer working today and that's no small feat.
Finishing up the bell jar (better than that shit catcher in the rye), polished off the new nick Offerman book (it's fine for a quick read, nothing outrageous or terribly interesting, he repeats his own ten dollar words far too often for my liking though, a small peppering is nice but when it's repeated every handful of chapters... It sounds pretentious)
And maybe this time I'll finally finish blood meridian. Maybe the only book left of cormacs I haven't read yet.
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Post by Doomsday on Jun 22, 2022 15:29:40 GMT -5
Blood Meridian is such a wild book. I actually read Outer Dark a couple months ago. That's another trip, not quite sure what the point of it was other than taking another ride into desolate McCarthy nihilism but it was an interesting read to say the least.
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Jul 6, 2022 19:16:40 GMT -5
Battling the Big Lie by Dan Pfeiffer
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Post by IanTheCool on Jul 6, 2022 20:51:45 GMT -5
What's that about?
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Jul 10, 2022 16:42:34 GMT -5
It's referring to Trump's lie that the election was stolen, and basically goes into the disinformation machine the right wing is pumping out and how they're getting those messages to people. |
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Post by frankyt on Aug 10, 2022 8:57:02 GMT -5
Great Pittsburgher and historian David McCullough has passed away. His name is on the 16th Street bridge, he's had some controversy but is largely widely respected as a leading historian and author.
Starting jade city and the secret life of trees.
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Post by IanTheCool on Aug 10, 2022 9:01:00 GMT -5
I've heard mixed things on Jade city
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Post by thebtskink on Aug 10, 2022 9:01:57 GMT -5
Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard.
About the James Garfield assassination, interweaving chapters about the asssassin Guiteau and Alexander Graham Bell, along with ones focused on Garfield's political rise.
About 40% of the way in, but it's captivatingly written. Has my attention even though I'd remembered much of the broad strokes.
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Post by frankyt on Aug 10, 2022 10:11:41 GMT -5
Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard. About the James Garfield assassination, interweaving chapters about the asssassin Guiteau and Alexander Graham Bell, along with ones focused on Garfield's political rise. About 40% of the way in, but it's captivatingly written. Has my attention even though I'd remembered much of the broad strokes. [br She's the best non fiction writer working and it isn't even close. Read her whole biblio I think destiny is her finest piece. Would like a movie adaptation honestly. Seek out her other 3 works too. Excellent all around. |
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Post by IanTheCool on Aug 12, 2022 17:56:33 GMT -5
I'm onto the 8th book of Malazan. Fuck, these books are long...
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Post by frankyt on Aug 18, 2022 10:52:23 GMT -5
Putting jade city on the back burner - it's okay just nothing to really grab me and I'm over 25% done. Gonna move on to Evan winters rage of dragons - first few chapters got me intrigued.
The hidden life of trees was incredible though. Highly recommend. Not necessarily new for anyone who pays attention to these things but fascinating. Even if you have a passing respect for trees I would highly recommend it.
Debating a rerun through red rising since he just announced the last 2 books coming (4th in the second set was a surprise) with light bringer coming out in may.
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