What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech
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@jaredbusch said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@coliver said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@jaredbusch said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@scotth said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
The Wheel of Time series.
Honestly, I wasn't looking for a series like this. I'm pleasantly surprised. It's quite involved and I enjoy the byplay between the characters as well as the varied plot(s), although the constant 'stare that could flay the flesh from your bones' repetition gets tired.How far in?
I liked the series, but it had some issues that never really got answered well. But that all may jsut be due to his death.
Sanderson picked up some if the slack but I don't think he really captured the feel. Which is sad because I'm a huge fan of Sanderson's other work.
Yeah, Sanderson did good, I cannot say otherwise. But it was not his world. It doesn't matter how many notes Jordan made. Sanderson was not in his head.
So I should taper off after Sanderson teams up with Jordan?
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@scotth said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@jaredbusch said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@coliver said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@jaredbusch said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@scotth said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
The Wheel of Time series.
Honestly, I wasn't looking for a series like this. I'm pleasantly surprised. It's quite involved and I enjoy the byplay between the characters as well as the varied plot(s), although the constant 'stare that could flay the flesh from your bones' repetition gets tired.How far in?
I liked the series, but it had some issues that never really got answered well. But that all may jsut be due to his death.
Sanderson picked up some if the slack but I don't think he really captured the feel. Which is sad because I'm a huge fan of Sanderson's other work.
Yeah, Sanderson did good, I cannot say otherwise. But it was not his world. It doesn't matter how many notes Jordan made. Sanderson was not in his head.
So I should taper off after Sanderson teams up with Jordan?
Team up is a bit generous. Jordan walked his wife through the rest of the story on his death bed. She took hundreds of pages of notes about how the story should end. Then she interviewed a dozen different fantasy and sci-fi authors. She worked with Sanderson to finish the story, I think he got to meet RJ once or twice and talk to him about the ending but not much more then that.
Sanderson does a decent job he just doesn't tie up all the loose ends, the quality really doesn't drop (I actually think Sanderson is a better writer and it got better). I would recommend reading them just to finish the story but don't expect everything to be neatly wrapped up.
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@coliver said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@scotth said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@jaredbusch said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@coliver said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@jaredbusch said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@scotth said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
The Wheel of Time series.
Honestly, I wasn't looking for a series like this. I'm pleasantly surprised. It's quite involved and I enjoy the byplay between the characters as well as the varied plot(s), although the constant 'stare that could flay the flesh from your bones' repetition gets tired.How far in?
I liked the series, but it had some issues that never really got answered well. But that all may jsut be due to his death.
Sanderson picked up some if the slack but I don't think he really captured the feel. Which is sad because I'm a huge fan of Sanderson's other work.
Yeah, Sanderson did good, I cannot say otherwise. But it was not his world. It doesn't matter how many notes Jordan made. Sanderson was not in his head.
So I should taper off after Sanderson teams up with Jordan?
Team up is a bit generous. Jordan walked his wife through the rest of the story on his death bed. She took hundreds of pages of notes about how the story should end. Then she interviewed a dozen different fantasy and sci-fi authors. She worked with Sanderson to finish the story, I think he got to meet RJ once or twice and talk to him about the ending but not much more then that.
Sanderson does a decent job he just doesn't tie up all the loose ends, the quality really doesn't drop (I actually think Sanderson is a better writer and it got better). I would recommend reading them just to finish the story but don't expect everything to be neatly wrapped up.
Doesn't sound too terrible. I read the 'fill in' books from the Dune series and was disappointed. The flavor was completely off and I just couldn't incorporate them into the 1st 6 books
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@kelly said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
Just started "A Darker Shade of Magic". It looks like an interesting amalgam of parallel universes, urban fantasy, and (maybe) steampunk.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22055262-a-darker-shade-of-magic
This was decent. A solid B. Worth the read, but not something I'll be raving about to everyone I meet. I also read Alanna: The First Adventure to see if it was something worth reading to my 13 year old. It starts a bit rough, but it was very good. Read it in one sitting. It reminded me of Howard Pyle's Iron Men in some ways, but with a female protagonist, fantasy, and modern language.
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My Liesl is reading Charlotte's Web.
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I just finished Ego is The Enemy by Ryan Holiday in 2 days. Great book for stopping and taking a look at your life.
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I seem to be stuck in a YA fantasy rut right now. Rick Riordan, Alanna of Trebond, and the Sorcerer's Ring. Rick Riordan's is probably the worst of the lot, but I haven't finished the other two series yet.
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Naruto manga
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@kelly said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
I seem to be stuck in a YA fantasy rut right now. Rick Riordan, Alanna of Trebond, and the Sorcerer's Ring. Rick Riordan's is probably the worst of the lot, but I haven't finished the other two series yet.
I really enjoyed Sorcerer's Ring... the whole series is like 17 books, lol. How far in are you? Morgan Rice came up with some quotable stuff in that series.
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I just started reading The Land: Founding A LitRPG Saga (Chaos Seeds)
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@dafyre said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@kelly said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
I seem to be stuck in a YA fantasy rut right now. Rick Riordan, Alanna of Trebond, and the Sorcerer's Ring. Rick Riordan's is probably the worst of the lot, but I haven't finished the other two series yet.
I really enjoyed Sorcerer's Ring... the whole series is like 17 books, lol. How far in are you? Morgan Rice came up with some quotable stuff in that series.
I quit mid way through the third book. There was too much explaining, Mary-Sue-ing, and too much that stretched credulity for me. It seemed like it had some potential, but I lost interest.
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@kelly said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@dafyre said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@kelly said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
I seem to be stuck in a YA fantasy rut right now. Rick Riordan, Alanna of Trebond, and the Sorcerer's Ring. Rick Riordan's is probably the worst of the lot, but I haven't finished the other two series yet.
I really enjoyed Sorcerer's Ring... the whole series is like 17 books, lol. How far in are you? Morgan Rice came up with some quotable stuff in that series.
I quit mid way through the third book. There was too much explaining, Mary-Sue-ing, and too much that stretched credulity for me. It seemed like it had some potential, but I lost interest.
It gets better, I think... I've read the thing through twice. Next time you're looking for a book to read, pick up where you left off and push on through. You can go back to hating it after the 4th book if you still don't like it.
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@dafyre said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@kelly said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@dafyre said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@kelly said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
I seem to be stuck in a YA fantasy rut right now. Rick Riordan, Alanna of Trebond, and the Sorcerer's Ring. Rick Riordan's is probably the worst of the lot, but I haven't finished the other two series yet.
I really enjoyed Sorcerer's Ring... the whole series is like 17 books, lol. How far in are you? Morgan Rice came up with some quotable stuff in that series.
I quit mid way through the third book. There was too much explaining, Mary-Sue-ing, and too much that stretched credulity for me. It seemed like it had some potential, but I lost interest.
It gets better, I think... I've read the thing through twice. Next time you're looking for a book to read, pick up where you left off and push on through. You can go back to hating it after the 4th book if you still don't like it.
Maybe I'll come back to it after I finish the other books I have checked out on my phone.
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Nightmare Academy by Frank Peretti and Saint by Ted Dekker
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@dbeato said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
Nightmare Academy by Frank Peretti and Saint by Ted Dekker
I'll have to check those out. I was going to give our copy of Ted Dekker's House to my mother-in-law for Christmas... but she doesn't like the "horror" type stories, lol.
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Hitting up chapter nine of Dragons of Autumn Twilight.
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Just finished Artemis by Andy Weir, the person who wrote The Martian, which is on my list to read still. Artemis was a really fun book to read/listen to. I only listen to books now while I drive. It is about Earth's first city on the moon. Fun book to read, would totally make a good movie or I think a even better video game.
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Audible is having a 3 for 2 sale right now, I think for the next couple of days. I just bought these books (all links go to Audible.com) :
Andrea Vernon and the Corporation for UltraHuman Protection
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
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Going to start reading Inkheart with Liesl tonight. Luciana wanted a break from Dragons of Autumn Twilight.
