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On March 20 2012 06:39 4rChon wrote:Not long ago I started reading the Wheel of Time series. A friend of mine recommended it to me and he let me burrow the first book: The Eye of the World. I have only read up to around page 200 something from over 800 pages but I have to say that Jordan is an incredible author. The text really draws you into the story and you actually care for the characters. Looking forward to the other books. + Show Spoiler +
Be careful around the middle of the series, if you continue.
Around books 8-10, jordan really starts to drag stuff out to keep the series going. There are some interesting parts, but it can burn you out.
Book 10, many people recommend skipping and just reading chapter summaries, very little actual story happens.. its like anime filler in book form.
After 10, it picks up, and at 11 or 12 is when Jordan died and Sanderson took over the series. The amazon reviews of books after 10 are all very good, and i see very few complaints.
So yeah, wheel of time is 11,004 pages and 4 million words. If you get into it, don't burn yourself out, just take a break. It's worth it, an amazing series.
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Just read book 11 of Wheel of time, I'm reading book 12 now and after that I'll read book 13. May read a book on Mental Training written by top level athletes/psychologists while waiting for book 14 of Wheel of Time.
For the record, I would NOT skip any of the WoT-books in any regard.
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On March 20 2012 15:49 HerroPreaseTN wrote:
Just read book 11 of Wheel of time, I'm reading book 12 now and after that I'll read book 13. May read a book on Mental Training written by top level athletes/psychologists while waiting for book 14 of Wheel of Time.
For the record, I would NOT skip any of the WoT-books in any regard.
I'm so annoyed at how long that series is taking to finish up -.- Just because the author died doesn't mean they can dawdle. (JKJKJKJKJKJK)
Anyways, I haven't had much time to read lately with 25ish hours of work and a full load of college classes, but I'm slowly making my way through LOTR. It is not an easy series to read at roughly a page a day :C
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I haven't even gotten into the parts of the books that deal with the Rwandan genocide, but his stories pertaining to the October Crisis in Canada and the Anglo/francophone divide in Canada were really interesting and made me want to read more into those subjects. If that's any indication I'm pretty sure the rest of the book will be compelling.
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Just finished:
+ Show Spoiler [Glasshouse by Charles Stross] +
Anyone who enjoys modern sci-fi that hasn't read something by Charles Stross should go pick up one of his books. This wasn't my favorite of his (Accelerando is better), but it was still an excellent book. A very interesting take on some of the identity issues that futuristic tech like transportation, fabrication, and memory/mind uploading/modification. An example of such an issue is the treatment of Identify Theft as a worse crime than Murder. Great book by a great author.
Reading now:
+ Show Spoiler [Saturn's Children by Charles Str…] +
Last book by Stross that I haven't read. Sounds very similar to Friday which is one of my favorite Heinlein books, so I am expecting to enjoy this one.
Next:
+ Show Spoiler [The WWW Trilogy by Robert J. Sawyer] +
I've had this trilogy sitting around for a while, and now that it's all done being written, I suppose it's time to read it!
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All the recent hype with the movie made me pick up the book
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It was amazing.
Going to read:
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Read it when I was in Middle school. Going to see if I can have a different perspective now that I am older.
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I'm going to pick up the Sequels, because it's a very good read.
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Richard Dawkins - Evolution: Greatest Show on Earth
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James Joyce - Ulysses. One of the hardest books I've ever read.
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Robert K. Massie is amazing I just wish he would cover Alexander II.
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I have read part of 1984, George Orwell, but I haven't gotten to finishing it
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Very saddening. It's beyond a shadow of a doubt an extremely good book, but I did not feel very good after finishing it.
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Also extremely saddening from start to finish, but with humor and some of the best character descriptions/development I've seen. Highly recommended.
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Very interesting psychological description of a man with whom I think most people can identify. Liked it a lot!
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The story of a farmer and how he starts from nothing. Again very interesting characters, and a great story.
Got some nice tips from this thread. Thanks!
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On March 28 2012 18:04 Roe wrote:James Joyce - Ulysses. One of the hardest books I've ever read.
Imo, read it lightly first time around don't think too much about it. Then in a while read it again but this time write notes on some of the "big" things that happen. It may be a little hard to keep track of, but boy is it a rewarding book.
Currently reading the collected works of R.L Stephenson. (Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde)
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Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A Heinlein.
Amazing and well written book who offers alot more then just the good old sci.fi fight the aliens type of scenario!
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Just finished Dance with Dragons (horrible imo) and heading to the bookstore later today with $100 gift certificate.
Any reccomendations?
My favorite authors are David Gemmel, Brandon Sanderson (Way of Kings), George R R Marin (first 3 books), and Dan Simmons.
I've heard a lot about the Black Company series. How is it?
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On March 31 2012 22:16 xrapture wrote:
Just finished Dance with Dragons (horrible imo) and heading to the bookstore later today with $100 gift certificate.
Any reccomendations?
My favorite authors are David Gemmel, Brandon Sanderson (Way of Kings), George R R Marin (first 3 books), and Dan Simmons.
I've heard a lot about the Black Company series. How is it?
I suppose if you like Brandon Sanderson, read the Mistborn series?
If you want to read something unique in fantasy-land, go read "The prince of nothing" series, starts with "The darkness that comes before." It is part of "The second apocalypse" series, which is currently 5 books into what is likely to be a 9 book series.
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