EPT[Books] Malazan Book of the Fallen - Page 12
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BleaK_
Norway593 Posts
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Dosey
United States4505 Posts
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Angryhorse
Sweden387 Posts
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Rimstalker
Germany734 Posts
On August 13 2012 22:21 Dosey wrote: I think I tried reading this a while back and couldn't get past 50 pages... Is this the one that starts off with a battle or riot or whatever in a city and guards standing oh some huge wall looking over it talking about magic or something with some boy? After finishing American Gods I'll probably either give this another shot or give Kingkiller a whirl. Yes, that is the prologue of the first book. The problem I have with all of the books is that the characters understand each other very well and a lot of the motivations are just implied by gestures or short sentences, where I can't follow. Still very nice books, and also very good for your English vocabulary. | ||
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bgx
Poland6595 Posts
On July 28 2012 21:14 Twistacles wrote: My main problem with the series is the slow part in the middle. I found Bonehunters and Return of the Crimson Guard pretty long, but it's necessary to keep going. 7-10 are all really good, as is stonewielder. Currently reading Orb Sceptre Throne. <3 the series. Considering a third re-read. I never managed to reread it and i was up to 6 or 7th? part. The idea of rereading few thousand pages always discouraged me  But generally great, great series. But tbh i stopped reading almost at all...  The minus for me was always not liking few characters (or maybe liking few characters way more than rest) and being stuck in reading thousand pages until i got back to certain period/stage i was really waiting for :p | ||
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Blacktion
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Sroobz
United States1377 Posts
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Dirt McGirt
New Zealand129 Posts
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jj33
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On August 14 2012 09:24 Sroobz wrote: I have to ask those who have read it - How are the characters in the series? Do you get attached to main characters? Are there even main characters? The OP kind of makes it seem like the story focuses on battles rather than characters. Characters are the most important part of story telling to me and I would like to know if this series will be disappointing to me. Best series ever. characters are awesome, there's tons, but the author does a great job of having you really like the characters. malazan is not an easy story to explain, it has many themes. Much of it is historical. The author is a trained anthropologist and it shows in the books. the books do not hold your hand like many books, many times you will be confused, but you just have to keep going and the author requires you to use your brain and figure things out. but when you do figure things out and they click it's very rewarding. | ||
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Sroobz
United States1377 Posts
On August 14 2012 09:31 jj33 wrote: Best series ever. characters are awesome, there's tons, but the author does a great job of having you really like the characters. malazan is not an easy story to explain, it has many themes. Much of it is historical. The author is a trained anthropologist and it shows in the books. the books do not hold your hand like many books, many times you will be confused, but you just have to keep going and the author requires you to use your brain and figure things out. but when you do figure things out and they click it's very rewarding. I am so glad to hear this! The fact that it is really complicated makes me very excited as well. Getting the ebooks as we speak. Let the adventure begin... | ||
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jj33
802 Posts
On August 14 2012 09:45 Sroobz wrote: I am so glad to hear this! The fact that it is really complicated makes me very excited as well. Getting the ebooks as we speak. Let the adventure begin... I finished all ten books. I am on my second read through. Currently halfway done with bonehunters. Let me tell you it's evne better the second time around, because you catch things you didn't catch the first time. This series is just absolutely amazing. I freaking love it!! The author is working on more novels which are going to be great, can't wait. (novels set in the Malazan world) | ||
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jj33
802 Posts
the first book to me when I think of it now, is one huge prologue. | ||
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itkovian
United States1763 Posts
On August 14 2012 09:24 Sroobz wrote: I have to ask those who have read it - How are the characters in the series? Do you get attached to main characters? Are there even main characters? The OP kind of makes it seem like the story focuses on battles rather than characters. Characters are the most important part of story telling to me and I would like to know if this series will be disappointing to me. Really, its all across the boards. Some characters feel terribly written and inconsistent, while others are remarkably unique and intriguing. There were a few big characters that felt like carbon copies of eachother and there were others that didn't feel consistent throughout the books in their behavior. But at the same time, there were some characters that were my favorite characters in ALL fiction I've ever read/watched. There are some real bad asses in the Malazan universe. Real bad asses, like on a scale I've never encountered. And that was the best part about it for me. Reading about the power-players. And many of the best characters are recurrent in a way that felt very unique: they would be mentioned by other characters across the world in manner that showed just how important/significant they were. It was almost like reading about a historical character like Hitler or Lincoln or Alexander the Great. There names were legends, so when you got to see them in action it made it all the more savorable. The hard part was reading the sections with the boring characters, that felt like they had unnatural character development and didn't add anything to the story. | ||
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lac29
United States1485 Posts
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jiliya
Barbados3 Posts
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SoulReaver306
Australia210 Posts
On August 15 2012 10:06 lac29 wrote: The series is not very accessible. It's very difficult to start and get into, although a lot of people do say it's worth it. I found it to be simply too much "work" to read. It made reading unenjoyable. The fact that you had to work at it made it that much more satisfying when you finished. Probably the best series I've ever read. | ||
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Arunu
Netherlands111 Posts
My favourite series by far, i really enjoy it when some plots/motivations are left in the dark for a long time. I'd agree that makes them much less accessible than other fantasy series, but i really enjoyed all of them. I'm an avid reader, nothing more relaxing then reading instead of that dumb TV. Must admit i had a lof of trouble reading them in english at first though, it is not my native language but that has never been a problem before when i bought books. This series gave me some trouble but i'll just reread them if i feel i may have missed something. | ||
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McBengt
Sweden1684 Posts
Oh, and Hellian is one of the most hilarious characters I've ever come across. She and Tehol almost made me spit my drink more than once. And the Bridgeburners in Darujhistan are straight up hardcore. Forty odd assassins? Nps, we got this shit. | ||
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GettingIt
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