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On January 24 2017 16:52 B.I.G. wrote:Bought but didn't start yet. How is it so far?
So far so good just finished the history where Dulles was in Switzerland performing OSS services + Show Spoiler +but also protecting German clients to his Brothers business empire and allowed and even helped Swiss persons continue to smuggle war material through the country via Spain to the Axis. And if FDR had lived to see the end of the war he along with his brother more than likely would have been charged with Treason.
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Just read Fight Club. Was pretty good but should probably be read faster than I did, in one or two days.
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I finished Way of Kings like last month and just started Words of Radiance and I just got to the part where + Show Spoiler +it is getting really good
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Gentleman Bastards (1st book of the trilogy)
It's kinda like a heist book during medieval times(kinda like Ocean's Eleven Medieval Style or so the comments others who read this before says). It gets good really fast(not a bad thing if other novels take time to start the fire and be enticing but it's a perk of this one as it becomes interesting really fast)
On February 03 2017 19:32 SCC-Faust wrote:I finished Way of Kings like last month and just started Words of Radiance and I just got to the part where + Show Spoiler +it is getting really good and I can't wait to read more.
WoR one ups the epicness so you'll have so much fun on that.
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The Lies of Locke Lamora is pretty good. I like how Scott Lynch portrays how magic works in this world (as in it is highly exclusive and monopolized). It feels realistic.
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Recently gotten into the TV series of The Magicians. Anybody know if the books are good? The TV series is a bit hit and miss, and some things that seem pulled from the book seem very much aimed at teenagers (sex magic, woooo), but the reviews imply that it's aimed at adults. Is it aimed at adults in the way 50 shades of gray is aimed at adults? Or is it aimed at adults in the sense that it's a mature novel that may not shy away from sex or violence, but it's not all there is to it?
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Just finished the eye of the world (wheel of time #1). Not bad IMO. I like the fact that although it could be considered epic fantasy due to the scope it keeps it focus on few characters. Makes it a bit easier to read. I understand that although the series as a whole is pretty good except for like 4 books that were bloody awful right? Anyone here read the whole thing? Is it worth it?
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On February 04 2017 02:29 B.I.G. wrote:
The Lies of Locke Lamora is pretty good. I like how Scott Lynch portrays how magic works in this world (as in it is highly exclusive and monopolized). It feels realistic.
i haven't even gotten to the magic part yet ( they haven't introduced the magic system at all except the tooth thing which seems like a basic trickery) and i'm already enjoying it just with heist thing they are doing and all the complications with the setting
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On February 05 2017 23:19 goody153 wrote:Show nested quote +On February 04 2017 02:29 B.I.G. wrote:
The Lies of Locke Lamora is pretty good. I like how Scott Lynch portrays how magic works in this world (as in it is highly exclusive and monopolized). It feels realistic. i haven't even gotten to the magic part yet ( they haven't introduced the magic system at all except the tooth thing which seems like a basic trickery) and i'm already enjoying it just with heist thing they are doing and all the complications with the setting
There isn't really a stated magic system at all even 3 books in + Show Spoiler +although that may change soon
On February 05 2017 22:04 B.I.G. wrote:
Just finished the eye of the world (wheel of time #1). Not bad IMO. I like the fact that although it could be considered epic fantasy due to the scope it keeps it focus on few characters. Makes it a bit easier to read. I understand that although the series as a whole is pretty good except for like 4 books that were bloody awful right? Anyone here read the whole thing? Is it worth it?
hahaha
It's a great series IMO although it slows down a lot 7-10 (personally I thought 7-8 were good but 9 only had one significant event and 10 had literally nothing) but after that it picks up again and ends quite well. You'll be tired of all the man/woman comparisons and braid tugging but besides that it's great writing all the way through.
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On February 06 2017 16:18 Thermia wrote:Show nested quote +On February 05 2017 23:19 goody153 wrote:On February 04 2017 02:29 B.I.G. wrote:
The Lies of Locke Lamora is pretty good. I like how Scott Lynch portrays how magic works in this world (as in it is highly exclusive and monopolized). It feels realistic. i haven't even gotten to the magic part yet ( they haven't introduced the magic system at all except the tooth thing which seems like a basic trickery) and i'm already enjoying it just with heist thing they are doing and all the complications with the setting There isn't really a stated magic system at all even 3 books in + Show Spoiler +although that may change soon , it's kind of nice how locke is still down to earth so to speak.
So it's the detailed magic system type just the "it's magic" with mystery. I guess it's alright
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It's more that magic is part of an exclusive club that no one from outside can get into so we never learn much about the specifics.
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The Sandman: Overture by Neil Gaiman
I know it's not technically a book, but it's amazing enough to include here. It's a must buy for everyone in my opinion. Sandman has changed the comic book world 20 years ago, and now, with this prequel Gaiman and J. H. Williams III have pretty much redefined what makes a good comic. The visuals in this one are astounding and it's pointless to get it in digital format since some of the tricks used in it (no spoilers here) require the physical printing.
It is bloody amazing. After reading that I don't think I'll ever be happy with any other comic book now that I know what you can do with it. Frames and fonts being intrinsic parts of images, pages that you read around (it's really engaging to read about the character being caught in a swirl when you have to turn the book around), images seamlessly floating from one cadre to another... It's a wonder to behold. And the story is really good too, a kaleidoscope of seemingly unrelated events that take part in different times and places (like, all around the universe and beyond) that come together perfectly as the story nears its end.
11/10
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On February 07 2017 17:49 Manit0u wrote:The Sandman: Overture by Neil Gaiman I know it's not technically a book, but it's amazing enough to include here. It's a must buy for everyone in my opinion. Sandman has changed the comic book world 20 years ago, and now, with this prequel Gaiman and J. H. Williams III have pretty much redefined what makes a good comic. The visuals in this one are astounding and it's pointless to get it in digital format since some of the tricks used in it (no spoilers here) require the physical printing. It is bloody amazing. After reading that I don't think I'll ever be happy with any other comic book now that I know what you can do with it. Frames and fonts being intrinsic parts of images, pages that you read around (it's really engaging to read about the character being caught in a swirl when you have to turn the book around), images seamlessly floating from one cadre to another... It's a wonder to behold. And the story is really good too, a kaleidoscope of seemingly unrelated events that take part in different times and places (like, all around the universe and beyond) that come together perfectly as the story nears its end. 11/10
I love Sandman. Going to buy this. Thanks!
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On February 07 2017 18:09 Acrofales wrote:Show nested quote +On February 07 2017 17:49 Manit0u wrote:The Sandman: Overture by Neil Gaiman I know it's not technically a book, but it's amazing enough to include here. It's a must buy for everyone in my opinion. Sandman has changed the comic book world 20 years ago, and now, with this prequel Gaiman and J. H. Williams III have pretty much redefined what makes a good comic. The visuals in this one are astounding and it's pointless to get it in digital format since some of the tricks used in it (no spoilers here) require the physical printing. It is bloody amazing. After reading that I don't think I'll ever be happy with any other comic book now that I know what you can do with it. Frames and fonts being intrinsic parts of images, pages that you read around (it's really engaging to read about the character being caught in a swirl when you have to turn the book around), images seamlessly floating from one cadre to another... It's a wonder to behold. And the story is really good too, a kaleidoscope of seemingly unrelated events that take part in different times and places (like, all around the universe and beyond) that come together perfectly as the story nears its end. 11/10 I love Sandman. Going to buy this. Thanks!
If you want a teaser, here's a nice review: http://winkbooks.net/post/139479746669/a-tale-two-decades-in-the-making-the-sandman
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I absolutely believe every comics fan should read this. The story is engaging and interesting, and the artwork creatively breaks the form of comics itself. In the introduction, Gaiman mentions asking the artists to draw “impossible” things, and that shows in the unique design work. Artist J.H. Williams creates pages that are more like collages than comics panels, while Dave Stewart uses color to create the most vivid dreamscapes yet seen in Sandman. There are even two large fold-out scenes in the book (the earlier one is pictured above) that are used not only to express the scale of the scene, but are actually story points in and of themselves. Almost every page features some moment worthy of stopping just to admire how Williams made it all connect together. Overture is like reading a dream.
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Oh, and get the Deluxe Edition if you can. Not only will you get all of the comics in one book, there's also 50 pages of extra content.
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Reading: The King Never Smiles
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I lived in Thailand for 3 years. My wife is Thai. And this book is banned in Thailand and could wind me up in jail if I brought it there for Les Majeste. But finding anything out about the king is very difficult. This book looks under the mask of who the king was (he just died last year) and how he got so powerful in a era where the monarchy lost almost all of their power 20 years before he became king.
Finished: Fury of the First Lord
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I enjoyed these books. They werent the Dresden Files but what is. I thought they were engaging. The magic was interesting. Easy reads that kept my interest. I mean wasnt complex but it didnt need to be.
Next up: The Bonehunters (book 6 of the Malazan Book of the Fallen)
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I like these books. But not as much as people say I should. I have read all the WoT books twice. So I know what 13-15 book epic stores can be like. But these seem slow to me. Even slower then like book 9-10 in the WoT books. Some characters I just dont find interesting. I do like them but some parts of them are just meh to me.
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On February 07 2017 23:20 Onegu wrote:Next up: The Bonehunters (book 6 of the Malazan Book of the Fallen) I like these books. But not as much as people say I should. I have read all the WoT books twice. So I know what 13-15 book epic stores can be like. But these seem slow to me. Even slower then like book 9-10 in the WoT books. Some characters I just dont find interesting. I do like them but some parts of them are just meh to me.
I have started those books several times but I always get stuck after finishing a few of them. And then when I restart I realize that I do not remember anything from the last few books and start rereading those, getting stuck a few books later... Since I guess I am not the only one with this problem, does anyone know a good source for summaries of the individual books? Maybe those could be useful so that I do not have to start at the beginning if I ever try it again.
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