I think "The broken Empire" books are excellent, but think they will divide people because main character is a antihero that does really bad things. But the writing is flowing, good dialog and even funny sometimes in a twisted way.

goody153

44236 Posts

October 02 2018 08:53 GMT

#323

The broken empire protagonist is probably the meanest protagonist I have read lol

You have to be willing to stomachs a protagonist who does inhuman things and not for the greater good most of the time just self-service or out of rage.

Sermokala

United States14051 Posts

October 02 2018 17:15 GMT

#324

I can really understand why people are really uncomfortable with the broken empire story for the terrible things that the main character does (even past the obvious worst two sins he commits + Show Spoiler +

I'm talking about the nuclear bomb (god knows how that thing actually went off correctly) and the baby half brother he kills. I'm just as uncomfortable with the insinuations of the things he did before the start of the books with the " brotherhood" and the way he spends their lives one by one. As well as the twins and their fates I feel shitty about for some reason.

) and how he is supposed to get a good ending to his story somehow in the end.

Its still an important series that demonstrates at the least how to properly do an anti-hero who does terrible things and is a genius but isn't the joker but good I swear.

Korean-MILF

Norway65 Posts

October 04 2018 18:51 GMT

#325

On September 25 2018 01:38 Silvanel wrote:
That means its good or bad? Or?

It`s quite good...and dark...and I love it

Starlightsun

United States1405 Posts

October 04 2018 20:34 GMT

#326

I'm reading the "Saxon Stories" series that inspired the Netflix drama "The Last Kingdom". Really loving it!

Acrofales

Spain18146 Posts

October 21 2018 18:03 GMT

#327

Finally got around to reading Hyperion, upon recommendation of this thread. The book is very good, but it has one of the least satisfying endings I have read in quite a while. It leaves the main story arc unconcluded. Nothing indicates that it was intended as a trilogy or series (although maybe that is just the edition that I have) and I wasn't prepared for a complete failure to finish things off.

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And the templar's story is also left untold, nor do we learn what actually happened to him, which is clearly quite a significant subplot

Flicky

England2668 Posts

October 22 2018 00:50 GMT

#328

On October 22 2018 03:03 Acrofales wrote:
Finally got around to reading Hyperion, upon recommendation of this thread. The book is very good, but it has one of the least satisfying endings I have read in quite a while. It leaves the main story arc unconcluded. Nothing indicates that it was intended as a trilogy or series (although maybe that is just the edition that I have) and I wasn't prepared for a complete failure to finish things off.

+ Show Spoiler +

And the templar's story is also left untold, nor do we learn what actually happened to him, which is clearly quite a significant subplot

It was originally the first half of a book but was split up for publishing. The second part is called Fall of Hyperion.

JoinTheRain

Bulgaria409 Posts

October 22 2018 13:17 GMT

#329

Authors and works I have read so far in 2018:
Lucius Annaeus Seneca - Letters from a Stoic, Essays I and halfway through part II (I split them in three parts, it is nothing official)
Epictetus - Discourses
Marcus Antonius - Meditations
Marcus Tullius Cicero - De Oratore and I am half through his speeches against Marc Anthony.
Gaius Julius Caesar - The Gallic wars and The civil wars.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb - The Incerto series.

I plan to read:
I need to finish Seneca's essays. Then I will re-read De oratore and other works from Cicero. Re-read Discourses. I need to read Plato's dialogues and The Republic as well. Find other Stoic thinkers like Zeno and Chrizyppus.

farvacola

United States18840 Posts

October 22 2018 13:50 GMT

#330

Why only Stoics? Personally, I find it helpful to reach outside the school to provide texture and context. Stoicism made more sense to me once read against the backdrop of Epicureanism, for example.

Silvanel

Poland4736 Posts

October 22 2018 13:55 GMT

#331

Reading currently:
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Just finished
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JoinTheRain

Bulgaria409 Posts

October 23 2018 07:31 GMT

#332

On October 22 2018 22:50 farvacola wrote:
Why only Stoics?

It is because of Taleb's books. In them he was "The Stoics this and that, Seneca was like this," so I developed this curiosity towards stoicism. And now that I am more into it and I am trying to act like one even though I have countless flaws, I am happier and sure with my decisions. I want to learn to act like Epictetus says a man should act. When I achieve it I guess I will look into the other schools as well. Surely they have valuable ideas.

Silvanel

Poland4736 Posts

December 07 2018 10:48 GMT

#333

Just finished
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Nice story, sad, melancholic i kinda hoped there would be more about American Seccesion War since the books starts there but drifts away fast. Not much action. I defiently appreciate the mroe artsy ascpet of the book but i couldnt stand it if it was significantly longer.

In progress:
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Defienetly the weakest Sanderson book i have read so far. Or maybe i just got tired of his repetitive style.

goody153

44236 Posts

December 08 2018 07:06 GMT

#334

Reading:

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I don't really expect much from this one but so far seems to be good.

I brought a bunch of scifi books in a local booksale. They're from popular scifi authors and i hope they don't disappoint (no hugo award winning book or scifi novels/authors from the golden age of scifi has disappointed me yet)

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On December 07 2018 19:48 Silvanel wrote:
In progress:
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Defienetly the weakest Sanderson book i have read so far. Or maybe i just got tired of his repetitive style.

It is definitely the weakest if it was not WoA. Also the tone of the story is so different simply because of the conclusion of the previous trilogy.

Don't worry tho the next book is like a huge improvement to it (Shadows of Self is possibly the best mistborn book writing-wise)

InFiNitY[pG]

Germany3474 Posts

December 08 2018 12:52 GMT

#335

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Defienetly the weakest Sanderson book i have read so far. Or maybe i just got tired of his repetitive style.

I agree It's a rather weak start to an otherwise great series. Once you get used to the setting and the characters it gets really good.

Silvanel

Poland4736 Posts

December 08 2018 12:57 GMT

#336

Goody153 thats some really great books You have there

And regarding Alloy of Law i dont thing Mistborn is weighting it down for me. I read Mistborn quite a while back and threated Alloy as completly different unrelated story. Its not weak by comparison to Mistborn thrilogy, its just weak in itself.

123Gurke

France154 Posts

December 08 2018 21:20 GMT

#337

On December 08 2018 21:57 Silvanel wrote:
Goody153 thats some really great books You have there

I agree for Blade Runner and Roadside Picknick, the latter being one of my absolute favorite books.

markwood007788

0 Posts

December 09 2018 01:56 GMT

#338

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Silvanel

Poland4736 Posts

December 09 2018 15:09 GMT

#339

On December 09 2018 06:20 123Gurke wrote:

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I agree for Blade Runner and Roadside Picknick, the latter being one of my absolute favorite books.

How about "Gods themselves" ?? I liked it very much. Though i admit it was long time ago.

123Gurke

France154 Posts

December 09 2018 21:26 GMT

#340

On December 10 2018 00:09 Silvanel wrote:

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How about "Gods themselves" ?? I liked it very much. Though i admit it was long time ago.

I have never read that book. Generally, I have read very little by Asimov - only some foundation and his robot stories. And I did not like those at all. They have everything I don't like in bad science fiction. So it's safe to say that I am not the right person to ask about Asimov