Also god I didn't realize that I was still so disappointed in the Fireman
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This Fifth Season book has twice now casually told me about people's unexpected genitals and I'm a bit confused if it's meant to be a thing or it just really wants me to be aware of everyone's genital arrangements.
This Fifth Season book has twice now casually told me about people's unexpected genitals and I'm a bit confused if it's meant to be a thing or it just really wants me to be aware of everyone's genital arrangements.
So, the polar opposite of Ancillary Justice then, and perhaps just as strange?
This Fifth Season book has twice now casually told me about people's unexpected genitals and I'm a bit confused if it's meant to be a thing or it just really wants me to be aware of everyone's genital arrangements.
The book pretty consistently doesn't treat genitalia as determining gender.
Finished Babylon's Ashes today and I really enjoyed it. If you didn't like the other Expanse books then you wouldn't like this one, but I do so I did. I do wonder if another book will be in the works at some point because there's a couple of story things that I'd like to see more of like
Naomi's kid, the what happened to the aliens that originally made the gates, etc.
it sounds like they are planning at least 3 more, and the next one is already titled "Persepolis Rising"
anyway, I just finished Babylon's Ashes too
it'll be interesting to find out what Duerte is up to, since he is also the one who stole the last protomolecule sample from Fred's office
pity how very little was really revealed about that
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I wish that someway, somehow, that I could save every one of us
This Fifth Season book has twice now casually told me about people's unexpected genitals and I'm a bit confused if it's meant to be a thing or it just really wants me to be aware of everyone's genital arrangements.
The book pretty consistently doesn't treat genitalia as determining gender.
Yeah there is actually a plot point related to that in one of the books although I was a bit confused when reading those passages myself. I should go back and reread those passages to see if I makes more sense in retrospect.
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I actually have a huge problem with the portrayal of women in Dune, about which I have gone on at length both here and elsewhere.
Essentially Frank Herbert can't be assed to do in-depth female characters, and goes instead for the three archetypes: the virgin, the mother, and the witch. He kind of combines the mother/witch archetypes, but essentially you have women who have great power, who are portrayed arguably as scheming and dangerous and not trustworthy, and women who are virginal/saintly, who exist only to prop up the Strong Male Leads.
When I reread Dune later on I could appreciate why people love it, but like. It's got some Lady Problems. And by that I do NOT mean it has its period.
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Man just finished the 5th PC Grant book, Foxglove Summer. Man they are just a good time. Now I have to wait for the 6th to come out at the end of next month. I gotta stop starting these half done series. It's killing me.
Man just finished the 5th PC Grant book, Foxglove Summer. Man they are just a good time. Now I have to wait for the 6th to come out at the end of next month. I gotta stop starting these half done series. It's killing me.
The Hanging Tree? I've read it already /smugface
I greatly enjoy the books, but I always end up feeling that they are too short. So again, while I greatly enjoyed The Hanging Tree, it is over far too quickly.
Terry Pratchett's books are like a hot bowl of chicken noodle soup and a plate with a grilled cheese sandwich and crackers.
He winds up 5 or 6 goofy characters, and watches them goof around a plot line that's generally a vehicle for light ridicule of the universe,
that's justified by a moderately clever twist at the end.
Y'all know of any other authors with a similar feel?
Could use a hot grilled cheese sandwich of a book, right now after 5 hours of working in the rain.
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webguy20I spend too much time on the InternetRegistered Userregular
Man just finished the 5th PC Grant book, Foxglove Summer. Man they are just a good time. Now I have to wait for the 6th to come out at the end of next month. I gotta stop starting these half done series. It's killing me.
The Hanging Tree? I've read it already /smugface
I greatly enjoy the books, but I always end up feeling that they are too short. So again, while I greatly enjoyed The Hanging Tree, it is over far too quickly.
Curses!
Yea they go by fast. Same thing happens with the Dresden books. I wait 18 months for a new one and in a couple of days I have finished. Are the graphic novels any good? I'm afraid they'd influence me on how I see the characters in my head.
So if anyone remembers I recently started reading The Red Knight by Miles Cameron. It started of pretty good but I stopped reading just before the last battle because it was setting up for a what I thought was a predictable and pretty grim ending. And after recent real world events I wasn't quite ready for that.
But today I finally decided to get it over with.
Turns out I was wrong and the book had some surprises left for me. It didn't turn out to be a complete happy ending but it wasn't grim dark for the sake of being dark either like I thought it was.
So over all I really enjoyed it.
I'd recommend it for anyone looking for a unique look at heavy armored knights in combat and an interesting magic and religious system.
Finished Babylon's Ashes today and I really enjoyed it. If you didn't like the other Expanse books then you wouldn't like this one, but I do so I did. I do wonder if another book will be in the works at some point because there's a couple of story things that I'd like to see more of like
Naomi's kid, the what happened to the aliens that originally made the gates, etc.
it sounds like they are planning at least 3 more, and the next one is already titled "Persepolis Rising"
anyway, I just finished Babylon's Ashes too
it'll be interesting to find out what Duerte is up to, since he is also the one who stole the last protomolecule sample from Fred's office
pity how very little was really revealed about that
Oh, that's good to know that he's working on more!
I had actually forgotten that it was Duerte that stole the protomolecule. Hopefully the next book lets us see what's on the other side of the Laconia gate
It's weird that I finish miles errant on Christmas day and the last story ends stuff with a Christmas party. That said, mirror dance had me jumping around as I read the twists and turns.
The vorkorsigan saga's treatment of rape, mental illness, feminism, and gender identity should be held as examples for hbo.
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slogged through the first two Joe Abercrombie books.. i love his writing but books loaded with shitty, self centered and cranky protagonists are always a chore for me.
So, a while back I picked up a debut novel called 'Only Ever Yours' by Louise O'Neill, a brand spanking new Irish author. I make a point of supporting new authors whenever I can, especially women and especially Irish writers. Normally I get a fun read.
This book fucking destroyed me.
It's nearly impossible to describe. The best I can come up with is if Mean Girls and A Handmaid's Tale were mixed together into a book set in a dystopian post-apocalyptic future.
I cannot recommend it highly enough. Read it if you possibly can.
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webguy20I spend too much time on the InternetRegistered Userregular
I'm about halfway through Babylon's Ashes right now. Goddamn do I love the expanse series.
kvothe is a bit of a jackass but stories about the importance of stories are a thing that I have unlimited patience for
I like it so far
The name of the wind is super good. I legit think that book is great.
But by the time you get to middle of the wise man's fear you better be ready to have your patience tested with him for real.
Seriously though don't mean to discourage anyone from reading it but even I who unironically and unequivocally loves dresden files had trouble with parts of that one.
slogged through the first two Joe Abercrombie books.. i love his writing but books loaded with shitty, self centered and cranky protagonists are always a chore for me.
The First Law and it's sequels are full of a lot of not very nice people, protagonists included.
Man just finished the 5th PC Grant book, Foxglove Summer. Man they are just a good time. Now I have to wait for the 6th to come out at the end of next month. I gotta stop starting these half done series. It's killing me.
The Hanging Tree? I've read it already /smugface
I greatly enjoy the books, but I always end up feeling that they are too short. So again, while I greatly enjoyed The Hanging Tree, it is over far too quickly.
Curses!
Yea they go by fast. Same thing happens with the Dresden books. I wait 18 months for a new one and in a couple of days I have finished. Are the graphic novels any good? I'm afraid they'd influence me on how I see the characters in my head.
I've read one of the comics and thought the story was perfectly fine but this is coming from a guy who doesn't really read comics.
Not as good as the books but interesting to see the characters themselves.
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I love the PC Grant stuff, can't wait for The Hanging Tree to get on audible. I bet they're really good to read but I started out listening to them and the narrator is really good with the characters and atmosphere.
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really?
I never got that impression, I always thought it was pretty much only the women who had their shit together
I remember women in the first book being portrayed as scheming witches
And the second one starts the same way
I started the second one a while ago and it's hard to keep going
So, the polar opposite of Ancillary Justice then, and perhaps just as strange?
In retrospect it might be my least-favorite Joe Hill book? Thinking about it, things end up a little too convenient for me in several spots.
But also I still enjoyed it a lot.
The book pretty consistently doesn't treat genitalia as determining gender.
it sounds like they are planning at least 3 more, and the next one is already titled "Persepolis Rising"
anyway, I just finished Babylon's Ashes too
pity how very little was really revealed about that
They are totally scheming witches. It's just their scheme is a long-running plan to save humanity from itself.
There are a lot of shades of very dark grey in Dune.
Here is a really interesting concept and state of the world
Time for summer camp!
Yeah there is actually a plot point related to that in one of the books although I was a bit confused when reading those passages myself. I should go back and reread those passages to see if I makes more sense in retrospect.
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Essentially Frank Herbert can't be assed to do in-depth female characters, and goes instead for the three archetypes: the virgin, the mother, and the witch. He kind of combines the mother/witch archetypes, but essentially you have women who have great power, who are portrayed arguably as scheming and dangerous and not trustworthy, and women who are virginal/saintly, who exist only to prop up the Strong Male Leads.
When I reread Dune later on I could appreciate why people love it, but like. It's got some Lady Problems. And by that I do NOT mean it has its period.
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The Hanging Tree? I've read it already /smugface
I greatly enjoy the books, but I always end up feeling that they are too short. So again, while I greatly enjoyed The Hanging Tree, it is over far too quickly.
Put your goddamn hand.
In the goddamn box of pain.
Terry Pratchett's books are like a hot bowl of chicken noodle soup and a plate with a grilled cheese sandwich and crackers.
He winds up 5 or 6 goofy characters, and watches them goof around a plot line that's generally a vehicle for light ridicule of the universe,
that's justified by a moderately clever twist at the end.
Y'all know of any other authors with a similar feel?
Could use a hot grilled cheese sandwich of a book, right now after 5 hours of working in the rain.
Curses!
Yea they go by fast. Same thing happens with the Dresden books. I wait 18 months for a new one and in a couple of days I have finished. Are the graphic novels any good? I'm afraid they'd influence me on how I see the characters in my head.
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But today I finally decided to get it over with.
Turns out I was wrong and the book had some surprises left for me. It didn't turn out to be a complete happy ending but it wasn't grim dark for the sake of being dark either like I thought it was.
So over all I really enjoyed it.
I'd recommend it for anyone looking for a unique look at heavy armored knights in combat and an interesting magic and religious system.
Oh, that's good to know that he's working on more!
The vorkorsigan saga's treatment of rape, mental illness, feminism, and gender identity should be held as examples for hbo.
The bene gesserit were the first psychics and word wizards and guarded this ability through selective breeding.
Lady Jessica is pragmatic rather than dogmatic.
But you should really stop with god emperor of dune.
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This book fucking destroyed me.
It's nearly impossible to describe. The best I can come up with is if Mean Girls and A Handmaid's Tale were mixed together into a book set in a dystopian post-apocalyptic future.
I cannot recommend it highly enough. Read it if you possibly can.
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kvothe is a bit of a jackass but stories about the importance of stories are a thing that I have unlimited patience for
I like it so far
The name of the wind is super good. I legit think that book is great.
Seriously though don't mean to discourage anyone from reading it but even I who unironically and unequivocally loves dresden files had trouble with parts of that one.
The First Law and it's sequels are full of a lot of not very nice people, protagonists included.
I've read one of the comics and thought the story was perfectly fine but this is coming from a guy who doesn't really read comics.
Not as good as the books but interesting to see the characters themselves.
I just got to That Part
I kind of figured it was something like that, but god damn
Man Tom sawyer is a real piece of shit
man I love school
I will share out when not on this fucking bus
That book is harrowing
All the books I snagged this winter holiday season.
I may pick 'em up, because it was like 3 or 4 for $1. None of them were his incredibly well-known works but still!