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The Republic of Thieves is out?! also other book talk

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  • SnowbeatSnowbeat i need something to kick this thing's ass over the lineRegistered User regular
    let's just say that when the first book goes from excruciating to tedious, you know you've hit its high point

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  • knitdanknitdan In ur base Killin ur guysRegistered User regular
    wirehead26 wrote: »
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    wirehead26 wrote: »
    Also if I ever want to start reading the Wheel of Time series what's the best place to stop?

    Right now

    Wow not even the first few books are worth it?

    We're saving you from the disappointment when it goes off the fucking rails.

    It's better not to have invested your time in those first few decent books.

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  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    What about The Kingkiller Chronicles? I'm intrigued with it's plot synopsis.

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    wirehead26 wrote: »
    What about The Kingkiller Chronicles? I'm intrigued with it's plot synopsis.

    Haha welllllllllll
    I like them but Kvothe is a prime example of the worst sort of protagonist who can absolutely do no wrong
    Also he spends a lot of time faffing about in the first two books to the point that the third one will have A LOT of ground to cover whenever it comes out

    But there are definitely some cool things about the world and its lore

  • knitdanknitdan In ur base Killin ur guysRegistered User regular
    edited October 2013
    Re: Kingkiller Chronicle

    I like it quite a bit and so do a lot of other people.

    There are some silly geese who think the main character is a Mary Sue, but feel free to ignore them.

    Also feel free to ignore the comparisons to Harry Potter. It resembles HP only in the most general sense, i.e. The main character is a special snowflake and goes to a magic school. It's more of a serious fantasy.

    Edit: this post is not a response to Grey Ghost, even though it may look like it.

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  • YaYaYaYa Decent. Registered User regular
    @wirehead26 how about reading some shit that doesn't have wizards or dragons or Destiny

  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    edited October 2013
    YaYa wrote: »
    @wirehead26 how about reading some shit that doesn't have wizards or dragons or Destiny

    But what's the fun of that?

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  • YaYaYaYa Decent. Registered User regular
    also, I finished Night Film a couple of days ago

    if you ever read that book, stop at the halfway point and make up any other ending you want, it won't be as dumb as what the ending was

  • SnowbeatSnowbeat i need something to kick this thing's ass over the lineRegistered User regular
    jumping to some pretty big conclusions there, yaya

    anyway, kvothe is totally a mary sue, but it's a fantasy novel so who gives a crap

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  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    Snowbeat wrote: »
    jumping to some pretty big conclusions there, yaya

    anyway, kvothe is totally a mary sue, but it's a fantasy novel so who gives a crap

    Well, he's pretty much right. The only books I currently read are fantasy stuff.

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  • YaYaYaYa Decent. Registered User regular
    Snowbeat wrote: »
    jumping to some pretty big conclusions there, yaya

    anyway, kvothe is totally a mary sue, but it's a fantasy novel so who gives a crap

    yeah sorry I wouldn't drop some judgement on a dude if I didn't think I was speaking from a place of fact, and here's wirehead backing me up

  • SnowbeatSnowbeat i need something to kick this thing's ass over the lineRegistered User regular
    jump-to-conclusions-mat.jpg

    you win!

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    there's some merits to the arguments of people who say kvothe only seems like a mary sue because the embellishment of his actions is something intentionally built into the unreliable narration of the story, and how one of the main themes of the series is the juxtaposition of myth and legend and the actual circumstances that inspire them.

    On the other hand there's that whole dreadful sequence in the fay world that lasts FOR FUCKING EVER and is just the worst sort of authorial indulgence.

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    YaYa wrote: »
    Snowbeat wrote: »
    jumping to some pretty big conclusions there, yaya

    anyway, kvothe is totally a mary sue, but it's a fantasy novel so who gives a crap

    yeah sorry I wouldn't drop some judgement on a dude if I didn't think I was speaking from a place of fact
    , and here's wirehead backing me up

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  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    I'll be honest, I find non-fantasy books boring. Now I'm not saying that's a fact, just what I think.

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  • M.D.M.D. and then what happens? Registered User regular
    oh damn republic of thieves came out?

    gotta get that now

  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    Balefuego wrote: »
    there's some merits to the arguments of people who say kvothe only seems like a mary sue because the embellishment of his actions is something intentionally built into the unreliable narration of the story, and how one of the main themes of the series is the juxtaposition of myth and legend and the actual circumstances that inspire them.

    On the other hand there's that whole dreadful sequence in the fay world that lasts FOR FUCKING EVER and is just the worst sort of authorial indulgence.

    isn't that where he bangs the fairy queen and becomes THE GREATEST LOVER EVER

  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    wirehead26 wrote: »
    I'll be honest, I find non-fantasy books boring. Now I'm not saying that's a fact, just what I think.

    I would say this is because you ain't read the right ones but I guess neither of us got the time or energy for me to try to turn all your reading preferences around

  • SnowbeatSnowbeat i need something to kick this thing's ass over the lineRegistered User regular
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    Balefuego wrote: »
    there's some merits to the arguments of people who say kvothe only seems like a mary sue because the embellishment of his actions is something intentionally built into the unreliable narration of the story, and how one of the main themes of the series is the juxtaposition of myth and legend and the actual circumstances that inspire them.

    On the other hand there's that whole dreadful sequence in the fay world that lasts FOR FUCKING EVER and is just the worst sort of authorial indulgence.

    isn't that where he bangs the fairy queen and becomes THE GREATEST LOVER EVER

    yes kvothe is now the supreme sex god

    i find this development thrilling and fascinating

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  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    Balefuego wrote: »
    there's some merits to the arguments of people who say kvothe only seems like a mary sue because the embellishment of his actions is something intentionally built into the unreliable narration of the story, and how one of the main themes of the series is the juxtaposition of myth and legend and the actual circumstances that inspire them.

    On the other hand there's that whole dreadful sequence in the fay world that lasts FOR FUCKING EVER and is just the worst sort of authorial indulgence.

    I read the entire Silmarillion, I can get through some slow parts of a book now.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    Balefuego wrote: »
    there's some merits to the arguments of people who say kvothe only seems like a mary sue because the embellishment of his actions is something intentionally built into the unreliable narration of the story, and how one of the main themes of the series is the juxtaposition of myth and legend and the actual circumstances that inspire them.

    On the other hand there's that whole dreadful sequence in the fay world that lasts FOR FUCKING EVER and is just the worst sort of authorial indulgence.

    isn't that where he bangs the fairy queen and becomes THE GREATEST LOVER EVER

    over the course of like 60-80 pages yes

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  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    wirehead26 wrote: »
    I'll be honest, I find non-fantasy books boring. Now I'm not saying that's a fact, just what I think.

    I would say this is because you ain't read the right ones but I guess neither of us got the time or energy for me to try to turn all your reading preferences around

    I'm sure there are non-fantasy books I'd find rewarding experiences but I'll stick with fantasy for now.

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  • YaYaYaYa Decent. Registered User regular
    how strictly do you define 'fantasy' anyway, wirehead

  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    YaYa wrote: »
    how strictly do you define 'fantasy' anyway, wirehead

    Tolkein?

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  • knitdanknitdan In ur base Killin ur guysRegistered User regular
    The thing with Kvothe people seem to forget is he fucks up all the time.

    Spoilers for book two
    the whole reason he ends up in the Fay world is he takes a semester off because he screwed up the pre-term exams. And since it's Kvothe telling the story, he's not exactly shy about criticizing his own youthful actions.

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  • SnowbeatSnowbeat i need something to kick this thing's ass over the lineRegistered User regular
    that's

    pretty strict

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  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    It's all I could think of on short notice.

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  • YaYaYaYa Decent. Registered User regular
    yeah uh

    have

    have you read like, Neil Gaiman, or anything like that

  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    YaYa wrote: »
    yeah uh

    have

    have you read like, Neil Gaiman, or anything like that

    Does Good Omens count?

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  • YaYaYaYa Decent. Registered User regular
    wirehead26 wrote: »
    YaYa wrote: »
    yeah uh

    have

    have you read like, Neil Gaiman, or anything like that

    Does Good Omens count?

    sorta!

  • knitdanknitdan In ur base Killin ur guysRegistered User regular
    wirehead

    You should read The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie.

    Or R.Scott Bakker's Prince of Nothing trilogy.

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  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    I really like the Kingkiller Chronicles and I think that some of the talk about Kvothe being a Mary Sue is out of line with how he is presented as a character

    But yeah that second book has some parts that are duuuuuumb and much like the first, it less "ends" so much as "peters out"

    The dude can build pretty prose like nobody's business but I am a little worried he won't be able to end that trilogy properly and the last book will the most roundabout journey to an unsatisfying climax since Wheel of Time

    Contrast this with the Gentleman Bastard books, and they're pretty much constantly on, and constantly entertaining, and only occasionally clunky or rushed (Republic of Thieves is a delight, so far, though I'm only a few chapters in)

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  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    Oh shit I can't believe I forgot the Dexter book series. So far I've read the first, second, and fourth novel and enjoyed them well enough. But I was warned to NEVER READ THE THIRD.

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    @Olivaw I have to say I have never really cared about the flashbacks to Locke's youth, except inasmuch as they're necessary to set up Sabetha

  • YaYaYaYa Decent. Registered User regular
    Olivaw wrote: »
    I really like the Kingkiller Chronicles and I think that some of the talk about Kvothe being a Mary Sue is out of line with how he is presented as a character

    But yeah that second book has some parts that are duuuuuumb and much like the first, it less "ends" so much as "peters out"

    The dude can build pretty prose like nobody's business but I am a little worried he won't be able to end that trilogy properly and the last book will the most roundabout journey to an unsatisfying climax since Wheel of Time

    Contrast this with the Gentleman Bastard books, and they're pretty much constantly on, and constantly entertaining, and only occasionally clunky or rushed (Republic of Thieves is a delight, so far, though I'm only a few chapters in)

    the alternative to the roundabout journey to an unsatisfying climax is that book ends up being like 1500 pages long

    because from where I'm standing he's got a long fucking way to go before he becomes 'Kvothe'

  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    I still want to read the rest of the series because it can't possibly be any worse than what the Dexter TV series turned into.

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  • SnowbeatSnowbeat i need something to kick this thing's ass over the lineRegistered User regular
    prince of nothing is a fantastic suggestion, especially if you like big, heavy fantasy stories with heavy themes in play

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    like what king is he even going to kill

  • YaYaYaYa Decent. Registered User regular
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    like what king is he even going to kill

    Elvis

  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    @Olivaw I have to say I have never really cared about the flashbacks to Locke's youth, except inasmuch as they're necessary to set up Sabetha

    Really? I found the flashbacks in the first book a really clever little device to foreshadow lessons and schemes that would come into play shortly afterward

    The third book starting out with one is an odd choice, but I like them for the characters. And they end soon enough anyways

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