metronome Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 7 hours ago, diggity said: I tried to fuck with that malazan but I just couldn't get there. I gave up either 2nd or 3rd book. Maybe i'll get into it again. It was so fractured from the beginning in terms of how many characters there are to follow it might be hard for @Dark_Knight to start with. I feel like the cost of admission for this one is high and might turn him off. Mistborn series from Brandon Sanderson might be worth checking, its only 3 or 4 books so it will resolve without having to wait and its shorter so its not nearly the commitment. Not my favorite but fun enough of a read. The Way Of Kings is probably my favorite series to start but they just finished writing book 4 of 10 so its going to be a while before you get closure but most of the books wrap up decently enough. I never finished wheel of time and I'm thinking of starting it over. I need something new to listen to while working and i cant seem to commit to anything. That is MbofT's biggest criticism. Eriksen really plunks you into the thick of it from the prologue of Gardens of the Moon and if you don't keep reading you just won't get a lot of questions answered. I really love the world he and Esselmont built though. Great payoff if you keep with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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One Man Banned Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 On 12/4/2020 at 7:31 PM, nicklesndimes said: He gave a pretty good Howard Stern interview, I'll say that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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diggity Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Starting over since I ca't remember where I left off in the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggity Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 On 12/12/2020 at 8:44 AM, metronome said: and please report back on these when you wrap them up. I saw the Waco thing on netflix and remember being in school when it all went down. love that they started with ruby ridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metronome Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) @diggity I have David Thibodeau’s account of Waco to get to yet as well, but Noesner’s account was close enough to the Netflix mini series which makes sense as he was involved. Lots of good tidbits in there on Ruby Ridge and other hostage situations he was involved with. Very pro cop vibe obviously. TGR I think is important to read just to get a sense of where a lot of these world governments mindset is at. I’m Canadian and our PM and majority party spews direct quotes out of this book in his policy proposals and speeches to the country/UN assemblies etc Godspeed with The Wheel of Time. Edited January 6, 2021 by metronome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fat ralphy Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) This is the 3rd book in an 8 book series - has taken me way too long to get through it, the series is super involved, keeping subplots, characters and timelines sorted feels like mental gymnastics. I started it after getting tired of waiting for GRRM to deliver. After this I will probably get into Vincent Bugliosi - Helter Skelter Edited January 10, 2021 by fat ralphy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metronome Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 * 10 books @fat ralphy - I am a huge fan of the Malazan series. Recommend it to all fantasy readers. Stick with it. Just started this. This woman has interesting views on MMT and modern economies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) oh man I'm glad for a break on this series - think the next book comes out in march. Until then it's back to the other fucking in depth series i've devoted a lot of time to consuming. Think I need to start actually reading not listening so much because both these series are done by RC Bray so they sound the same. I have already listened to more than 175 hours of the expeditionary force series. Only another 50 to go. Edited January 11, 2021 by Schnitzel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I really liked Ready Player One (as well as his other book Armada) so I was stoked when this was released. Just picked it up last week and I'm about 2/3 of the way through it. Similar to RP1 but a deeper dive into the characters. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorydays Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 prudent reading 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 On 1/15/2021 at 5:04 AM, Joker said: I really liked Ready Player One (as well as his other book Armada) so I was stoked when this was released. Just picked it up last week and I'm about 2/3 of the way through it. Similar to RP1 but a deeper dive into the characters. Curious about this series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 16 hours ago, Schnitzel said: Curious about this series. I like it. It's easy reading but it keeps you interested once the set-up is established. Plus, all the 80s references in both books keeps an old nerd like me entertained. It's Sci-Fi but not "in space on a space ship" Sci-Fi. It's like Minority Report in the sense that it takes place not that far in the future. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Thanks @Joker will have to check them out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggity Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 On 1/18/2021 at 12:41 PM, Joker said: I like it. It's easy reading but it keeps you interested once the set-up is established. Plus, all the 80s references in both books keeps an old nerd like me entertained. It's Sci-Fi but not "in space on a space ship" Sci-Fi. It's like Minority Report in the sense that it takes place not that far in the future. I liked armada and ready player one. I've been hesitant to start RP2 because I wasn't sure if it would hold up. Glad to hear its worth checking out. Maybe I'll break up my Wheel of Time series with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Knight Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 The creator of the cyberpunk aesthetic 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metronome Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 The two I have on the go at the moment: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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diggity Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 @metronomeLet me know when you finish RoW. I've been looking for someone to talk with about it with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Knight Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) Finally getting around to this. Such a strange, yet entertaining read. Edit: googled it after I started reading, and I guess they’re making a series on amc about this book. Curious on how they’ll pull it off, considering a lot of the elements of this book are very far out. Edited February 18, 2021 by Dark_Knight 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Been re-reading this when waiting on trains. Obvious influence on Mario Puzo/Godfather. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+plus+ Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Just finished Barbarian Days by William Finnegan. Surfing and travelling before it was mainstream and fancy charter boats etc. Good read although a bit rambling at times. His description of surfing and the people/emotions is great. The end was a little weak but it was a biography so not really a Hollywood climax Also just finished into thin air by John krakauer. Harrowing tale of Everest summit gone terribly wrong. Short and to the point. Great book 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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