Avid Readers?
- Rendakor
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I'd heard about that series but decided to give it a pass after how bad Soldier Son was. The first SS book wasn't totally awful (I liked the fantasy equivalent of boot camp), but the direction she took in the second and third was just...not good.
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- aesling
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Rendakor wrote:I'd heard about that series but decided to give it a pass after how bad Soldier Son was. The first SS book wasn't totally awful (I liked the fantasy equivalent of boot camp), but the direction she took in the second and third was just...not good.Spoiler :
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- Warlike Swans
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Robin Hobb... I've read the 1st Soldier Son and Assassin's Apprentice, and I while I finished both I felt not the least bit inclined to picking up the next book of either trilogy.
- Haus Haberdasher
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I’m currently making my way through A Song of Ice and Fire (just started A Storm of Swords), as well as the Dark Tower series. Ever since I got my kindle, I’ve been reading a lot of e-published novellas, mostly steampunk and horror. I read a lot of English history as well. I’ll read anything by David Starkey. I’ve got a to-read list that’s about 30 books long.
- irriadin
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Robin Hobb is one of my favorite authors. Then again, I've only read her Farseer Trilogy, the Liveship Trilogy, and the Tawny Man trilogy. All of which I consider top-shelf fantasy. I've heard bad things about Soldier Son, but I guess I'll have to see for myself.
- Rendakor
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Enjoy A Storm of Swords while it lasts; it's all downhill from there.Haus Haberdasher wrote:I’m currently making my way through A Song of Ice and Fire (just started A Storm of Swords), as well as the Dark Tower series. Ever since I got my kindle, I’ve been reading a lot of e-published novellas, mostly steampunk and horror. I read a lot of English history as well. I’ll read anything by David Starkey. I’ve got a to-read list that’s about 30 books long.
- Haus Haberdasher
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Yeah, my friends who have read the series all agree that A Feast for Crows is....difficult to read compared to ASOS. But hey, if I managed to push myself through the middle sections of The Historian, I trust that I can force my way through AFFC.Rendakor wrote:Enjoy A Storm of Swords while it lasts; it's all downhill from there.
- aesling
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I would have to disagree. Some of the characters are annoying to read, sure (*cough*Davos*cough*) but the events only get more and more epic, and to balance out those characters, there are some pretty awesome new ones as well.Rendakor wrote:Enjoy A Storm of Swords while it lasts; it's all downhill from there.Haus Haberdasher wrote:I’m currently making my way through A Song of Ice and Fire (just started A Storm of Swords), as well as the Dark Tower series. Ever since I got my kindle, I’ve been reading a lot of e-published novellas, mostly steampunk and horror. I read a lot of English history as well. I’ll read anything by David Starkey. I’ve got a to-read list that’s about 30 books long.
- Warlike Swans
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Double disagree. I read first 4 Song of Ice and Fire, and they were middle tier at best.aesling wrote:I would have to disagree. Some of the characters are annoying to read, sure (*cough*Davos*cough*) but the events only get more and more epic, and to balance out those characters, there are some pretty awesome new ones as well.Rendakor wrote:Enjoy A Storm of Swords while it lasts; it's all downhill from there.Haus Haberdasher wrote:I’m currently making my way through A Song of Ice and Fire (just started A Storm of Swords), as well as the Dark Tower series. Ever since I got my kindle, I’ve been reading a lot of e-published novellas, mostly steampunk and horror. I read a lot of English history as well. I’ll read anything by David Starkey. I’ve got a to-read list that’s about 30 books long.
- Rendakor
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I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. Book 4 in particular had a TON of shitty perspective characters (Cersei, Sansa, everyone from Dorne, all of the Greyjoys); Arya and Jamie were the only two I enjoyed reading, and Arya's story went nowhere.
Book 5 was less awful but still not as good as the first three.
Book 5 was less awful but still not as good as the first three.
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