Speedo Posted October 31, 2022 Report Share Posted October 31, 2022 8 minutes ago, Vote Ghent said: I read the first two, but the show situation pretty much ruined it. And then knowing he will never finish it.. You read all those books, get super into it, and by the time you finish Martin will either die or enough time will pass that you forget everything you read. I assume I’ll get book 6 but book 7 is never coming out and I’ll die without it concluding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghent Posted October 31, 2022 Report Share Posted October 31, 2022 3 minutes ago, Speedo said: I assume I’ll get book 6 but book 7 is never coming out and I’ll die without it concluding. Dying of natural causes before finishing such a massive, decades-spanning project is an act of cowardice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nasa Posted October 31, 2022 Report Share Posted October 31, 2022 42 minutes ago, Speedo said: It’s just a lot of shit from a ton of different point of views and every damn chapter ends on a cliff hanger. I like the cliffhangers, but they can feel a little too reminiscent of when GRRM wrote for tv. The POVs def shouldn't be as numerous as they are. I don't give a shit about any of the Greyjoys except for Theon, for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worst poster here Posted November 1, 2022 Report Share Posted November 1, 2022 On 10/31/2022 at 7:04 AM, Speedo said: I assume I’ll get book 6 but book 7 is never coming out and I’ll die without it concluding. I think best case scenario, he leaves a detailed breakdown of his plans to conclude the series and another writer takes over for the last book (basically what happened with the Wheel of Time series). Martin recently said that he’s currently 3/4 finished writing Winds of Winter, but who knows if that’s accurate and how long the last 1/4 will take to complete. I’m guessing we get it in like 3-5 years. The books are great, though Feast for Crows is a bit of a snore. I still need to finish the last couple hundred pages of Dance of Dragons as I lost interest when the show surpassed it. If you guys think this is bad, it’s nothing compared to the KingKiller Chronicles where the author has cockteased the final book for years, set deadlines to read a chapter and missed them, along with some shady shit involving a charity fund. He’s a huge asshole compared to Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghent Posted November 1, 2022 Report Share Posted November 1, 2022 @King of the Weekendhave you seen the Wheel of Time series yet? I watched the first episode. Debating whether to delve into the books or just watch the show. Any opinion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worst poster here Posted November 1, 2022 Report Share Posted November 1, 2022 12 minutes ago, Vote Ghent said: @King of the Weekendhave you seen the Wheel of Time series yet? I watched the first episode. Debating whether to delve into the books or just watch the show. Any opinion? The books are supposed to be top tier high fantasy; my brother and some of my friends loved them. I only read the first book and a half. It was good but did not blow me away (I wouldn’t put it in the same tier as GoT, LOTR/Hobbit, Harry Potter, or KingKiller Chronicles). But people seem to love it a lot so maybe I’m just in the minority. It’s very similar to LOTR in the sense that they’re on an adventure, going from town to town, being chased by evil creatures. The show was pretty disappointing and everyone I know who read the books thought the same thing. They randomly made one character a lesbian despite the books not having any sex in them. It was weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Posted November 1, 2022 Report Share Posted November 1, 2022 Dracula, currently. It's been a while and it just fits the time of the year in a way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddey Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 21 hours ago, Jane said: Dracula, currently. It's been a while and it just fits the time of the year in a way. I’m reading it too! It’s the first time for me and I’m very surprised in a positive way. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Maddey said: I’m reading it too! It’s the first time for me and I’m very surprised in a positive way. That's awesome! So far I also find it better than I remembered. Glad I'm giving it another chance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted November 9, 2022 Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 Just finished Feast for Crows and enjoyed it, starting Dance with Dragons now. I expected it to be bad based on some of the hate I saw online but I’m glad I didn’t feel the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nasa Posted November 9, 2022 Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 It’s more introspective than the last two books in the series especially, but I enjoyed it. I’m reading A Dance with Dragons now too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheerios4u98 Posted November 9, 2022 Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 I read Dracula around last Halloween and I loved it. This year I decided to read Frankenstein but my brain decided not to let me focus on reading books at the moment. I got a few chapters in before I had to stop. I want to get back to it though! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarJarBlinks Posted November 24, 2022 Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 Has anyone read Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl? I just ordered it tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Bagel Posted November 24, 2022 Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 12 hours ago, JarJarBlinks said: Has anyone read Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl? I just ordered it tonight. I read it when I first got hit with that existential depression, was still depressed after. So I shook the book, thinking it wasn’t working. I don’t remember too much about it, but his perseverance in the face of the worst situation imaginable is very inspiring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elisa Posted January 21, 2023 Report Share Posted January 21, 2023 I read Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath for the first time last week and I'm still not over it. One of the saddest books I've ever read. I loved it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thongrider Posted January 21, 2023 Report Share Posted January 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Elisa said: I read Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath for the first time last week and I'm still not over it. One of the saddest books I've ever read. I loved it. One of my favorite books ever! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elisa Posted January 21, 2023 Report Share Posted January 21, 2023 1 hour ago, thongrider said: One of my favorite books ever! Now it's one of mine too! Novels that set out to describe grand historical events (like The Big Depression in this case) sometimes struggle with scale: if they go too big, they lose the particular; too small, and they lose the big picture. Steinbeck makes you weep on both scales and makes you feel like you're right there with these people. Tom Joad and Ma are amazing ❤ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted April 10, 2023 Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 It finally happened last night, the GoT series is finally finished. It took god damn forever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worst poster here Posted April 10, 2023 Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 On 1/21/2023 at 3:10 AM, Elisa said: I read Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath for the first time last week and I'm still not over it. One of the saddest books I've ever read. I loved it. That’s in my backlog. I’m reading East of Eden by Steinbeck now and really enjoying it so far. I finished Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas a month or so ago, what a trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thongrider Posted April 10, 2023 Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 I'm readin' another Eden book. Martin Eden my Jack London. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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