I’ve read so many fantasy series, Stormlight, Mistoborn, Wheel of Time, GoT, malazan book of the fallen, Powder Mage, First Law, licanius triology, lightbringer, Name of the Wind (controversial, but I hate this series, Kvothe is an awful character), Gentlemen Bastards , Night Angel, Raven’s Shadow , etc (this is small sample of the books I have read). I’ve even taken multiple recommendations from this sub. So here is me giving back.
GO. READ. CRADLE. BY. WILL. WIGHT!
Whoever you are, reading this right now, please read this series. Its so so so awesome. Its action, is characters you love, its characters you hate, its so much damn fun. Its probably the most different from all the series I listed above, but its my favorite. I can’t get enough. This series is worth your time and love. If you aren’t hooked by the time you reach Blackflame, feel free to DM me with all your criticism. But I promise, when you get to Uncrowned, you will be on the path.
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I was watching the Two Towers again recently and it struck me how epic that film is even to date when we’ve had so many other fantasy films come out. I’ve never read LOTR, just saw the films, but what took my notice was the dialogue, cinematography and music which makes it stand head and shoulders above every other fantasy adaptation. How much of that is Peter Jackson and how much the actual books?
I’m about halfway through Blacktongue Thief and really enjoying it, and while checking out Buehlman to see about other work, discovered his old gig. I had the pleasure of being insulted by Christophe at the Bristol Ren Faire (near Kenosha, WI) in the summer of 2010.
Here’s a video I found of his act from around that time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTrOx_vzGA4
I am fully invested in Jennette McCurdy’s story and I am disgusted by what I am learning. Her writing style is superb and I hope she continues writing in the future.
She deserved so much better than what she got and I am so proud of her releasing this book and the success she has seen since its release
If you are on the fence about reading this memoir, please do. It is excellent!
I know Atlas Shrugged is enormously famous book among libertarians who see it as a symbol of resistance to government tyranny. This is surprising because it is a horrendous book containing cardboard characters, over unnecessarily long speeches, absurd plot lines and at least 500 pages more than it needs.
Edit: Guys,I think many of you missed the point. It has nothing to do with who is a libertarian and who’s not.I’m just surprised a book written this badly somehow turned out to be so likeable :D
This sub has been raving about these books for years - recommended in every thread, ten thumbs up, winning so many awards that the author is literally turning nominations down… so I finally decided to give it a try, and… I just don’t get it. The writing was a bit clunky and hard to understand at times, the plot was simple, the setting was generic, the characters were flat - the only real twist being the main character, but I found its bored, annoyed attitude, well… a bit boring and annoying.
This isn’t a hate post - I liked it ok - I’m genuinely just curious what I’m missing?
I tend to check in here every day/every other day and I had to find out about Alastair Reynolds new book Eversion through Google play books when I randomly opened it up last night. Searching the sub there’s like 4 posts about it total. For a sub about sci fi books it’s pretty sad I had to hear about it elsewhere and makes me wonder about what else I’m missing in a sea of circle jerking Peter Watts posts and replies. I’d be happy to help out with the research for each month or whatever but seriously isnt this something we should really have?
I just finished Flowers for Algernon and what a gut-punch of a novel it is…
I’m still processing it so I doubt I’ll be bringing any new insights to the table…
I don’t know when I last read a novel as obsessively as this. Reminds of the good old days when I would read at every given opportunity: on a break, during meals, on the train or any other given moment (I remember when I was 15-16 reading ‘WOT - Lord of Chaos’ and for some reason I spent the weekend at a friends house just basically ignoring everyone while I devoured the novel. Why did I even go if I knew I would just be reading the book? (Dumai Wells was an amazing climax, “Kneel, Or You Will Be Knelt”))…
I was on the train coming home and I was reading the scene where he realises the truth about his ‘friends’ at the bakery, I had to stop reading for a few minutes because I knew I would start crying and I was also as furious as he was…
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I put off reading Old Man’s War for a long time and just recently got around to it. It’s a decent book overall, but the first half is significantly less interesting than the second. I found all of the old people unconvincing in their characterization, which struck me as a bit ironic since this book gets compared to Enders Game and that book has very unconvincingly written children. The second half of the book is much more interesting and, where the first half often seemed corny to me, the second is often pretty touching.
I can’t say much more because I haven’t finished it, but the aspect of the book I had the biggest issue with is it’s portrayal of culture and society in the future, particularly the way it’s presented during the boot training. The characters even remark how similar it is to the movies and that made me realize what Old Man’s War has in common with some other sci fi books that I didn’t enjoy as much—- technology is shown to be leaps and bounds ahead of the present, …
At least he wrote it himself.
just eye-balled/glanced over a newsletter post from the tor/forge blog regarding fantasy books and maps which got me thinking…
any speculative/science fiction books come to your mind that have maps, diagrams or illustrations?
i don’t care if they’re any good or why this is or is not done BUT what comes to your mind regarding books that do have maps or diagrams in the speculative/science fiction genre.
in addition to Le Guin’s maps of the two worlds in The Dispossessed, Neal Stephenson’s most recent novel springs to mind having an illustration of the rocket and also a map? different versions of his Baroque Cycle books i know have maps. the only other books that vaguely come to mind is Sanford’s Saturn Run novel and Suarez’s Delta-V unless i’m misremembering those. i also somewhat remember some (all?) of Brin’s Uplift books (only read the first 3) having them but also could be incorrectly remembering those as well ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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I’ve just finished Gladiator. The music swells as the camera pans above the colosseum. The emotions that come from a triumphant yet bittersweet ending begin to settle. And as the screen fades to black, and you feel the catharsis that comes from watching an epic film take hold….
A bright title card for Suits comes up.
Who has ever finished a film and on finishing it clicks the recommended film straight away? And yet the ads come up, every single time. It completely ruins the moment. And yes, you can click the box to continue watching the credits- but why should we even have to do that? Why is it so hard for Netflix to not promote their material for five minutes after a film ends?
In a life bombarded by advertisements do we have to be shown another one the second a film finishes? Is there no respite?
From what I’ve seen online there isn’t a way to disable this specific feature (though I would really love to be proven wrong on this one).
Anyway, rant over.
It’s borderline Wattpad material.
Have you ever fantasized about being stuck on an island with Jennifer Lawrence but don’t want to worry about pesky little things like scavenging for food and supplies or basic survival? Well, say no more, because here you’ll be trapped in an automated, luxurious space cruise with Jennifer Lawrence. Your every need will be met by helpful, sassy British bartenders and you’ll live out your days in languorous comfort.
You won’t have to worry about any competition for J-Law’s attention, of course, because everyone else in the cruise will be conveniently asleep in their cryo chambers. Except for the hottest woman, whom you woke up in a moment of horniness weakness that the movie will bend over backwards to justify (more on that later).
But worry not, you’ll get to keep your status as a relatable, salt-of-the-earth, blue collar everyday guy and still partake of the ship’s luxurious priviliges because J-Law …