Ty21 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 5 hours ago, Fresh Prince said: Viserys was a fav pick? Eh he was very convincing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty21 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 I need to stop frequenting this thread and subreddits similar because I have an entire room of my house purely dedicated to all my books, many of which I haven’t even read but that didn’t stop me from buying the South Reach trilogy (books the movie Annihilation was made from) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Hell Divers Book 1. I actually like it better than I was expecting. That said, how the hell are there 10 books in this series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty21 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 I hate catelyn stark less in the book than I did in the show and I only really hate her for how s****y she is to Jon Snow. But I do like her absolute adoration for the Starks even though it was an arranged marriage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Reed Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Was really good. 9/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty21 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Finished A Game of Thrones finally. There wasn’t a significant divergence from what I know in the show, but it fleshed out everything better and made several parts I thought nothing of feel more dramatic and enthralling. The first book is a masterpiece. The show was phenomenal too but the book makes each character so much more alive and important. Seeing their individual thoughts in chapters gave them a soul and complexity you can’t really get in shows unless you have dorky Scrubs-esque internal narration. Book one ignored Stannis totally. Book two starts with him. “I’m here, and im pissed off!” -Stannis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywindO2 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 10 hours ago, Ty21 said: Finished A Game of Thrones finally. There wasn’t a significant divergence from what I know in the show, but it fleshed out everything better and made several parts I thought nothing of feel more dramatic and enthralling. The first book is a masterpiece. The show was phenomenal too but the book makes each character so much more alive and important. Seeing their individual thoughts in chapters gave them a soul and complexity you can’t really get in shows unless you have dorky Scrubs-esque internal narration. Book one ignored Stannis totally. Book two starts with him. “I’m here, and im pissed off!” -Stannis They slowly as each book and season goes but season 1 was a very faithful adaptation of book 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty21 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 The start of Clash of Kings is a drag, Stannis is just a boring character. His character in only 20 pages makes me wonder if he has Asperger’s. Anti-social, emotionally cut off/doesn’t understand emotions, teeth grinding, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad People Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Are the Dune books worth it at all? Just watched the new film and it peaked my interest enough to maybe giving them a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty21 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Anyone on here like Red Rising? I just heard of it after randomly reading an article about so many writers trying to copy the Hunger Games template of a down and out dystopian nobody being the chosen one and usurping a malevolent affluent power. I wonder if it’s good/feels unique because all of those back then felt like the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywindO2 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 9 hours ago, Ty21 said: Anyone on here like Red Rising? I just heard of it after randomly reading an article about so many writers trying to copy the Hunger Games template of a down and out dystopian nobody being the chosen one and usurping a malevolent affluent power. I wonder if it’s good/feels unique because all of those back then felt like the same thing. I thought it was great. The first one feels like a copy of Hunger Games but still does a better job of the whole thing. After that, as it gets more into the world, it deviates and is much better than the Hunger Games story IMO although the general concept is the same(low ranking people overthrowing the ruling class for a better society). There was a second trilogy too but I haven't read that one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 9 hours ago, Ty21 said: Anyone on here like Red Rising? I just heard of it after randomly reading an article about so many writers trying to copy the Hunger Games template of a down and out dystopian nobody being the chosen one and usurping a malevolent affluent power. I wonder if it’s good/feels unique because all of those back then felt like the same thing. I absolutely loved it. First book is definitely a mash up of Hunger Games and Dune. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Prince Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 On 8/29/2022 at 5:56 PM, mattyice0401 said: Are the Dune books worth it at all? Just watched the new film and it peaked my interest enough to maybe giving them a try Ive only read the first book, and while it is good I have no plan on reading the rest. Author does a good job of building the world, and having a bunch of characters with their own personalities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 8 minutes ago, Fresh Prince said: Ive only read the first book [Dune], and while it is good I have no plan on reading the rest. Author does a good job of building the world, and having a bunch of characters with their own personalities. This is exactly how i felt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted September 1, 2022 Author Share Posted September 1, 2022 On 8/12/2022 at 3:50 PM, titansNvolsR#1 said: Anyone read John Gwynne's other book series? I read The Faithful and the Fallen series and enjoyed it quite a bit. I see he's got two new series now. I haven't yet. I too read faithful and fallen. I started the first book of the second series and kept getting distracted. Like his writing though. I will read them at some point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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