My dad read it as a kid and got me into it.
The BBC series is excellent. Unfortunately they ran out of money for the third book.
Regardless, it is still the only comic to win the World Fantasy Award. Still found it funny when Nnedi Okorafor won it and shat on Lovecraftās racist ass lol.
We read the 1st book in grade school and I finished the series on my own, it was a really interesting series. I havenāt read it as an adult though, so I am not sure how it holds up. in other news, I finally finished WHEEL OF TIME. The ending was pretty epic but what an UNPLEASANT grind. It could have been 4 books and actually been exciting. I am about to finish the Art of War by Sun Tzu, it is interesting how so many of those concepts of war hold up today. A country that fights a war in a far away land will have a people who are impoverished. (paraphrased) Sun Tzu
Sandman may have to be my next book purchaseā¦ im sad to say I have my read it yet
My favorite type of comedies are editorial-type comedies, like the Breaking Madden and NBA Y2K series by Jon Bois. The kind of humor that when read by a neutral party sounds completely ordinary, but to someone in the know itās gutbusting. I guess that kind of limits it a bit, but maybe you guys would know who writes the best comedic editorials?
Bill Simmons? Especially if youāre looking for sports
IMO a good one to start out with is At The Mountains of Madness, itās firmly within the mythos as far as what aspects are included, but itās not too much to think about at once, and the story is DEFINITELY fitting of Lovecraftās style. Itās also not too bad a downer.
Recommend that one first, and go from there; maybe Whisperer in Darkness next?
I just finished reading The Wheel of Time finally and itās like I lost a bunch of good friends. I know people like to hate on Robert Jordanās epic saga, but after investing so much time into 14 books I got pretty attached to the characters in it. Now itās over and Iām at a loss for what to pick up next. I like fantasy sagas and Iāve already read Sword of Truth, Dark Tower, and Game of Thrones is on hold right now until Martin finishes it. Any other good suggestions on fantasy series that are complete? I hate waiting for the next book.
Funny you mention this novel, I remember my older friends complaining about having to read it
I loved Perrin and Matt, Rand was an OK character. I thought that Egwene and the entire white tower was a complete waste of time. Most of the series I thought she came across as though she was a bitter ex girlfriend who is still your co-worker. The white tower constantly interfering with Rand for no reason made me hate them as a whole. Good thing you are fighting among yourselves for power and control WHEN THE WORLD MIGHT END IN A FEW MONTHS!!! . I think Robert Jordan was a decent author, he just didnāt write dialogue or female characters particularly well. The books were so similar to one another I reread 500 pages of Crossroads of twilight before I realized I had already read that book. Also the Seanchan were a complete waste of time and just complicated the story and really added nothing of value to the story. On top of that, there was also the sheer volume of supporting characters. I had to keep wheel of time wiki open while reading the books because I could not keep track of who all of the characters were.
[Portraitā¦ is Joyceās weakest work of his first three major works, Dubliners is way more accessible and enjoyable from the start. Ulysses does everything a book is capable of doing.
Recently finished One Hundred Years of Solitude (5/5) and Bleeding Edge (2/5). Currently reading The Name of the Rose, this is your perfect book if you love the Middle Ages and Sherlock Holmes.
One Hundred Years of Solitude is a huge novel. The most important theme in the story is the repetitive behavior of humanity and history. Itās also a novel about our relationship to Nature. Interwoven within the book is Spanish History and the founding of America, set in a surrealist fantasy setting.
I think One Hundred Years of Solitude would have been much more enjoyable and understanding if it was read in its native language. Although the author himself is satisfied with the English translated work, it feels stilted and certain aspects of the novel might not have been properly conveyed.
I didnāt find it an engaging read, but finally reaching the ending has made all the difference in the world. The conclusion was nothing short of jaw-dropping awesomeness(is that a real word?) Iām going to leave it at that.
Not many works of literature or art can compare to what Garcia Marquez has achieved with* One Hundred Years of Solitude.* My hats off to him. 
Yeah itās a pretty great book. Itās hard to separate the magical elements from the more realist ones, and nothing ever seems out of place. I never really felt any of it was stilted, although Marquez does ramble at points in a scrappy manner which actually adds to the telling of it - I feel reading the novel as if Iām being told the story, rather than actually reading it.
I get what youāre saying about Egwene, but I actually came to respect her once Sanderson got ahold of the story. That scene with the Seanchan attack on the White Tower and Egwene going BAMF was a turning point. Mat, Perrin, Thom, Lan, Uno Nomesta, Aviendha, and Nynaeve were my favorites though. Couldnāt stand Elayne, and I hated Gawyne. Galad actually turned out to be my favorite of the siblings.
And yeah, fuck the White Tower in general. So annoying.
Yeah the series slowed down a lot between books 8 and 10, but the last four were a race to the finish line and reminded me why I got hooked in the first place. Iām glad I stuck it out. Ha, I actually got halfway through Knife of Dreams when it was first published, but had to put it down because I couldnāt make sense of it. It had been three years since I finished book 10 (I read 1-10 straight through initially). So I started over from the beginning when the last book finally came out and read the entire saga straight through again. Glad I did too, because there are so many plot details I picked up on that I missed the first time around. I might actually read it again in twenty years. So far itās my favorite fantasy series.
1st book of Tripod trilogy? I had to read that in school as well back in like 1992
Hereās a new cinquain I wrote:
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B&N store wasnāt carrying Keyesā bio book. Picked up āNebula Awards Showcase 2013ā short stories collection instead. Itās good stuff so far! :tup:
Best one Iāve read so far is Ken Liuās āPaper Menagerieā. Short, simple and concise. Hereās a copy:
I forgot about this thread. I finished The First Law(the three main books) a while back. I loved everything but the downer ending. I really should have picked up on Logenās foreshadowing. @Azureā
Does Bayaz get impaled on a hot spike in any of the follow-up novels? Also, if you like The First Law then I recommend Chronicles of The Black Company and the following books. They are war journals of a band of mercenaries in a low fantasy world.
Iām currently reading The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. It is a very interesting take on time travel.
I can vouch for Black Company. I only read the first book a while back but it was dope.
The later tripod books get pretty crazy with the resistance making fake caps to pose as enslaved humans to get close to the aliens to overthrow the slavers. I completed the series in 5th grade, it was a good read at the time.