Books - what are you reading? (Official Book Thread)

[MidniteJay]

Nah I never read that series but imma take a look at it after the Mistborn series

I’m like 150 pages in to the first book and it’s alright so far. Hopefully it picks up

As far as Dark Age goes… man just buckle up

I gotta say tho dark age might be peak writing from Brown in the series

I might finally give Mistborn a shot once I finish Light Bringer. Mistborn has been recommended to me many times but I've always put it off for some reason.

But yeah you definitely should hit up Joe Abercrombie's books. The First Law, Standalones, and Age of Madness. Reason I gave Red Rising a chance was because a lot of Abercrombie stans recommended it even though it's a very different series.

 

[WIA20XX]

Nah I never read that series but imma take a look at it after the Mistborn series

Sanderson is great for new readers/english as a second language types, or folks that are on the spectrum...or you're the type of person that can really visualize a WRITTEN anime sequence.

 

[voltronblack]

Sanderson is great for new readers/english as a second language types, or folks that are on the spectrum...or you're the type of person that can really visualize a WRITTEN anime sequence.

breh why are you going on Sanderson.

 

[JoelB]

Im going back to the beginning of this thread dappin folks and loading up my goodreads account

Im reading this now

post apocalyptic world where these women are trapped in this bunker, patrolled by armed guards. They dont know how they got imprisoned, but some of the older women vaguely remember their lives beforehand. the protagonist is a young girl whose entire life (basically) has been locked up, she knows nothing else



I loved it breh

finished it...not a bad read but

 

[T-K-G]

I might finally give Mistborn a shot once I finish Light Bringer. Mistborn has been recommended to me many times but I've always put it off for some reason.

But yeah you definitely should hit up Joe Abercrombie's books. The First Law, Standalones, and Age of Madness. Reason I gave Red Rising a chance was because a lot of Abercrombie stans recommended it even though it's a very different series.

Mistborn is okay it's got a lot of basic action/adventure movie stuff in there

Fun but don't think too hard there's nothing much deeper in the plot than what it is imo

I finished First Law series iirc I thought it was dope, didn't follow up with the sequel but I'll check it out

 

[WIA20XX]

breh why are you going on Sanderson.

Haha. PTSD from r/fantasy on Reddit. He's the BIGGEST SF/Fantasy writer outside of GRRM and Tolkien, so his fans spam his stuff ALOT. And the people that Brando, also like Scott Lynch's "Gentleman b*stards" and "Riyria Chronicles" by MJ Sullivan. (Some other well loved, but I hated, series) I could go on a rant about what r/fantasy likes that I hate, but this is not the time nor place.

I understand his appeal - that said, I don't like

• YA (most of his stuff isn't YA, but the 1st book in Mistborn might as well be)
• "Family Friendly"
• his version of "hard magic" (the ingesting of metal giving someone powers...*groan*)
• his cartoon-esque fight scenes.

His Mormon-osity is so powerful that I knew he had something else going on with him before I found out that he was LDS.

Recently watched this


And she (ex Mormon) goes into him and others, and also what's there that shouldn't be, and what's lacking.

But Mormon culture is so "wholesome" and their whole religion is straight up "lore".

Hearing her break down all the other popular sci fi authors that are also Mormon = LIGHT BULB for me.

That said, I recognize how much his style can really appeal to folks like him. I'm honestly surprised there hasn't been a movie of his yet...

 

[JoelB]

Just started and I didn’t expect to laugh out loud so quickly lol. Creh is giving me Curb Your Enthusiasm vibes

 

[JoelB]

Just started and I didn’t expect to laugh out loud so quickly lol. Creh is giving me Curb Your Enthusiasm vibes

"I think man will never renounce real suffering, that is, destruction and chaos. Why, suffering is the sole origin of consciousness. Though I did lay it down at the beginning that consciousness is the greatest misfortune for man, yet I know, man, prizes it, and would not give it up for any satisfaction. Consciousness, for instance, is infinitely superior to twice two makes four. Once you have mathematical certainty, there is nothing left to do or understand there will be nothing left, but to bottle up your five senses and plunge into contemplation. Well, if you stick to consciousness, even though the same results is attained, you can at least flog yourself at times, and that will, at any rate, liven you up. Reactionary as it is, corporal punishment is better than nothing."

 

[FatherSimp]

Book 8 now

Book 10 now and damn I glad it's ending and damn I'm sad its ending

 

[King_Kamala61]

 

[Trav]

First book of '25 down

It's been real but like the characters here,

Spoiler

, I am ready to go into the out

.

There were a few minor clunky things that maybe needed some more explanation but overall, I think it did a good job of tying things off of this is where it's left at.

Drama got ratched up on both ends thankfully (and not in a detrimental way), and there were some big climax moments that I feel some of the previous two books were missing. The containment and confinement of it all was still there but the pacing was a lot more balanced.

The first half of Shift still might be my favorite out of the series though.

 

[JoelB]

Wrapping this one up tonight. 100% lives up to the hype...800+ pages and i still dont want it to end.

Top 5 female villains of all time....

I still got Stoner as my top book recently read , but this is right next to it.

 

[T-K-G]

Book 10 now and damn I glad it's ending and damn I'm sad its ending

You made it i remember being exhausted of all the feats these nikkas were performing by this point, prison realm swords, nikkas ascending to a higher being mid fight, Coltaine being the big homie , lightning strike entrances, the Quickest of Bens doing whatever he cotdamn pleased Rake


Chronicles of the Black Company is the only other series remotely close to this in terms of style




After you read both there's nothing left but sadness

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

Just finished reading A Feast of Crows by GRRM.
I read that some didn't like this book that much because the story was halved with A Dance with Dragons and I understand that sentiment but I still had to give this a 4 out of 5 rating. The last chapters of Brienne and Cersei

 

[TOAD99]

Life has been really hectic but I’m about 2/3 done with Mistborn (book 1)and this shyt isn’t bad but it isn’t great I’ll finish the trilogy because I have the set but it feels like a step down comíng from the red rising series even from like a writing style