I kinda like that, I feel that the implication is that Kote is exaggerating everything to make himself look better.
Kvothe is literally his wish-fulfilling self-insert into his own story.
Also, I liked the second book initially, but I've grown bitter over it lately. It progressing so little wasn't a problem when I read it initially, but now that it's been so long and Patrick insists on calling this a trilogy...
what the fuck
i looked when did the 2nd book came out and yo wtf 8 years
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Yeah, it's not a bad couple of books (I liked The Slow Regard of Silent Things, Auri's side story, the most though) but it's clear the writer's mouth has written checks his writing skills can't cash. I fully expect a disappointing bridge 3rd book into a divisive 4th, eventually (TM).
shit BL says
Once and always and nevermore.
I wonder if i should stop being such a housemaid and get myself into the Dune books, since i only got as far as the miniseries... Irulan and the way Atreides told her how he felt in the end was of such beauty, though...
Honestly, as far as Dune goes I fully believe reading the first one and none of the rest works just fine.
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Once and always and nevermore.
Partly agreed. The others range from good to very good novels, but the first one stands heads and shoulders above them.
I expect a very good third book I won't care about because it's been too long. It'll then lead to a second trilogy happening in the present. Kvothe's story really ended in a trilogy guys! Have Kote's story now*Originally Posted by Deathhappens
*early 2047 estimated release
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shit i need to start Dune
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does anyone have a sprawling fantasy series recommendation?
something beyond 5 books
outside sanderson's stuffs
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Can't get more sprawling than Dragonlance. There's a fuck ton of books in that series, all bundled into three book arcs.
Or Discworld if you want something less serious but much better.
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Started Legend of the Galactic Heroes (14/07/23), pray for me.
Does it necessarily have to be more than five books? Because I'd recommend the Prydain novels, but they're sitting exactly at five books (there's a sixth one, but it's a collection of short stories which aren't directly related to the main series).
dan simmons - hyperion quadrilogy. granted, only 4 books so not sprawling by that definition, but the books individually are reasonably big
"but hyperion is sci-fi not fantasy!"
read it and then tell me that with a straight face, I dare you
かん汗ぎゅう牛じゅう充とう棟
Expresses the exceeding size of one's library.
Books are extremely many, loaded on an oxcart the ox will sweat.
At home piled to the ridgepole of the house, from this meaning.
Read out as 「Ushi ni ase shi, munagi ni mitsu.」
Source: 柳宗元「其為書，處則充棟宇，出則汗牛馬。」— Tang Dynasty
You have an age to burn, try reading the Wheel of Time (13 books in all). More urban fantasy than straight up fantasy, the Dresden Files are pretty great (and no annoying teenager drama). The Night Watch series is pretty good too. Discworld was already mentioned. Back to "classic" fantasy, there's a bunch of D&D tie-in series, such as Dragonlance (a lot of interconnected quadralogies), Legend of Drizzt, Elminster Chronicles, et al.
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Special mention goes to Tales of the Otori, set in fantasy Feudal-Japan-with-the-numbers-filed-off. Exactly five books including the prequel.
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Ok, last one, The Dark Tower. Blend of fantasy and horror, written by Stephen King. Shame they never made a movie out of it. NEVER.
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Once and always and nevermore.
*raises hand timidly*
The first two books are pretty sci-fi-y.
don't quote me on this
and the first two books are followed by...?
かん汗ぎゅう牛じゅう充とう棟
Expresses the exceeding size of one's library.
Books are extremely many, loaded on an oxcart the ox will sweat.
At home piled to the ridgepole of the house, from this meaning.
Read out as 「Ushi ni ase shi, munagi ni mitsu.」
Source: 柳宗元「其為書，處則充棟宇，出則汗牛馬。」— Tang Dynasty
Nice, ill add this to my stock books
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thanks, ill add this to my queue
maybe i should just say "more than trilogy" instead of sprawling
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Ive read WoT. Its actually my entry into the High Fantasy genre.
Read Dresden Files too. Peace Talks never, sadface.
Unpopular opinions but ive read dark tower and very much am bored most of the times.
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Two other, space-operatic, vastly inferior books?
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don't quote me on this
Simmons' fantasy of having his own waifu version of Jesus
かん汗ぎゅう牛じゅう充とう棟
Expresses the exceeding size of one's library.
Books are extremely many, loaded on an oxcart the ox will sweat.
At home piled to the ridgepole of the house, from this meaning.
Read out as 「Ushi ni ase shi, munagi ni mitsu.」
Source: 柳宗元「其為書，處則充棟宇，出則汗牛馬。」— Tang Dynasty
Small caveat: the first novel will seem very derivative, and on many levels, it is. I do think it has enough charm to stand on its own, but if you don't like it, I'd suggest reading at least the second one as well.
Haven't read Dark Tower specifically, but this is basically how I felt with all Stephen King works I've read.Unpopular opinions but ive read dark tower and very much am bored most of the times.
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