Book Thread Continued

[Yoda]

But then again - if you enjoy detailed descriptions of what is in the larder at any given moment, you may very much enjoy these books. Far be it from me to say what is "bad" or "good" - but books 4 and 5 are definitely "different" in terms of pace, attention to minutiae, and pages spent describing what people are eating.

Also, I think it is fair to warn you that the "main" characters in the sense I'm guessing you mean it are not in book 4, so steel yourself accordingly if you decide to press on.

Fair comments and that is a disappointing turn for sure... but man I'm too invested to not know what's up. If that's the case then it'd be interesting to know how the show handles such a departure in the future.

[dyeager]

Fair comments and that is a disappointing turn for sure... but man I'm too invested to not know what's up.

And another one bites the dust. :-)

To be fair though, if I could go back in time 13 years ago when Storm of Swords came out and say "seriously, stop reading after this one, you'll regret it"... well, I wouldn't have listened either.

[Yoda]

I looked at the titles of the first few chapters and was disheartened to see "The Prophet' and "someone else" but the sight of Cersei and Brienne held my chin up.


I refuse to believe it's anywhere as bad as WoT.

[GrimReality]

Feast of Crows was a bit of a slog, but still pretty darn good compared to many other series. I would never call it bad, by any stretch. The real problem is that it's missing certain perspectives. And the ones you get in turn are not a fair trade.
Like many others, I just had to keep going. Fortunately, I found book 5 a bit better. Especially the latter half.

[dyeager]

Feast of Crows was a bit of a slog, but still pretty darn good compared to many other series. I would never call it bad, by any stretch. The real problem is that it's missing certain perspectives. And the ones you get in turn are not a fair trade.
Like many others, I just had to keep going. Fortunately, I found book 5 a bit better. Especially the latter half.

See, there ya go. A point for the other side.

[(Tunnels)]

Yeah, I've heard arguments for both sides for AFfC. My bf liked it a lot, but Brienne is one of his fav characters, and Cersei is too interesting to pass up a chance to peer into her character. I started AFfC recently myself, and I have to admit, the "Prophet" chapter is pretty damn interesting.

[Yoda]

I needed something more brief so I started up At the Mountains of Madness on the train to work yesterday.

That probably has to be the best title of a book ever. I also love that it referenced another book on my shelf I need to read:

[dyeager]

That is a good book, you will enjoy it.

The actual name of "Arthur Gordon Pym" is "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket", which is even more awesome.

[Yoda]

That is a good book, you will enjoy it.

The actual name of "Arthur Gordon Pym" is "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket", which is even more awesome.

Very true.

I'm doing something I don't usually do, reading two books at once. To test out my new kindle I got Out of the Silent Planet.

[kyuusei]

I've heard a lot of people say ADWD is a bit better than AFFC, actually. And I find both Cersei and Brienne really interesting, so I'm willing to give AFFC a try - besides, I already own it.

[Yoda]

After rifling through 40 something pages of Out of the Silent Planet on the train today I'm enthralled.

[Yoda]

^An awesome reed

[Lard]

Feast of Crows was a bit of a slog, but still pretty darn good compared to many other series. I would never call it bad, by any stretch. The real problem is that it's missing certain perspectives. And the ones you get in turn are not a fair trade.
Like many others, I just had to keep going. Fortunately, I found book 5 a bit better. Especially the latter half.

I finished Clash of Kings and started Storm of Swords this afternoon, so I'm a bit behind you.

Since there's two weeks to the next episode, I have been heavily encouraged to try and catch up and outpace this season before the last two episodes by a friend who has read the books.

[Yoda]

anyone read Johnathan Strange and Mr. Norrel?

Goosey?

[Tooker]

I read it - thought it was pretty good stuff.  Long, and I'll admit that it dragged at times, but good the rest of the time.  It's got an unusual style, but unusual isn't necessarily bad.