fantasy novels.

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haha, sorry, didn't see this. i'm reading those daniel woodrell books first and then it will be mole winter. i'm just in a groove with the woodrell stuff. inspiring to me. but i'll get in a mole hole before you know it!

scott seward, Friday, 8 November 2024 20:54 (one month ago) link

you need not sound so enthusiastic we are only waiting for your devastation

tuah dé danann (darraghmac), Friday, 8 November 2024 21:52 (one month ago) link

i am still a little frightened...

scott seward, Friday, 8 November 2024 23:49 (one month ago) link

yes. correct approach.

tuah dé danann (darraghmac), Saturday, 9 November 2024 00:12 (one month ago) link

is The Black Company a fun read at all? I see mookieproof described it as “military porn” upthread and I think I could be down for some of that in a dark fantasy setting.

brimstead, Sunday, 17 November 2024 23:48 (three weeks ago) link

Someone here liked it. I read a bit of the first book and thought it was okay, but maybe it wasn’t quite my thing.

Sir Lester Leaps In (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 17 November 2024 23:59 (three weeks ago) link

I tried it, having heard people rave about it, but it's a bit try-hard. Not terrible writing, but frequently unpleasant and with deus ex machina magic stuff that can do whatever the plot demands at the time. Didn't bother past the end of book 1.

Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Monday, 18 November 2024 00:27 (three weeks ago) link

ie it was mostly the opposite of fun

Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Monday, 18 November 2024 00:27 (three weeks ago) link

i would send someone to joe abercrombie instead, easier read if nothing else

tuah dé danann (darraghmac), Monday, 18 November 2024 00:32 (three weeks ago) link

ty all

brimstead, Monday, 18 November 2024 16:19 (three weeks ago) link


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