elrechazado
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Agreed, totally rots your brain with its inanity.Pixel Pete said:
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NPR: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
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Pixel Pete
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elrechazao said:
well fuck, I enjoyed the book very much so. But I tend to get invested in characters which lets me overlook things somewhat. I still enjoy Feist books despite them being considerably more vapid than anything after Riftwar.
The Technomancer
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It had its moments. But the last third was just....christ, I don't even know.elrechazao said:
Pixel Pete
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The_Technomancer said:
I'm tempted to ask what everybody seems to think is so bad about it, but I see no reason to ruin something I legitimately enjoyed.
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Mindlog said:
I agree fully. I have a lot of issues with that book. I can't believe how well received it generally is for how poorly written and trite it is.
Having read both, ya start with Dune.Nerevar said:
What's Sci-Fi/Fantasy GAFs opinion of David Eddings, Specifically the Belgariad? I read it as a kid and remember it quite fondly, but the Wifey just read it for the first time and said it was crap... Do I need to find a new Wife?
ShadyMilkman
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icarus-daedelus said:
I got to book 5 (Fires of Heaven), and at that point it was all nonsense. 1-3 were ok, but nothing happens in books 4 and 5. Hundreds and hundreds of pages are written with absolutely no meaning.
DonasaurusRex
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..call me crazy but Slaughterhouse V should be higher up ...maybe even top ten...oh and sandman should be higher than watchmen.
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Hmm high praise for Forever Peace. I may have to give that one a go.Mindlog said:
River of Gods is fucking amazing. It's been a while since I've read SF that excited me so much. There's still plenty of room for it to shit the bed, but for now, yt's glorious.
I'm still fond of The Golden Compass, but I remember the books turning into a JRPG later on... it's been a long time though.Aselith said:
Nifty ideas but the execution (especially the ending) left me cold.Neuromancer said:
Childhood End and Hyperion Cantos are WAY too low.
Dune should be standalone, the first book is considerably better than the end of the series.
All in all not the worst list, but it is obvious it is a readers pick with newer fiction and the biggest names getting the most traction. Can't claim I'd be able to do any better, but I would rate a number of books on there that I have read in a different order.
Dune should be standalone, the first book is considerably better than the end of the series.
All in all not the worst list, but it is obvious it is a readers pick with newer fiction and the biggest names getting the most traction. Can't claim I'd be able to do any better, but I would rate a number of books on there that I have read in a different order.
ZephyrFate
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I agreed with you up to the point on Dune. The following books are several times better than the original Dune.Ptaaty said:
Got a lot further into The Eye of the World, and it finally gets good. Man, that first 30% of the book was a brutal slog. Once they get to that dead city though, it actually becomes interesting.
Still, if this is considered one of the books where a lot of stuff happens, I shudder to imagine what fans consider the boring books in the series.
Still, if this is considered one of the books where a lot of stuff happens, I shudder to imagine what fans consider the boring books in the series.
ShadyMilkman said:
You have no freaking idea, man. No idea.
I mean..okay, people might have bad reading comprehension, I guess.
But shit like "Hundreds and hundreds of pages are written with absolutely no meaning."
It just screams "I DID NOT CARE!"
It is okay if you want instant action and gratification. WoT wont give you that.
TheRagnCajun
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I like Brave New World more than the other dystopian literature, but I can't really complain with that list.
krameriffic
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What? No Twilight?!
THIS IS AN OUTRAGE.
THIS IS AN OUTRAGE.
Of All Trades
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It's missing too much to even be safe. No Lem, Ballard, Bester, or Cordwainer Smith. Missing pulps like Leiber or Manly Wade Wellman (although I guess that could be considered horror). The Stand (which I like, don't get me wrong) yet no Earth Abides. Meanwhile there's 4 Gaiman entries which is just... it's just terrible.rpg_poser said:
Deified Data
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Rothfuss's Kingkiller Chronicles, despite the hype...does not deserve to be so high on that list. It's by no means bad, but it's hardly a masterpiece of the genre.
Just finished Ender's game...
Amazing. First off, it was a nice change to read a book with almost zero fluff in it. And I can't even remember the last time I read a fantasy/sci-fi book under 600 pages. I always though I'd feel like I was missing something reading something so short but not in this case. The book just just the right length without the needless circles most books run around in at one point or another.
Could be the best book I've ever read. I hope that doesn't sound sad. Hopefully the rest of the series holds up to the level of the first.
Reading Ender's Game makes me upset with myself for sticking through all 12 books of A Wheel of Time. So many pages and pages and pages and pages and pages of useless words.
I was never much of a reader when I was young so I've been play catchup on all the top rated fantasy and sci-fi series out there during the last couple years. Been a fun ride and I keep finding better and better reads when I didn't think it was possible.
Amazing. First off, it was a nice change to read a book with almost zero fluff in it. And I can't even remember the last time I read a fantasy/sci-fi book under 600 pages. I always though I'd feel like I was missing something reading something so short but not in this case. The book just just the right length without the needless circles most books run around in at one point or another.
Could be the best book I've ever read. I hope that doesn't sound sad. Hopefully the rest of the series holds up to the level of the first.
Reading Ender's Game makes me upset with myself for sticking through all 12 books of A Wheel of Time. So many pages and pages and pages and pages and pages of useless words.
I was never much of a reader when I was young so I've been play catchup on all the top rated fantasy and sci-fi series out there during the last couple years. Been a fun ride and I keep finding better and better reads when I didn't think it was possible.
The Technomancer
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The second book is very different in tone and IMO utterly fantastic. One of my favorite books of all time. The third book is pretty good, and worth a read. The fourth book is...interesting. A lot of people hate it, and its definitely not as good as the first three, but I found it somewhat enjoyable. Skip the "fifth book" Ender in Exile, as its a bunch of short stories meant to flesh out the timeline and it shows.Tapiozona said:
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I've got some work to do. TO THE NOOK!
I've got some work to do. TO THE NOOK!
The Technomancer
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EiE had some great moments and some great sequences but man, the pacing in that book was terrible. The build up to the climactic scene (gdt5016 said:
the confrontation with the guy who think's he's Achille's son or whatever
ZephyrFate
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MY MAN. Can we be friends?Gaspode_T said:
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