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We are a 'Featured Group' on Goodreads!
Well done. I think that we have managed it twice. Be prepared for an avalanche of members though!
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We're going up in the world.
That looks like a familiar spot to me! I think i came across the group with it being the featured?!
Allways good to come top of a list! well done to the group and its founders, moderators and members.
and thankyou all for your selections, reviews and opinions, this year has been a year of great books for me, most of them group reads.
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Congratulations :D Well done, and thanks so much for the group, it has done wonders for my book selections!
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How cool, a great job by everyone who keeps this group running! Certainly well-deserved. ^.^
I'm part of three groups and this one is by far my favorite.
Well done everyone. Very nice group you've got here.
Oh how fun! Well done, mods and friends!
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The number of new writers that I have found here in a year and a half is amazing
I completely agree with everyone here!I've found a ridiculous number of awesome books through this group, and most importantly my favourite author (and a favourite of quite a few in this group, I think), Brandon Sanderson!
You mods do an amazing job at keeping everything smooth, and all the members are very friendly :)
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I've found a ridiculous number of awesome books through this group, and most importantly my favourite author (and a favourite of quite a few in this group, I ..."
Nice, I absolutely love Brandon Sanderson, I found him through Wheel of Time when he took over. I loved how he was able to finish that series, even though Jordan left it a bit of a mess, so I started looking around for his other stuff and I'm glad I did :)
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Roger wrote: "Nara wrote: "I completely agree with everyone here!I've found a ridiculous number of awesome books through this group, and most importantly my favourite author (and a favourite of quite a few in t..."
I still haven't got around to the Wheel of Time series...I keep hearing mixed things about it and can't decide whether I should pick it up!
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Wheel of Time is amazing, but it eventually gets bogged down around book 9, and then gets back on track by book 12. This is especially true if reading them back-to-back. Things start feeling a little repetitive, and too much time starts being spent on lecturing the nuances of politics and society. Even so, the core of the story, the characters, and world-building is absolutely top notch. And books 1-8 (technically book 1 is a bit "basic", but a great rendition of typical tropes) and 12-14 are spectacular. The biggest strike against it is just its length, in my opinion.
I think if they ever adapt this as a big-budget TV series, they will do lots of editing in this regard, and most of the (sometimes odd level of) details are just background stuff, so it would feel much quicker.
Fun fact: The Audiobooks of Wheel of Time are over 461 hours (19 days) of continuous play!
Andrew wrote: "Fun fact: The Audiobooks of Wheel of Time are over 461 hours (19 days) of continuous play!"Sounds like the sort of thing you listen to on a road trip if it is that long!
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I eased myself in with the prequel New Spring and then read the first one, but I confess I have yet to bring myself to read the second when I have so many others!
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I remember reading the first one and thinking it was just a straight up copy of lotr, after that though the series easily became my favourite series and only gets better when sanderson takes over
Tom wrote: "I remember reading the first one and thinking it was just a straight up copy of lotr, after that though the series easily became my favourite series and only gets better when sanderson takes over"Not surprised to hear that; Sanderson makes everything awesome :P
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Well I've been meaning to read Wheel of Time for ages so if you want to buddy read this just let me know.
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oh man, I forgot about the Seveneyes, buddy read, thanks for reminding me (how long is December, might need to add a few weeks to get these all done...)
December is way to close! I so need to do some Christmas shopping.
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Maybe Wheel of Time for next year some time.
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woohoo!
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When I joined I'm sure the group had like 80 members or something, doesn't seem that long ago
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...and modest too! ;) This is a great group.
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True! :D
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Looky here:
According to GR, these groups are handpicked by the editorial staff - how cool is that?!