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This has been on my list for awhile. I'm in!
On my list too! I'm gonna see how I feel closer to the time before committing.
Maybe for me. It's a little far out still, but I've had this on my shelf for so long that this would be a good incentive to pick it up with everyone else.
I've started it but had to put it on hold if I don't end up finishing it before then Im in.
I'm really interested in this one (:
Oh hells yes! I've been looking for a chance to start the series so will definitely be in on this :) Knowing me I'll have picked up every book in the series by the time we even start, so I'm really hoping it'll be something we'll enjoy and continue with.
I’ll read it, sounds awesome!
Might join yall for a reread of this
wanted to read this for some time. ppl say its LITERARY.
idiffer wrote: "wanted to read this for some time. ppl say its LITERARY."Which mean what exactly(in this sense)?
Oh, and word of advice. If you haven't already bought the book, check out the preview here. The description and reviews certainly make it seem promising, but when I read the intro I was at a loss for how anyone could find that entertaining or engaging.
Yes idiffer, I’d call it literary as well. Is provably why I loved it so much. I have read the trilogy already but will definitely follow this discussion :)
@MorteBooks I need just magically appear on my hard drive, god of books just loves me for some reason.
Literary, as Mark Lawrence put it, "has THEMES", all the DEEP stuff, all the hard questions of life. Also I take it it has more beautiful writing style, maybe more flowery, more metaphors. Maybe more character-driven (character arcs are preferred?), maybe more slow-burn.
It’s very slow and very character driven. And so very beautiful and heartbreaking. It’s one of my favourite trilogies.
I'm in! Just found it at the library.
I might join this as well
I just started reading this one, definitely in!
I just started but don't open the spoiler if you haven't finished the whole series before because I'm very much spoiled when I wanted to check Fitz's fathers age, when Fitz was born, from wikia. PS=Do not open wikia page for this book.
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I'm gonna cheat and start early!
Sedat wrote: "I'm gonna cheat and start early!"Do it! I couldn't wait to read it either and already started!
I'm on chapter 9, 1/3 of the book complete. It's been going slow but intriguing so far.The book is kind of over detailed, at some places I would be bored to death if I weren't listening audiobook. Fortunately audiobook at 1.6 speed is amazing, the narrator does a good job voicing even the emotions, although at some points (after the break or something I guess) his pace changes drastically and voices he makes for each character changes slightly too.
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Sedat wrote: "I'm on chapter 9, 1/3 of the book complete. It's been going slow but intriguing so far.The book is kind of over detailed, at some places I would be bored to death if I weren't listening audiobook..."
I just finished and I totally agree about the slowness of it, would've been a bit of a tough read if I hadn't been listening to audiobook. The narrator is awesome and did an amazing job with all the voices.
Cheaters all of you))Anyway, I'm 100 pages in... and I think I found a rare for me 4-star read. Maybe. We wouldn't want to jinx it.
I like that it's a story of one person since childhood, basic linear progression is my favorite, no flashbacks, no changes of POV.
Fitz is smart, how can I not love that?
The writing, jesus, they weren't lying about it being literary!
I usually hate slow books, but here I rarely skim, it's cozy-slow, it depicts all the things I want to read about even if they aren't exciting to the average reader.
And there's something inexplicably unarchetypal about his character. Well, ok, I'm just lazy to exlain it, but here it's not just the do-gooder, not just the moody guy.
idiffer wrote: "Cheaters all of you))Anyway, I'm 100 pages in... and I think I found a rare for me 4-star read. Maybe. We wouldn't want to jinx it.
I like that it's a story of one person since childhood, basic l..."
lol lol definitely cheated, but I couldn't help it! Didn't expect the library to have it available so soon! And apparently I have no self control....
I thought that the slowness might hold me back too (and I've heard the 2nd book is even slower in some parts), but I barely noticed. Cozy-slow is the perfect description of it. Fitz is just such a vibrant character that I kept getting sucked into the story for way longer than I meant to. Already put the 2nd book on hold at the library, but I might have to just break down and buy it so I can read it now instead of waiting.
idiffer wrote: "Cheaters all of you))Anyway, I'm 100 pages in... and I think I found a rare for me 4-star read. Maybe. We wouldn't want to jinx it.
I like that it's a story of one person since childhood, basic l..."
I cheated so I can start The Way of Kings on time. Who am I kidding, I'm a cheater when it comes to books I know :(
When I was in middle school my friend and I agreed on reading Harry Potter's 5th book 100pg a day and discuss it the other day. Needless to say I could barely hold myself just 1 day :(
I'm on %74 of the audiobook, it still goes slow but like you said not a boring slow.
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Really like your description idiffer, that's exactly how I feel about the pacing and Fitz :) Only it was a 5 star book for me, because I dearly loved it. I think not only the writing style is special but also Hobb's ability to create character, they are all so vivid!
Spoilers until page 150, I'll say.What was the deal with fitz (view spoiler) I see no purpose in that. It sounds cool, I guess.
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idiffer wrote: "Spoilers until page 150, I'll say.What was the deal with fitz [spoilers removed] I see no purpose in that. It sounds cool, I guess.
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I agree 100% on both.
I didn't understand the message either, did Fitz tried to show he didn't need to hide anything from the King or something else? No idea.
I haven't read the spoilers yet, but as far as I am in the story right now: I find it very literaly. It's written as in the style as 'Name of the wind'. It reads slow, but still I'm intrigued by it.
idiffer wrote: "Spoilers until page 150, I'll say.What was the deal with fitz [spoilers removed] I see no purpose in that. It sounds cool, I guess.
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I was wondering the same thing about the knife... I kept waiting for it to make sense, it seemed like it was supposed to be an important part.
It’s gonna be a few more days for me...currently reading two diff BRs as well as one of my own!
Still a couple of pages left to read, but I don't want to finish it. This was so good!
I never got around to this re-read. I will try before June 8th!
Here's a link for another read the group did for this book: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...