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Michael Smith
Michael Smith is 95% done with Voyager (Outlander, #3)
Well this book took a crazy turn. Wow
Mar 06, 2024 08:00AM Add a comment
Voyager (Outlander, #3)

Michael Smith
Michael Smith is 62% done with Ilse Witch (Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, #1)
Ilse Witch is one of the superior Shannara novels, and thus promises to be a superior trilogy. I love it. The characters. The pacing. The story. It's old fashioned adventure storytelling, and I'm here for all of it.
Mar 06, 2024 03:48AM Add a comment
Ilse Witch (Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, #1)

Michael Smith
Michael Smith is 80% done with The Long Walk
This book is masterful. Its also horrid, because I actually feel sick with dread knowing every page is another step to the end...and I won't lie, I actually don't want it to end. I want all these characters to win. To have a nice treat, for it all to have been a big joke, everyone who "bought a ticket" waiting at the end, where it is all one big jolly celebration.

And then a soldier shot a pet dog.
Mar 05, 2024 06:46AM 2 comments
The Long Walk

Michael Smith
Michael Smith is 80% done with Voyager (Outlander, #3)
I can't put this down. Like...not even for a minute.
Feb 27, 2024 08:50AM Add a comment
Voyager (Outlander, #3)

Michael Smith
Michael Smith is 77% done with Voyager (Outlander, #3)
That might be the funniest wedding scene I've ever read! This book seriously dips into quirky comedy and I am here for it!
Feb 27, 2024 05:04AM Add a comment
Voyager (Outlander, #3)

Michael Smith
Michael Smith is 53% done with Ilse Witch (Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, #1)
Oh look! Me, loving another book by Terry Brooks.

...nothing new here guys.
Feb 27, 2024 03:35AM Add a comment
Ilse Witch (Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, #1)

Michael Smith
Michael Smith is 71% done with Voyager (Outlander, #3)
This book is magnificent. Sprawling, rambling, but delicious and surprisingly funny at times, Voyager is my favourite so far in the series.

I imagine there will be times further along in the series where I will wish things move along faster, but the Wheel Of Time loving Robin Hobb fan in me really appreciates the gradual shifting of gears, and attention of detail to all things within the narrative, and the setting.
Feb 26, 2024 04:24AM Add a comment
Voyager (Outlander, #3)

Michael Smith
Michael Smith is 65% done with Voyager (Outlander, #3)
Gabaldon sure does know how to meander...like if you took out everything in this book that isn't strictly plot related, you'd have a much shorter novel.

But that's why I'm glad she does meander! Her work is rich, and vibrant, and there is so much to enjoy I can forgive the increasingly boring sex scenes.
Feb 24, 2024 04:03AM Add a comment
Voyager (Outlander, #3)

Michael Smith
Michael Smith is 40% done with Ilse Witch (Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, #1)
This might be the best first volume in the series yet. The writing is a huge step up from the Heritage series, the character work is richer and the concept is, whilst still tropey, full of intrigue and wonder.

Terry Brooks writes the kind of stories I fall into with glee. He's not the best in some ways, but for me he's still one of the greats.

Make sense of that, if you can.
Feb 21, 2024 01:11AM Add a comment
Ilse Witch (Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, #1)

Michael Smith
Michael Smith is 34% done with Ilse Witch (Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, #1)
I'd have loved this book when I was 12.

Shame I'm 33 now AND FRICKING LOVING IT ANYWAY
Feb 17, 2024 02:00PM Add a comment
Ilse Witch (Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, #1)

Michael Smith
Michael Smith is 50% done with Voyager (Outlander, #3)
Halfway through the best book yet, this series is heading into my top five.
Feb 16, 2024 09:48AM Add a comment
Voyager (Outlander, #3)

Michael Smith
Michael Smith is 21% done with Ilse Witch (Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, #1)
I'm a Brooks enthusiast. I will champion him, even though I accept all criticisms as valid.

I just love his books, okay? 🤣

This one has some of his best character work yet.
Feb 16, 2024 05:25AM Add a comment
Ilse Witch (Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, #1)

Michael Smith
Michael Smith is 16% done with Ilse Witch (Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, #1)
Once again, I'm back into Brooks. And like always, I feel at home.
Feb 15, 2024 03:55PM Add a comment
Ilse Witch (Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, #1)

Michael Smith
Michael Smith is 65% done with The Long Walk
This is a short novel, but oh boy is it intense. I know I could polish this off in one sitting, but it is rich, and I find myself savouring it whenever I come back.

I can tell already the ending is going to break my heart.
Feb 14, 2024 09:41AM 6 comments
The Long Walk

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