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Hekate said:
This thread turns around to Wheel of Time.

Jordan his weaknesses but he is a great writer, world-builder and he will remain one of my favorite authors.
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I'll give you the worldbuilding. WoT got the richest world I've seen in fiction. Other than that, he's terrible. For example, discovering the black sisters in the White Tower is one of the most compelling storylines in the books, and it's dealt with quickly in a few pages. That's followed by 200 pages of tedious discussion of the port access deal with the sea folks that can skipped without missing out on anything. Additionally, the length of the books can be cut in half just by removing "women be like this, men be like that" nonsense that you see ten times per page. And I agree with fish's points as well. Just terrible.
 
Am I the only one that isn't interested by Stephen King?

Anyways. I really enjoyed the Harry Dresden series. It's corny and fun. Jeffrey Archer is one of my favorite authors, but his new series (the Clifton Chronicles I think) I'm not too fond of. I need more books like those. Suggestions?
 
#bern said:
Am I the only one that isn't interested by Stephen King?
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No
He isn't for everyone. I hear a lot of people don't like him. He is my favorite though.

Lots of people like dean koonz. I hate him
 
I stopped reading the WoT half way through book 7. Finishing that series is such a daunting task. I'll probably come back around to it at some point, but I've heard horror stories about how dull the next several books in the series are (I know people who have read the entire series multiple times and even they say that they skip book 10 when rereading it).

I've heard that Brandon Sanderson does a good job finishing it up though.

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spycam1 said:
I stopped reading the WoT half way through book 7. Finishing that series is such a daunting task. I'll probably come back around to it at some point, but I've heard horror stories about how dull the next several books in the series are (I know people who have read the entire series multiple times and even they say that they skip book 10 when rereading it).

I've heard that Brandon Sanderson does a good job finishing it up though.

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Book 10 is my favorite among the middle books.
It has the cleansing of the male half of the power!
11 is so far the worst.
 
spycam1 said:
Any Cormac McCarthy fans here?

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The Road is one of the greatest books I've ever read. Amazing!

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Whatever you do, at all costs, avoid Julian Barnes' The Sense of an Ending. I read it for a book club.... ****ing terrible. Bad enough that I can say with confidence that you should just avoid Barnes altogether.
 
spycam1 said:
Maybe it was 11 then.

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Just wanted to let you know that your friend was right. It turns out, I was on book 10, not 11 (discovered that after I finished the book and bought the next one). 9 was pretty good, but 10 was trash. Nothing important happens, and it can be totally skipped. On to 11 then.
 
Siro said:
Just wanted to let you know that your friend was right. It turns out, I was on book 10, not 11 (discovered that after I finished the book and bought the next one). 9 was pretty good, but 10 was trash. Nothing important happens, and it can be totally skipped. On to 11 then.
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From what I'm told, 11-14 are all much more exciting.

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