Jack

Ashes of man… Ruocchio lets you knew it was gonna happen but it still hurts when it does. Iykyk 📚💙🪐

It’s wild isn’t it! I maintain books 8,9,10 could have been cut down and packaged as one big book. It’s only amazing from here! Hope you enjoy the last 3

Perdido Street Station is a weird Fantasy written like a Sci fi novel. I struggled at points through the first 30% but there’s been a development that seems to have kickstarted the plot into gear

no, it simply isnt.
People are talking about capital using gAI as an excuse to conduct mass lay-offs, about students losing learning because theyre being lied to about gAI in education, about the mass theft of the work of artists and authors to train LLMs, about CSAM and nonconsensual sexual images.

Every so often I come across a live performance I wish I could go back in time to witness. Primus at Ozzfest 1999 is one such set. Simply brilliant

Jujutsu Kaisen is so good

Malazan to fantasy fiction is what is Tool to music

Long weekend ahead. On taxi duties for my wife’s best friends hen do, Gotta paint the house ready for viewings in the next couple of weeks, followed by a late night watching Super Bowl. Gonna be shattered next week

16 yo me. Cersei is an evil woman.
25 yo me. Cersei is ambitious and does terrible things.
29 yo me. Cersei is no worse than any other character. She is a victim of being a woman in a man’s world. She is the “son” Tywin always wanted and whilst I disagree with her actions, I respect her 📚💙🪐

Overall I’d give this 4/5. A worthwhile read. The pacing, characters and basic plot were fine. The settings are fantastic, the imagination incredible.
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Admittedly this might be difficult given the book is essentially a cat and mouse chase but I think there was an opportunity to have a stop or two last at least couple pages longer.

If I were to change the book in any way I would want another 10-20% added, with some more luscious descriptions and allow the setting/ characters to breath a bit more.

I found the pacing to be fine but it did impact how memorable each location is. Upon finishing I know I’ve already forgotten some of the amazing details mentioned in each separate place visited in the story.

I’ve seen some criticism about the pace but looking at the book and seeing it’s around 400 pages means that either not too much can happen or the pacing needs to be quick compared to the usual fantasy books tending to be on the larger side.

Not entirely a criticism but while parts are written beautifully other sections were a bit more functional. This may have been intentional to cater for a wider audience but I found myself craving some more flowery prose to complement the setting.

What a fantastic story. I loved the setting and all the wonderfully fantastical elements introduced throughout. It felt like a fairy tale, I understand and agree with the Studio Ghibli comparisons I’ve seen online.

It’s fantastic isn’t it! Very much suits the story as well

I can totally see that. I’ve got the feeling right from GOTM that a reread would be incredibly rewarding

Whilst I am taking a Malazan break, I am thinking of my Midnight Tides wish list:

More Pust
Whiskeyjack to return as an ascendant and start doing bits and pieces
More dragons
More info on the what heck the Edur are doing
A big old epic battle of the MOI proportion

I also went in blind, my wife picked it up randomly when post Christmas book shopping and agreed to read at the same time. I hope you enjoy it!

A lovely change of pace reading this. Yambao has a fantastic imagination, I’m really enjoying Water Moon 💙📚🪐

I’m still a big fan of the series and looking forward to picking up Midnight Tides after a little break. 3.75/5 ⭐️

House of chains ✅ my least favourite so far. The ending fell a bit flat for me even if it does set up some very interesting things for the next book. This book has all the great elements of prior ones but the pacing felt a bit slow at points and I found myself putting off picking it up by the end

My enjoyment of this book is very up and down. Not sure if I’m a bit burned out doing books 3&4 back to back. Int the final 100 pages and I’m already sort of looking forward to finishing which I haven’t had in prior books. It’s still very good but I think this is my least favourite so far

Open for short story collections today!

Part 3 much much better than part 2. Really enjoying the Cotillion involvement in this book

By writing Bidithal, Erikson has managed to craft the most hateable character I’ve ever read

Finished part 2. Took significantly longer than part 1 with Karsa. I have many questions, not sure I fully grasp what everyone’s doing but just gonna keep moving forward

Not at all, I’ll have a look! Thank you

Finished Welcome to Lovcraft. Overall a good start. I really like the art style and felt myself sliding into the story straight away. Parts of it I felt predictable but I enjoyed it all the same. It does well to establish the main characters and setting, I’m looking forward to building on this 💙📚