Fantasy Buddy Reads discussion

GB kills me the most because there have been publication dates, but they keep getting pushed back. It has been so long for Kingkiller that I no longer give a hoot.

Niki Hawkes wrote: "GB kills me the most because there have been publication dates, but they keep getting pushed back. It has been so long for Kingkiller that I no longer give a fuck."

At this point I would be really surprised if Kingkiller is ever released. I also no longer care.

I really didn't like The Name of the Wind so that one doesn't bother me at all. :)

My new challenge is to see if I can finish off my whole shame list before Rothfuss gets book 3 out. I'm definitely buying that one the day it is out. Loved the first 2.

Seeing you catch up on ASOIAF makes me want to immediately jump into a reread of it.

Bill wrote: "Seeing you catch up on ASOIAF makes me want to immediately jump into a reread of it. "

It was fun re-reading #4 and then reading #5 finally but I struggled keeping the book storyline and the TV storyline straight.

I can imagine. I haven't read them since book 5 first came out so the books and show are just one entity now.

Bill wrote: "I can imagine. I haven't read them since book 5 first came out so the books and show are just one entity now."

Yep. Decoupling them isn't easy especially when characters are dead in one and not the other or entire sequences in the book were moved from one character to another......at times I was like wait...what? Did I fall asleep and miss a section.

Scott wrote: "After years and years.........

ASOIAF 5/5 A Dance with Dragons

is finally up to date."

Great work Scott. Like Niki said welcome to the waiting club.

I decided to stop watching the show until all the books are out (hopefully the book series is finished one day). I can imagine it would be a bit confusing when there are a lot of characters still alive in the books.

For me, nothing will be as good in that series as book two was. Tyrion planning, then the battle of the Blackwater. That was fantasy perfection.

And I'll moon door anyone who says otherwise

The first two books were almost one long book in my mind. I mean when Ilyn Payne's axe came down that was my intro to GrimDark however many years ago and at that point I was still thinking it won't happen. The original holy shit moment.

The Price of Spring Long Price Quartet 4/4 is the 13th completed series for the challenge. All four books are 5* for me.

Booya!

Nice job. I really need to start that series soon. D&C was really good.

Bill wrote: "Nice job. I really need to start that series soon. D&C was really good."

I like it more than D&C and that was a good series.

Well I'll have to pick it up sometime in the future 😁😁

If you were a Poet, your Andat would be Finishes Series.

Getting a little obscure I know I know

If I was an Andat people would get randomly pants'.

Fantastic progress Scott. 13 completed series is amazing!

Calamity and the Reckoners series is completed 3.5/3.5 for the 14th finished series.

Flying through series now that Malazan is out the way. Well done.

Bill wrote: "Flying through series now that Malazan is out the way. Well done."

Thanks. Yes getting rid of 350,000 words per month will do that. :)

Kind of nice three days in a row going UTD, finished and finished.

Between you and Bill, you could have a real competition going.

Jenna wrote: "Between you and Bill, you could have a real competition going."

Bill's got me in terms of pure volume of books and series but I've finished off some series where the books are mammoth so I'm pretty happy with where I'm at while still having some competitive envy for all his achieved in whittling down his list. One month he had a combined UPD/Completed total of 15 series in 30 days. Insane.

Great job!

Scott wrote: "Jenna wrote: "Between you and Bill, you could have a real competition going."

Bill's got me in terms of pure volume of books and series but I've finished off some series where the books are mammot..."

We all aspire to be Bill.

I think I've only finished 3 this year haha. I'm in awe of you both.

Niki Hawkes wrote: "I think I've only finished 3 this year haha. I'm in awe of you both."

Tammie wrote: "Great job!"

Thanks. I feel better getting some of these long standing open series off my list and once I got back into the worlds I realized why I liked them and should have finished them so long ago.

Scott wrote: "Thanks. I feel better getting some of these long standing open series off my list and once I got back into the worlds I realized why I liked them and should have finished them so long ago. "

I do that too sometimes. I don't know why I wait so long to finish some of them.

Sometimes I almost feel nervous about continuing on in a long series. And often once I get to a point where I can't not finish (ie/ book 7/10) even if it's not really satisfying me anymore

Margret wrote: "Sometimes I almost feel nervous about continuing on in a long series. And often once I get to a point where I can't not finish (ie/ book 7/10) even if it's not really satisfying me anymore"

I think you need to make a decision on really long series like that early on. I know after two books I was all-in on Malazan and bailed at the same point on Dresdan. People are hung up on DNFing both books and series but if you're not having fun I say bail. My abandoned list is pretty long.

It's more series like Saxon Stories where there were some really great books in there but after a while it becomes formulaic

Margret wrote: "It's more series like Saxon Stories where there were some really great books in there but after a while it becomes formulaic"

Agreed on your example. The good news about those is they're on audio and short so you can plow through them quickly.

Scott wrote: "Margret wrote: "Sometimes I almost feel nervous about continuing on in a long series. And often once I get to a point where I can't not finish (ie/ book 7/10) even if it's not really satisfying me ..."

I DNF series so easily. For books I try to stick it out, but I don't have time to read a mediocre 6 book series.

I'm having a hard time DNFing some of the ones I've been working through for a while. It's like I need some sort of payoff for spending that much time on them. I just need to consider a few sunk costs and move on.

I do think it's easier to DNF a series right after book one. Once you're a few in it's tough. I did bail on Redwall, another great example of Margret's formula series, after ten book. I also bailed on Dresdan after two books and quit Book of Babel (Senlin Ascends) in the middle of book two. I can't think of anything else I've given up on after that.

I think borderline book ones have been the reason I've waited so long sometimes to complete series. Even something like the Reckoners which I recently finally finished it took forever. It wasn't because Steelheart wasn't good. It was because I didn't need to know what happened. There was no great plot payoff.

Faithful and the Fallen Malice was good enough but again not blown away and over a year later I still can't bring myself to pay for book #2.

Scott wrote: "Even something like the Reckoners which I recently finally finished it took forever. It wasn't because Steelheart wasn't good. It was because I didn't need to know what happened. There was no great plot payoff. "

That happens to me a lot. I just lose interest even though I liked a book. It's why I still haven't read the third book in the Reckoners series.

Tammie wrote: "Scott wrote: "Even something like the Reckoners which I recently finally finished it took forever. It wasn't because Steelheart wasn't good. It was because I didn't need to know what happened. Ther..."

This is happening to me right now with the Millennium’s Rule books halfway through book 2 and stopped, love the her books (Trudi Canavan) a lot but cant get into this trilogy

Liam wrote: "Millennium’s Rule."

That's on my TBR. I've been waiting for book three to come out and for the library to purchase at least one of the second two books in the series.

Tammie wrote: "That happens to me a lot. I just lose interest even though I liked a book. It's why I still haven't read the third book in the Reckoners series.."

Calamity is worth reading IMO. I think I liked it more than most. Save it for when you need a no thought required book. I was coming off some challenging reads and I think needing something easy made it better for me.

I think it's when I get into the book 5+ zone that I feel I need to finish it. And there's even just some series that I just can't justify paying for it if I'm not into it, so if the library doesn't have it then I go "guess I'm DNF-ing then". Like Dresden. Wasn't into it enough to switch to ebook vs audio, or pay for a series that I just wasn't digging

I tried Dresdan on audio and still didn't like it.

Tammie wrote: "Scott wrote: "Thanks. I feel better getting some of these long standing open series off my list and once I got back into the worlds I realized why I liked them and should have finished them so long..."

I have this problem too. Sometimes I wonder if I don't read the last book or couple in a series as I don't want the series to end.

I find I DNF less these days in that usually what I'm recommended seems to be so good. I do let friend reviews sometimes help me decide to move on in a series or bail out if I wasn't that in love with the first book.

Scott wrote: "I tried Dresdan on audio and still didn't like it."

I'm reading Dresden on audio and I'm liking it so far, but I don't know if I'll make it all the way to book 15 (and any more that come out).

Angela wrote: "I have this problem too. Sometimes I wonder if I don't read the last book or couple in a series as I don't want the series to end."

Yes, I think I do that too! I have noticed that when I really love a series sometimes I can't make myself read the last book for a while.

Scott wrote: "Calamity is worth reading IMO. I think I liked it more than most. Save it for when you need a no thought required book. I was coming off some challenging reads and I think needing something easy made it better for me. "

I will eventually get to it.

Reign of Iron and the Iron Age trilogy is completed. 15th completed series of the challenge. I'm down to 16 open series although I will be opening 4 due to buddy reads in the next month.

Iron Age was just ok. I'm mildly disappointed because I kept thinking it would be great.

I need to complete this but I keep starting new series. Badger's balls!

Samir wrote: "I need to complete this but I keep starting new series. Badger's balls!"

I prefer badger twats. :)

Watch your language

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Margret wrote: "Watch your language

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I'm meant it in the UK sense. :)