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RC Cola posted:holy poo poo nightchill was an eldergod??? [MoI] Yep, she is mentioned very early on in the series as the "sister of cold nights", and that's why Kallor says something to the effect of "Nightchill? oh how original  "
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May 13, 2016 23:04
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Iskar Jarak, Bird That Steals, sits astride a black horse And looks to command once more (From the poem at the start of TTH chapter 14) I really hope this is implying what I think it's implying!
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May 14, 2016 08:27
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cptn_dr posted:Iskar Jarak, Bird That Steals, sits astride a black horse And looks to command once more Sorry but it's not the mule.
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May 14, 2016 08:32
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Tommofork posted:Sorry but it's not the mule. My first thought when I read this was Foundation. I should probably reread Malazan again
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May 14, 2016 08:48
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Tommofork posted:Sorry but it's not the mule. That would have been the next best option. But it was wonderful to see Whiskeyjack again, however briefly. I have no doubts I'll be seeing him again...
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May 14, 2016 08:57
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At the end of the series, I liked when Whiskeyjack makes Toc a Bridgeburner after all the poo poo he had been through
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May 14, 2016 09:24
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Mustang posted:At the end of the series, I liked when Whiskeyjack makes Toc a Bridgeburner after all the poo poo he had been through Same. [TCG] It was one of the most heartwarming moments of TCG for me, right up there with Bent the dog "protecting" Gesler's corpse from Hood.
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May 14, 2016 10:59
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I'm nearly at the end of my reread of the basic series and I'm so sick of Eriksen fellating his own characters that I might not finish. I'm sure in the first few books his characters actually did things that were amazing, rather than doing very little but being told how amazing they are on every other page (Trull, the Imass, Malazans, Marines, Tavore, Rake, Nimander, Fiddler...) Tavore annoys me the most because every time she appears someone observes how unremarkable she is, and how it's surprising they have all come so far, but then she offers a pregnant woman a chair and suddenly 'always she has the capacity to surprise us with her insight, Masan Gilani's bared breasts swelled his admiration for the Adjunct...'
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May 14, 2016 21:54
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I never really got the admiration for Trull but the Malazans (and Fiddler) are definitely badass.
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May 14, 2016 22:08
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acumen posted:I never really got the admiration for Trull but the Malazans (and Fiddler) are definitely badass. It's when characters that barely know them stop in their tracks to talk about how remarkable and special they are, and how they're "the best of us" that gets to me. Because it keeps happening. Some of them make sense in terms of worship & Ascendancy but that doesn't make it any more fun to read. Karsa (who I hate) is along the same lines eventually (via Samar Dev's tiresome infatuation) but there's usually enough actual action to prop him up.
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May 14, 2016 22:27
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acumen posted:I never really got the admiration for Trull Wait. What??? I mean... I could stand with you guys on some of these points but TRULL? [MT->RG] Trull is the only one of his brothers with the balls to stand up to Rhulad the Tyrant, he fought Icarium to drat near a standstill until his weapon fell apart in his hands, and he might have been the most sympathetic and caring character in the whole loving series. I loving cried when he was killed.
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May 15, 2016 01:03
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Fenrir posted:Wait. What??? Hedge has a whole section where he falls in love with trull despite knowing him for 5 minutes because of course trull is just that amazing a guy. So compassionate, so brave... Also the literal falling in love that happens in an even shorter time. It's over the top, but early enough in the series it's not too annoying.
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May 15, 2016 08:12
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poo poo, I can't blame them. I fell in love with Trull.
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May 15, 2016 10:23
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Holy gently caress Anomander just straight up decapitated Hood. I've been finding TtH kinda slow and comparatively a little lacklustre, but book 4 has been amazing so far, with some of the best writing in the whole series. I've got to get up at 5.30 for work, but I don't know if I'll be able to go to sleep til I'm finished.
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May 15, 2016 10:39
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I honestly think all that philosophy of the ox is there to lull you into a false sense of security for the fireworks that follow. The Andii parts obviously get a lot better once you've read Forge. Darujhistan still sucks balls and should be leveled the next time Karsa drops by.
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May 15, 2016 11:01
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It's odd. I have really enjoyed the philosophy and the ox and the whole narrated by Kruppe deal, it's just the actual plot has been slow as balls. That said, book four is more than making up for that. I had the widest grin on my face when Whiskeyjack started commanding the army of the dead.
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May 15, 2016 11:08
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I skim over everything Kruppe says. It's Eriksen's long-winded, rambling style taken to an extreme. As a character, bearable, but hey let's write half the book from his perspective... Top 5 Eriksen characters I hate - Kruppe, Karsa, Mallick Rel, Tavore, Leoman of the loving Flails.
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May 15, 2016 11:21
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cptn_dr posted:It's odd. I have really enjoyed the philosophy and the ox and the whole narrated by Kruppe deal, it's just the actual plot has been slow as balls. Dude the last 200 or so pages of TtH are flat out loving awesome, consider it your reward for sticking through what most of us consider the weakest book of the series.
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May 15, 2016 11:25
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anilEhilated posted:I honestly think all that philosophy of the ox is there to lull you into a false sense of security for the fireworks that follow. cptn_dr posted:Holy gently caress Anomander just straight up decapitated Hood. Lunchmeat Larry fucked around with this message at 20:06 on May 15, 2016 |
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May 15, 2016 15:04
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e: nvm
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May 15, 2016 15:05
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Lunchmeat Larry posted:it's definitely a slow read but a re-read cemented it as my favourite in the series My re-read improved TtH for me a lot but I still think my favorites are DG, Bonehunters and TCG.
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May 15, 2016 23:17
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Finished TtH. For those last couple of dozen pages, I was torn between laughter, sobbing and smiling happily. While I don't think it'll ever be my favourite of the series, goddamn did that ending more than make up for it all. That had to have been the most Ascendants per square metre since the Chaining. Gonna start DoD on my way home from work, I think. The end is in sight... I might post all my current theories and predictions later on, so we can all see how laughably wrong most of them are.
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May 16, 2016 01:58
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I mercifully finished Night of Knives pretty quickly last week. I have mixed feelings on the book - on the one hand, there's a lot of really interesting details and worldbuilding there, but unfortunately the writing is just mediocre. I might bother myself with Return of the Crimson Guard, but it won't be much of a loss if I skip it I feel. On a more positive note, I've raced through half of The Bonehunters in two days and holy poo poo it's really loving good. Getting to see everybody again was great, and the new characters are just as fun. Or the worst. Rest in peace Joyful Union  I read the entirety of the Siege of Y'Ghatan last night. That was nasty and brutal - not quite as bad as Capustan or Coral but it came close. Incredible, nerve-wracking writing. I can't wait to see what's next.
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May 16, 2016 02:17
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cptn_dr posted:I might post all my current theories and predictions later on, so we can all see how laughably wrong most of them are. Please do this.
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May 16, 2016 02:19
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Captain_Person posted:I mercifully finished Night of Knives pretty quickly last week. I have mixed feelings on the book - on the one hand, there's a lot of really interesting details and worldbuilding there, but unfortunately the writing is just mediocre. I might bother myself with Return of the Crimson Guard, but it won't be much of a loss if I skip it I feel. Fenrir posted:My re-read improved TtH for me a lot but I still think my favorites are DG, Bonehunters and TCG.
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May 16, 2016 02:20
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Okay, before I start in on the home stretch, here are some of my feelings/ideas/theories about what I think is coming. Just gonna spoiler block the whole thing, just in case. -The Crippled God isn't quite as bad as he's being made out to be. Obviously he's not a good guy, but he seems more pathetic than evil. -Following on from that, he might get Shield Anvil'd. Potentially we'll see Heboric come back and do it? -The Otataral Dragon we saw however many books ago will show up and cause trouble. -Someone will have to replace Hood, and my money is on Dessembrae or Iskar Jarak. -Fiddler will blow up... I'm gonna go with at least 3 ascendants. -The Forkrul Assail will play more of a role than they have so far. The K'chain will show up, living in eastern Lether. Short Tails will be somewhere around, too. -Most Warrens are made through a mixture of Krul's blood and the soul (essence? Being? Mind?) Of an Eleint. -Ganoes and Tavore will be reunited, may learn about Felisin. -Urb will confess his love to Hellian, and it will be adorable. -The Mule will be, gently caress, I dunno. An Ascendant of some kind. -Karsa will kick rear end, take names, throw down with a dragon, be Witnessed. -Everyone I love will die, but at least half will come back to life.
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A couple of those are pretty obvious at that point but it's worth noting that you're one of the most perceptive readers I've seen since I started reading this thread.
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May 16, 2016 04:31
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acumen posted:A couple of those are pretty obvious at that point but it's worth noting that you're one of the most perceptive readers I've seen since I started reading this thread. Four years of English and Comparative Literature: finally doing more than gathering dust.
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May 16, 2016 06:06
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Yeah I'm seriously impressed with your predictions. Even discounting the more obvious ones, a couple of them are frighteningly close to the mark.
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May 16, 2016 10:06
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Better than my predictions were at that point in the series.
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May 16, 2016 10:40
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He's read the wiki.
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May 16, 2016 11:41
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cptn_dr posted:Holy gently caress Anomander just straight up decapitated Hood. My favorite part of that sequence, of that whole book, was when Hood arrived in Darujhistan and and triggered a few needful deaths. Some people get choked up over Trull's death, but it was that vignette of the broken man caring for his dead mother, and Hood sending him to her again, that got me.
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May 16, 2016 15:33
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sassassin posted:He's read the wiki. Yeah, and likely a lot of thread spoilers or a reread somewhere. No other way.
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May 16, 2016 15:36
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To be fair most of that stuff is foreshadowed.
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May 16, 2016 15:47
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Or maybe I didn't spoil myself in the name of nonexistent internet points. I mean, sure, maybe I picked up a spoiler or two somewhere without remembering and so think I'm cleverer than I am, it has been six months since I started reading so it's possible. And I admit to following the Tor reread for book 1 and some of 2 before I gave up and decided to just read the drat books on my own. But I didn't go out and ruin my fun just to make myself look smarter. Anyway, starting DoD this morning. That's a hell of a Dramatis Personae. Edit: DoD Prologue: Well, I understood about half of what was going on. That's a step up from earlier books. I liked the Geigeresque nightmare realm of the K'chain. Christ, it's all so bleak. cptn_dr fucked around with this message at 20:33 on May 16, 2016 |
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May 16, 2016 19:02
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Man, I don't remember Forge of Darkness at all. Who are all these assholes and why are they all mad at each other? don't answer this
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May 17, 2016 03:09
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Maybe the Tiste were made wrong on purpose, like some cruel god spawned a race that are particularly vulnerable to Seasonal Affective Disorder as a joke
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May 17, 2016 03:10
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This Gruntle poo poo in MoI is so boring so far.
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RC Cola posted:This Gruntle poo poo in MoI is so boring so far. Don't worry. It...builds up.
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