Pix, I have seen the name Brandon Sanderson bandied about but I haven’t been able to tell if he’s someone I want to read or not. The references always seem to be more about his fan base than books. Would this Tress be a good one to try out or is there a more or less standard beginning book I should jump back to?
We have to see the chimp playing hockey! That's hilarious! The ice is so slippery, and, and monkeys are all irrational. We have to see this!
Anya ,'Bring On The Night'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
-t - Feb 25, 2023 4:45:38 pm PST #27575 of 28593
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Pix - Feb 25, 2023 5:41:29 pm PST #27576 of 28593
The status is NOT quo.
I like almost all of his work, honestly. Tress is completely different than his "normal" stuff, but it's a lovely piece. I absolutely recommend it.
If you want to try one of his series, I recommend starting at the beginning of the Mistborn series with "The Final Empire." Alternatively, start the Stormlight series with "The Way of Kings." Both excellent.
But read Tress regardless.
-t - Feb 26, 2023 6:35:44 am PST #27577 of 28593
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Thanks!
Toddson - Mar 01, 2023 12:47:17 pm PST #27578 of 28593
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
For those, like me, who haven't read Gideon The Ninth, the Kindle version is on sale for $1.99.
sj - Mar 01, 2023 1:06:06 pm PST #27579 of 28593
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I went to Savers today to drop some stuff off, but of course I had to shop with the coupon they gave me. I found the first five Spiderwick Chronicles for ltc in hardcover.
-t - Mar 04, 2023 5:13:21 pm PST #27580 of 28593
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I finally got around to listening to Hugh Laurie reading Three Men in a Boat, and then realized it was very abridged so I found an e-book copy and read that and now am listening to Willis’s To Say Nothing of the Dog. I thing I’m going to revisit the whole Oxford Tome Travel series. I pretty much read them as they came out, so big gaps in between, and while they are pretty memorable I suspect a binge would be rewarding.
meara - Mar 04, 2023 8:22:57 pm PST #27581 of 28593
I feel I need to read three men in a boat sometime to really get To Say Nothing of the Dog, though I’ve enjoyed it without having ever done that. Maybe the cliff notes.
-t - Mar 04, 2023 9:45:55 pm PST #27582 of 28593
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Three Men in a Boat is a quick read and pretty amusing. I do wonder how someone ends up being named Jerome K Jerome. That’s slightly more boggling than William Carlos Williams, even.
DavidS - Mar 04, 2023 10:18:08 pm PST #27583 of 28593
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Three Men in a Boat is a quick read and pretty amusing. I do wonder how someone ends up being named Jerome K Jerome. That’s slightly more boggling than William Carlos Williams, even.
Catch-22 features a character named Major Major Major Major and only the first one is his military rank.
-t - Mar 05, 2023 7:15:07 am PST #27584 of 28593
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It also mentions how that happened!