I haven't read Red Rising myself (yet), but I bought the first book on the strength of the really, really strong recommendation of a friend whose opinion I value. I'm not sure how strong of a data point that is, but there it is.
If you want me to leave, you can put your hands on my hot, tight little body and make me.
Spike ,'Get It Done'
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."
EpicTangent - Mar 23, 2025 1:43:20 pm PDT #28229 of 28235
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
JenP - Mar 23, 2025 4:55:57 pm PDT #28230 of 28235
Ooh, cool. I look forward to your review!
-t - Mar 23, 2025 5:33:43 pm PDT #28231 of 28235
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'd wanted to like it, I should have read it earlier,
Oh, that totally makes sense!
If you like it I will reconsider my stance, Epic. It’s very possible that what I didn’t like about the samples was the production (I think was one of those “full cast” readings which I can hate even if I like the source material (not always, sometimes I love them. I wish I knew what the critical difference that led to those divergent outcomes was!))
EpicTangent - Mar 23, 2025 5:53:15 pm PDT #28232 of 28235
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Well, unfortunately, I won't be getting to it soon! My library has been annoyingly prompt with bringing in my holds lately, so those are priority. But I'll let you know. Patrick (my friend) was a really big reader, and a very smart guy, so if he recommended it (and seriously, he REALLY recommended it), it must have ... err ... something to recommend it.
Jessica - Mar 24, 2025 8:37:45 am PDT #28233 of 28235
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I read Hyperion something like 30 years ago, it’s pretty hazy.
Same here. I remember the worldbuilding more than any of the characters, but I am glad to have read them. (That house that one guy has in Endymion? I want to live there! Except for the, um, consequences.)
JenP - Mar 25, 2025 5:49:59 am PDT #28234 of 28235
Just finished listening to Murder by Memory thanks to -t's post. Very fun!
-t - Mar 25, 2025 7:36:22 am PDT #28235 of 28235
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I actually just listened to it myself yesterday! Very pleased with it - the world building is interesting, the mystery is good, and Dorothy Gentleman is a likable detective