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    Quote Originally Posted by czc View Post
    But I really liked Knife of Dreams, book 11.
    Don't convince try to convince me , I can't do this anymore

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    Do you guys only read fantasy?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pooky View Post
    Do you guys only read fantasy?
    I very rarely read pure fantasy. Traumatic experience as a kid with badly written sex scene between a dwarf and a wizard. I don't like to talk about it.

    What I read depends on my mood.
    I like action books (Lee Child, Clive Cussler, Ian Flemming etc).
    I also like the more literary intellectual books (Joseph Heller, Kurt Vonnegut, John Irving etc).
    Sometimes I even read Sci-Fi or horror (Richard Morgan, Richard Laymon, Stephen King etc).

    And when I read fantasy, it's from writers like Jasper Fforde or Neil Gaiman.
    One day, I'll grow up and become responsible.
    Probably not today.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pooky View Post
    Do you guys only read fantasy?
    For the most part, I read books from most genres within the fiction realm. Sci-fi, fantasy, political dramas, crime fiction, Espionage, etc. The only books I avoid are works of fiction where romance is the key focus.

    Jeffrey Archer, Alex Scarrow, Robert Jordan, Robin Cook, Dean Koontz, Pittacus Lore, etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Saint_Dee View Post
    Don't convince try to convince me , I can't do this anymore
    There were a couple of books in the series that were quite frustrating, I think that was one of them, but they do get better again. From book 12, Brandon Sanderson took over after Robert Jordan died, using Jordan's notes and plans for the story, and he's done a very good job of it. He did decide that the last book that Jordan planned was going to be way too long, so he split it up into another 3 books, all of which are out now, and I'm busy with the final book.

    I actually know someone who re-starts the entire series every time a new book comes out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by matt View Post
    There were a couple of books in the series that were quite frustrating, I think that was one of them, but they do get better again. From book 12, Brandon Sanderson took over after Robert Jordan died, using Jordan's notes and plans for the story, and he's done a very good job of it. He did decide that the last book that Jordan planned was going to be way too long, so he split it up into another 3 books, all of which are out now, and I'm busy with the final book.

    I actually know someone who re-starts the entire series every time a new book comes out.
    I don't know man. I'm seriously frustrated at this point (book 10 felt like 800+ pages of going nowhere slowly, and book 9 already had me pulling out my hair,
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    Saidin ending aside
    ), I'm not sure I'll maintain my sanity if I go through that all over again. Lol, I think czc did that (re-read the series) when book 14 came out. From what I've been hearing, Book 12 - 14 really bring back the glory of the series, but how good is Knife of Dreams (book 11)?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Saint_Dee View Post
    I don't know man. I'm seriously frustrated at this point (book 10 felt like 800+ pages of going nowhere slowly, and book 9 already had me pulling out my hair,
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    Saidin ending aside
    ), I'm not sure I'll maintain my sanity if I go through that all over again. Lol, I think czc did that (re-read the series) when book 14 came out. From what I've been hearing, Book 12 - 14 really bring back the glory of the series, but how good is Knife of Dreams (book 11)?
    It's been a very long time since I read book 11, so I can't really remember what happened in which book, but I think it started picking up again around there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by matt View Post
    It's been a very long time since I read book 11, so I can't really remember what happened in which book, but I think it started picking up again around there.
    That's another thing, too many characters apart from the core characters (to the point of losing some of the character development and focus on the core characters), too many side plots, I think the scope of the series and how it's handled is what gets to me at the moment.

    *shrug*
    I don't know, maybe it all makes sense at the end of the road.

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    Currently trying to get through The Hunger Games: Mockingjay. I really enjoyed the first 2 books but this one has yet to grab me. I can't imagine how they're going to stretch this out over 2 movies.

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    Quote Originally Posted by brendanvb View Post
    Currently trying to get through The Hunger Games: Mockingjay. I really enjoyed the first 2 books but this one has yet to grab me. I can't imagine how they're going to stretch this out over 2 movies.
    I felt my interest in the books steadily decreased with each one. The last was definitely the weakest.

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