I feel like the 3rd book of dungeon crawler Carl could’ve been this but the author put in a note at the beginning saying essentially, ‘it’s too complicated. Don’t try to follow what’s going on and where they are in the map lol’
Is it too complicated or was it just not written woth that in mind? I mean, you can follow the fellowships path through the mines of Moria and it’s not like that’s a straight shot.
That man has the worldbuilding capabilities second only to Eru. Even Aule doesn’t hold a silmaril to Tolkein’s creativity.
The man legitimately never stopped thinking about middle earth. And I am all the more glad for it, since now I have maps aplenty, intertwining stories, and the guidebook to end all guidebooks for fantasy worldbuilding.
Comparing that to someone who knocked out a book in a few years seems unfair.
Yeah, reading Tolkien growing up kind of set me an unrealistic standard for fantasy serieses. After I finished the LotR I became hungry for something as good, and nothing came close. People who only watched the movies don’t understand what a masterpiece those books really are.
On a positive note, it saved me from potentially countenancing some absolutely garbage fantasy works, but on the other hand it left me on some search that could never truly be satisfied. Because lets be honest, nothing else holds a candle.
Now decades later, I just finished the Wheel of Time, and even though I ended up really liking it, I had trouble enjoying it at first because I kept comparing it in my mind to Tolkien. It wasn’t until I finally convinced myself to stop doing that that I really began to appreciate it for what it is.
I’m reading the prequel now, but mostly just because I’m interested in Moiraine’s backstory. (The characters are what really make WoT in my opinion. Without Jordan’s skill at writing people, the plot alone would just be meh. Something I felt Sanderson really dropped the ball on in the last three books, where the characters and dialogue get really awkward and bland except for the chapters that were clearly written before Jordan died).
I also read one of the Earthsea books a few years ago and thought it was really good. I’ve been meaning to read the rest of those, which are probably next on my list.
And I have some of the Ring World books waiting for some more lighthearted fantasy. Howl’s Moving Castle was another fun lighthearted one, but I haven’t read either of the sequels.
Other than that, I’m not sure if there are any other fantasy series that interest me. I don’t think I can get into Narnia. I’m not interested in Song of Ice and Fire or the Witcher. Maybe there’s a gem tucked away somewhere I haven’t heard of yet, but I don’t intend to do much digging to look for it. I recently read about Piers Anthony, so maybe I’ll pull that string a little more. But overall I think Ring World will keep me occupied for a while (after I finish Earthsea, of course). Then maybe I’ll move on to some scifi.
They say you shouldn’t give in to peer pressure, but people who don’t learn to conform to social pressures wind up being ostracized from the herd, unable to find work through social connections, and ultimately live in reclusion as shut-ins.
I can’t quantify the damage done to my life because so many teachers growing up said don’t give in to peer pressure, and I was seemingly the only one who took it to heart. I made a point not to do things solely because it’s what people expect of me, and it’s made me a very dysfunctional adult.
Teachers should be teaching their students to give in to peer pressure, while also teaching them what kinds of peer pressure to give in to, and what kinds to ignore.
Reading through the third book right now, and either missed or completely forgot the suggestion to try not to follow it, but glad I saw this message because I am often getting confused as to where people are. Still having a blast though! Well written books? Maybe not, but they are very fun.
So far DCC is giving me a nice break from the Cosmere and Sanderson’s in depth world building.
Just finished book 3 and I will say the added railway layout confusion kinda took me out of the story, I would find myself rewinding full descriptions several times and still not understanding. The author took a lot of time to describe the different train lines and all the stations but I just stopped caring because it really didn’t matter. Just annoying he took the time to explain everything but it still made no sense.
Book 4 starts way better, with the showrunner explaining the rules and the objectives as soon as they get to the 5th floor.
I feel like the 3rd book of dungeon crawler Carl could’ve been this but the author put in a note at the beginning saying essentially, ‘it’s too complicated. Don’t try to follow what’s going on and where they are in the map lol’
There are some attempts to diagram it out online but it really just doesn’t make sense imo
Is it too complicated or was it just not written woth that in mind? I mean, you can follow the fellowships path through the mines of Moria and it’s not like that’s a straight shot.
Comparing to tolkein is just unfair.
That man has the worldbuilding capabilities second only to Eru. Even Aule doesn’t hold a silmaril to Tolkein’s creativity.
The man legitimately never stopped thinking about middle earth. And I am all the more glad for it, since now I have maps aplenty, intertwining stories, and the guidebook to end all guidebooks for fantasy worldbuilding.
Comparing that to someone who knocked out a book in a few years seems unfair.
Yeah, reading Tolkien growing up kind of set me an unrealistic standard for fantasy serieses. After I finished the LotR I became hungry for something as good, and nothing came close. People who only watched the movies don’t understand what a masterpiece those books really are.
On a positive note, it saved me from potentially countenancing some absolutely garbage fantasy works, but on the other hand it left me on some search that could never truly be satisfied. Because lets be honest, nothing else holds a candle.
Now decades later, I just finished the Wheel of Time, and even though I ended up really liking it, I had trouble enjoying it at first because I kept comparing it in my mind to Tolkien. It wasn’t until I finally convinced myself to stop doing that that I really began to appreciate it for what it is.
I’m reading the prequel now, but mostly just because I’m interested in Moiraine’s backstory. (The characters are what really make WoT in my opinion. Without Jordan’s skill at writing people, the plot alone would just be meh. Something I felt Sanderson really dropped the ball on in the last three books, where the characters and dialogue get really awkward and bland except for the chapters that were clearly written before Jordan died).
I also read one of the Earthsea books a few years ago and thought it was really good. I’ve been meaning to read the rest of those, which are probably next on my list.
And I have some of the Ring World books waiting for some more lighthearted fantasy. Howl’s Moving Castle was another fun lighthearted one, but I haven’t read either of the sequels.
Other than that, I’m not sure if there are any other fantasy series that interest me. I don’t think I can get into Narnia. I’m not interested in Song of Ice and Fire or the Witcher. Maybe there’s a gem tucked away somewhere I haven’t heard of yet, but I don’t intend to do much digging to look for it. I recently read about Piers Anthony, so maybe I’ll pull that string a little more. But overall I think Ring World will keep me occupied for a while (after I finish Earthsea, of course). Then maybe I’ll move on to some scifi.
Read Mistborn!
It’s been recommended to me a few times in this thread now so I’ll have to give it a shot
Peer pressure works!
They say you shouldn’t give in to peer pressure, but people who don’t learn to conform to social pressures wind up being ostracized from the herd, unable to find work through social connections, and ultimately live in reclusion as shut-ins.
I can’t quantify the damage done to my life because so many teachers growing up said don’t give in to peer pressure, and I was seemingly the only one who took it to heart. I made a point not to do things solely because it’s what people expect of me, and it’s made me a very dysfunctional adult.
Teachers should be teaching their students to give in to peer pressure, while also teaching them what kinds of peer pressure to give in to, and what kinds to ignore.
So you got peer pressured into not giving in to peer pressure lmao
Reading through the third book right now, and either missed or completely forgot the suggestion to try not to follow it, but glad I saw this message because I am often getting confused as to where people are. Still having a blast though! Well written books? Maybe not, but they are very fun.
So far DCC is giving me a nice break from the Cosmere and Sanderson’s in depth world building.
Just finished book 3 and I will say the added railway layout confusion kinda took me out of the story, I would find myself rewinding full descriptions several times and still not understanding. The author took a lot of time to describe the different train lines and all the stations but I just stopped caring because it really didn’t matter. Just annoying he took the time to explain everything but it still made no sense.
Book 4 starts way better, with the showrunner explaining the rules and the objectives as soon as they get to the 5th floor.