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  1. Comment on New books aren’t worth reading in ~books

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    I just saw that it was a Twitter link. Really disappointed that this got posted here.

    I just saw that it was a Twitter link. Really disappointed that this got posted here.

    9 votes

  2. Comment on New books aren’t worth reading in ~books

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    Since I’ve been keeping track of the books I’ve read, these are the books published AFTER 2020 Published - Title 2020 - Entangled Life 2020 - The Hollow Places 2021 - Elder Race 2021 - The...

    Since I’ve been keeping track of the books I’ve read, these are the books published AFTER 2020

    Published - Title
    2020 - Entangled Life
    2020 - The Hollow Places
    2021 - Elder Race
    2021 - The Heartbeat of Trees
    2021 - The Dawn of Everything
    2021 - Shards of Earth
    2021 - The Dawn of Everything
    2022 - Corpsemouth and other Autobiographies
    2022 - Thistlefoot
    2022 - What Moves the Dead
    2022 - Remarkably Smart Creatures
    2022 - City of Last Chances
    2023 - A House with Good Bones
    2023 - Put Away the Childish Things
    2023 - Monstrillo
    2024 - Light Eaters
    2024 - Saturation Point
    2024 - Night Magic
    2024 - Alien Clay
    2024 - Martyr!
    2024 - Play Nice
    2025 - The Hungry Gods

    I’ll add the authors in a bit, but not a single book worth reading, and everything is erotica written for women /s.

    I’m kinda upset at this ‘article’, not just because it’s bad but because I spent more time on this response than they did writing it.

    8 votes

  3. Comment on The Dark Tower Wizard in Glass, is the second half better? in ~books

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    I wish there was more time spent in Gilead or more lore about it. And I understand that this is the society they live in, I just want him to move on and tell the story. He seems more interested in...

    I wish there was more time spent in Gilead or more lore about it. And I understand that this is the society they live in, I just want him to move on and tell the story. He seems more interested in describing every little detail about her situation instead of moving on with the plot. And Susan’s ‘but I gave my word’ makes me so angry to the point I’m like you made your bed, sleep in it. If the path you followed got you here, than what good was the path?

    I returned the book to the library already, but I’ll probably listen to the podcast and may borrow it again, but I’ll skip to part 4, I absolutely hate every part of Susan’s aunt and wish someone would do something, so little has happened in this book besides describing Susan’s treatment and a whole lot of waiting around. And a lot of describing sex when I prefer the fade to black. I just looked and it took the Wikipedia page 2 and a half paragraphs to describe the Susan plot up to where I am, and it really didn’t miss much.

    I’ll always prefer morally gray to straight good or evil characters, in this thread I mentioned wishing the Glanton Gang from Blood Meridian would roll into town, not that they are morally grey, but I want to see someone do something.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on The Dark Tower Wizard in Glass, is the second half better? in ~books

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    I didn’t say I like his endings, I meant that I respect how he finishes his books and gets them out, even if it’s not perfect. Especially compared to George RR Martin, I’d rather have closer and a...

    I didn’t say I like his endings, I meant that I respect how he finishes his books and gets them out, even if it’s not perfect. Especially compared to George RR Martin, I’d rather have closer and a finished series than something forever unfinished.

    Needful things is my prime terrible King ending, so cheesy.

    1 vote

  5. Comment on The Dark Tower Wizard in Glass, is the second half better? in ~books

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    I like weird shit, and I’m not even saying the abuse goes so far it bothers me, it’s that he drags it out so long and keeps coming back to the same things. I just want to yell ‘I get it, move on!’...

    I like weird shit, and I’m not even saying the abuse goes so far it bothers me, it’s that he drags it out so long and keeps coming back to the same things. I just want to yell ‘I get it, move on!’ I don’t want to read hundreds of pages of it when the idea could have been conveyed in a couple pages.

    In between books 4 and 5 is when he got hit with the car right? And after that I heard he made sure he finished The Dark Tower before something else happened.

    1 vote

  6. Comment on The Dark Tower Wizard in Glass, is the second half better? in ~books

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    I love Dune, but it’s a weird one. It’s a lot to take in on a first read, but it’s so good on rereads. There is a really cool part where since Paul can see into the future, he has to remember when...

    I love Dune, but it’s a weird one. It’s a lot to take in on a first read, but it’s so good on rereads.

    There is a really cool part where since Paul can see into the future, he has to remember when the present is, and as a reader you have the same feeling when you pick up the book. Did this happen yet? No, but this did so we are at this part. Just a really neat framing device that I think about a lot.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on The Dark Tower Wizard in Glass, is the second half better? in ~books

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    I still have my teenage angst, but it’s not for love. I get the burning hate of wanting to see the gunslingers replaced by the Glanton Gang from Blood Meridian, then seeing the town get what they...

    I still have my teenage angst, but it’s not for love. I get the burning hate of wanting to see the gunslingers replaced by the Glanton Gang from Blood Meridian, then seeing the town get what they deserve.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on The Dark Tower Wizard in Glass, is the second half better? in ~books

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    Thank you, I feel better knowing I’m not the only one.

    Thank you, I feel better knowing I’m not the only one.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on The Dark Tower Wizard in Glass, is the second half better? in ~books

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    I think that’s my big problem with it, I’m huge on backstory and setting, I like the lore and I can see a decent story there, but I can’t get past the abuse to Susan, and with a good editor I...

    I think that’s my big problem with it, I’m huge on backstory and setting, I like the lore and I can see a decent story there, but I can’t get past the abuse to Susan, and with a good editor I don’t think it would have been a problem.

  10. Comment on The Dark Tower Wizard in Glass, is the second half better? in ~books

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    It’s a rough one because I feel like with a decent editor there could’ve been a good book in there. But instead, it just keeps going on about the stuff I don’t want to hear.

    It’s a rough one because I feel like with a decent editor there could’ve been a good book in there. But instead, it just keeps going on about the stuff I don’t want to hear.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on The Dark Tower Wizard in Glass, is the second half better? in ~books

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    I don’t necessarily dislike the Susan plot, I hate all the sexual stuff with it. He could’ve explained it in probably a page to three but instead, he decides to spend hundreds and hundreds of...

    I don’t necessarily dislike the Susan plot, I hate all the sexual stuff with it. He could’ve explained it in probably a page to three but instead, he decides to spend hundreds and hundreds of pages of beating us over the head with it, and it just makes me mad. An aunt selling her underage niece into sexual slavery for their own stuff, and her being so concerned about ‘honor’ and keeping her word. Makes me sick. At least 2/3 of the book so far feels like it’s just going into as much detail as possible on that. I want rebellion and gunslinging.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on The Dark Tower Wizard in Glass, is the second half better? in ~books

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    I’m really glad to know I’m not the only one. I went back-and-forth on making this post because I didn’t want to be negative or ripping on something people like but it’s good to know that this...

    I’m really glad to know I’m not the only one. I went back-and-forth on making this post because I didn’t want to be negative or ripping on something people like but it’s good to know that this seems to be a common issue.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on The Dark Tower Wizard in Glass, is the second half better? in ~books

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    Thank you for this post, I see so much of myself in it. It also helps to see someone else not enjoy it because it’s rated over 4 stars, so I was starting to think I was missing something or it had...

    Thank you for this post, I see so much of myself in it. It also helps to see someone else not enjoy it because it’s rated over 4 stars, so I was starting to think I was missing something or it had an amazing turn around.

    I’ve done the same thing with series where I immediately get the new book and finish it to be unsatisfied and knowing that now there is another multi year wait to get any kind of closure. Nowadays I usually wait until a series is finished or try to leave a book unread so I have something to look forward to.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on The Dark Tower Wizard in Glass, is the second half better? in ~books

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    I’m fine with trash as long as it’s enjoyable, I don’t think everything has to be high artistic literature with breathtaking prose, sometimes you just want a fun read about magical gunslingers. I...

    I’m fine with trash as long as it’s enjoyable, I don’t think everything has to be high artistic literature with breathtaking prose, sometimes you just want a fun read about magical gunslingers.

    I wouldn’t even say it’s trash, I don’t like all the sexual things going on with Susan. I don’t like romance and I hate realistic sexual assault in horror. I understand ‘the true monster is man’ but I don’t want to read that. I’m okay with things like Alien or Rosemary’s Baby, and I want to see what happens with Detta Susan’s baby, it’s the realistic assaults on past Susan, how it’s happening to get her own stuff, and her idea of ‘honor’ are just making me mad. And to an extent I get it, it’s written to make me feel that way, that’s the point of this kind of horror, but it’s not something I enjoy or want to read.

    I keep thinking about The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (or it’s better original name Men Who Hate
    Women) and want that kind of revenge on everyone, especially the mayor, aunt, and witch but I doubt it will happen. I have a feeling it’s the ending where the ‘good guy’ looses.

    3 votes

  15. Comment on The Dark Tower Wizard in Glass, is the second half better? in ~books

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    The beginning with Blaine should have been the ending of the last book, it would have made the pacing better, but I think he said he was having problems writing it, and I do really respect how...

    The beginning with Blaine should have been the ending of the last book, it would have made the pacing better, but I think he said he was having problems writing it, and I do really respect how Stephen King finishes things, especially compared to George RR Martin. I’d rather have a finished book with odd pacing than it being unfinished in hopes of perfection.

    To quote Dune ‘Arrakis teaches the attitude of the knife - chopping off what's incomplete and saying: 'Now, it's complete because it's ended here.'’

    3 votes

  16. The Dark Tower Wizard in Glass, is the second half better?

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    I’m reading Stephen Kings The Dark Tower series and I’m on Wizard and Glass, and I absolutely hate it. I’m half way through now and I’m wondering if I should skip the book and read the Wikipedia...

    I’m reading Stephen Kings The Dark Tower series and I’m on Wizard and Glass, and I absolutely hate it. I’m half way through now and I’m wondering if I should skip the book and read the Wikipedia page because it’s just making me angry.

    I like the rest of the series and really want to see where it ends up but this book is awful, it started out good with the riddle contest but the flashback with Susan I hate every single part of and it’s making me shout at the book angry. I’m halfway through now and I can tell there is a lot being set up for a big battle and a crazy ending, but I can’t stand whatever you want to call what’s happening with Susan, her aunt, and the mayor. Should I power through or call it?

    EDIT: Just called it, got to Part 3: Chapter 3. Really needed a good editor, if they cut out the sexual stuff, it could’ve been a good book, but I’m getting to physically angry to keep reading this. It’s awful. I’m going to tell myself it has a Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ending where everyone gets tormented.

    17 votes

  17. Comment on Nova Launcher: An update in ~tech

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    I used Nova from the mid 2010’s until a year or so ago, and I tried Lawnchair, which was the most Nova-like but not really what I wanted, so I switched to Niagara, which is more minimalist that I...

    I used Nova from the mid 2010’s until a year or so ago, and I tried Lawnchair, which was the most Nova-like but not really what I wanted, so I switched to Niagara, which is more minimalist that I wanted but I ended up really liking.

    8 votes

  18. Comment on No knives, only cook knives in ~hobbies

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    I had an RSS feed do that with news articles, I felt like I was having a stroke.

    I had an RSS feed do that with news articles, I felt like I was having a stroke.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on So I started a clothing brand in ~design

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    With a big company they can make the excuse that they are saving money by not hiring somebody, but for what I assume is a single person passion project it just shows that they have so little...

    With a big company they can make the excuse that they are saving money by not hiring somebody, but for what I assume is a single person passion project it just shows that they have so little passion they can’t even spend 5 minutes to write a description. If the creator cares that little, why should I care and reward them with my money.

    3 votes

  20. Comment on Why everyone is suddenly in a ‘very Chinese time’ in their lives in ~tech

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    In America we have the affogato, which is ice cream and espresso. It’s become a trendy thing for coffee shops to have gelato and ice cream, so you can get some amazing quality. If you mix the...

    In America we have the affogato, which is ice cream and espresso. It’s become a trendy thing for coffee shops to have gelato and ice cream, so you can get some amazing quality. If you mix the affogato together it gets a thick milkshake like consistency. I feel like it would be a bit harder to get the consistency right with regular coffee, but would definitely be easier to make.

    3 votes