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Yond Cassius posted:A more interesting writer might let him get it on with the fairy and be sent off with compliments, only to return to the world literally a century later, friendless and forgotten. Fae time is a funny thing. This would also give his exploits time to become the legends that the whole framing story is based on.
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PJOmega posted:This would also give his exploits time to become the legends that the whole framing story is based on. It's honestly baffling that he didn't do something like that, when it was right there.
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Sep 3, 2020 11:24
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But then Denna would be dead and we can't have that can we. Maybe she could have been turned into a Chandarian during that 100 years that might have been... something
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Sep 3, 2020 12:59
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Kind of surprising that he didn't do that, but then have Kvothe run into Denna's granddaughter who remembers tales of the perfect man who got away from her Grandmother and instantly falls in love with Kvothe. Also she's way hotter and not a prostitute!
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Atlas Hugged posted:Kind of surprising that he didn't do that, but then have Kvothe run into Denna's granddaughter who remembers tales of the perfect man who got away from her Grandmother and instantly falls in love with Kvothe. Also she's way hotter and The problem is that this would require some research and reading some folklore, or at least "books that aren't his".
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Sep 3, 2020 18:06
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Yond Cassius posted:The problem is that this would require some research and reading some folklore, or at least "books that aren't his". He can only process other writing that flows like neurons over a smooth brain.
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Sep 3, 2020 18:12
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Yond Cassius posted:The problem is that this would require some research and reading some folklore, or at least "books that aren't his". Sometimes I wonder how his not-wife feels about Rothfuss publicly posting about still being hung up on the one that got away.
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pentyne posted:He can only process other writing that flows like neurons over a smooth brain. 
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BananaNutkins posted:I think I could enjoy a wish fulfillment not-ninja fantasy book with a smugly perfect sex god protagonist if the author leaned into it a little more. But Rothfuss is all spin and projection. He's more of a grabass politician than a writer. Ever read Shibumi?
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Sep 3, 2020 21:53
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Yond Cassius posted:The problem is that this would require some research and reading some folklore, or at least "books that aren't his". Oh for sure and it's things like this that are all the evidence you need that he's not going to pull some unreliable narrator twist out of his hat at the end that recontextualizes the whole thing. If he was going to be clever, clever things would already be in the books.
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Sep 4, 2020 00:41
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Kchama posted:It's honestly baffling that he didn't do something like that, when it was right there. It's not baffling. It's a good idea and Rothfuss is a bad writer who got lucky much like the woman who wrote Twilight.
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Evil Fluffy posted:It's not baffling. It's a good idea and Rothfuss is a bad writer who got lucky much like the woman who wrote Twilight. that's not fair, meyer actually finished her series
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Sep 4, 2020 03:49
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Human Tornada posted:Ever read Shibumi? No, but the Wikipedia article got my attention: Shibumi Wikipedia Entry posted:Using his skills in the art of the "Naked/Kill", a martial discipline that trains in the use of ordinary items as instruments of death...
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Having his publisher openly complain about a lack of work has sent Rothfuss scurrying into the dark. No Twitch streams, no blog updates, no tweets, no Rick and Morty comics, no DnD in front of a fawning crowd. It must be killing him on the inside.
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Sep 19, 2020 23:07
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Captain Hotbutt posted:Having his publisher openly complain about a lack of work has sent Rothfuss scurrying into the dark. I attended one of the PAX shows, I'm guessing it was critical role? Dunno, never been into watching/listening to other people play games, friends wanted to see it and I tagged along. Rothfuss had an insanely flamboyant entrance then proceeded to be a glum grumpy gus because he wasn't the center or the stage. The whole thing was awkward but he really was a downer.
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Captain Hotbutt posted:Having his publisher openly complain about a lack of work has sent Rothfuss scurrying into the dark. I'm hoping that this has lead him to do some writing but who knows.
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TV Zombie posted:I'm hoping that this has lead him to do some writing but who knows. why would you hope that
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I want him to just finish his "trilogy".
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I have a suggestion for Mr. Rothfuss that could solve his problem: rather than do the incredibly hard work of writing another doorstop novel, finish the trilogy as an interpretive dance. It would be perfect for Twitch. He could portray all the characters, and convey their emotions much more clearly through elegant motion than through his unimaginative prose. And I bet he looks great in a leotard! Win-win.
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Chicken Butt posted:I have a suggestion for Mr. Rothfuss that could solve his problem: rather than do the incredibly hard work of writing another doorstop novel, finish the trilogy as an interpretive dance. It would be perfect for Twitch. He could portray all the characters, and convey their emotions much more clearly through elegant motion than through his unimaginative prose. And I bet he looks great in a leotard! Win-win. I'm imagining something like a Disney live-filmed musical, a la Peter Pan on NBC, but Rothfuss believes he's remaking the Cremaster Cycle the entire time.
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I know a lot has changed since the first book came out in 2007, but it's pretty bad that Kvothe is basically white and that Rothfuss based his culture around The Romani but then stripped out everything unique about them and made them all white.
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Elderbean posted:I know a lot has changed since the first book came out in 2007, but it's pretty bad that Kvothe is basically white and that Rothfuss based his culture around The Romani but then stripped out everything unique about them and made them all white. The extremely low IQs wouldn’t make for an interesting story or believable heroic origin, though. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST) (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
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Drone Jett posted:The extremely low IQs wouldn’t make for an interesting story or believable heroic origin, though. That's a hell of a rap sheet.
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Chicken Butt posted:I have a suggestion for Mr. Rothfuss that could solve his problem: rather than do the incredibly hard work of writing another doorstop novel, finish the trilogy as an interpretive dance. It would be perfect for Twitch. He could portray all the characters, and convey their emotions much more clearly through elegant motion than through his unimaginative prose. And I bet he looks great in a leotard! Win-win. "Patrick. It's your cousin Marvin. You know that new idea you were looking for. Well read this".
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Drone Jett posted:The extremely low IQs wouldn’t make for an interesting story or believable heroic origin, though. How has this dude managed to repeat the exact same racism for almost two years with one ban
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Office Pig posted:How has this dude managed to repeat the exact same racism for almost two years with one ban Last time the anti-irish stuff was so weird I thought he might be trying for satire, so it was only a three-day. Then today, nope, confirmed!
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Last time the anti-irish stuff was so weird I thought he might be trying for satire, so it was only a three-day. Then today, nope, confirmed! And they're already back.
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Elderbean posted:I know a lot has changed since the first book came out in 2007, but it's pretty bad that Kvothe is basically white and that Rothfuss based his culture around The Romani but then stripped out everything unique about them and made them all white. We could reference IRL Romani musical traditions that inspired a ton of European classical music but why would we do that when we can play notes that say "sad?"
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Whatever happened to that bard guy who was taken away by the secret police for speaking out about the church and knew about the guys who killed the main characters family. That seems like an interesting plot to talk about, especially since he didn't seem to be worried about being arrested
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Terror Sweat posted:Whatever happened to that bard guy who was taken away by the secret police for speaking out about the church and knew about the guys who killed the main characters family. That seems like an interesting plot to talk about, especially since he didn't seem to be worried about being arrested He's the one who led Chronicler to Kvothe if I remember correctly so he's definitely still out there and obviously has some greater link to him. In book 3 I guess...
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Rothfuss has retreated into his Cheerio lair. We have done it. The evil is defeated
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Terror Sweat posted:Whatever happened to that bard guy who was taken away by the secret police for speaking out about the church and knew about the guys who killed the main characters family. That seems like an interesting plot to talk about, especially since he didn't seem to be worried about being arrested The secret police took his Cheerios like a sword stabbing a river bottom.
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HIJK posted:Rothfuss has retreated into his Cheerio lair. We have done it. The evil is defeated Just wait for 20 years and then children will once again be led into dark tomes and the evil will once again have to be confronted.
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So what living SFF authors are worth our time? Might as well put some recommendations on this thread since there's gently caress all else to talk about. Abercrombie does characterization and black-comedy best, and while I haven't finished the first book of Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy I do know anything that wins three straight Hugo's is probably worth poo poo. I've fallen out of favor with Jim Butcher because while his books never declined, they never really improved, and I'm getting on in years at the old age of 29 so I'm not going commit to series that take two decades to resolve. Butcher also says some stupid poo poo on social-media, not outright hate-speech like She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, just ignorant poo poo. A good bet for a long-running series would be something structured like Discworld. Every book can stand-alone, you don't need to read the boring first installments, and the bearded man/woman writing it isn't going to fob you off by teasing plot-developments that won't happen until a hypothetical Book 3. Inspector Gesicht fucked around with this message at 10:04 on Sep 23, 2020 |
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Inspector Gesicht posted:So what living SFF authors are worth our time? Might as well put some recommendations on this thread since there's gently caress all else to talk about. Can confirm Jemisin is A+ tier. Broken Earth and Inheritance were both pretty amazing (but dear god Inheritance was horny as gently caress) Glen Cook is awesome and Black Company is one of my default fantasy recommendations.
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Inspector Gesicht posted:So what living SFF authors are worth our time? Might as well put some recommendations on this thread since there's gently caress all else to talk about. I definitely recommend Joe Abercrombie. He's probably my favorite SFF author right now. I agree on Jim Butcher. I read his latest book and it felt way too heavy on the 'sexy vampire energy seducing sex sex sex'. Maybe I thought that was fun when I started the series 20 years ago but he seems to leaning on it more and more these days.
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I tried to read the first Dresden book but it hasn't grabbed me. It's not bad, and there's enough inciting incidents that it should be a gripping read, but i'm not so interested in the character. Feels like a wizard could do better for himself and not be going around in a trench coat and hat in present day like he was cosplaying Bogart. Abercrombie is my favorite. Read all his books and have reread some. I enjoyed Lies of Locke Lamora by Lynch but never felt compelled to read the sequels (maybe once the series is finished I will.) Picked up a KJ Parker book, The Folding Knife, on sale the other day. I had previously read his book Sharps and wasn't totally won over but he's competent. I would probably enjoy his more if there was a little magic in his world. Just a bit.
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Ccs posted:I tried to read the first Dresden book but it hasn't grabbed me. It's not bad, and there's enough inciting incidents that it should be a gripping read, but i'm not so interested in the character. Feels like a wizard could do better for himself and not be going around in a trench coat and hat in present day like he was cosplaying Bogart. The first couple are universally agreed to be a bit rough, and with some early installment weirdness. I believe the usual advice is to dive in at book 3 these days.
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I tried book three and oh boy, it's not any better. Butcher is insanely bad at any sort of mystery and the first three books are him attempting a noir mystery knockoff. And as someone who likes mystery stories, they are literally the worst I've ever read.
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