I love Malazan and I still have trouble starting a new Malazan book (even on rereads) because I know it will contain a slew of new characters and old ones that I've most likely forgotten - not to mention a totally different contintent.
But for me, it's totally worth it. The difficulty of reading it initially more than pays off as those multiple threads intertwine and come together, and the Malazan books have some of the most spectacular and satisfisfying conclusions of any book I've ever read.
So if you can wait for that, then you'll enjoy them. If not, it isn't for you. And no matter what, you must be prepared for remembering lots and lots of characters and plots.
But for me, it's totally worth it. The difficulty of reading it initially more than pays off as those multiple threads intertwine and come together, and the Malazan books have some of the most spectacular and satisfisfying conclusions of any book I've ever read.
So if you can wait for that, then you'll enjoy them. If not, it isn't for you. And no matter what, you must be prepared for remembering lots and lots of characters and plots.
Does Erikson get better?
- 12/01/2010 05:29:51 PM
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I read somewhere that reading Erikson involves being completely lost for the first half of the book-
- 12/01/2010 05:41:35 PM
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I agree with the Brandon Sanderson suggestion.
- 12/01/2010 05:43:27 PM
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You didn't like Robin Hobb?
- 12/01/2010 05:49:19 PM
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I don't.
- 12/01/2010 05:55:25 PM
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I think Liveship is the best of her series, so you should give it a try
- 12/01/2010 06:40:51 PM
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Her strength is her characters, IMO.
- 12/01/2010 07:44:23 PM
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See, I think her characters are weak, at least the main characters.
- 12/01/2010 08:48:10 PM
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LIVESHIP isn't first-person, which is a big plus in its favour. *NM*
- 13/01/2010 04:19:42 AM
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Beat you by a second. *NM*
No. Burn it. Erikson is horrid. Read Sci-Fi instead. Start with KSR and Alastair Reynolds. *NM*
- 12/01/2010 07:49:14 PM
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i couldn't read erikson. same reasons. i read about a hundred pages and was like screw this...
- 12/01/2010 11:06:04 PM
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It could just not be for you
- 12/01/2010 11:23:18 PM
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Keep in mind that Erikson was an archeologist and anthropologist.
- 13/01/2010 02:06:01 AM
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