Lord Reek Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Rate the fantasy books/series you have read from 1 to 10 and if you feel like eloborating, please do. Note that this is not a "your favorite fantasy series" thread. Rate the good ones, the bad ones and the mediocre ones.Song of Fire and Ice 10/10Never enjoyed anything in entertainment as much as I do reading this series.Harry Potter 9/10My first glimps into fantasy and boy, did I enjoy it. It has a couple of flaws though. Harry is not a really interesting character and the whole "evil lord" thing bothers me. It's escapism at it's purest though. Hogwarts is my favorite place that doesn't exist.Life of Pi 9/10Just one book, and no standard fantasy but and adventure story with a fantasy feel to it because everything feels so fantastic yet realistic. Intens, emotional and brutal,The Farseeer trilogy 8/10I liked the character building and the depressing feel this series had to it. The end was so bittersweet and had a couple of unresolved issues and mysteries and I really liked that.The Gentlemen's Bastard 8/10What can I say? The whole con artist thing is fantastic and very refreshing. I really like the world building too.Kingkiller Chronicles 8/10Decent worldbuilding, an interesting protagonist and a university where magic and science are both taught. These elements do it for me. I also like the central theme of storytelling.Tawny Man Trilogy 7,5/10Not as good as the Farseeer trilogy but still a good read. I liked the first two books but the third one ended so unrealisticly that it bothered me. The happy ending was too forced.Liveship Traders 7,5/10Exactly same things I have to say about Tawny Man TrilogyElantris 6,5/10Original setting and background to the story but the plot felt cliché and the characters were not very interesting.The Magicians 6.5/10It all felt very "hey I'm gonna write an adult Harry Potter book" to me. Nothing happened in large parts of the book, but some ideas were original and I liked the brutalness of Filloroy.The Blade Itself 5,5/10I only have read the first book. The worldbuilding was mediocre and the characters were uninteresting. The only reason I kept on reading was because of Glokta.Series that weren't interesting enough get past the 100 page mark:Dark Tower seriesMalazan book of the Fallen (sorry groupies)Rain wild Chronicles (I think the whole dragon thing is by far the most boring part of Hobbs work).Another series (can't remember the name) that begins with a girl that wakes up with a red arm: an ancient sign that marks people with magic skills. Then her parents get killed thanks to a 'dark lord'. Cliché after cliché, ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errant Bard Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Seems you might be interested in goodreads. There is a recap thread on this very board. Most boarders Fantasy list would be too long to type in any case. On topic, somehow, my incmplete list is here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Reek Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Oh cool. I regularly look for new books on a similar Dutch website. It's kind of low on fantasy though. I might give this a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarius Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Rate the fantasy books/series you have read from 1 to 10 and if you feel like eloborating, please do. Note that this is not a "your favorite fantasy series" thread. Rate the good ones, the bad ones and the mediocre ones.You're kidding, right? I've read more than 150 books in the last 6 months *alone*, the majority of those fantasy. I'm not about to go through and rate every one of them here.I'll second the vote for you to go check out goodreads. Many folks, like me, have several hundred books rated in their book lists over there. And there's lots and lots of great reviews over there in addition to the ratings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Reek Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 150 books in a little more than 150 days? I don't believe you. That wouldn't even work if you have no school, work, social life, hobbies and sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarius Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 150 books in a little more than 150 days? I don't believe you. That wouldn't even work if you have no school, work, social life, hobbies and sleep.And why should I care whether you believe me or not? ;)I'll be happy to PM you the list, if you're really interested.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lummel Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 150 books in a little more than 150 days? I don't believe you. That wouldn't even work if you have no school, work, social life, hobbies and sleep.O ye of little faith! It all depends how long those books are!Seriously Contrarius 150 books in six months, thats about six a week by my dodgy maths, pretty good going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Reek Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Well he said that most of them were fantasy, and fantasy books usually have a high pagecount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Reek Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 And I'm not really interested. Just incredulous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukelavee Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Cont does the audio-book thing.Still, I've read about the same number using my eyes.Gotta remember - not all fantasy or sci-fi is in the form of massive books. 300-500 pages (or less) is far more common, if you read stand alones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser-Arthur-Dayne Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 I think we're all wondering what happened to LORD OF THE RINGS. Just saying, even if you didn't like it, wouldn't you at least judge it.That is, unless you haven't read it :PAnd in that case, I highly recommend you go read it FIRST, before reading anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Reek Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Still. Let's say 400 pages average. You read 6 of them every week. That's about 350 pages every day. I don't know how fast you read, but I'm estimating that would take around 7 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser-Arthur-Dayne Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Btw, Harry Potter = 1/10 :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Reek Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Oh I read Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion and The Hobbit when I was 13/14. I'm 22 now so judging it right now would be unfair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarius Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 I just recounted my list. Two corrections: there's actually 168 books on the list now, and since this is the beginning of December it's actually been 7 months since I started keeping the list. :)Reading The Neon Rain right now. Gotta love Burke's writing, wonderful stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser-Arthur-Dayne Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 And you missed the Ruin Mist Chronicles by Robert Stanek and the Blood and Stone series by Robert Newcomb. Go check them out :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Reek Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 I refuse to take advice from someone who rates HP with a 1/10 ;). Also, a lot of series haven't been translated in Dutch and I prefer a Dutch read. Unless I can't wait, like with DWD or HP 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser-Arthur-Dayne Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Lol. I was just joking about Robert Stanek and Robert Newcomb.Here, read this and you'll undertstand: Thread dedicated to Stanek and NewcombLol, do you understand ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser-Arthur-Dayne Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Oh cool, here's another one about Stanek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickg Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Seems I have found someone else here that likes Harry Potter as much as I do. Regardless of what people say is bad about them, they are fucking great. Just finished re reading them I Don't even know how/why I started. I'd rate it about as high as you based on just how much I enjoyed reading them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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