Hats wrote:"Frodo! Cast off your [s]sins[/s] into the fire!"
FllMtl Novelist wrote:The other day I finished Brandon Sanderson's The Alloy of Law, which was every bit as fun, clever and excellent as I was led to believe. Great book.
However, it's not quite self-contained as I'd thought. Sanderson is an established author (and I listen to him on the amazing Writing Excuses podcast), but this is the first of his work I've read so I'm not entirely trusting he can pull off a series as good as this first book. I'll definitely check out the next installment whenever it comes out, though, and in the meantime I'll add his other work to my never-ending to-read list.
uc pseudonym (post: 1536195) wrote:If you liked it, good, but Ally of Law isn't the best place to start with Sanderson. It draws very heavily from his Mistborn trilogy and can't really be considered self-contained. I'd recommend Elantris or Warbreaker, which stand alone (and I felt were better books).
Hats wrote:"Frodo! Cast off your [s]sins[/s] into the fire!"
uc pseudonym (post: 1536195) wrote:One notable nonfiction book was The Shallows by Nicholas Carr, which is a mix of history, neurological research, and arguments about how browsing the internet rewires the brain.
Kaori wrote:What's your opinion of this book? Are the author's credentials commensurate with the subject matter?
FllMtl Novelist (post: 1536156) wrote:The other day I finished Brandon Sanderson's The Alloy of Law, which was every bit as fun, clever and excellent as I was led to believe. Great book.
However, it's not quite self-contained as I'd thought. Sanderson is an established author (and I listen to him on the amazing Writing Excuses podcast), but this is the first of his work I've read so I'm not entirely trusting he can pull off a series as good as this first book. I'll definitely check out the next installment whenever it comes out, though, and in the meantime I'll add his other work to my never-ending to-read list.
Maokun (post: 1537360) wrote:As Victorian as it can be, Wilde goes down really easily, I believe.
rocklobster (post: 1537257) wrote:I got into him when he replaced Robert Jordan on his Wheel of Time series. (which inspired Sanderson's career, btw). I'd say he's definitely worth a read. He's not as good as Jordan was (so sad that he died ), but he filled the shoes well, and it looks like we'll FINALLY get a conclusion. BTW, I highly recommend reading the rest of the Mistborn books and the Wheel of Time novels. But you'll need to start with Eye of the World first, because by the time Jordan died, he stopped leading you by the hand and filling you in on what has happened before.
Hats wrote:"Frodo! Cast off your [s]sins[/s] into the fire!"
uc pseudonym (post: 1536952) wrote:Carr is a columnist, so he's mostly reporting on research others have done. Some of this research is fascinating. Some of it does not actually test what he claims the results tested. Some test something that doesn't have much relevance to the actual internet. Those three subsets overlap.
He avoids the alarmist tone of some writers and instead of condemning new technology says he intends to point out that there are costs along with benefits. I still felt he tends to idealize the past. For this reason I found many of his comparisons frustrating, especially since he talks about "book-reading culture" and "internet-using culture" as if we transitioned between two society-wide groups.
Having said that, there were some thoughtful arguments. I think he's correct that computers used improperly can erode the ability to concentrate deeply, which is his main point. It's simply not how most people I know use computers, but he has plenty of counterexamples.
I was talking to you, and will definitely try that! Sounds Good!Nadia (post: 1539534) wrote:I'm assuming that you were talking to me? I already mentioned in the author in my post. It's a fantasy series known as the Age of Fire with six books in total. I'm on the fifth book, and I'm still able to say that I love it]here[/u].
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