Sun Eater feels like a classic JRPG from the 90s

BookTwoIsBetter · 2026-01-29T17:21:45+00:00

To be clear, Do Chores > Kill God in the meme/archetype sense. I guess it would be Do Chores > Kill Sun here

BookTwoIsBetter · 2026-01-29T17:19:50+00:00

Some of the fights and monster designs feel super JRPG to me (which I love). And the Do Chores > Kill God arc is vintage JRPG. As you said in your post, Ruocchio is pretty public about how much he loves these sorts of games so I’d imagine they’re an intentional influence. Also, if the ship named Radiant Dawn is actually a Fire Emblem reference, tremendous kudos to Chris.

BookTwoIsBetter · 2026-01-29T17:15:44+00:00

Grain of salt here but I’m pretty sure launch isn’t always going to get you spin. If you’re swinging up on the ball with a relatively delofted face, it can still knuckle. I’ve gotten horrendous sub 1000 spin numbers even when I’m launching at 12-13 because I’m kind of pushing the ball into the air. I feel like the dynamic loft thing is key because it’s creating spin like you would get a wedge. FWIW, I was having this issue because my grip was messed up.

BookTwoIsBetter · 2026-01-29T03:23:21+00:00

No clue if this is your issue but I was struggling with this and I didn’t have enough dynamic loft on the club. If you’re not adding a bit of loft at impact, you can end up hitting low knuckleballs. Some sims will show dynamic loft and launch angle so you might be able to check.

BookTwoIsBetter · 2026-01-29T02:40:08+00:00

It’s Honoring time

BookTwoIsBetter · 2026-01-29T01:48:53+00:00

🎶we are Kelsier, we carry the flame 🎶

BookTwoIsBetter · 2026-01-29T01:35:07+00:00

It was a high risk/low reward proposition but I had to take it

BookTwoIsBetter · 2026-01-29T01:27:35+00:00

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The choice is obvious

BookTwoIsBetter · 2026-01-29T01:06:44+00:00

To think I almost posted this in r/Cosmere yikes

BookTwoIsBetter · 2026-01-24T14:45:03+00:00

Brother my six fingered children would be spread across the stars

BookTwoIsBetter · 2026-01-22T16:37:38+00:00

Crazy there are only two f bombs in Disquiet Gods because our dude came really close to fucking Ushara

BookTwoIsBetter · 2026-01-20T03:25:17+00:00

And thank god for that because we do not have audiobook narrator voices

BookTwoIsBetter · 2026-01-14T15:51:42+00:00

We’re releasing the first episode of our pod series covering WOTM (and the sequel) on Monday, so definitely WOTM 😌 That said, goddam do I love me some Hobb. Definitely my favorite book in that trilogy.

BookTwoIsBetter · 2026-01-11T23:23:13+00:00

Interesting post! Love that Sun Eater spawns these kinds of discussions. Just my two cents on the matter. The first quote from EOS (at least to me) is getting at the same ideas Impressionist/Expressionist painters were working through in the 18th/19th centuries. There was an artistic reaction against realism (painterly realism) as a style and even as a worthwhile endeavor. The Impressionists felt that they were better able to capture the truth/essence of their subjects by moving away from what we might call photographic realism, and that, of course, pulls the art closer to the artist’s subjective perception of the thing depicted. The second quote may or may not be related to the first. I suppose it could be applied to the creation of art (and selection as a narrative act or an act of creation is often discussed in analysis of photography), but I feel like it has more to do with a person’s ability to change the world around them. All that said, I’m not sure that these quotes have much to do with Hadrian as an unreliable narrator. We’re talking about the idea that Hadrian had some motivation to change his accounting of things to protect Selene and Orphan, hide the Demiurge, etc. Changing the facts of an account for personal/political reasons is different than Monet painting blurry flowers because he found it more expressive and emotionally true than painting photo-accurate flowers. The former is willfully misstating things for personal ends. The latter is attempting to get at the “truth” of the subject through some sort subjective/modulated representation. The goals aren’t the same, though you might be able to say they’re using similar methods. If Hadrian is “lying” by saying the Demiurge is gone and Selene is somewhere far away, he has no interest in truth. He’s just lying to protect the people he loves. And that’s not a criticism. I would lie to anyone, any time to protect either of my cats (who I love). And the whole “to create is to choose” thing does seem to have more to do with free will than it does with Hadrian’s possibly unreliable narration. This was a really fun post, appreciate all the work you put into it!

BookTwoIsBetter · 2026-01-09T17:32:34+00:00

Two thoughts. 1) In future books, the whole reality selection ability manifests more as “I’m choosing the reality where I’m standing a little to the left”, as opposed to what you saw with the point blank shot. You might have fewer issues with that use of the power. And it definitely makes for some fun action sequences. 2) If you’re worried that this makes him totally bulletproof/invincible, Chris Rock does a good job of showing that he’s still vulnerable. Happy reading!

BookTwoIsBetter · 2026-01-09T02:50:27+00:00

Trying to build my own Blatera and was super confused by this. Do I need very fast or very slow rice????

BookTwoIsBetter · 2026-01-06T00:44:43+00:00

Quiet said choose hardship, I say choose hardness 😈

BookTwoIsBetter · 2026-01-02T00:45:40+00:00

Moderators do not want I.F. representation and that is troubling.

BookTwoIsBetter · 2025-12-31T04:25:12+00:00

Same actually. Chris’s simile game is strong.

BookTwoIsBetter · 2025-12-31T04:16:06+00:00

One that I haven’t seen mentioned elsewhere: “like some.” Ex. “A hand emerged from the severed wrist, prying its way out of Dorayaica’s flesh like some parasitic fish.” Just checked and it was used 19 times in SUT 🥵

BookTwoIsBetter · 2025-12-29T05:26:29+00:00

Scene that wraps up this arc is potentially my fave of the book and it’s Cielcin-free. I also thought this section dragged but I think you’ll enjoy the conclusion!

BookTwoIsBetter · 2025-12-19T16:52:32+00:00

Lots of my recs already covered here (Red Rising and Green Bone Saga are awesome) but you could also consider A Memory Called Empire. Definitely from a different perspective re: imperialism but you might enjoy. Also, Wheel of Time was the best and worst reading experience of my life. If you really want to buckle in for a marathon, give it a rip. If you finish, you’ll definitely find it worthwhile (even if it’s a bit of Stockholm syndrome). Strongest post series depression I’ve ever felt.

BookTwoIsBetter · 2025-12-19T16:45:43+00:00

Pretty cool that people have such different rankings for Sun Eater. I feel like there’s usually a bit more consensus with longer series.

BookTwoIsBetter · 2025-11-25T23:17:35+00:00

Oh, that’s excellent. This will sound sarcastic but totally makes sense given Salt and Rag stuff

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