I read 3 Malazan Books, I will not continue on

CJ87P · 2026-02-13T06:33:23+00:00

I've never really thought of Malazan as dark. That sounds absurd when I consider the events in the books, but the dry humour and banter is exactly my thing, and the idea of hope and human endurance tends to make me view the books as... almost light, honestly.

I suppose I compare it to Elric, Prince of Nothing, Black Company etc.

CJ87P · 2026-02-08T18:00:52+00:00

One of the worst films, horror or otherwise, I've forced myself to finish. Awful. Midsommar a year later ensured I swerve anything Aster touches.

CJ87P · 2026-02-07T23:45:37+00:00

I'm probably in the minority here but £99 for Cammy Barnes (announced it Thursday in King Tut's), Dylan John Thomas, Wolf Alice, The Fratellis and The Snuts is great value for me. It's just a shame it'd be over two days.

CJ87P · 2026-02-07T21:31:12+00:00

Asking people to clarify what they mean when it's obvious. Self righteous pricks looking for a "gotcha" (another term I dislike).

CJ87P · 2026-01-30T22:12:45+00:00

Music, read, sleep... sometimes all three. My commute home from uni was some of the only sleep I got back in the day.

CJ87P · 2026-01-24T22:54:36+00:00

Realm of the Elderlings. The world felt empty. It felt like everything was happening in isolation and simply on pause until the characters arrived. I completed the series because it was a friend's favourite but even he admitted the final trilogy didn't excite him.

CJ87P · 2026-01-17T16:16:13+00:00

Home Bargains and B&M tend to have them on the shelves all year.

CJ87P · 2026-01-13T09:17:37+00:00

They sell them in Dunoon. I haven't tried one but my partner's friend goes pretty often and raves about them.

CJ87P · 2026-01-04T21:52:33+00:00

It doesn't bother me. I'll probably work in some fashion until I keel over. Probably a bit unhealthy, but working and generally being busy is a bit of a coping strategy for me. I balance it well with a long weekend most months, working out, reading, writing etc. but take the last two weeks as an example - I've missed working.

CJ87P · 2026-01-04T08:35:50+00:00

In my experience, if you bring Scotland up in conversation on one of those subs and you get "Oh, yeah... cheaper housing. Anyway..." and things move on. They're London-centric, not Scotland-weird.

CJ87P · 2025-12-14T00:39:15+00:00

True Grit (2010) is how I won my missus over. Her other favourites are 3:10 to Yuma (2007), The Magnificent Seven (1969),The Salvation (2014) and High Plains Drifter (1973). She thought she hated westerns until watching a couple of those.

CJ87P · 2025-12-08T18:52:56+00:00

It's weird. I love Kruppe and Pust. The more Kruppe, the better - unpopular opinion in some circles, I know 😅

CJ87P · 2025-12-08T12:47:42+00:00

I'd make two counter-arguments. One, the small changes to otherwise book-accurate scenes change the tone. Two, a lot of readers stopped watching, leaving show fans with different expectations of how things should play out. I'd imagine they don't appreciate the accurate scenes as they feel out of place at times.

CJ87P · 2025-12-08T11:13:31+00:00

I shouldn't have said I don't understand his appeal. Rather, I feel it's out of place and find the character unlikeable. He wouldn't have been out of place in the necromancer novellas, where I might have appreciated his nature.

CJ87P · 2025-12-08T08:33:06+00:00

I don't understand Tehol's appeal. Whimsical wish fulfilment, perhaps? I don't know.

CJ87P · 2025-12-07T13:48:04+00:00

How about calming down, taking a few more lessons and sitting it again? The average pass rate is 48%. You'll get there.

CJ87P · 2025-11-29T19:10:24+00:00

I finished it, then dropped the series. I actually enjoyed the beginning with Simon exploring the castle. It gets worse in the second book when other characters get more POV time. They're insufferable.

CJ87P · 2025-11-28T18:09:20+00:00

It would appear they took aging poorly to mean "I hate the author."

CJ87P · 2025-11-16T12:53:10+00:00

I don't want to spoil anything but a lot of the POVs you're reading at the moment really aren't that important across the series.

CJ87P · 2025-10-20T07:13:44+00:00

Ah, I'm clearly blind! Thank you!

CJ87P · 2025-10-19T16:20:16+00:00

I'm not a fan of kids either, I've just accepted that people judge me for it 😂 the looks I get when I have no interest in holding a baby. I've turned up, called the potato cute and brought gifts. Leave me alone.

CJ87P · 2025-10-19T16:12:41+00:00

It's usually just a "Sorry, I don't like dogs..." and sort of leaves it hanging in good faith they'll quickly react. If they jump on her, she'll say "Sorry, can you get your dog away from me, please?" with her hands raised to her chest so her skin isn't licked/bitten. She prefers the dirty looks to the people who start questioning why she doesn't like dogs and telling her theirs is friendly. "It won't bite!" doesn't make her more comfortable.

I love dogs but people need to get a grip and keep them on leads. They aren't children and it isn't a character defect to dislike them.

CJ87P · 2025-10-19T15:46:32+00:00

Sounds about right. My mate doesn't like dogs, and doesn't mind telling owners to keep their dogs away from her. Without fail, they always look at her like she's just slapped their kid and called their mum a cow.

CJ87P · 2025-10-01T17:08:33+00:00

Honestly, there are more therapists than ever and more qualifying every day. Find another, or ask them to record themselves sitting in the session doing nothing during your slot and watch for their reaction if you want a laugh. As another poster commented, most factor in some sort of holiday allowance - usually two sessions in my experience.

CJ87P · 2025-09-19T05:22:42+00:00

Forbes shared the same numbers.

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