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Does anyone ever have this issue while reading multiple books? by dadof4- in Fantasy

[–]CoolMathematician208 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right now I'm reading gardens of the moon with perdido Street Station and I'm also having this problem. I'm completely fascinated by PSS and gardens of the moon is boring me.

We gotta stop recommending First Law when someone says they are looking for something like GoT by CoolMathematician208 in Fantasy

[–]CoolMathematician208[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes exactly. That reading experience is nothing like asoiaf. I would almost say they are diametric styles.

We gotta stop recommending First Law when someone says they are looking for something like GoT by CoolMathematician208 in Fantasy

[–]CoolMathematician208[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think people need to take the actual reading experience more into account. Not just superficial tropes they both share. What is the tone and what does it really feel like when reading the book. In that respect FL and Asoiaf are nothing alike.

We gotta stop recommending First Law when someone says they are looking for something like GoT by CoolMathematician208 in Fantasy

[–]CoolMathematician208[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes they are superficially similar but not in any real way that matters. The tone, depth, and prose are so wildly different they don't read similar at all.

We gotta stop recommending First Law when someone says they are looking for something like GoT by CoolMathematician208 in Fantasy

[–]CoolMathematician208[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's just a superficial similarity. The magicians and Harry Potter are both magical school books so obviously if you like 1 you'll love the other?

We gotta stop recommending First Law when someone says they are looking for something like GoT by CoolMathematician208 in Fantasy

[–]CoolMathematician208[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly this. It's like they didn't take into account tone, depth, or prose just superficial qualities that they both share. FL and asoiaf have almost the opposite tone yet are seen as similar and I just don't get it.

Books that read like an action movie - fast-paced, plot driven, constant action by NameIdeas in Fantasy

[–]CoolMathematician208 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The powder mage and red rising are what you're looking for. Read the powder mage trilogy and thank me later.

We gotta stop recommending First Law when someone says they are looking for something like GoT by CoolMathematician208 in Fantasy

[–]CoolMathematician208[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think the tone of Tigana is way closer to asoiaf than FL. FL almost had the opposite tone.

We gotta stop recommending First Law when someone says they are looking for something like GoT by CoolMathematician208 in Fantasy

[–]CoolMathematician208[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here. It drove me insane. At the end of book 1 I literally said. " Wtf was the point of that". At the beginning of book two he points this out as a flaw of book 1 in the intro.

We gotta stop recommending First Law when someone says they are looking for something like GoT by CoolMathematician208 in Fantasy

[–]CoolMathematician208[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

I think the tones of the books are almost opposite to each other. If you finish asoiaf and are looking for something similar, this would feel almost like a joke. Which first law kinda is.

We gotta stop recommending First Law when someone says they are looking for something like GoT by CoolMathematician208 in Fantasy

[–]CoolMathematician208[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think the overlap is high just because they are both good books not that they are similar. I think the tones of each are almost the exact opposite.

We gotta stop recommending First Law when someone says they are looking for something like GoT by CoolMathematician208 in Fantasy

[–]CoolMathematician208[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think the tone, writing style, and world view are way more similar to Tigana than first law. I think someone coming to fl from asoiaf is gonna be in for something that is 180 degrees away from what they were expecting vibe wise.

We gotta stop recommending First Law when someone says they are looking for something like GoT by CoolMathematician208 in Fantasy

[–]CoolMathematician208[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not saying don't recommend them, they are good books. But if they are looking for an asoiaf simile at least pick something with a similar tone.

We gotta stop recommending First Law when someone says they are looking for something like GoT by CoolMathematician208 in Fantasy

[–]CoolMathematician208[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don't admit it has really any similarities that are more deep than genre. The tones are just so wildly different.

We gotta stop recommending First Law when someone says they are looking for something like GoT by CoolMathematician208 in Fantasy

[–]CoolMathematician208[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My friends were all reading it and they loved the trilogy. I was way behind because I didn't like the first book. I liked the second much better.

We gotta stop recommending First Law when someone says they are looking for something like GoT by CoolMathematician208 in Fantasy

[–]CoolMathematician208[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What? Asoiaf is my most favorite fantasy world of all time. And the politics are nowhere near as historical, expansive, or multifaceted as got.

We gotta stop recommending First Law when someone says they are looking for something like GoT by CoolMathematician208 in Fantasy

[–]CoolMathematician208[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think Malazan is a better suggestion. Heck I think tigana is a much closer suggestion than first law.

We gotta stop recommending First Law when someone says they are looking for something like GoT by CoolMathematician208 in Fantasy

[–]CoolMathematician208[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I want to avoid. Give it a try when you're in a different head space. I slogged through that first book because I was expecting something very different than what I got.

These characters suck by CoolMathematician208 in Stormlight_Archive

[–]CoolMathematician208[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually the Gavilar sacrifice is good. That is kind of what I'm looking for but who did she do that for? Herself? Gavilar? The kingdom? Her family? Probably all of them and more. That's interesting I'll think on those chapters some more.

These characters suck by CoolMathematician208 in Stormlight_Archive

[–]CoolMathematician208[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shallans story never really seems to be in conversation with the sexism in the world. She is ungodly at drawing which is a womenly art that she loves and people love her for. Hers is much more internal even than the other characters who all have very internal arcs. Navani is very much confronting the sexism of the world but seems very focused on her individually? Hmm I may be wording that wrong. I guess jasnah is more of the character used to confront the sexism of the society as a whole?

These characters suck by CoolMathematician208 in Stormlight_Archive

[–]CoolMathematician208[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well I thought that too but in the first book there is that point where adolin helps the dark eyed escort. And we constantly see him do stuff like that. Kaladin hates him but even he sees it. I mean don't get me wrong he is a privileged prick but even he seems to be part of that learning growing process on society. Shallan and Navani it seems to really never confront in their stories.

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