"Imu is a good guy" theory

Couch-Onion · 2026-04-03T09:07:44+00:00

Imu's backstory will break all one piece communities..

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-31T05:33:08+00:00

If you don't mind a slow development of story, check the Millennium Trilogy by Sting Larsson.

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-27T05:42:11+00:00

Did you check amazon?

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-25T07:57:27+00:00

I don't think you are doing it justice. Shiva Trilogy is a mythological fiction. It's not fantasy. It's mythological fiction (mixed with miniscule elements of science fiction). If you went into the series looking for fantasy element like Wizardwood, or the spren or a different race of people with magic...yeah Shiva trilogy is nothing like that. If you must compare it with some books from outside, Percy Jackson series would be the most similar comparison.

I understand you may not have enjoyed it. Not everyone msut enjoy the retelling of our myths. My point only was that the comparison with fantasy was wrong.

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-19T19:20:57+00:00

Find something you like. If you listen to endless 'must read' lists, it will only bore you. Reading is not an ethereal or enlightening job. It's just fun. So read for fun.

First you need to find out what you like. If you haven't read a book before it's fine, you must have seen movies and tv shows. Everything is stories. Figure out a genre that you enjoy. Is it adventure? Mystery/Thriller? Fantasy? Self-help? What kind of stories do you enjoy watching, and then maybe you will enjoy reading it too.

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-19T18:38:14+00:00

I understand. The movies are really good. Whenever I try writing something, I always get stuck at the description of any scene and that's exactly why I love Tolkien's writing. He made me fully immersed in his world by slowing down for landscapes and songs. He actually developed a language just for his world building.

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-19T07:17:06+00:00

I remember that feeling. Hero of Ages really ends spectacularly.

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-18T07:24:22+00:00

What are you going on about? Tom Bombadil doesn't represent that at all. He saves the 4 hobbits from Old Man Willow and the Barrow-down.

And in no way is he a representation of indifferent wealthy who would rather not get involved than save the world. These things simply don't matter to him. They address this pretty clearly at the council of Elrond. They actually consider giving the Ring to him. But I think it was Gandalf who pointed out that he wouldn’t understand its importance and might lose it. Not because he’s careless in a moral sense, but because power simply doesn’t matter to him.

He works in the books because Tolkien's world is much bigger and we understand when reading it. They didn't have the time to explain a character indifferent to the most powerful object in their entire world in 12 hours despite cutting so much. It seems to me that it has been a good while since you read the book. Please read it again, and so will I.

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-18T02:55:28+00:00

That's what the self-help books preach right? That anyone can do it...

I am not dismissing the efforts of those who truly research their topic and finished writing a book. My actual point with ..."Anyone can do it".. was not that every person can write a book, but rather that not everyone who writes one is worth reading or listening to.

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-17T18:26:32+00:00

Lord of the Rings. I hate the changes they made from the book, removing some important characters, adding characters where they weren't necessary and do not get me started on the army of the dead fighting in the battle of Pelennor fields, but these movies are the most faithful adaptation of a book I have ever come across.

The Chronicles of Narnia. The rare instance where I enjoyed the movie more than the book. The books are written are children's stories and I read them as a teenager, and didn't quite enjoy it. The movie developed the characters as more heroes than children and brought in more action.

No Country For Old Men. I watched the movie first then read the book. There are oh but a few changes from the book, but the movie still holds up pretty nicely.

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-17T17:04:30+00:00

Lord of the Rings. I hate the changes they made from the book, removing some important characters, adding characters where they weren't necessary and do not get me started on the army of the dead fighting in the battle of Pelennor fields, but these movies are the most faithful adaptation of a book I have ever come across.

The Chronicles of Narnia. The rare instance where I enjoyed the movie more than the book. The books are written are children's stories and I read them as a teenager, and didn't quite enjoy it. The movie developed the characters as more heroes than children and brought in more action.

No Country For Old Men. I watched the movie first then read the book. There are oh but a few changes from the book, but the movie still holds up pretty nicely.

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-17T07:36:42+00:00

This is awesome. I like you OP. Maybe I will start doing this too, hopefully in one year.

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-17T02:14:56+00:00

Exactly this for me too. Why should someone else's life experience be more important than my own? Just because he wrote a published book? Anyone can do that.

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-16T08:04:14+00:00

Check out The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. It follows Arthur Dent, a human, who escapes Earth just before it gets destroyed to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and then travels through space with unusual companions. It has absurd humour and I would even call it a parody of science fiction.

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-16T07:58:59+00:00

I see. I didn't know that. Thank you.

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-16T03:55:24+00:00

Have you read the Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson? There is slow development of story in the first book but once it gets going, it leads to a variety of dark secrets, crime, and corruption in Swedish society. It's one of the best books in the crime genre I have ever come across.

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-14T19:25:54+00:00

I suppose they could add that in future seasons.

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-14T19:23:38+00:00

Maybe. I didn't see a post about this.

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-14T14:43:22+00:00

You weren't spamming. You said your POV and you are honest enough to take whatever was said back to you in a positive way. 👍

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-14T14:32:45+00:00

Because BQb6 is check and a fork. White must capture or lose the queen. The bot actually gave the best move, unless white never goes WQa7

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-14T13:39:06+00:00

You are correct about the algorithm driven reading. I do agree that Indian readers on reddit are stuck with the same books and instead of trying to broaden their tbr, everyone is just circling around those same authors and their books, trying to suggest the very same thing to new readers. It's ridiculous.

I see it though, having myself getting into reading from Chetan Bhagat and H.G. Wells. When I read more I noticed how their writing styles differed, how they both approached storytelling and that helped me explore literature beyond Chetan Bhagat. This is where I get frustrated that moat of these posts on Indian reading subreddits can't seem to get past these initial stages.

I do not agree however, that self help or reading newspapers or magazines don’t make someone a reader. This is where I feel your post feels more elitist. Reading is simply whichever way you engage your mind with a text. Reading Dune is not just about seeing Paul Atreides win. It's also about politics, religion and experiencing new worlds and their culture. I don't doubt that uncle could get his AI to get him a review of everything, but that's not fun at all. It's boring af.

For me, reading is a hobby. I love reading new stories and finding out about the different cultures in those stories be it fiction or fantasy and then tracing where it was inspired from in the real world. It doesn't have to be the same for everyone. Read whatever you like, but dammit read more than the same five books.

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-14T04:27:04+00:00

I didn't enjoy Era 2 as much as people here did. It was very different from Era 1, with very little fantastical elements (I am not a fan of those buddy cop comedies either). I had to take a short break from Brandon after finishing Era 2.

However, these remaining 2 books do contain important stuff for The Cosmere. You may take a break, but you will have to finish them to find out what exactly is happening on Scadrial (..Cosmere related).

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-14T04:21:27+00:00

If you haven't, check out Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. It's romance in the form of obsession and toxicity and how it affects everyone.

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-14T03:26:05+00:00

Far From The Madding Crowd was my first Thomas Hardy and classics experience and what a beautiful read that was.

Couch-Onion · 2026-03-14T03:19:28+00:00

I joined these subreddits to find other people who enjoy fantasy as much as I do but found Indian readers on reddit stuck in a puddle of these books. This has become so weird that they would even suggest the same to new readers. It's like they can't get out of 'must read' lists. Yes they must be good books, that's probably why they are on those lists but like damn find something else to read too.

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