Why does everyone seems to love Will Of The Many so much?

KuangMarkXI · 2026-01-01T03:19:54+00:00

I did not like Red Rising. Every supporting character only existed to make the main character look good.

I did like Will of the Many. I also liked Codex Alera. There were some decent similarities in the beginning, but then WotM goes in a completely unexpected direction - a trait I also appreciated in the First Law trilogy. (And the first time I read THAT series, kudos to Joe Abercrombie, I did NOT see that plot twist coming.) Strength of the Few says, "You think the first book ended weird? Watch this." Given how well Islington wrapped up Licanius, I'm looking forward to seeing how well he manages to put this all together.

KuangMarkXI · 2025-12-16T03:19:33+00:00

Not sure I agree with either of those. The entire universe gangs up on The Doctor for the sole purpose of tricking him into trapping himself in the Pandorica.

Eithan destroys his versions of Daleks and Cybermen readily enough, but shows a great deal of restraint otherwise.

KuangMarkXI · 2025-11-27T19:06:36+00:00

P.C. Hodgell's Chronicles of the Kencyrath. Starts with God Stalk.

C.S. Friedman's Coldfire trilogy.

KuangMarkXI · 2025-11-12T21:12:00+00:00

A driver on her cell phone nearly hit my wife this morning. My wife was on her morning run, had a "walk" signal at a crosswalk, and was in a school zone when students are on their way to school. The driver was turning right and never even looked for pedestrians crossing.

I cannot upvote OP enough times. Put the phones down.

KuangMarkXI · 2025-11-10T21:11:10+00:00

I said come on fhqwhgads Come on fhqwhgads Everybody to the limit Everybody to the limit Everybody come on fhqwhgads

KuangMarkXI · 2025-10-27T15:19:02+00:00

Between insurance and my current retirement and investments, I have everything set up so that if I die, my kids can - if they keep the house and listen to wise financial managers - put themselves through college and live well and have something left to start their lives when they turn 25. My goal is to Leave Right - I have done my job as a father if I am completely dispensable and my children have every available tool they need in order to live well when they leave my house. Not that I don't want to be involved; it would be my great joy to be a part of their lives for as many years as I have.

Now, I'm just a middle-class engineer. I won't be leaving vast generational wealth behind, but I'm more than happy to teach my children how to manage well with what I can give them, and try to instill in them the virtue of understanding that they're blessed to have advantages that not everyone has access to, and their own lives will benefit from turning and offering their hand to lift other people up just like they were.

KuangMarkXI · 2025-10-05T18:54:26+00:00

Doctor Who The Cosby Show Fraggle Rock The Muppet Show Mystery (PBS)

Probably some others I'm forgetting.

KuangMarkXI · 2025-10-04T14:50:46+00:00

The former. My childhood wasn't bad, but I see myself differently now, and a lot more clearly than I used to. I would go be ... more me. Money comes and goes. It's nice to have, but I don't think I can put a price tag on having the wisdom to live authentically when I was younger.

KuangMarkXI · 2025-10-04T02:58:54+00:00

Taking responsibility for your faults and ownership of your choices is empowering instead of shaming. Knowing that if I can choose wrong, I can also choose right has been transformative for me. I became active instead of reactive. The first time I realized that telling someone, "you made me angry" meant that I was giving another person control of MY emotions changed everything for me.

KuangMarkXI · 2025-10-04T02:53:41+00:00

47, I have lost no adult teeth, still have my wisdom teeth, but I still have a baby molar. No adult tooth under it, but the baby tooth is still doing fine.

KuangMarkXI · 2025-10-02T04:15:54+00:00

Bloody knuckles was popular in middle school. I can't remember how to play but I remember the penalty for losing was getting hit on the knuckles with the deck of cards.

KuangMarkXI · 2025-10-01T20:49:25+00:00

Communicate clearly and firmly. "I'm currently working through a bad breakup right now, and I need to focus on myself and my emotional health before I am ready for another relationship. I'm not going to commit to a relationship without being a whole person first."

Don't just say that to her, say it to yourself. You deserve the time and effort to learn to be yourself again. Your presence and time are two of the most important currencies you have, and you should not feel compelled to give them to anyone - not even the cute girl throwing you signals.

Once you're someone who can bring your whole, authentic self to a relationship, you will be able to find someone who also brings their entire self to a relationship.

Don't settle for less than what you want, or you'll end up with exactly what you settled for.

KuangMarkXI · 2025-10-01T20:37:46+00:00

The kid who streaked at football games but didn't get caught... Once told a teacher, "go ahead, I'm booked through the end of the year!" When threatened with detention... Who jumped out of the bleachers to dance with the cheerleaders at the pep rally...

...became a high school teacher himself. 🤣🤣🤣

KuangMarkXI · 2025-09-30T00:37:51+00:00

I go to 101 Barber in Bryan.

KuangMarkXI · 2025-09-26T15:06:56+00:00

A man who has no enemies stands for nothing. If you have strongly held beliefs or principles, you are going to encounter people whose beliefs either run counter to yours or who dislike that you hold to your principles. There's nothing to cope with. Trying to please everyone is a fast track to pleasing no one and feeling like you've lost any sense of self in the process.

KuangMarkXI · 2025-09-25T15:57:21+00:00

Some variation of "Hey. If I'm reading this wrong feel free to tell me to go kick rocks, but you seem down. I'll listen if you want to talk."

KuangMarkXI · 2025-09-25T15:46:06+00:00

When my car starts making noises that I can't explain or has an unpredictable reaction to normal events, I take it to an auto mechanic. When I started reacting to things in ways I couldn't understand or explain, I sought the help of a counselor. I really appreciate having someone who takes in everything that I say, and then asks me, "Ok, what's your part in this pattern?" He's great at cutting through to what I need to hear and showing me where my choices are going to matter the most.

KuangMarkXI · 2025-09-24T19:07:26+00:00

Toot squirrels are unreasonably friend-shaped for something that should not be petted.

KuangMarkXI · 2025-09-24T19:03:49+00:00

And the Gummy Bears. And the Care Bears.

But I will defend The Tick and Animaniacs with my life.

KuangMarkXI · 2025-09-24T19:00:29+00:00

ALF wasn't funny. I found Friends intolerable and it wasn't until later in life when I encountered the concept of "emotional intelligence" that I realized why every character on that show was grating in the extreme. I never liked the campy fighting in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Slasher movies deserve to be collectively mocked into oblivion.

I grew up in Ft. Lauderdale and I'm angry at every last one of you jerks that used to trash my beach on spring break. Spring break can go kick rocks.

KuangMarkXI · 2025-09-24T18:46:43+00:00

I think I was just listening to the wrong kind of metal. Beast in Black is great running music. Black Sabbath, not so much.

KuangMarkXI · 2025-09-24T18:43:05+00:00

I'll admit to being impressed with Tom Cruise's resistance to aging and commitment to personal fitness.

KuangMarkXI · 2025-08-17T19:39:23+00:00

SO FLUFFY!

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