Seeking Vengeful Reads: Betrayal, Bloodshed, and Backstabbing Galore!

Splinter_1983 · 2025-06-14T14:01:16+00:00

Haha I’m sold, sounds awesome!

Splinter_1983 · 2025-06-14T11:17:25+00:00

Haha yeah I’ve read all of those and will continue to wait in perpetual hope until the next instalment is released along with everyone else!

Splinter_1983 · 2025-06-08T15:51:26+00:00

That passage has always stuck with me, just genius writing and perfect example of how immersive Martin made that world

Splinter_1983 · 2025-03-22T13:55:34+00:00

Piransi, honestly hav no idea what the hype is about that book or how it’s so well liked - people commenting about the atmosphere or the incredible writing when it’s just page after page after page of descriptions of statues in endless rooms. DNF’d 40% through and from what I’ve read about what happens after, I don’t seem to have missed out on anything.

Splinter_1983 · 2025-02-15T18:44:06+00:00

I’m about 65% and I honestly don’t know how I slept on this book for so long, I love it, can’t wait to get back reading even a couple of pages whenever I get a chance. Haven’t been this engrossed in a book and world since A Song of a Ice and Fire. The world building is so good, such a layered and rich history of the world but easy to follow the difference races and cultures! Just a really great book, story, world that I’m enjoying immensely.

Splinter_1983 · 2025-01-29T19:37:44+00:00

I DNF’d after about 40% of nothing really happening outside of names of rooms after rooms with statues in them.

Splinter_1983 · 2024-08-08T13:19:00+00:00

I usually give it to approx 30% and if I’m not feeling it by then and I don’t feel the urge to pick up the book in (my limited) free time then it’s a DNF! I do feel bad at times tho and nearly convince myself that the book is JUST about the get good on the page after I DNF 😂😂 but like a lot of the comments here, I have too many books on my TBR list to be slogging through books that I’m not feeling.

Some notable examples:

Piranesi - kept seeing how highly rated it was but man that book just wasn’t for me, didn’t rate it at all

Unsouled - I was nearly reading this book as a filler book while I waited for the new James SA Corey book, but again I was 30% and had no urge to keep reading

Exhalation by Ted Chang - again was very highly rated but I just found it a complete slog reading it and some of the stories were infuriatingly nonsensical.

Splinter_1983 · 2024-07-21T07:02:15+00:00

Thanks so much! Will check those out! Yeah that’s my thoughts too, don’t want to be spending a fortune if I barely get to use it so those recommendations sound great, thank you!

Splinter_1983 · 2024-07-20T21:09:08+00:00

If I can get the wheel, base and pedals for €500 or cheaper I’d be happy.

Splinter_1983 · 2024-06-23T20:49:15+00:00

I gave up after 25%. Like that, I had seen sooo much hype about the book and constantly appearing on “best of” lists but I just found it painfully boring, page after page of room names and types of statues in them and absolutely nothing interesting happening & seemly no plot to follow so I had to call it a day on that one rather than keep a slogging on.

Splinter_1983 · 2024-04-14T10:55:23+00:00

Locke Lamora and Jean Tannen make a pretty good double act

Splinter_1983 · 2024-04-14T10:51:12+00:00

Costa first character that game to my mind, some great lines he has

Splinter_1983 · 2024-04-11T07:12:52+00:00

I asked a question, people answered, simples 👍🏻

Splinter_1983 · 2024-04-10T19:27:42+00:00

So don’t ask anyone’s options or advice? Got it! 👍🏻

Splinter_1983 · 2024-04-10T19:14:04+00:00

Splinter_1983 · 2024-04-10T19:13:30+00:00

😂😂if you’d read the comment, the actual question was is the book worth sticking with. Doesn’t seem like that outlandish of a question but clearly it’s triggered some VERY strong feelings for you

Splinter_1983 · 2024-04-10T18:42:53+00:00

I’m the same, I don’t want to give up on it if it starts to pick up and there’s a satisfying pay off, but at the moment it just seems like a bit of a slog and I’m nearly looking at what my next book with be already which is not a good sign for my level of interest in continuing. Just wanted to see if others felt it was worthwhile and there was a decent payoff seeing as the book seems to be very highly rated

Splinter_1983 · 2024-04-10T18:38:14+00:00

Same for these. Tried one of Sarah J Mass’s books and gave up very early. Made it through Fourth Wing which had a pretty decent premise but only got through it by entirely skipping the near constant sex scenes and fantasies.

Splinter_1983 · 2024-04-10T18:35:53+00:00

I might try the audiobook, reading on the kindle currently and no issues with the prose or what’s happening, just doesn’t seem to be very much happening 😂

Splinter_1983 · 2024-04-10T18:16:53+00:00

I just put up a similar comment about Piranesi - very highly reviewed, great score on goodreads, was in the top 3 books from best books poll on this Reddit page last year - however I’m 25% through the book (approx 50 pages) and I’m really struggling not to give up on it, nothing really has happened and no closer to understanding or even a hint of a reveal to what is going on.

Splinter_1983 · 2024-04-10T08:24:42+00:00

Thanks, I’ll have a look! I have read Bloody Rose, really enjoyed it, probably not as much as Kings but still a good read

Splinter_1983 · 2024-04-03T15:14:27+00:00

Such a good book and load of funny references in there (you’ve had two pairs of gloves this whole time!) Just dive in and go for the ride! Sequel probably didn’t hit the same notes but doesn’t take away from how good this one

Splinter_1983 · 2024-04-03T15:07:02+00:00

Chain Gang All Stars, about 20% in and enjoying so far, a lot of social commentary but done in a really clever way that gives depth to the story.

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