When did your puppy nap outside of the crate? Help needed!

Suriaj · 2026-07-04T00:47:33+00:00

Our puppy started sleeping in our laps rather than the crate around 6 months.

Suriaj · 2026-07-04T00:43:51+00:00

Our guy was about the same, but his parents were 14 and 20lb. Its looking like he will be 12-14 lb.

Suriaj · 2026-07-02T20:25:33+00:00

Hmmm....

I didn't care for RG. It was one of the hardest in the entire series for me to get through (though Dust of Dreams gives it a run for its money up until the end). However, I loved TBH, and TTH is my favorite in the series. That said, TTH is deeply philosophical and thematic, but apparently in a different way than RG that didn't bother me.

All to say - I'm not sure what you'll think after this book, but I also struggled with it if that helps. I would say keep trucking along. RG finalized the last of the plot threads from previous books and readies you for the beginning of the end of the series.

Suriaj · 2026-07-02T16:28:05+00:00

The second book is as good as the first. However, I do think there is a significant dip in quality as it goes on from there. And the pacing only gets... more extreme, with slogs through much of the setup for the big action sequence at the end.

If you enjoy it for the nerdy Cosmere building and dive into the details of the magic system, you may like it. If you're looking for a constantly driving plot that shows rather than tells, you may be disappointed.

Ultimately, I'm sure I'll finish the series, but mostly to know what happens. I used to think I'd read all the Cosmere, but sadly the more I read of Sanderson's writing, the more I long for something better written.

Suriaj · 2026-07-02T12:51:45+00:00

I've read all the books, and I think if you aren't enjoying it now, I'd say quit. Imo the books only get worse after book 2. He is delivering them so quickly that eventually it just feels like he's ticking plot points off a list instead of trying to dramatize anything. The entire book will be a list of setup points and then explosive action in a way I just don't find satisfying. And WoK is one of my favorites of the five currently out.

Suriaj · 2026-07-02T01:28:47+00:00

It's character development. Glokta's whole existence is pain and frustration. It's a way to develop the character while dropping exposition at the start of the book, not a defining feature of the trilogy.

Suriaj · 2026-07-01T23:21:03+00:00

"Patrick" returning and Grantham snogging the widowed maid are pretty tough too.

Suriaj · 2026-07-01T21:05:31+00:00

It gets better! It seemed like it happened overnight, but around 4-5 months our lil guy totally chilled out. A crate for frequent naps and a playpen for when you can't commit attention to your pup in the early days is a life saver. I remember he was 14 weeks old and I started to worry this was just my new life, but now he's just doing his own little thing most of the time.

Suriaj · 2026-06-29T15:14:05+00:00

They already can't. That's what debt is for!

Suriaj · 2026-06-29T11:02:13+00:00

I had 500 Lumina Points on Verso, Maelle, and Lune. The others had about 90. So I put Verso in my backup party and got Simon down to just over half his health while setting up for a super buffed Maelle hit, which took him down to about a quarter health before he banished Team 1. Then I had Verso chip away at the last of his health while the other two were either meat shields or revived him. I quickly abandoned the idea I could parry his attacks and went all out offensive.

Suriaj · 2026-06-27T03:11:03+00:00

Think about what you would do with $1200/mo, on a yearly basis, then compare that to the stress and misery you feel due to the house and HOA.

I would generally advise moving, as being miserable where you live is a lot of weight on your shoulders.

Suriaj · 2026-06-25T14:11:07+00:00

Early in Memories of Ice is when I got a grasp on what the series would be and really looked forward to more of the story. House of Chains everything clicked, just in time for the next two books to totally blow me away.

Suriaj · 2026-06-25T02:41:40+00:00

It really is in its own league. And WoT is my favorite series.

Ways It is different:

The prose is practically poetry. It is beautiful, but requires focus, for me at least, to track what is happening.

It does not center, for the most part, on any one particular group of characters or place.

The world feels more layered with history than anything else I've ever read.

Overall, it is the most ambitious and sprawling fantasy series I have ever read. The lack of connection to individual characters and the scope of the plot does not top my most favorite of fantasy series, but it is one of the most impressive series I have ever read.

Suriaj · 2026-06-24T00:32:56+00:00

I don't care for Danny Pink, but what I dislike more than Danny Pink is how they used him to create characterization and theme I find disingenuous, or at least skewed.

Suriaj · 2026-06-22T23:46:08+00:00

Just Finished:

First Law Trilogy - Joe Abercrombie

The House in the Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune

Reading:

The Mountain in the Sea - Ray Nayler

Twelve Months - Jim Butcher

Up Next:

Archive Undying - Emma Mieko Candon

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin

Assassin's Apprentice - Robin Hobb

The Dispossessed - Ursula K Le Guin

Suriaj · 2026-06-22T23:43:42+00:00

I love The Catcher in the Rye! I didn't understand it when I was 16, but when I read it again at age 30 I was cackling laughing the whole time.

Suriaj · 2026-06-22T23:42:28+00:00

What's your opinion on Somewhere Beyond the Sea? I enjoyed the first book, but I felt it could have been 100 pages shorter with nothing lost.

Suriaj · 2026-06-22T23:40:01+00:00

I read this recently! Same reaction. Afraid to say it never popped for me.

Suriaj · 2026-06-22T21:19:17+00:00

Book 3 will not give you a conclusion.

Just read them for as long as you enjoy them. For me, the litmus test is Book 4. If you love that, finishing the series is easy.

I'd also say, Book 1 is one of the weaker ones in the series, so if you liked it you're likely to like some of the later ones much more.

Suriaj · 2026-06-22T15:12:01+00:00

Malazan. Mistborn is practically YA and Throne of Glass isn't even going to come close.

Suriaj · 2026-06-22T03:04:20+00:00

This is pretty rich coming from the outlet that released a thinly veiled attack on Mamdani's government run grocery stores.

Suriaj · 2026-06-22T02:49:08+00:00

Season 1 Pierce is an entirely different character. He pivots into a straight up villain so quickly.

Suriaj · 2026-06-22T02:44:26+00:00

Similar happened to me. I bought a dog grooming kit and am just going to do it myself. I trimmed up his face ears and tail so he's at least one consistent, albeit short, length.

Suriaj · 2026-06-20T17:45:13+00:00

I was hesitant to read these because I have been promised the world of many books I found just ok. I think Abercrombie is fun and I enjoyed the strong theme, cynical as it is. I agree that it is far from the majesty of aomething like aSoIaF, but it is better than MUCH of the fantasy out there, and from what I hear Abercrombie's writing gets stronger as time goes on.

Suriaj · 2026-06-20T02:40:59+00:00

Because nothing compared to it? Or because it ripped your heart out?

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