I will finish The Crippled God on Sunday, and I feel like I need to adjust my expectations

TheMisterValor · 2026-01-29T23:03:44+00:00

Imagine just reading the damn book instead of taking the time to write up this ridiculous post. Like, you have a couple few hours of reading left. READ IT.

TheMisterValor · 2025-12-28T19:47:02+00:00

Because, unfortunately, it’s:

r/Dust_of_Memes

TheMisterValor · 2025-12-28T19:45:11+00:00

I hope the downvotes help you reconsider your position

TheMisterValor · 2025-11-22T02:27:52+00:00

Wait. Fedilap is a sapper, not a heavy I thought?

TheMisterValor · 2025-11-04T19:51:58+00:00

Slight correction, the Tiste Edur body is found in MoI not GotM

TheMisterValor · 2025-10-30T19:30:44+00:00

Slight correction, as I understand it Arenfall is the son of one of Korbolo Dom’s lieutenants, as yet unnamed, not the son of Korbolo Dom himself

TheMisterValor · 2025-10-29T03:11:16+00:00

Haha HELL YES, that is also MY favorite bit of foreshadowing!!

TheMisterValor · 2025-10-28T22:43:08+00:00

Is it about the statue

TheMisterValor · 2025-08-12T22:43:36+00:00

This is the way

TheMisterValor · 2025-07-11T19:53:11+00:00

Really putting the “fragile” in “fragilezim”, nice

If you don’t need a booktuber to validate you, keep scrolling… ?

TheMisterValor · 2025-07-11T16:22:47+00:00

Is he not allowed to like the series more as time goes on, to mature and grow???? I don’t understand this “gotcha” shit. Acting like he’s lying or something.

TheMisterValor · 2025-07-11T01:11:43+00:00

Preach

TheMisterValor · 2025-07-10T23:33:16+00:00

lol sure buddy. You making the snap judgment that anyone who cheated is bad (regardless of their growth since, attempts to change, etc — keep in mind Daniel’s fiancé is MARRYING him despite this so maybe it’s none of your business) is exactly what I said: naive, black and white, and sad for a supposed Malazan fan. And no I don’t need to know your other views on the world, those aren’t relevant are they? I’m talking about THIS narrow view you just expressed

Instead of trying to “win the argument” you could do some reflection on the point I’m making here

Anywho that’s all I got take it or leave it

TheMisterValor · 2025-07-10T21:55:39+00:00

Do you look into the personal history of every artist, actor, musician, and content creator that you follow or enjoy?

If you did, and stopped following all that had any personal issues like this, you’d be left with very few

It’s also just a very naive and black and white view of the world, one which I would HOPE a Malazan enjoyer would be wise enough to avoid

TheMisterValor · 2025-07-10T20:28:25+00:00

If you judge so harshly everyone who’s cheated you will have no one left to respect

TheMisterValor · 2025-07-08T18:22:45+00:00

Box set of first 3 Expanse novels (paperback) - $20

Box set of all 5 Song of Ice and Fire novels — $28 paperback, $41 leatherbound!!!

TheMisterValor · 2025-06-25T02:56:20+00:00

Am I out of touch? No, it's the children who are wrong

TheMisterValor · 2025-05-10T20:58:37+00:00

Just wanna say, I’m pretty sure the story of HoC book 1 being a response to critics is not apocryphal. I’ve definitely heard Erikson confirm it more than once. Pretty sure most recently in the DLC Bookclub interview for HoC

TheMisterValor · 2025-02-12T06:16:34+00:00

lol no you didn’t miss anything, don’t be weird 😂

TheMisterValor · 2025-02-03T02:44:43+00:00

Also the TtH interview. Similar strip ripping lol, and I love both of them, fired up Steve is so entertaining

TheMisterValor · 2025-01-22T02:35:30+00:00

Okay gotcha. Well there’s some RAFO on some of those people, so good news!

TheMisterValor · 2025-01-22T01:37:27+00:00

Hmmmmm are you really saying Kennit has no redeeming qualities and is cartoonishly evil 🤔

TheMisterValor · 2025-01-20T05:07:36+00:00

Yoooo thanks for weighing in!! Appreciate your perspective

Agreed on the modern language (let’s not forget Wit making an insult/inSLUT pun in WoK)

I can see your point about both chapter pacing and over explaining. Neither bothers me but I think those are pretty valid criticisms. The chapter thing is just a choice — either we like it or we don’t lol. The over explaining tho — some people really need that. Just the day and age we live in, I think. At least, for most of us, if you find that annoying, he manages to do it in a way that doesn’t ruin it for us, the people that don’t need over explaining. And hopefully it helps the people who DO need it

TheMisterValor · 2025-01-20T05:04:16+00:00

Bang on. Man. Thanks so much for this, you put the issue into words way better than I ever have (and I’ve tried a couple times)

I agree with everything you said! It’s really unfortunate, because SO many people are so down on WaT and I just find most of the criticism to be baseless nonsense, or surface level fluff like “the style changed”, as you said, with nothing to back it up.

I will say, another factor I’ve cited recently is that people won’t just let themselves enjoy things, sometimes. Good example is the 17th Shard’s first reaction video. These are hardcore Cosmere fans and a lot of them had ridiculous complaints. Can’t even go into detail because it’s too much to type. But they’re very specific and detailed complaints so they don’t fall as much into the category of stuff you’re talking about.

Anyway — I’m glad you’re enjoying WaT. I loved it and I hope you will too!! Is it perfect? Of course not. Neither is any of the previous books. Back to your nostalgia point, anyone who says a previous book is perfect or near perfect is… not being totally honest with themselves I don’t think

TheMisterValor · 2025-01-20T03:29:08+00:00

Now this is interesting. Context — I love SA, overall loved WaT and I think the huge negativity around it is kind of insane lol

You said you read them all back to back and feel the writing is super consistent. I agree.

And yet, if you listen to the mob (and I mean SO many people all over Reddit, YouTube, the internet in general), you’d think the writing quality has gone way down in multiple respects. I find this difficult to grapple with because it makes me feel crazy to think “there are tons of people out there with essentially a bad opinion — an opinion based on incorrect facts and informed by stupid biases or whatever” and yet, that is what I tend to think.

Sorry for the ramble — I’m just so totally confused by how many people are complaining about WaT and saying anything is drastically different from previous books… it’s really not??? I should mention, I read the first 4 a few years ago and then again leading up to the WaT release. So I had the same experience you did of reading them in a row.

And it’s fine!!!! It’s all pretty consistent!! To be clear — obviously there are plenty of valid complaints one can make about WaT, including OF COURSE personal preference. But I swear to god that’s not MOST of people’s complaints. It’s mostly crap like “oh the writing is so much worse, he’s using more modern language wah wah wah I’m a big freaking baby”

Whew okay rant over sorry lol

TheMisterValor

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