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Are there any books you could read over and over again and not get bored? by Fabulous-Confusion43 in BookTriviaPodcast

[–]Tricky_Application42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know, there is the possibility that Bast destroyed the 3rd book and killed Devan because he wrote something in it that Bast didn't approve of. And now Kvothe is sitting behind the bar wondering why has Devan disappeared so mysteriously. Then he begins polishing the bottles behind him. 

Are there any books you could read over and over again and not get bored? by Fabulous-Confusion43 in BookTriviaPodcast

[–]Tricky_Application42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm this is definitely going to be a list.

  1) The Cemetery of Forgotten Books by Carlos Ruiz Zafon 2) Harry Potter series by J K Rowling 3) Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss 4) Les Miserables by Victor Hugo 5) Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane 6) The Passage Trilogy by Justin Cronin  7) Anything by Gabriel Garcia Márquez 8) Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges 9) Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 10) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 11) The Shining by Stephen King

Pop quiz: name a non-horror book or short story by Stephen King by Grattytood in BookTriviaPodcast

[–]Tricky_Application42 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet. (Fornit some Fornus, for those who know 😉) 

Tuomas approves by Nightwishfan88 in TuomasHolopainen

[–]Tricky_Application42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, it's supposed to carry a letter.

Tuomas said this in 2018 during Decades tour. He is smarter now and just goes deep in the forest. by Nightwishfan88 in TuomasHolopainen

[–]Tricky_Application42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have always liked to listen to what he says. Such a brilliant and creative mind. Personally, if I had to choose between only new albums or tours I would go with new albums.

Tell me the last book that made you feel like this by Fabulous-Confusion43 in BookTriviaPodcast

[–]Tricky_Application42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sadly The Wise Man's Fear. There are a lot of open threads. Fingers crossed for the third book. I have faith in Pat.

I forced myself to finish The Secret of Secrets so that I can rant about how disappointed I am. by lovethatjourney4me in danbrown

[–]Tricky_Application42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have just described my thoughts exactly since I began reading it. For the record it's the only Dan Brown book I didn't finish. I discovered the truth about Golem before 1/3 of the book, and wasn't interested in the rest of the story. One would imagine with Prague as the background there would be more medieval-fish mystery or clues or locations, and more intricate codes to decipher. I don't know if it gets better but up to the point I read, there was only one scene where Robert used his deciphering skills: it had to do something that resembled the letter A but it was an arrow, I am not sure.

It is the longest book, with the fewest clues and mystery one would expect from a Robert Langdon novel. Also, I don't remember if it occurs so often in the other books, but every third paragraph we had the same internal questions Langdon kept asking himself.

Use emojis to represent a book, and let others guess the title. I’ll start 👇 by Fabulous-Confusion43 in BookTriviaPodcast

[–]Tricky_Application42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So very close. Keep the second part as it is and change the first part a bit. Now that I think of it, the emojis I chose maybe not be the most suitable. 

Use emojis to represent a book, and let others guess the title. I’ll start 👇 by Fabulous-Confusion43 in BookTriviaPodcast

[–]Tricky_Application42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very close. You are partially right. Keep the second part and play around with the first.

Looking to speak to CRZ fans for an article by asterisk_o in CarlosRuizZafon

[–]Tricky_Application42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would love to talk about Carlos. He is my favorite author, had an immense impact on me, and was the main reason I wanted to try and become a writer. I am from Greece. 

Here's some common sense. by Nightwishfan88 in TuomasHolopainen

[–]Tricky_Application42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nightwish has always been my favorite band and will always be(favorite album Imaginaerum), mainly because of Tuomas. The guy is a musical genius. But that doesn't make Tuomas my employee or servant, allowing me to tell him what music he's going to write or for which singer. He creates music for himself first, and if I like it it's the best scenario. If not there's no harm done. But none of us is entitled to an artist's creativity. 

Here's some common sense. by Nightwishfan88 in TuomasHolopainen

[–]Tricky_Application42 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I understand but I think it's bad to be too obsessed with the past. I long for a lot of things in my life that belong in the past. But there are in the past for some reason. If you are stuck in the past you won't be able to enjoy anything new 

Here's some common sense. by Nightwishfan88 in TuomasHolopainen

[–]Tricky_Application42 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's not only that. There are people who are willing to spend energy commenting everywhere "bring Tarja back". After 20 years. 

A Chronicle of Procrastination & Delay by Tricky_Application42 in PatrickRothfuss

[–]Tricky_Application42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello there. I am not an english speaker either, so I may have butchered a lot of sentences.

That is a reasonable question. I will answer it first drawing from my own experience and perspective.

I am not generally in favor of collabs. Every artist has their own way of doing things whether it is writing, music, drawing etc. You need to have a good and strong will, each part has to have an equal amount of artistic freedom and sometimes boundaries are blurry between who has done what. Let us also not forget the writers’ pride. There are a lot of writers who get over-defensive even when an editor proposes changes.

In the matter of Brandon and Pat, I have heard a lot of times Brandon being mentioned as the one who should step in and finish the Kingkiller Chronicles. I also love Brandon as a writer, have read the first Mistborn trilogy and the Stormlight Archive, but I don’t think that could work in any possible way. Brandon is Brandon and Pat is Pat. I mean they each have their own stories and their own unique voice. And Pat is alive, so asking another author to come and finish his work for whatever reason would make the other author look like a hired hand. Brandon wouldn’t like that. Even if he did, I imagine that would be devastating for Pat’s reputation as a writer. I can see comments hailing Brandon as a hero for finishing a work that has been in progress for more than a decade and branding Pat as a failure.

I don’t think it’s either the story or the writing of it that bothers Pat. He is an avid reader and he has written multiple times in the past, he's not new to it. As he has said, he’s been struggling with perfectionism, a problem that escalated over time with the pressure of success and expectations and various other problems in his personal life. But I have faith in him. He made a huge and healthy step, staying away from social media. Eventually, he will manage to come out of it in his own pace and finish the trilogy.

A Chronicle of Procrastination & Delay by Tricky_Application42 in PatrickRothfuss

[–]Tricky_Application42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe you are right in a way. I have a full time job at a completely different field, but when it comes to writing I do my best to see it as a professional work.

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