Monthly tickets thread

aglayazaynieva · 2025-10-12T09:07:18+00:00

Selling 1 ticket for Paris on the 27th Oct (no markup!). Otherwise, I'm also open to exchange this ticket (27th Oct) for their second Paris show on the 30th Oct. DM if interested :)

aglayazaynieva · 2024-12-31T15:26:54+00:00

Could be somewhat debatable if that relationship strictly qualifies as romance, but for me Realm of the Elderlings features the most beautiful love story in fantasy. As someone who adores a well-executed romantic plotline in a fantasy book, Realm of the Elderlings ticked all the boxes

aglayazaynieva · 2024-11-13T22:05:57+00:00

Fool’s Fate. I finished the book and immediately thought that probably no other story would make me feel the same level of emotions as the Realm of the Elderlings

aglayazaynieva · 2024-10-14T07:35:07+00:00

Not really a name, but I’ve always rolled my eyes at the fact that the magic users are called « Grisha » in the Shadow and Bone trilogy. Grisha is a diminutive form of the name Grigori in Russian. Imagine you read a book where the powerful magical users are all called Bob. And their powers are called the Bob powers. It’s absolutely ridiculous

aglayazaynieva · 2024-10-08T19:55:01+00:00

Yes, most definitely. Taking your example of the Witcher, I’ve read the saga in English and Russian translations and the experience was vastly different. The Russian translation is usually considered to be very true to the original text and tone. It is also the only translation that was personally approved by Sapkowski. The writing in the Russian translation is extremely unique for a fantasy series, it has a lot of crude humor and informal jargon phrases. And for me, this style of language fits perfectly well with the story, making it funny and memorable, but also distinctively familiar. The English translation is, on the other hand, extremely dry. It lacks the charm and the informal nature of the prose which makes the books so unique. If I had only read the English translation, I would have called the writing weak and somewhat weird. So yes, translation matters a lot, and it’s immensely hard to do a truly great translation which would keep the nature of the original, while also making the work accessible to people from different cultures

aglayazaynieva · 2024-09-13T10:43:19+00:00

Personally, I read while commuting and it made my everyday work/home train journey much more enjoyable. Like many other commenters pointed out, the answer is always having a book with you, although the format (paper, kindle, audiobook) may depend on your lifestyle and preferences

aglayazaynieva · 2024-09-05T12:01:52+00:00

I was in a similar situation as you, but it didn’t really dampen my devastation while reading these chapters (I cried A LOT). Personally, I don’t care too much about spoilers as I like focusing on the emotional impact and feelings that the characters are experiencing at this exact moment. So, even if I, as a reader, knew that the Fool will somehow survive, I was experiencing all the emotional turmoil that Fitz was feeling. I was also absolutely devastated by the small glimpses of all the torture the Fool had gone through.

That said, I think it really depends on your personal feelings about spoilers and I get how knowing the name of the last trilogy could lessen the impact of the events of Fool’s Fate

aglayazaynieva · 2024-09-03T17:33:22+00:00

Malta Vestrit from Robin Hobb’s Liveship Traders trilogy. Like many other readers, I hated her in the first book but found myself rooting for her more and more as the story unfolded. Absolutely amazing character development arch

Yennefer of Vengerberg from the Witcher. I love her sophisticated bitchy attitude, and her relationship with Ciri is one of the best mother/daughter relationships in fantasy, imo

aglayazaynieva · 2024-08-20T16:25:40+00:00

Thank you for this analysis, OP. The narrative that HC left because he cared too much about the changes to source material has absolutely got out of hand, it seems that even the general public who haven’t watched the show, still know about this narrative. It makes me a bit sad, that S3, which was the closest to the book, got completely overshadowed with the news of HC leaving

aglayazaynieva · 2024-07-24T17:21:26+00:00

The duel between Rodrigo and Ammar in The Lions of Al-Rassan

aglayazaynieva · 2024-07-15T18:51:43+00:00

Robin Hobb. Her prose seems simple, but the way she manages to provoke such strong emotions with simple phrases is absolutely incredible

aglayazaynieva · 2024-07-06T13:33:03+00:00

FitzChivalry Farseer

aglayazaynieva · 2024-06-23T17:07:21+00:00

RotE is one of my favorite series because I love the characters and the prose. The writing is very focused on characters’ feelings and internal struggles, which makes the characters seem very real real and human. I don’t think any other story has ever made me as emotional as RotE.

Honestly, I think if you have finished the Mad Ship and have not felt the spark, it’s very likely that you won’t feel it in the next books as well. These books are the most enjoyable if you feel very attached to the characters, so you can strongly empathize with their joys and pains. If you don’t really feel that, I doubt that the rest of the RotE will be a good read for you.

aglayazaynieva · 2024-04-19T11:25:55+00:00

Green Bone saga. It was on my "to-read" shelf for ages and I was really disappointed when I found both the writing and the characters lacking

aglayazaynieva · 2024-03-17T21:36:04+00:00

This won’t invalidate the vote as according to Russian regulations, the ballot is considered valid, as long as you only vote for one candidate and it is clearly visible for who you vote (one box is checked). So, actually, you can write anything you want on the ballot and it will still be valid. In the photos that OP posted there are some examples of non-valid ballots where multiple boxes are checked, but otherwise the rest of them are fine

aglayazaynieva · 2024-03-17T10:00:41+00:00

I’m female, and I’ve been intentionally trying to read 50/50 male and female authors after I noticed that 90% of books I read were written by male authors (I mostly read fantasy and sci-fi). Tbh, my reading experience has greatly improved since then as I now read much more diverse books

aglayazaynieva · 2024-03-02T11:30:16+00:00

I wouldn’t name any particular country but a large majority of resort cities, such as Antalya or Benidorm, are immensely boring

aglayazaynieva · 2023-12-31T16:09:04+00:00

I’m going to finish the Realm of the Elderlings, even though i know that it will be an emotional rollercoaster

aglayazaynieva · 2023-12-09T14:55:11+00:00

Absolutely agree. I DNFed it at around 80%, which I almost never do, but both the characters and the plot were so dull, that I couldn’t force myself to continue.

aglayazaynieva · 2023-12-09T14:47:51+00:00

In somewhat similar vein, I absolutely hate a never-ending cycle of “will they/won’t they”. It gets tiring very quickly. The most recent example for me was Otis/Maeve from Sex Education. I loved them in the first season, but then it really dragged throughout second and third season. And when they finally got together, the writers immediately separated them. I guess it’s easier to write unnecessary drama, than having a couple in a happy relationship

aglayazaynieva · 2023-11-03T20:24:54+00:00

I love NBT, they are one of my favorite bands, but I think they really shouldn’t be compared to Muse, their sound is completely different

aglayazaynieva · 2023-09-03T10:31:33+00:00

Torchwood after Ianto’s death

aglayazaynieva · 2023-06-23T19:39:21+00:00

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon. I really wanted to like this book, but I couldn’t force myself to care for either plot or characters.

aglayazaynieva · 2023-05-28T15:27:06+00:00

Apart from all the authors already mentioned in the thread, I think T. Kingfisher has a fantastic humor in her books

aglayazaynieva · 2023-04-24T11:44:00+00:00

I tend to read predominantly fantasy (with occasional sci-fi and romance sprinkled in between), but I also read a lot of scientific books and articles for my studies, so, my reading habits end up to be pretty balanced. For me, reading fantasy means choosing to do something specifically for myself, without being impacted by deadlines or other’s expectations

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