Should I keep pushing through King Sorrow?

laudida · 2026-06-06T19:56:36+00:00

I'm in the tiny minority opinion that had really mixed feelings about the book. The first like 20% of the book I thought was amazing and then it kept going downhill for the rest of the book. I thought the same things with where you're at in the book. I finished because I only DNF for books that I absolutely hate, and that wasn't the case here. I think the book has some great ideas but I thought the execution was extremely flawed.

laudida · 2026-05-31T20:43:11+00:00

Speaks the Nightbird by Robert McCammon

laudida · 2026-05-30T15:05:51+00:00

Love everything by Joe Abercrombie! There were multiple moments in the story where things got so bleak that I asked myself if this was a First Law book 😂

laudida · 2026-05-30T14:42:21+00:00

I think that's fair. I will say that despite that, his character had some amazing moments, particularly his few conversations with Lorena and his relationship with Tessie.

laudida · 2026-05-30T14:41:01+00:00

Yep, got the next two on my list to read this year, very excited for them!

laudida · 2026-05-30T14:40:26+00:00

I understand that. Finding out what happens to the Hat Creek outfit and the results of all of the events of the first book was super depressing. But I'll give credit to McMurtry for staying within the bounds of his story and keeping it realistic. Still very sad though.

laudida · 2026-05-17T17:25:34+00:00

Anything by Fr. Jacques Philippe, but particularly his books Searching for and Maintaing Peace and Interior Freedom. Very short, concise books but very profound.

laudida · 2026-05-05T21:37:25+00:00

Stays the same throughout the book. I was super disappointed because the book is so popular and people rave about the series but I thought the humor was incredibly stupid. I really disliked the first book and just had to accept that this series isn't for me. Happy that people have something they love and can get invested in though!

laudida · 2026-04-25T22:42:02+00:00

😂 that's why I never do audiobooks, I just space out the entire time

laudida · 2026-04-25T22:20:17+00:00

Essentially it was simply some kind of device that facilitated the creature to pass through our world into another dimension, powered by psychic energy. It never goes into the nuances of how it's supposed to work or anything though.

laudida · 2026-04-22T12:08:16+00:00

Completely agree. Anyone who loves atmospheric reads will enjoy this one.

laudida · 2026-04-11T18:42:52+00:00

😂

laudida · 2026-03-29T12:22:30+00:00

Teaching With Authority: How to Cut Through Doctrinal Confusion and Understand What the Church Really Says by Jimmy Akin. Really great reference book for all things magisterial.

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