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What he said. The first book definitely takes a while to get going, sorta like The Fellowship of the Ring. They both try to gradually introduce you to the fantasy bits by first putting you in the middle of a recognizable real life-like setting. Just give it time.
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I've given up on Wheel of Time, I've tried time and time again and just can't get into it. So instead I picked up this
![]() The Gunslinger by Stephen King Stephen King was easily my favourite author when I was between the ages of about 12-15. I think this was largely because my dad loved him and we shared books a lot. His material is great if you've got long commutes which I did when living in Vancouver so I really got into his stuff. Despite all that though, I never really had much interest in The Dark Tower series because it wasn't horror, but almost a decade later I'm really beginning to see the errors in not examining the series earlier. I'm confident this would have blown my mind if I was 13 or 14, but I'm still enjoying the shit out of it right now. It's good to finally get back into a series, it's been a little boring just reading individual books for the last year after finishing A Dance with Dragons. |
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I was bored so I checked for reviews of this book on Amazon, and this is my favorite:
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That seems to be a common theme with fantasy authors, going into elaborate detail about the most mundane things. I let Martin get away with his descriptions of food because they always sound delicious and gives me ideas for incorporating that into my own cooking.
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It's been forever since I read Lord of the Rings back in high school, so I'm rereading it and I just finished Fellowship. It's even better than I remember. The Shire, Rivendell, Moria, and best of all, Lothlorien. So much magic (you know, metaphorical magic) in those books. When the world is ruled by chaotic, cynical nihilism, LOTR makes sense.
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