Strongest aspect of this comic is the art. Coloring and backgrounds are pleasant (Specifically that pink, dark twilit sk Something smells squirrelly.
Strongest aspect of this comic is the art. Coloring and backgrounds are pleasant (Specifically that pink, dark twilit sky). There’s more than one topless man with chiseled physique. The style changes slightly here and there but not for the worse. Plenty to write home about for the art.
The story is rather lousy. I take it to be a larger what-if kinda thing. Episodic. In that sense it’s more enjoyable. If I skim in a comic you lost my attention. Maybe that’s on me…Still. I feel like this could have been any DC character thrown in here for that first half. It’s like someone played the new God of War and felt inspired to write about Norse mythology. I liked it more than the rest, so there’s that lol. Ratatosk is cute. ...more
The way the main protagonist was brought up shines a light on our current reality. Disturbing? Maybe.
“I was introduced to the OASIS at an early age…aThe way the main protagonist was brought up shines a light on our current reality. Disturbing? Maybe.
“I was introduced to the OASIS at an early age…as soon as I was old enough to wear a visor and pair of haptic gloves…she stuck me in a corner and went back to work.”
It many ways with interactive online-anything there is a portion of our education, even if it must be deemed the new ‘street cred’, due to available technology. Watching water go down drains feels educational to an extent. Available tech. I’ve probably had as many digital interactions with people as I’ve had real-life interactions. Maybe more…
It’s gotta be hard to track those effects of technology, right? Reading Ready Player One (well as far as I got anyway, lol) with the growing infatuation over AI makes some things laughable and it isn’t even that dated. I still remember Crystalis calling the end of the world in 1992…Little awkward.
Ready Player One is just a nerdy (geek, if you will) book for other nerds with similar interests. Maybe it’s a novel about obsession. Because, I think technology – very much video games and phones – inspire obsession while masquerading as something else.
I’ve played a lot of World of Warcraft in my life. A LOT. Like, A F^*%($ING LOT. And I still have dumped a lot of time into plenty other games. Somehow. The trick is I fell in love with games for their stories, soundtracks, etc., and well, it’s like reading a book with more to it and you interact. Pure fascination. Going online - things feel different.
Playing against other LIVE players. Same pure fascination. It’s just once we’re online things change. Or maybe I’ve changed. Hard to say. Still, online games feel more like an obsession with ranked systems and rewards to keep you playing rather than offering more. Remember DVDs? Now there’s Netflix. It ain’t the same…
The callback to a time where things were unplugged from the network but still had that core capture of our attention. That’s what this is. I don’t think we lost anything I just think we can’t handle some of the gifts that are given to us. I feel that way about nuclear technologies, I feel that way about AI, and I feel that way about the internet. These days I feel that way about book publishing (narf narf). I’m an optimist and absolutely believe that things can turn around, even extremely fast.
Just not my opinion on this book after chapter one.
David might be one of the most insufferable characters Brandon has created. Book 3 closes the chapter on the Reckoners series and it seems…for all we David might be one of the most insufferable characters Brandon has created. Book 3 closes the chapter on the Reckoners series and it seems…for all we had to read there’s a lot to be desired. The final installment focuses on all the wrong things. Action in particular. I’ve been voicing it, and I think here in book 3 the flaws in the series become more evident. I’m surprised at the number of people that find book 3 to be so different from the others. I read them all in quick succession so there’s that.
I don’t even want to review this as properly as I’d like. The Christian allegory feels way too on the nose if I’m right. I think it stinks because the final messages to the readers along with the overall theme of the book, the moral I suppose, is good. It just…It’s the ick I mentioned in one of my other reviews that makes it so irrelevant. Maybe Brandon couldn’t anticipate that all the superhero inspiration would be sucked dry by Marvel. Megan’s powers are a major turn-off. David as a character is just bleh. The supporting cast doesn’t get enough page time and…well, read and make your own opinions. I definitely have mine.
For people who enjoy the book rock on. The Reckoners series kept me reading despite my distaste for the main protagonist. As the back cover kept getting nearer my fingers as I read closer to the finish I knew things weren’t going to play out anyway I’d like. In fact, I was surprised how long the conflict stretched. I can’t say pacing issue because, again, I think the flaws simply manifested at the end like a fresh Epic.
I know a few people I’d hand this off to. For me, I think I’ll find this mostly forgettable. Among the ranks of White Sand for Brandon’s work. All in all it really could have been worse. I was entertained and hooked enough to read it all so…
I find I like book 2 much more. (view spoiler)[The vengeance drained; the Superman figure out of the way. (hide spoiler)]The idea of Epics in a worl I find I like book 2 much more. (view spoiler)[The vengeance drained; the Superman figure out of the way. (hide spoiler)]The idea of Epics in a world not so comic-booky thrives much more. I can vibe with this theme. Book 1 just took so many of the things I love and made them icky. To be fair it also paved the road for book 2’s success with me. The wanton violence and no remorse for killing still makes me feel a certain way, and that’s ironic given it’s an Epic trait. With book 2 the story’s better, elevated beyond the first in ways find sequels seldom do.
Book 1 good – necessary – maybe too verbose – laid a good foundation for the sequel to thrive. Book 2 enjoyable - more creative and expanding – Nice twists, though some a little distasteful.
And I’m specifically speaking of the world, places like Newcago - moreso Babilar, and the supporting cast. David still stinks. Telling us your bad at metaphors, telling us things about yourself, the character, just send me the wrong way. Mizzy, Exel and Val are lovable and great. Unfortunately, Megan is becoming David-like with me.
I think it’s doubly bad at times when David overexplains a metaphor. I find him more annoying than contagiously spontaneous. It’d be like Mizzy explaining what made her bubbly. My favorite portion of this book is during the meet while Mizzy takes notes. Highlight for me. David still sends me the wrong way and just can’t lose even when he seemingly does.
(view spoiler)[ He's definitely an epic at this point or has some gained some power as we might guess in the second duel versus Calamity. My theory anyway, book 3 prove me wrong. (hide spoiler)]
All in all I gulped down this book like water that Regalia could use…And couldn’t she rupture me from inside like some crazy blood bender? Regalia hidden OP. I think Babilar and Dawnslight made the book way more interesting. The idealism explored between the people, the general vibe of Newcago vs Babilar, and the influence of Epics and Reckoners is nice to see played out in the world as Brandon tells it through the characters.
Solid-action packed thriller. Better than the first for me, but in a world I’m hesitating to like. I think I’ll find the last part full of too many more twists and expository. I skimmed A LOT less of this novel than I anticipated too. So it has something going for it but I can’t say I won’t stop myself in the thirtd installment.
Excepting Star Wars comics this is my first Marvel comic…Ever. I think.
Deadpool probably wasn’t the wisest choice. I enjoy the cartoony art style wh Excepting Star Wars comics this is my first Marvel comic…Ever. I think.
Deadpool probably wasn’t the wisest choice. I enjoy the cartoony art style which matches Wades eccentric character. Reminds me of Bone. There’s not a lot to unpack. Silly, whacky in more ways than one. This collection is just that. It’s not a total narrative, more like snippets of Deadpool being Deadpool in various ways. ...more
I briefly skimmed through the manga to see what I might be able to look forward to. It’s very much the same stuff. Fanciful ideas with an execution thI briefly skimmed through the manga to see what I might be able to look forward to. It’s very much the same stuff. Fanciful ideas with an execution that can’t last unless something shakes it up drastically. Nothing wrong with this, in fact, Hajime Komoto might be aiming for a short series. I cannot see the quality maintained over 20 volumes. Again, I’d be delighted by such a surprise. I’ll keep my eye on MASHLE for the time being....more
At the time of me writing this Mark has the most liked review and it that’s because he hits the nail on the head. Just defer to his review for what woAt the time of me writing this Mark has the most liked review and it that’s because he hits the nail on the head. Just defer to his review for what would be my exact sentiments lol....more
I skimmed a comic…Damn. I needa cut that shit out. It’s gonna form a habit. Anyways, I read a comic from the same writer aDude I must be getting old.
I skimmed a comic…Damn. I needa cut that shit out. It’s gonna form a habit. Anyways, I read a comic from the same writer and I could smell em comin off the pages. Not a bad thing, more like a signature. When I say I skimmed I still checked out all the art. The art’s quite worthwhile. I couldn’t hook into the story like a dumb fish man. Or maybe I’m the dumb fish and missed out on something cool.
Y’know what? I think I’m just searching for something, and I’m not necessarily talking about a book or comic. Perhaps it’s just the wrong time for me to be reading....more
Brother I am pinned! The book is simply a collection of speeches, comments, homilies, or “Chaplain! Have you need of a weapon? “
“Faith is my weapon!”
Brother I am pinned! The book is simply a collection of speeches, comments, homilies, or whatever else the ecclesiarchy feels free to label and express. How then do we proceed? The Codex Astartes will not guide me in this matter. I shall leave a book about joy and hope unrated. I shall also leave it unscathed. Does this mean I am unjoyful? Unhope? I am bold and foolish my friends.
The book shall operate as thus: select a random excerpt to dote on for a certain period of time. When satisfied move on. Rinse and repeat. I’ve a feeling this uses the pope as a mean to sell copies. Woe is me. I’m sure the messages will be wholly agreeable. I’ll update if I find anything. My mother must think I’m depressed or in need of virtue. Either way I shall endeavor to improve her opinion of me even if both could be true xD. ...more
Let’s not waste anyone’s time. I skimmed large swathes of this text. And it is a text. For a comic, and like many other comics out there, there’s way Let’s not waste anyone’s time. I skimmed large swathes of this text. And it is a text. For a comic, and like many other comics out there, there’s way too much dialogue. Comics have an artist for a reason. You have to lean into them. Let the art speak as much as your words as a companion and not something for your words to walk on. Unfortunately the art does not provide either -.- For me, it’s annoying to have all these hatch markings. They are everywhere. Just lines on characters and lines in the environment. When the art changed I thought it was a lot more simple and clean(ey yo whatddup KH).
Volume 2 of White Sand makes me feel like Anakin. I was holding out hope for some epic shiz. Oh well. It’s no slight on Sanderson’s work, he has plenty of fuel for me to burn. Eventually I’ll stumble upon volume 3 and White Sand might be my only contender for finishing some of Brandon’s work. I think volume 3 is the end….I did skim here… D: ...more
From the shelves of a used bookstore I plucked Seraph of the End. I skimmed nearly all of it so it's only fair I don't leave a rating. I get Promised From the shelves of a used bookstore I plucked Seraph of the End. I skimmed nearly all of it so it's only fair I don't leave a rating. I get Promised Neverland vibes from the beginning. Strong start. I doubt I'll ever continue, and other reviewers here make connections to Blue Exorcist, another popular series I might have to give a glance....more
The Wheel Turns…REALLYFRIGGIN SLOW. Ages pass, pages come and go, leaving memories that I forget as soon as the book closes.
When a book series lastsThe Wheel Turns…REALLYFRIGGIN SLOW. Ages pass, pages come and go, leaving memories that I forget as soon as the book closes.
When a book series lasts 14 novels long. The books averaging 826 pages. The question arises that if a love of the series comes out of the time spent in it rather than…well the rest of it. I’m just playing devil’s advocate here. I’ve read one too many reviews which view the Wheel of Time as one of, if not, THE best epic fantasies written. While this is my first time skimming one of Jordan’s books I completely read the first three start to finish. It’s easy to see. I’m of the mind a goat sniffer could see it’s draggin its bloody, burnin feet!
A phenomenon like Wheel of Time has quotes-a-plenty, for the rest of the series I think when I fill in my updates that’s what I’ll include mostly, and going forward for the rest of my reviews. It’ll save some white space n time.
Time. Wheels. I like Jordan’s world. I like his writing. I think he liked his own writing. Got lost in it. I’m not sure I like the amount of time I have to spend in it. The fantasy isn’t living in my mind. Maybe some of the characters are, but that might be because I’ve spent so long with them. Like waiting in line, being trapped in an elevator or an absurdly long trip the people you’re with just stick out to you. Of the Ta’veren Rand is infinitely more tolerable than he’s ever been, Perrin is insufferable and I now see why I was told to skip his sections in the incoming books, and Mat remains the best of the formerly boring bunch.
I half expected this book to suck 3 times more than it did. Ironically for a book called Wheel of Time I can’t quite get a feel for how quickly events take place. I couldn’t wager a guess at how many years have passed since Eye of the World. Yes, I am an idiot.
What miffs me the most? For all the ‘delicate’ world building I have to suffer through, and it is suffering, it all goes up in flames in less than a few pages sometimes. Several instances, perhaps I’m simply missing things, the buildup leads nowhere. I guess I’m saying the wait isn’t worth it. Maybe it wasn’t that planned? I’m looking at when the books start, the pacing and when/how they decide to end. That can’t be stressed more than realizing this is the first time the main characters feel like they are growing by taking their own actions. BOOK 4! Dude.
I’m coming across quite negative, that’s probably because there’re not too many nice things for me to say. I stand by the opinion people have to justify the fact they read an absurdly long series that very definitely did not waste their time. I’ve spent days in World of Warcraft people. I see through you. Now, I do not doubt the possibility that Jordan will blow us away by the end. I’m just saying I KNOW it doesn’t HAVE to take ten more books to get there.
I know little of Booktube yet I used it for finding my next fantasy read. I'm not exaggerating when I say it feels like anyone who has read the MalazaI know little of Booktube yet I used it for finding my next fantasy read. I'm not exaggerating when I say it feels like anyone who has read the Malazan series has it at least in the top 3. I can't say I see why with the first book, Gardens of the Moon.
There's no need for me to be the edgy review, especially since most people advise reading further, that points out what does or doesn't work for me. You'll find many more helpful reviews here and on Booktube (can we just say reviewers on Youtube? Not sure if I even have Booktube rightly attributed lol).
For my own summary I've seen it said that the world is moving and we're observing the movement of events and characters. It's not so character-driven as most novels. I appreciate, for me, the fresh angle. The forces at play shape and deconstruct more impactfully than those impacted. Somehow in that I am a little further from the words, the reading and the world.
It reads smoothe. Dialogue keeps things alive and there's not quite a dull moment. Still, I couldn't find things exhilirating. I don't care for the Gods/Ascendants or the characters we know. The magic - well, what I like most about the magic turns out to be the discovery about its power. I don't care for the magic itself.
I'm glad Steven acknowledges the reader's ingelligence. He walks around expository and explanation relying on the tidbits and context to catch you up. In a way it adds to the suspense/confusion/intrigue that we are observing as it all plays out. And more props to him, because I think he is the reason why I'm not fumbling over names. While I can't say the world felt large in my head I was never quite at a loss as to where I was or who I was with. It certainly is a skill.
Always worth noting that there is a lot of creativity here. While it's not my cuppa thus far I will say the content's interesting in that I've not seen it done EXACTLY like this before.
I'm not a major fan of series/trilogies.The only reason I'll continue the series at this point banks on the fact that I've nothing else to read and I don't mind skimming the rest. Likely that'll turn out to be a massive disservice. Ah, well. On to the next!...more
Terry Pratchett’s Night Watch anyone? At least the first 25 pages puts me in that state of mind. The preface does an excellent job of reminding us howTerry Pratchett’s Night Watch anyone? At least the first 25 pages puts me in that state of mind. The preface does an excellent job of reminding us how allomancy works, what transpired in the previous novels directly proportionate to how the future has shaped itself, all the while showcasing a major event for the new bloods. I told myself I should hate on these novels because Mistborn should be let alone and Sanderson just can’t simply help himself. And I read on. And on. And I hate that I wanted to hate on the novel because then we wouldn’t have such a fine showing of time passing in these fantasy worlds. Master of the craft? It is the path to honor which makes one honorable. Whatever path Brandon travels it’s completely his own which makes him a master in his own right.
The Alloy of Law, like a feruchemist, makes for a much lighter reading full of more adventure. I never did view the original Mistborn trilogy as dark, perhaps it’s because of the company we kept. Wax and Wayne truly keep up that spirit of hope even in a much brighter, perhaps better, world. They are a stereotypical duo because it works. You can’t help but love the antics. Solid characters all around – buncha pewter arms one would think.
Even the story is somewhat generic yet it works. We fall deeper in our understanding of allomancy, we push the boundaries of what’s known and pull on theories as well as mysteries. As for mystery I feel one reason The Final Empire will always stand a step higher than Alloy of Law for me is due to its freshness. While it’s cool to explore as a sequel, I will most always be attracted to original creativity. It’s smart to have a much smaller group this time around that way the expansion can happen in more brilliant ways.
All in all Alloy of Law is great fun. The expansion of Scadrial, allomancy, feruchemy, language, belief, time and much more make for a novel that I enjoyed more than the last two Mistborn books but less than the first. I sound like Bilbo…
If you’re looking for a return to allomancy or the world of Scadrial you’ll be charmed. ...more
Romeo and Juliet set the stage for romance. Treasure Island sets the stage for pirate adventures!!!
I skimmed after I read part one and some of part tRomeo and Juliet set the stage for romance. Treasure Island sets the stage for pirate adventures!!!
I skimmed after I read part one and some of part two. As enjoyable as the novel can be I don’t care to read its prose. As I noted in my update that’s likely just a mood I’m in. The story is a treasure xD The writing is more like a sea voyage. Feel a little nauseous and kept wondering “are we there yet?” indicating the final page. I'm tempted to rate the novel higher due to its influence and what not. Today, it would seem, I'm petty.
My personal favorite rendition of Treasure Island is Treasure Planet....more
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