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Yeah, I'm not seeing Richard as that hot guy. Listening to it I see him as some other young dude but not the hot guy. Lol
Patrick wrote: "Where are you listening to it? Youtube? I need to listen to it. I can’t make myself read it. It’s dragging for me. It just doesn’t compare to Lies of Locke Lamora or The Way of Kings. The two other..."
Listening generally means audiobooks... either thru Audible.com or Overdrive.com or Hoopladigital.com
Listening generally means audiobooks... either thru Audible.com or Overdrive.com or Hoopladigital.com


This is awesome! A great idea! I will try looking there in the future:) Thanks, Patrick!


The segments with Denna and Scarlet were some of the best of the book for me... the Denna parts read like a completely different book, almost...
Was interesting seeing (view spoiler)
Was interesting seeing (view spoiler)

Was interesting seeing [spoilers removed]"
They were powerful and disturbing and very good!!! It was just painful to read...


Yes! Glad you did too, kiddo!

Did any of you guys listen to the audio? I have to admit I thought the narration for this series was sub-standard.

I'm trying to save my eyes from the fat little mass market editions. But they are my fav 😫 Getting some things on kindle too.

Those are my favorites too... They are so cute and I have all the WoT and Malazan like that too:) And Tiger and Del, I love those 80's series:)

I love the fat little old schools though 😊

Because you got left in the dust like me or because the story was not working for you?

It is one of those audio series that gets lumbered with multiple audio narration changes from book to book and to make matters worse all of the narrators are not particularly good. They are well spoken enough just no talent for voice action. It is all a bit monotonous!
Pity as the first two SoT audios were the first two audio books I bought when I joined Audible at the end of 2007!


I'm glad you got on better with the audios than I did, Melissa:) I have the SoT in UK paperbacks as well but I mostly have to "read" with my ears nowadays to protect the eyes. I always avoided buying hardbacks as I hate how heavy the things are especially for big fat fantasy books. Though I take your point that a lot of mass market paperbacks are just too tiny. Thankfully mass market never really took off in the UK and our paperbacks are a bit better sized.

In the Wheel Of Time and Terry Goodkind I found all of Terry's at decent used prices on Thrift Books in HB so I went with those. And I found a bunch of HB of Wheel Of Time on BookOutlet so I started getting those there.
It's all too crazy. Lol. I just hope they all come in decent condition.
You're lucky you don't have to worry about 9 million sized books!!! Lol





Perfect! So you and I are sticking with it for sure! I was wondering, because there are no folders made or dates set...


I am very cool with that. 26th sounds like a good number:)

The story hovewer is very engaging and as this is a first book, I'm willing to disregard the writing style for now.
Zedd is cool. I loved the "made them think they were without" scene. So that's man's most prized posession?! Who would have thought?! 🤣🤣

The story hovewer is very engaging and as this is a first book, I'm willing to disregard the writing style for now.
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Hahahahahaha! I loved that scene too! And yes, the prose is not very good, but as you said, it is an interesting story and hooks you... I know I want to find out everything happening in the whole world as we go along:):):)

In that case we both are!
That chapter sort of reminded me of the movie "Alice in Wonderland" with the Mad Hatter and the ugly little queen shouting "Off with his head!!!" at almost any occasion.

A small thing is bothering me though regarding the anger part. (view spoiler)
Did anyone understand what that particular type of anger is supposed to mean? Because to me it doesn't make sense.

Though I have to admit (view spoiler)

In that case we both are!
That chapter so..."
Haha, I can totally see that!!! I hated them too!!!

A small thing is bothering me though regarding the anger part. [spoilers removed]
Did anyo..."
I thought of it the way you did, so I have no idea... Maybe the fact that when she is angry she becomes impulsive and reckless??? Don;t see it in this case at all...

Though I have to admit for one who really loves Richard so very much she was pretty quick to forget she may ice him..."
It is hilarious how jealous she gets!!! But I hope she stops thinking with her hormones and starts thinking more with her head:):):)
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