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The Great Ordeal / Re: [TGO Spoilers] Explaining Koringhus
« on: July 28, 2016, 03:54:51 pm »
Lol. Most of you couldn't handle all of the LOVE that is inside that perspective!!!!
How True MSJ. Although for those of us who truly Believe...
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TGO ARC Discussion / Re: Kellhus
« on: July 08, 2016, 11:22:07 am »
Hey guys,
My view has always been that Serwe and the Circumfix broke Kellhus. The World Moved Kellhus, he went mad and became a Dunyain defective.
I'm not sue if Kellhus as we knew him from earlier PoV's would be recognisable anymore though.
Another question - how do you guys see the scene where Kellhus tells the Ordeal to flee? Do you see this as humanity coming through or something more sinister?
My view has always been that Serwe and the Circumfix broke Kellhus. The World Moved Kellhus, he went mad and became a Dunyain defective.
I'm not sue if Kellhus as we knew him from earlier PoV's would be recognisable anymore though.
Another question - how do you guys see the scene where Kellhus tells the Ordeal to flee? Do you see this as humanity coming through or something more sinister?
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Literature / Re: Yearly Targets (2016) - Totals and Specifics
« on: July 05, 2016, 11:48:18 pm »
So I finished The Great Ordeal ARC last week. I really liked this book, this may even be topping my favourite of the series (previously TWP). I can't really go into details here but this was a great book.
Currently rattling through Brian Aldiss Hothouse which is proving very weird, I know some of the science is off but it's all based on realistic principles. I'm quite enjoying this and I haven't read Aldiss before. He has a style of putting you in a definite god position, to paraphrase; "the plants are so large now because of x but of course character y does not know this as she walks along..." that sort of odd style.
Currently rattling through Brian Aldiss Hothouse which is proving very weird, I know some of the science is off but it's all based on realistic principles. I'm quite enjoying this and I haven't read Aldiss before. He has a style of putting you in a definite god position, to paraphrase; "the plants are so large now because of x but of course character y does not know this as she walks along..." that sort of odd style.
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TGO ARC Discussion / Re: The Tall and Ciogli
« on: July 05, 2016, 07:57:03 pm »
Yeah HP I think that is the scene I referred to.
So judging by this we may have the most physically powerful Nonman taking the fight to the Vile.
Awesome.
So judging by this we may have the most physically powerful Nonman taking the fight to the Vile.
Awesome.
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TGO ARC Discussion / Re: ... (and other criticism of TGO)
« on: July 05, 2016, 02:33:19 pm »
No Madness there were a number of instances where this was other characters dialogue. It seemed to be obvious to me to have a deeper meaning or significance. I think it might be a way of Bakker showing us perception flaws from a Whelming or something. It was noticeable though so I'll try dig a few quotes out. I remember it not just being spoken dialogue but inner monologues as well.
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TGO ARC Discussion / Re: Gateway Drug
« on: July 05, 2016, 02:30:29 pm »
I always assumed they snorted the Qirri so it may have been me lol
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TGO ARC Discussion / Re: The Tall and Ciogli
« on: July 05, 2016, 02:29:19 pm »
Isn't it also mentioned in one of the Ishterebinth chapters that few could hang with Croglin in the Holy Deep. Maybe I misremember
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TGO ARC Discussion / Re: ... (and other criticism of TGO)
« on: July 04, 2016, 08:01:28 pm »
The one thing that annoyed me were the double words.
They-they and things-things like that. It almost felt like there was a reason for it and became annoying for me.
They-they and things-things like that. It almost felt like there was a reason for it and became annoying for me.
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TGO ARC Discussion / [TGO SPOILERS] Gateway Drug
« on: July 04, 2016, 07:55:41 pm »
Recent fears have been found true. Ingestion of Qirri (the Street name for Nonman ash) have led to it being consumed in the fastest possible way - snorting.
Remember kids - Snorting Qirri is not good for the health (well it may be but that's besides the point).
Stay clean.
Remember kids - Snorting Qirri is not good for the health (well it may be but that's besides the point).
Stay clean.
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TGO ARC Discussion / Re: Ishterebinth
« on: July 04, 2016, 07:48:19 pm »
Ok so thoughts:
Love the speculation on Serwa's intent. My initial reading was one that she was going to unleash fury but my subsequent read I was not so sure. A lot of reasons now (with the changed dynamics in Ishteribinth) for that not to be the case. Although I do expect that Metagnostic sorcery trumps Nonman Artifacts. Shae broke the Barricades wrought by Emilidis and he was only genius level intellect, not Dunyain level intellect. For all we know the Collars made by other Artificers might be like cheap knock offs.
I found the idea of some of the Mansions turning their backs on Men whilst others embraced them and the Mansions slow descent into Madness heartbreaking. For some reason I find the Ishteribinth scenes more tragically sad than horrifying.
The Tall are just awesomeness in a huge nutshell.
Love the speculation on Serwa's intent. My initial reading was one that she was going to unleash fury but my subsequent read I was not so sure. A lot of reasons now (with the changed dynamics in Ishteribinth) for that not to be the case. Although I do expect that Metagnostic sorcery trumps Nonman Artifacts. Shae broke the Barricades wrought by Emilidis and he was only genius level intellect, not Dunyain level intellect. For all we know the Collars made by other Artificers might be like cheap knock offs.
I found the idea of some of the Mansions turning their backs on Men whilst others embraced them and the Mansions slow descent into Madness heartbreaking. For some reason I find the Ishteribinth scenes more tragically sad than horrifying.
The Tall are just awesomeness in a huge nutshell.
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TGO ARC Discussion / [TGO SPOILERS] The Tall and Ciogli
« on: July 04, 2016, 07:42:44 pm »
Ciogli was indeed a huge mountain of a Nonman.
Love that the Tall exist and my crazy little theory about this being little is correct.
Anyway they mentioned Ciogli so we may yet see him!
Love that the Tall exist and my crazy little theory about this being little is correct.
Anyway they mentioned Ciogli so we may yet see him!
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TGO ARC Discussion / Re: Kellhus
« on: July 04, 2016, 07:39:52 pm »
What does everyone get from Kellhus referring to Yatwer as his sister?
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The Great Ordeal / Re: TGO Official Buys
« on: July 04, 2016, 02:50:35 pm »
I asked in my local Waterstones (I buy all my new books from there)
Apparently not available until September as a physical copy. Looks like us brethren over the ocean are wont to wait a while longer!
Apparently not available until September as a physical copy. Looks like us brethren over the ocean are wont to wait a while longer!
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TGO ARC Discussion / Re: TGO ARC Cast
« on: June 30, 2016, 12:46:54 pm »
Finished the ARC recently - would definitely like to be involved.
