Peter F. Hamilton's Pandora's Star is big if you want big, plus it's part one of two, Judas Unchained. Or even bigger The Night's Dawn trilogy, which is 3 big books.
@@TheShadesofOrange Someone commented to me on goodreads: "Man does he love describing buildings and city layouts! I feel he is a frustrated architect/city planner at heart."
Amazon has this one for free -The Greatest Works of H. Beam Piper - 35 Titles in One Edition: Dystopian Novels, Sci-Fi Books & Supernatural Stories: Terro-Human Future History, Little Fuzzy… Kindle Edition
I love big books! I'm reading Shogun: The Epic Novel of Japan (on my phone to prevent me from browsing social media) and it's 1,100+ pages long....and that's only book one! This dude really went for the magnum opus card lol
Another Neal Stephenson book I enjoyed is Seveneves. The paperback is 880 pages, a certain amount of hard astrophysics, big ideas, etc. Might also be a bit too long, but then the last section of the book somewhat ties everything together. I loved Cryptonomicon, though I also thought it fell off a bit in the ending. Regardless, it's still one of my all-time favorite stories, and was my initial introduction to Stephenson's work.
yeah, Neil Stephenson has a lot to say, that's for sure. The sequel to D.O.DO. came out last year, The Master of Revels, which was only written by Galland, because I think Stephenson was busy writing his stand alone book. I highly recommend the sequel. I will def try out xx
My favorite 500+ page SF novel,is Dune by Frank Herbert. Not sure how many of the Dune hronicles are 500+ pages, but, Dune certainly is. Actually, Dune is my favorite SF novel no matter the length.
Someone already mentioned Peter F. Hamilton who I would have recommended for giant tomes. But another one almost topping out at 800 pages is A Deepness in the Sky, which is the prequel (written after) to A Fire Upon the Deep. Someone people prefer it to AFUTD and it actually has a higher Goodreads rating. For hard SF AFUTD is superior but the characters in Deepness are really, really fantastic
The War of the Flowers by Tad Williams is a nice chunky fantasy novel where someone from our reality is transported into the land of the fae and gets caught up in intrigue between warring factions. Tad Williams is known for long series books, but this is a stand alone and a really satisfying self contained story. Even if it is long enough to be a trilogy.
I have the starless crown in audio from the library. May not listen to it though given your review and Thomas’ (SFF180) review. And I’m enjoying the audio for book 7 now of The Expanse so don’t want to switch from those. In previous books I noticed the audio does not contain some of the scenes that are in the written books. A good 800+ page book is Robots of Gotham. I think you’d like that. It’s a standalone but there’s enough material to make you want a follow up.
Yes Robots of Gotham is on my big book list because of you. And yeah sadly Thomas and I didn't like that one. We grumbled about it behind the scenes when we were reading it
A couple of months ago I may have mentioned a 5-star book I had read a few decades ago (Memoirs of an Invisible Man). I reread it yesterday. I now wish to completely retract that recommendation. It has not aged well--to put it extremely mildly--and I'm embarrassed I once thought it was good. There are some good parts, but the bad parts had me skipping entire pages, and the first few chapters.
Right now I'm reading Dreamsongs by George R.R. Martin. It's a collection of his short stories and novellas, and so far it's been pretty interesting to know more about him and read his earlier works. I mean, it's not a novel, but it's a big book and there's a plethora of stories ranging from fantasy to sci-fi to horror and in between
@@TheShadesofOrange me too. In fact it was the series that inspired me to become a writer, so I'm kinda biased for Martin, but his earlier stories are pretty good
I'm sure you've seen this rec, and I know your history with Stephen King is hit-and-miss, but I have to recommend The Stand here. I'd call it distopian, which I personally think of as a subgenre to scifi, and it's my personal favorite of his. Very engaging characters.
Nicole Galland’s sequel to The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (called Master of Revels) came out in February of 2021. It picks up right where the first book leaves off and it’s a touch bit shorter so you might enjoy that one more than the first.
I discovered Cryptonomicon and Neil Stephenson in a book store while laying over in the Houston airport in 1999. It was the title that grabbed my attention. I had never heard of Neil. But, my job in the Army had cryptography elements so the title intrigued me. More than crypto stuff, the book goes into the history of breaking the Enigma machine and the beginnings of computer science. I love how Neil, in a later book, tied together how the on/off cocks used in old pipe organs to stop or redirect air flow, led loosely to the concept of ones and zeros to create an operating system. The more modern timeline in the book was a bit fancible but the way Neil laid out the series of events leading to the end kept me interested. I'm sure it was coincidence that the short bio/photo of Neil Stephenson on the books cover had a personal connection for me. The bio states that Neil was born at the Fort Meade, Maryland hospital and the photo shows the younger him holding a book about Cryptography. Well, I was born at Fort Meade (long before him) and my dad gave me a book about Cryptography. That bit of synchronicity was enough for me to buy his book. I've read all his stuff since. Thanks for the reviews.
Another great video. Nice seeing Fuzzy Nation - I have only read Scalzi's "remake" but I do want to check out the original. I'm trying to read bigger books this year too, but with just a slight increase rather than a big focus (partly because I want to read more classics too and many of them are quite short....)
I have to take my hat off to you. I’m a slow reader and it would take me years to get through the books you discussed in this video. I’m two books into the Collapsing Empire series and am really enjoying it. I do see what you mean about the first book being the best; hopefully the third will impress me more than you. As for long books, being a slow reader I generally go for mid level ones but I thoroughly loved the Dragonbone Chair series by Tad Williams. If you haven’t read it, it’s worth a read. I think its the best fantasy series I’ve read. I love Tolkien but prefer Tad Williams’ writing.
Hi Rachel, I'm a fairly new subscriber..love your reviews. Just wanted to comment on big books. I read a lot of them. I read mostly horror and my favorite book is "The Witching Hour" by Anne Rice. It is about 1000 pages. Never get tired of reading due to length because I love her writing style..I have read it 3 times.. Reading style to me is as important as the story. It just seems that most of the books I like happen to be big.
At some point you have to cover a book by Scott Sigler. Like INFECTED, EARTHCORE, ACESTOR, or NOCTURNAL. He writes Horror Sci Fi. It's a genre that I absolutely love. P.S. I've been listening to Seveneves due to your recommendation. I'm liking it a lot. Thanks.
Love this video! I won’t lie, I’m intimidated by chunky books - I’m not very patient when I’m into a book and my heart can’t take having to wait! And thanks for the earworm! I have been singing the verse since yesterday as your video title! I don’t think I’ll get go back! Hahhaha
uhhh I still need to read XX , it's been sitting on my shelves since it came out 😅 Also The Collapsing Empire was great! I really need to continue reading the series (I'll be cautious with the final book) I think The Veiled Throne feels quite meandering because it was suposed to be only one book with Speaking Bones
I wonder sometimes if its marketing pushing the trend for modern SFF books to be overlong. Many times when I read a book that's over 700 pages it seems like there was a great 400 page novel in it dragged down with padding and irrelevant sub plots.
📚 I too decided to read chonkier books this year! So I dropped my GR Reading Challenge goal to reduce the stress. Because of delving into BookTube this holiday I now have an enormous number of Fantasy chonkers on my TBR which are just daunting otherwise. Thanks, BookTube! 😆
I Love big books and actively search them out… They are easier to find in the fantasy genre than the SciFi genre but those usually tend to be longer series and that’s also something I actively seek out as well…The horror genre is not littered with many really big books other than Stephen King or long series either for that matter but I also read as many of them as I can find but it’s just there haven’t been to many contemporary long horror novels or series released in the last 10 years but would love some titles if you know of some…I haven’t heard of XX and it has me intrigued and I do plan on picking it up… I like Neal Stephenson but his style is an acquired taste and doesn’t always appeal to everyone… Kevin J Anderson is a mystery to me…I guess I just don’t get it when it comes to his popularity…I don’t see where it comes from…I see him as his very best books are 3 ⭐️ so that’s average at best and most I find and put in the 1-2 ⭐️ range… The Star Wars books he wrote are considered the worst in the series and his co authoring of Dune is well the worst of that series too…I have stopped even trying to read his books anymore..But thank you for the XX recommendation and keep up the good works 👍🏻
Ooo I love that you actively seek out big books. I hope you enjoy XX. And I know what you mean about Anderson. I know to avoid his Dune books and I've also heard that his Jedi Search books are absolutely terrible. Why is he popular?
@@TheShadesofOrange Anderson has published over 140 books, over 50 of which have been on US and international bestseller lists, and he has sold more than 23 million books in print worldwide in 30 languages…Based on what I have read I sure don’t understand it…Kudos to him on his success but it sure as Hell is a mystery to me as to why…He must have a great publicist…😂 I enjoy your channel keep up the good works
I'm super intimidated by Neal Stephenson, and the only way I can see myself approaching his work would be with his historical fiction (Quicksilver books). Though Rise/Fall sounds interesting, I should look into that one. XX seems like something I'd like. In fact, I'm currently reading Night Film 🎥 🎞, just started on Monday, and I'm really enjoying it. It's the first multimedia novel for me, that I can recall. House of Leaves seemed a bit much to me, and I quit on it a few years ago. Great list!! I love big books, so this captured my attention
Great list and an honourable challenge to read thicker books. I might do something similar one of these years as thick books intimate me. Did you listen to The Dandelion Dynasty Series on audiobook at all? If so, are they well narrated? I ask because Michael Kramer does the narration and he can be hit or miss with me.
I had to read them phsysically because I HATE his narration. (I know everyone loves him so I'm surprised you also find him hit or miss.) But yeah I actively avoid all his audiobooks
@@TheShadesofOrange we’re definitely in the minority on that. 🤣 I’m not very keen on his narration, especially after the wheel of time books. He might get better in a different story, but I doubt it. He character voices can be really annoying.
I'm always hesitant with big books, but I do run into a lot more books leaving me wanting more, so maybe it's time to swim to that deep end of the pool
I have the same issue with Stephenson, he is brilliant with great concepts but the books could end sooner. But there must be something, because I still want to read his works. As already mentioned Peter F Hamilton has big books. But there is the issue of male gaze in his books. I always see those gripes even from male readers.
Yes I agree with you on Cryptonomicon it was a tough read, if it wasnt for his style of writing which I enjoyed I probably wouldnt have finished it. I prefered the threads during World War 2. The modern part not so much - how can you make business meeting exciting 🙂
Like you I came to Little Fuzzy via the Scalzi book, and though it was over a decade ago I do remember enjoying both. Stephenson is not a writer I enjoy as the one book of his I have read and only because it won either the Hugo or the Nebula) in addition to wandering off plot to give us some piece of science knowledge that is seemingly there to show us how clever he is - or something. Very much like umberto eco. And then to top it all off I didn't think Stephenson stuck his landing after all of that. Read the Interdependency trilogy last year and enjoyed it a lot- but it is Scalzi so why wouldn't I? 😉 As you are also a fan of Him in general I have not long finished The Androids Dream, whose story is set in motion by one of the funniest assassinations you will ever read. RE Anderson I hate when I get authors like him who are basically mediocre but I can't walk away until I know the outcome😠 Looking to expand your chunky sf reading I would highly recommend Gary Gibson's debut, Dakota Merrick trilogy (stealing Light, The Nova War and Empire of Light) about 600 odd pages each and well paced.
Super agree on Neal Stephenson! I read Seven Eves recently and though I liked the concept and was impressed by the hard sci-fi, it was wayyyy too detailed and persnickety, it really needed some serious editing because the pacing was horrendous due to the oversharing of technological details.
I severly disliked Kevin J Anderson....I imagined him like Grima Wormtongue , whispering in Brian Herbert's ear : " Listen to me....we're gonna destroy your daddy's legacy together....join the dark side...."....and then recently I heard something about him by way of Brandon Sanderson : Kevin J goes on this long hikes in mountains and has a voice to text machine with him, and he writes/speaks his books while hiking......What a great way to live and work ! He can" t be all that bad...
Bummer that both you and Bethany struggled with the starless crown, I was looking forward to it if the buzz was good but based off both your reviews probably going to pass
I’m also guessing…you cannot lie? 🤣
all you other readers can't deny (?)
Her anaconda don't want none unless you've got big books hun.
Peter F. Hamilton's Pandora's Star is big if you want big, plus it's part one of two, Judas Unchained. Or even bigger The Night's Dawn trilogy, which is 3 big books.
Yes he definitely delivers the big books
@@TheShadesofOrange Someone commented to me on goodreads: "Man does he love describing buildings and city layouts! I feel he is a frustrated architect/city planner at heart."
Amazon has this one for free -The Greatest Works of H. Beam Piper - 35 Titles in One Edition: Dystopian Novels, Sci-Fi Books & Supernatural Stories: Terro-Human Future History, Little Fuzzy… Kindle Edition
I love big books! I'm reading Shogun: The Epic Novel of Japan (on my phone to prevent me from browsing social media) and it's 1,100+ pages long....and that's only book one! This dude really went for the magnum opus card lol
Ooh wow that is impressive
Another Neal Stephenson book I enjoyed is Seveneves. The paperback is 880 pages, a certain amount of hard astrophysics, big ideas, etc. Might also be a bit too long, but then the last section of the book somewhat ties everything together. I loved Cryptonomicon, though I also thought it fell off a bit in the ending. Regardless, it's still one of my all-time favorite stories, and was my initial introduction to Stephenson's work.
Oh yes I really liked Seveneves. Probably my favourite book by him at the moment
yeah, Neil Stephenson has a lot to say, that's for sure. The sequel to D.O.DO. came out last year, The Master of Revels, which was only written by Galland, because I think Stephenson was busy writing his stand alone book. I highly recommend the sequel. I will def try out xx
Good to know about the sequel!
My favorite 500+ page SF novel,is Dune by Frank Herbert. Not sure how many of the Dune hronicles are 500+ pages, but, Dune certainly is. Actually, Dune is my favorite SF novel no matter the length.
Yes read Dune last year but still need to read the sequels
Someone already mentioned Peter F. Hamilton who I would have recommended for giant tomes. But another one almost topping out at 800 pages is A Deepness in the Sky, which is the prequel (written after) to A Fire Upon the Deep. Someone people prefer it to AFUTD and it actually has a higher Goodreads rating. For hard SF AFUTD is superior but the characters in Deepness are really, really fantastic
Oh, nice! I hadn't heard of the prequel. I'll check it out.
Definitely want to get to those!
The War of the Flowers by Tad Williams is a nice chunky fantasy novel where someone from our reality is transported into the land of the fae and gets caught up in intrigue between warring factions. Tad Williams is known for long series books, but this is a stand alone and a really satisfying self contained story. Even if it is long enough to be a trilogy.
Thanks for the recs. I need to read more Tad Williams
I'm with you on War of The Flowers. It's at the top of my re-read list.
I have the starless crown in audio from the library. May not listen to it though given your review and Thomas’ (SFF180) review. And I’m enjoying the audio for book 7 now of The Expanse so don’t want to switch from those. In previous books I noticed the audio does not contain some of the scenes that are in the written books.
A good 800+ page book is Robots of Gotham. I think you’d like that. It’s a standalone but there’s enough material to make you want a follow up.
Yes Robots of Gotham is on my big book list because of you. And yeah sadly Thomas and I didn't like that one. We grumbled about it behind the scenes when we were reading it
A couple of months ago I may have mentioned a 5-star book I had read a few decades ago (Memoirs of an Invisible Man). I reread it yesterday. I now wish to completely retract that recommendation. It has not aged well--to put it extremely mildly--and I'm embarrassed I once thought it was good. There are some good parts, but the bad parts had me skipping entire pages, and the first few chapters.
Oh too bad!
Right now I'm reading Dreamsongs by George R.R. Martin. It's a collection of his short stories and novellas, and so far it's been pretty interesting to know more about him and read his earlier works. I mean, it's not a novel, but it's a big book and there's a plethora of stories ranging from fantasy to sci-fi to horror and in between
Ooh that's awesome. I love the Song of Ice and Fire books
@@TheShadesofOrange me too. In fact it was the series that inspired me to become a writer, so I'm kinda biased for Martin, but his earlier stories are pretty good
I'm sure you've seen this rec, and I know your history with Stephen King is hit-and-miss, but I have to recommend The Stand here. I'd call it distopian, which I personally think of as a subgenre to scifi, and it's my personal favorite of his. Very engaging characters.
Yeah yes I'm nervous to try that one because it's King and I don't typically love post apocalyptic fiction 😬
I read the Stand by King and Swan Song by Robert McCamon. Both were excellent. I personally preferred Swan Song.
Nicole Galland’s sequel to The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (called Master of Revels) came out in February of 2021. It picks up right where the first book leaves off and it’s a touch bit shorter so you might enjoy that one more than the first.
Good to know... I was curious if I should continue
I discovered Cryptonomicon and Neil Stephenson in a book store while laying over in the Houston airport in 1999. It was the title that grabbed my attention. I had never heard of Neil. But, my job in the Army had cryptography elements so the title intrigued me. More than crypto stuff, the book goes into the history of breaking the Enigma machine and the beginnings of computer science. I love how Neil, in a later book, tied together how the on/off cocks used in old pipe organs to stop or redirect air flow, led loosely to the concept of ones and zeros to create an operating system. The more modern timeline in the book was a bit fancible but the way Neil laid out the series of events leading to the end kept me interested.
I'm sure it was coincidence that the short bio/photo of Neil Stephenson on the books cover had a personal connection for me. The bio states that Neil was born at the Fort Meade, Maryland hospital and the photo shows the younger him holding a book about Cryptography. Well, I was born at Fort Meade (long before him) and my dad gave me a book about Cryptography. That bit of synchronicity was enough for me to buy his book. I've read all his stuff since.
Thanks for the reviews.
What a fantastic airport read
Another great video. Nice seeing Fuzzy Nation - I have only read Scalzi's "remake" but I do want to check out the original. I'm trying to read bigger books this year too, but with just a slight increase rather than a big focus (partly because I want to read more classics too and many of them are quite short....)
Good luck to both of us picking up bigger books this year!
I have to take my hat off to you. I’m a slow reader and it would take me years to get through the books you discussed in this video. I’m two books into the Collapsing Empire series and am really enjoying it. I do see what you mean about the first book being the best; hopefully the third will impress me more than you. As for long books, being a slow reader I generally go for mid level ones but I thoroughly loved the Dragonbone Chair series by Tad Williams. If you haven’t read it, it’s worth a read. I think its the best fantasy series I’ve read. I love Tolkien but prefer Tad Williams’ writing.
Thanks Yeah I've had a lot of reading time lately so I thought it was a good opportunity to tackle the bigger books on my tbr
Most Books by Neal Stephenson - Seveneves 880 pages, Anathem 1083 pages, Reamde 1055, Cryptonomicon 1168 pages., Termination shock 716 pages
Yes Stephenson is definitely the way to go for big books
Hi Rachel, I'm a fairly new subscriber..love your reviews. Just wanted to comment on big books. I read a lot of them. I read mostly horror and my favorite book is "The Witching Hour" by Anne Rice. It is about 1000 pages. Never get tired of reading due to length because I love her writing style..I have read it 3 times.. Reading style to me is as important as the story. It just seems that most of the books I like happen to be big.
Thank you and I appreciate the recommendation. Embarrassingly I haven't read any Rice yet
I loved The Witching Hour and many other Anne Rice books. She has fallen under the radar, but she's a brilliant writer.
At some point you have to cover a book by Scott Sigler. Like INFECTED, EARTHCORE, ACESTOR, or NOCTURNAL. He writes Horror Sci Fi. It's a genre that I absolutely love.
P.S. I've been listening to Seveneves due to your recommendation. I'm liking it a lot. Thanks.
So glad you're enjoying Seveneves... and yes I seriously should read some Scott Sigler
Love this video! I won’t lie, I’m intimidated by chunky books - I’m not very patient when I’m into a book and my heart can’t take having to wait!
And thanks for the earworm! I have been singing the verse since yesterday as your video title! I don’t think I’ll get go back! Hahhaha
Haha I couldn't help but bad a nod to that classic song 😄
uhhh I still need to read XX , it's been sitting on my shelves since it came out 😅
Also The Collapsing Empire was great! I really need to continue reading the series (I'll be cautious with the final book)
I think The Veiled Throne feels quite meandering because it was suposed to be only one book with Speaking Bones
Ooo I'd love to see what you think of XX... and yes I'm sure you're right about The Dandelion Dynasty... so anxious for book 4
I wonder sometimes if its marketing pushing the trend for modern SFF books to be overlong. Many times when I read a book that's over 700 pages it seems like there was a great 400 page novel in it dragged down with padding and irrelevant sub plots.
Yeah I am finding that some of these books could be shorter
📚 I too decided to read chonkier books this year! So I dropped my GR Reading Challenge goal to reduce the stress. Because of delving into BookTube this holiday I now have an enormous number of Fantasy chonkers on my TBR which are just daunting otherwise. Thanks, BookTube! 😆
Good luck to both of us! And I think it's smart to take the pressure off with a manageable reading goal
I Love big books and actively search them out…
They are easier to find in the fantasy genre than the SciFi genre but those usually tend to be longer series and that’s also something I actively seek out as well…The horror genre is not littered with many really big books other than Stephen King or long series either for that matter but I also read as many of them as I can find but it’s just there haven’t been to many contemporary long horror novels or series released in the last 10 years but would love some titles if you know of some…I haven’t heard of XX and it has me intrigued and I do plan on picking it up…
I like Neal Stephenson but his style is an acquired taste and doesn’t always appeal to everyone…
Kevin J Anderson is a mystery to me…I guess I just don’t get it when it comes to his popularity…I don’t see where it comes from…I see him as his very best books are 3 ⭐️ so that’s average at best and most
I find and put in the 1-2 ⭐️ range…
The Star Wars books he wrote are considered the worst in the series and his co authoring of Dune is well the worst of that series too…I have stopped even trying to read his books anymore..But thank you for the XX recommendation and keep up the good works 👍🏻
Ooo I love that you actively seek out big books. I hope you enjoy XX. And I know what you mean about Anderson. I know to avoid his Dune books and I've also heard that his Jedi Search books are absolutely terrible. Why is he popular?
@@TheShadesofOrange Anderson has published over 140 books, over 50 of which have been on US and international bestseller lists, and he has sold more than 23 million books in print worldwide in 30 languages…Based on what I have read I sure don’t understand it…Kudos to him on his success but it sure as Hell is a mystery to me as to why…He must have a great publicist…😂
I enjoy your channel keep up the good works
Ooh XX sounds so good! I love big books so this video is for me 😍😂
Oh then it's perfect!
I'm super intimidated by Neal Stephenson, and the only way I can see myself approaching his work would be with his historical fiction (Quicksilver books). Though Rise/Fall sounds interesting, I should look into that one.
XX seems like something I'd like. In fact, I'm currently reading Night Film 🎥 🎞, just started on Monday, and I'm really enjoying it. It's the first multimedia novel for me, that I can recall. House of Leaves seemed a bit much to me, and I quit on it a few years ago.
Great list!! I love big books, so this captured my attention
Yeah if you like Night Film you should definitely check out XX, it's tripy
Spending more time in the axiom universe...YES! 👍The alien stars...are going on my tbr📚🚀
Glad you also love the Axiom universe!
Great list and an honourable challenge to read thicker books. I might do something similar one of these years as thick books intimate me. Did you listen to The Dandelion Dynasty Series on audiobook at all? If so, are they well narrated? I ask because Michael Kramer does the narration and he can be hit or miss with me.
I had to read them phsysically because I HATE his narration. (I know everyone loves him so I'm surprised you also find him hit or miss.) But yeah I actively avoid all his audiobooks
@@TheShadesofOrange we’re definitely in the minority on that. 🤣 I’m not very keen on his narration, especially after the wheel of time books. He might get better in a different story, but I doubt it. He character voices can be really annoying.
I'm always hesitant with big books, but I do run into a lot more books leaving me wanting more, so maybe it's time to swim to that deep end of the pool
Haha do it!
I have the same issue with Stephenson, he is brilliant with great concepts but the books could end sooner. But there must be something, because I still want to read his works.
As already mentioned Peter F Hamilton has big books. But there is the issue of male gaze in his books. I always see those gripes even from male readers.
Yes! With shorter books, they would all probably be favourites
Yes I agree with you on Cryptonomicon it was a tough read, if it wasnt for his style of writing which I enjoyed I probably wouldnt have finished it. I prefered the threads during World War 2. The modern part not so much - how can you make business meeting exciting 🙂
Haha it had such cool ideas... but I just felt it was drawn out
Thank you!
YESSSS I loved the wrong stars and the sequels!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I don't love Wil Wheaton's narration in general so I hope John Scalzi's book holds up.
Gasp! That is a rather Unpopular Opinion!
Stephenson-: "Too many notes".
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I enjoy your reviews 👍😊
Like you I came to Little Fuzzy via the Scalzi book, and though it was over a decade ago I do remember enjoying both.
Stephenson is not a writer I enjoy as the one book of his I have read and only because it won either the Hugo or the Nebula) in addition to wandering off plot to give us some piece of science knowledge that is seemingly there to show us how clever he is - or something. Very much like umberto eco. And then to top it all off I didn't think Stephenson stuck his landing after all of that.
Read the Interdependency trilogy last year and enjoyed it a lot- but it is Scalzi so why wouldn't I? 😉 As you are also a fan of Him in general I have not long finished The Androids Dream, whose story is set in motion by one of the funniest assassinations you will ever read.
RE Anderson I hate when I get authors like him who are basically mediocre but I can't walk away until I know the outcome😠
Looking to expand your chunky sf reading I would highly recommend Gary Gibson's debut, Dakota Merrick trilogy (stealing Light, The Nova War and Empire of Light) about 600 odd pages each and well paced.
Thanks for the recs! And yes Andersons books were so mediocre but I just kept reading...
🚀🚀 I want to get to The Alien Stars soon
Ooh yes! You've finished the whole trilogy so you should check it out
Heh, big books are not for me.
I think you left out the "no" in Cryptonomicon (like Lovecraft's Necronomicon)
Lol yeah I did a million "takes" and eventually just gave up 😄
Swan Song by Robert McCammon is vastly superior to The Stand which started great and went nowhere.
So far everybody who read both prefer Swan Song.🚀
If you haven't read The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe yet, you're missing out!
Oh yes I have rest the four main books
Came here to make the obvious joke but everyone beat me to it. Dammit! Great video though.
Haha yes so good 🤣
Super agree on Neal Stephenson! I read Seven Eves recently and though I liked the concept and was impressed by the hard sci-fi, it was wayyyy too detailed and persnickety, it really needed some serious editing because the pacing was horrendous due to the oversharing of technological details.
Yes with editing down, I feel like his books with all be 5 star reads for me
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I severly disliked Kevin J Anderson....I imagined him like Grima Wormtongue , whispering in Brian Herbert's ear : " Listen to me....we're gonna destroy your daddy's legacy together....join the dark side...."....and then recently I heard something about him by way of Brandon Sanderson : Kevin J goes on this long hikes in mountains and has a voice to text machine with him, and he writes/speaks his books while hiking......What a great way to live and work ! He can" t be all that bad...
Haha yeah I know to steer clear of his Dune sequels
Bummer that both you and Bethany struggled with the starless crown, I was looking forward to it if the buzz was good but based off both your reviews probably going to pass
Yeah I can't see you loving it either
Do you have the ability to tell falsehoods?
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@@TheShadesofOrange You like big books, can you tell falsehoods? Can you tell lies? Because I like big things and cannot lie.
@@toddbutler3341LOL! You are too clever for me
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