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Anon is Banished (lemmy.zip)

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[–] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 day ago (6 children)

The book series is very long iirc. Is it worth reading?

[–] MrFappy@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Extremely worth reading. Especially if you’re a fan of his other works since he weaves aspects of them into this series. But be aware, book 4 is the best of the series, and 5 is the worst (the climax is built up for the whole book and lasts about 2 pages.)

Edit: Also, regardless of anything you have heard or see online, the never made a movie of the series. They did release a bag of shit that they filmed, but no actual movie has ever made it to theaters…

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

On his back all vows are made.
There ain't no movie in Ba Sing Se.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Of all the books I've read, I cannot answer this question for The Gunslinger. If you like Stephen King you'll almost certainly like the novels. But each one is very different from the others. LOL, I'm not sure there's a fan who loves every book.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The first book is kind of weird but it’s creepy and cool, but the series really picks up book 2

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I finished the first book and it was pretty "meh".

In what ways does the 2nd book pickup?

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

The first one is something he was working on in college and eventually released. The second one was written after he learned to be Stephen king.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 3 points 1 day ago

Also there’s a couple characters that are introduced that are super fun and interesting.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Idk man it’s just way better. I thought the same thing about the first book, the second one is just better written and has more interesting ideas and storyline that wasn’t properly fleshed out in the gunslinger because king didn’t intend to write any sequels to the gunslinger when he wrote it. I didn’t care that much for The Gunslinger but the second book sucked me in.

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 2 points 23 hours ago

Alrighty, might give that a try then, thanks!

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

YES

the end sadly feels a bit quick and forced, but regarding the background (he wasn't sure, if he could finish it), it's absolutely awesome

Best thing he ever produced

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 3 points 1 day ago

I liked it.

[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Up to book 4, yes. Don't read after that. It's infuriating.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wizard and Glass will break your heart anyway, no need to live on.

“True love, like any other strong and addicting drug, is boring — once the tale of encounter and discovery is told, kisses quickly grow stale and caresses tiresome… except, of course, to those who share the kisses, who give and take the caresses while every sound and color of the world seems to deepen and brighten around them. As with any other strong drug, true first love is really only interesting to those who have become its prisoners. And, as is true of any other strong and addicting drug, true first love is dangerous.”

Worse:

“And now, all these years later, it seemed to him that the most horrible fact of human existence was that broken hearts mended.”

[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

What I wanted was a sequel to wizard and glass. What I got was whatever bullshit number 5 was.