What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? June 16
(discuss.online)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 16 Jun 2026
68 points (100.0% liked)
Books
8114 readers
47 users here now
A community for all things related to Books.
Rules
- Be Nice. No personal attacks or hate speech.
- No spam. All posts should be related to discussion or reviews related to books. (Please avoid posts that are just a link to the book and a generic summary)
- No self promotion.
Official Bingo Posts:
Related Communities
- !books@piefed.world (Piefed Sibling Community)
- !comicbooks@lemmy.world
- !fantasy@lemmy.ml
Community icon by IconsBox (from freepik.com)
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
Yep, WoT. I won't read a series unless it's complete (that's probably not true but I try to stick to that because I've made the mistake before), so that I can just burn through. I thought RJ, and later Branderson, did a good enough job of reminding you of things later on. I also think my memory is good at books and stuff, bad at car keys and work.
And yeah, I found all the non-Fitz books to have a much happier feel to them. You're on the boat, you're in the wilds, you're following these stories. It's definitely more tradition fantasy. From the Fitz books though, I feel like we get this limited perspective of a character you literally watch grow up, and it's got a much more serious tone to it. And it's imperfect, and it's meant to be I feel.
I don't wanna talk a ton about it, but the series and it's conclusion are great, love it all. Fitz's growth just feels a lot more slow than the other books in the series, but him and his relationships all feel very intimate in a way that the other half of the series can't capture.