tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686226414739675920.post8585171337452798930..comments2023-07-24T07:33:42.245-06:00Comments on One Hand Clapping: Review: The Confederation HandbookDoug Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05554340882842070748noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686226414739675920.post-81504267054559907442009-06-28T21:42:40.339-06:002009-06-28T21:42:40.339-06:00That's an interesting point about taking break...That's an interesting point about taking breaks between long books in long series. The first time I ran into problem of exhaustion with a series was with the Wheel of Time books. I raced through the first three, I think, and then the agonizingly slow pace of the plots and the overwhelming level of detail just obliterated any enthusiasm I had left for the characters or setting. <br /><br />Maybe it's because I struggle to get beyond the first chapter, but I have a hard time understanding why an entire cadre of fantasy and science fiction writers can't fit a complete story into less than 800 pages. As long-winded as I am, I'm sure you find that comical to read.Doug Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554340882842070748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-686226414739675920.post-80679354099047483502009-06-28T21:24:37.332-06:002009-06-28T21:24:37.332-06:00Hey, good review. I've read all the Neutronium...Hey, good review. I've read all the Neutronium Alchemist etc books, and they're fun, but the problem of exhaustion does set in. If you're reading them as published, instead of all in a stream, it's perhaps less of an issue, oddly. I mean, you'd think it'd be more of a bother to remember stuff when you have to wait for the next book, but instead I find the wait prevents me from getting bored with the series. I've been collecting books lately so that I can read a whole series at once, and now I'm seeing that for some series, I just get bored.<br /><br />Man, the Serpents of the Edenists are as bad as the Edenists are good. In general, his books have really really evil villains. Torture, rape, mindrape, bad bad stuff.Aaron DaMommiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16065877179875338395noreply@blogger.com