Current Events > There is nothing worse than when you have book's ending spoiled ='(

(+) Yeah! (+)

From here on out, I am no longer going to frequent GoodReads.com

I've had way too many people reveal the ending on there.
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i literally read the last page of the book before i even get to the half way point
i love spoilers
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yusiko posted...

i literally read the last page of the book before i even get to the half way point
i love spoilers

Yusiko!

Missed you, bro.
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Please tell me you've read this series already:



I fell in love with that recently.
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I stopped 1984 midway through because someone gave the ending away.

:<

And the only book I ever used Sparknotes for was Portrait of a Lady. The professor more or less gave away that she ended up with the wrong guy, so there was no point for further active reading.

Skye Reynolds posted...

I stopped 1984 midway through because someone gave the ending away.

:<

*beats that person up for spoiling 1984*

Anyway, you must read that book. You're doing yourself a disservice for not finishing it.
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im going to go to the library on tuesday and request the next book in the shadowhunter franchise
i love that series
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ollie89 posted...

Please tell me you've read this series already:



I fell in love with that recently.

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Lol books. Books are outdated.
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AzurexNightmare posted...

Lol books. Books are outdated.

Care to elaborate?
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ollie89 posted...

Anyway, you must read that book. You're doing yourself a disservice for not finishing it.

I really should go back and finish it.

I stopped shortly after Winston and Julia met for the first time.

in a world of vr, films, video games where you can create anything, do I care to elaborate? no I guess not. it's not like any of those things could replace books in every way.
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AzurexNightmare posted...

in a world of vr, films, video games where you can create anything, do I care to elaborate? no I guess not. it's not like any of those things could replace books in every way.

sometimes i want something immersive that doesn't involve looking at a screen.
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BolognaSammich posted...

AzurexNightmare posted...

in a world of vr, films, video games where you can create anything, do I care to elaborate? no I guess not. it's not like any of those things could replace books in every way.

sometimes i want something immersive that doesn't involve looking at a screen.

This.

I think it's absolutely sad that some people actually harbor the belief that books are now redundant.

Books immerse you in ways that film or video games cannot.
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Skye Reynolds posted...

ollie89 posted...

Anyway, you must read that book. You're doing yourself a disservice for not finishing it.

I really should go back and finish it.

I stopped shortly after Winston and Julia met for the first time.

Ah, I see.

That said, as much as I love 1984, the middle part of the novel (you're almost there) is incredibly tedious. It's basically a history lesson that drags on and on. I think that's why most people stop reading 1984.
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i havent read that book you keep posting the image of
have you read the mistborn trilogy?
vin is my favorite fantasy heroine
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yusiko posted...

i havent read that book you keep posting the image of
have you read the mistborn trilogy?
vin is my favorite fantasy heroine

Yusiko, you're an avowed YA fan, and yet you haven't read Six of Crows yet?

Blasphemy.

Mistborn trilogy? I'll download it on my tablet and read it soon. You're not the only person pestering me to read it; my boyfriend, family, and friends are always trying to get me into it too, lol.
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how many books is in the six of crows series?
is the female lead competent or interesting?
is there a gay dude?


the mistborn trilogy is really good but it does drag in a few spots
i love the action scenes in it
as well as the interactions with vin and elend
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Anything by Brandon Sanderson is god-tier. He's my favorite author.

Also nice to see someone else on here that appreciates Six of Crows. Read the sequel?
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ollie89 posted...

BolognaSammich posted...

AzurexNightmare posted...

in a world of vr, films, video games where you can create anything, do I care to elaborate? no I guess not. it's not like any of those things could replace books in every way.

sometimes i want something immersive that doesn't involve looking at a screen.

This.

I think it's absolutely sad that some people actually harbor the belief that books are now redundant.

Books immerse you in ways that film or video games cannot.

VR and games can do everything a book can. the writing needs to improve but that's it. it will surpass the immersion of a book in every way.
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yusiko posted...

how many books is in the six of crows series?

Just two.

It's a duology.

yusiko posted...

is the female lead competent or interesting?

Absolutely. There are two of them.

yusiko posted...

is there a gay dude?

There's a bisexual guy (Jesper) and a gay guy (Wylan).

These are all six characters:



yusiko posted...

the mistborn trilogy is really good but it does drag in a few spots
i love the action scenes in it
as well as the interactions with vin and elend

I'm super excited to get started =D

Leanaunfurled posted...

Also nice to see someone else on here that appreciates Six of Crows. Read the sequel?

Crooked Kingdom:



...was fantastic. I'm afraid that if I continue with my praise, I won't stop. So I'll stop here, lol.
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I have a bad habit of skipping ahead to skim the bottom of the next couple pages whenever I turn the page
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AzurexNightmare posted...

ollie89 posted...

BolognaSammich posted...

AzurexNightmare posted...

in a world of vr, films, video games where you can create anything, do I care to elaborate? no I guess not. it's not like any of those things could replace books in every way.

sometimes i want something immersive that doesn't involve looking at a screen.

This.

I think it's absolutely sad that some people actually harbor the belief that books are now redundant.

Books immerse you in ways that film or video games cannot.

VR and games can do everything a book can. the writing needs to improve but that's it. it will surpass the immersion of a book in every way.

I'm going to have to disagree.

You're in the character's shoes when reading a novel the entire time. You know their innermost thoughts and assimilate their experiences and worldviews.

Video games? You're playing a game while getting a few cutscenes interspersed here and there, which can only convey so much information.
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ok so ill order lord of shadows and six of crows and crooked kingdom next tuesday from the library
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yusiko posted...

ok so ill order lord of shadows and six of crows and crooked kingdom next tuesday from the library

Woo!

*does a happy dance*
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ollie89 posted...

BolognaSammich posted...

AzurexNightmare posted...

in a world of vr, films, video games where you can create anything, do I care to elaborate? no I guess not. it's not like any of those things could replace books in every way.

sometimes i want something immersive that doesn't involve looking at a screen.

This.

I think it's absolutely sad that some people actually harbor the belief that books are now redundant.

Books immerse you in ways that film or video games cannot.

That's not to say they don't have their own flaws.

Being described everything and having to mentally create the world yourself is often (to me) very unimmersive. It's also kind of annoying and stressful when you constantly have to update your mental image of how this environment lays out with a constant stream of new information.

Books excel in depth of dialogue/storytelling, but nothing else really. Convenience and ease of production too, I guess.
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weapon_d00d816 posted...

Books excel in depth of dialogue/storytelling

I concur.

Unlike video games, books aren't concerned with gameplay. Thus, the writer can focus entirely on the story and the characters.

With games, I concede that you're better immersed visually. But that's really it.
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ollie89 posted...

weapon_d00d816 posted...

Books excel in depth of dialogue/storytelling

I concur.

Unlike video games, books aren't concerned with gameplay. Thus, the writer can focus entirely on the story and the characters.

With games, I concede that you're better immersed visually. But that's really it.

It goes deeper than just visual/audible immersion. You are physically (well, digitally) interacting with the world.
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if you dont find books the most immersive its honestly just a problem with you rather than the medium
nothing is more immersive than a book and your mind creating the world inside your head
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weapon_d00d816 posted...

ollie89 posted...

weapon_d00d816 posted...

Books excel in depth of dialogue/storytelling

I concur.

Unlike video games, books aren't concerned with gameplay. Thus, the writer can focus entirely on the story and the characters.

With games, I concede that you're better immersed visually. But that's really it.

It goes deeper than just visual/audible immersion. You are physically (well, digitally) interacting with the world.

While that's true, is that edifying compared to literature? I don't think so.

If we're talking about personal enrichment and knowledge, I don't think video games can even hold a candle to books. As I said above, with video games there is so much emphasis on the gameplay. Oftentimes, the story and more is secondary.
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or i could just buy all the books on my phone but i prefer having a physical copy to read even if i have to finish it in a week
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