The Not a Book Club Club discussion

Creating general discussion forum for the group read starting the 17th.

Excerpt, link courtesy of Dara, here:

http://io9.com/read-an-exclusive-exce...

I'll read it eventually. Depends on when my hold comes in from the library and how fast I finish TAR.

I'm in the same boat as you on both book, Alex. Shame cause I have a hardcover and audio version of Half a King.

I've been delaying reading HtW that I won a few weeks ago in the giveaway to wait for you ingrates! hehe j/k...Yeah, if I felt the same about HaK as I did Firefight I'd not be jumping on it either. But while I actively disliked Firefight, I found HaK passably enjoyable.

I plan on reading it but probably not right away. Will get it from my library if/when it becomes available. I skipped Firefight but intend to get to it at some point also.

Welp, I will go ahead and set up the chapter divisions/discussion groups. If nobody else is starting right away I might wait a bit...Got 2 more Demon Cycle, 1 more Tao, and An Welcome Quest in the mean time. Plus we start Malazan on the 21st, no?

In theory I could start it next week. I won't know until I get an email saying the book is in..

I have it on hold at the library, but I'm second in line, so I'll probably start late. I don't want to buy it since its kind of expensive and I didn't LOVE the first book.

I have it on Pre-Order in Hardback, and it got dispatched yesterday. I got the pre-order price guarantee from Amazon, so it didn't cost me that much. First book was OK, I liked it enough to continue. I will start it once i finish Autumn Republic.

Definitely enjoyed the first to continue but it will be a while.

Hold came in at the library and still waiting on other holds so will probably start tomorrow.

man. I want your library. Then again mine was probably closed today due to snow.

w00t...I am liking HtW quite a bit...It doesn't feel nearly as predictable or YAish as HaK...Much more entertaining so far (I am about 50% through).

Man you guys all read too fast for me to keep up with my own group. I probably won't finish TAR for at least a day or two, and you're already halfway done with another book..

Rob wrote: "Man you guys all read too fast for me to keep up with my own group. I probably won't finish TAR for at least a day or two, and you're already halfway done with another book.."

I didn't even include the three doc mcstuffins books I read with my niece the other day. :)

I really wish I read faster. You'd think after all the books I've read, I'd be a faster reader, but I'm not. Then again I probably am fast compared to the general population, just not the population of good reads.

Oh well, thank god for audiobooks..

Sky you are a reading machine this year... damn.

I'm not a fast reader either, I just do a lot of commuting and get very little sleep, plus an hour of audio at the gym every day.

Yeah Alex, I think you should read HtW...I am pretty positive you'll enjoy it more than HaK.

Alex wrote: "I hate to be a bummer here, but the last book didn't blow me away enough to continue with this series. Same with Firefight.

Just too much to read right now.

Of course, I'll be awaiting all of you..."

I agree with you about the Reckoners series. I had to force myself to finish Firefight. But I liked HaK and so far really like HaW.

I'm a huge Abercrombie fan but I have to admit that HaK was probably my least favorite of his. Not bad but not anything I got super excited about. HtW on the other hand is awesome (I'm about halfway through). Thorn might be the coolest female character he's ever written and I like Brand quite a bit as well.

Caitlin wrote: "I'm a huge Abercrombie fan but I have to admit that HaK was probably my least favorite of his. Not bad but not anything I got super excited about. HtW on the other hand is awesome (I'm about halfwa..."

Phew!...I keep telling people who didn't like HaK that much that HtW is so much better but I've been waiting for independent confirmation :)

Here's my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...