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I loved these books growing up (yes I am aware they aren't kids books), and I plan to reread. I also have The Gap Cycle too, which I'm looking forward too

Michael wrote: "I loved these books growing up (yes I am aware they aren't kids books), and I plan to reread. I also have The Gap Cycle too, which I'm looking forward too"

If you can stomach the bleakness and terrible stuff that characters do to each other in The Gap it a fantastic story

I mean I have read and loved most of Berserk...I can handle the worst stuff if the story and characters are fleshed out enough to reward the effort it takes to digest the darkness

Michael wrote: "I mean I have read and loved most of Berserk...I can handle the worst stuff if the story and characters are fleshed out enough to reward the effort it takes to digest the darkness"

I urge everyone who likes Berserk to read Bakker.

I own the first Bakker! After a difficult time with Malazan, I sorta took it off my TBR.

Odd, I really love a lot about the three Malazan books I read but...they wore me down

Michael wrote: "I own the first Bakker! After a difficult time with Malazan, I sorta took it off my TBR.

Odd, I really love a lot about the three Malazan books I read but...they wore me down"

I do not know why people often associate those two. they are not very related. Very different kind of storytelling. Bakker is much more focused and intimate. Tight cast with relationship dynamics that remind a lot of the Berserk.

I am not a fan of Malazan though I have read five books. I do not plan to read more. Tired of the many characters and plots. I found many of them very uninteresting. I also did not like how convenient is everything. Anything can happen. People die and resurrect. People are gods. Demigods. Immortals. Places, items etc the same. Everything is possible thats why nothing happening had any impact on me

I think you hit the nail on the head for me! I hadn't thought of those points like that but looking back, it was frustrating.

Michael wrote: "I think you hit the nail on the head for me! I hadn't thought of those points like that but looking back, it was frustrating."

It was very frustrating for me too cause I wanted to like it but every time I tried I read less and less and I finally decided it is not my cup of tea. First time I quit at book five and another two tries I quit at book three.

Okay well if Bakker isn't comparable in this manner then fantastic, I shall get to it hopefully this year!

Michael wrote: "Okay well if Bakker isn't comparable in this manner then fantastic, I shall get to it hopefully this year!"

Hopefully you will appreciate what he does