I love Logan, top 3 favorite characters ever .

Jezzal is so underrated

Logens character is rlly rounded out by the prequel short story and Red Country. With the inclusion of those two? Damn the most moving and messed up character. Loved it! I think Jezal was my fave tho despite probably being the least developed of the big 3 in the trilogy

Wow - super kind of you to say, thank you!

I (Richard) have done a mix of audio book and physical, and I did really enjoy the narrator.

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Cheers - thank you! More on this series to come

Thank you! And please don’t tempt him 😂

This chapter was the point where I went from "this is good I really like to" to "DAMN this is amazing I need to read the whole trilogy NOW" 😂🤌🏻

Incredible!! Thank you for using the system and this is a great rating!!

Thanks. Appreciate it.

That is a fair point. I (Richard) would have trouble doing a whole episode on a sub 5 book, but maybe something more rapid fire could work. I also tend to read books on recommendation so I don't read too many awful books, just a few.

This is definitely higher up on the TBR - hoping to start it in Feb/March 🤌

Austin here - I’ve read Rhythm of War and we’re definitely doing a Stormlight review on each book so those will come - and thank you I will!

@@2ToRamble i apologize for my ignorance.

No way - you made the right assumption. I’m just as shocked as you that I actually read a book for once 😂. (PS - catching up on reading now, just finished Hyperion and Emperors Soul. Will have much more reading time soon and will open up lots of spoiler book talk and me pitching a book or two to Richard)

Absolutely on the TBR! And of course videos to come after the read 🤝

So hyped to continue with it now, and you didn't even mention Glokta sucking of his gums, dragging his foot, and hilarious daydreams.

I'm almost done with the second book and I think it has improved in ever aspect. Glokta gets his moments, but Jezal has been a real standout for me.

I (Austin) am going to try to surprise our viewers by actually reading more 😭. Havent had much time but that’s changing soon - just finished up Hyperion and Emperors Soul and plan on pitching some books on my end to Richard! Also more spoiler book talk to come as I catch up to Rich on reading.

I'm working on it. We will do a video on the first trilogy when I finish. We may also wait for Austin to read it as well.

It gets better and better read it! 😂

Thanks for the compliment. We will be sure to follow up as soon as I finish the 3rd book

@@2ToRamble awesome, you are in for a treat. The third is my favorite in the trilogy, some incredible moments in it.

Man, I (Richard) completely disagree. I think that made the character so much more compelling. My first thought about him, was how due to his deformity and pain he had to think 5 steps ahead of others. Hope you give the series another go.

Yeah, I'm almost done with book 2. I am loving it so far. Although so far, I think I was more impressed with the first books' Plot structure and Prose. However I will wait for the end.

@@2ToRamble I’m surprised you say this because the plot of book 1 is usually the most criticized part. I personally feel book 2 and 3 have a much stronger plot.

I really enjoyed how they blended together and how joe teased the reader with certain plot moments.

@@2ToRamble his foreshadowing is very good! There’s a lot of major stuff in book 3 that is expertly alluded to even early on in book 1.

(Don’t tell anyone but we’re upping it to 2 videos in January 2023 - they will be different kind of videos but will likely be uploaded on Thursday or Friday alongside the regular podcast ever Monday)

This is not remotely grimdark, it's not even that bleak.

@@edwincasimir28 didn't ask, bud

Definitely need to do something involving the book "do androids dream of electric sheep?", the first blade runner, and Blade runner 2049. Would be fun to see the influence and differences.

@@2ToRamble Ay, now that’s a good idea 🙏🏼

Getting to it now 🙏

Sounds like a cool title, what's it about?

@@2ToRamble It's the first book in a 6-book series, epic desert fantasy. It's got ancient gods, immortal kings, rebellion, intrigue, arcane desert beasts. It's awesome

Cool, I'll put it on the tbr list. Right now I have quite a few scify books in the queue, so it may be a bit

I (Richard) am working on it, almost done with the second book now. We will do a follow up video after I finish the series. I have a bad habit of reading multiple books at the same time, and it makes me slow.

Although there wasn’t a huge overarching plot that was known to the reader, there was a plot for each character. This book is amazing at showing how world building can exist in a first person perspective, creates characters whose identities are so vastly different that are all likeable, and sends those characters into the small steps that begin a larger journey. Jezal was there for the tournament, Logan was starting a new life after the death of his friends, Bayaz is coming back into the Union, Ferro is escaping her past, and Sand is seeing cracks in the system he works within. Each character had their own small plot to get them into the story. And each plot creates the background we will use as the story progresses. There’s no Star Wars trope of killing the family to put the protagonist on a revenge path, and the like. It is a subversion of Campbell’s theorem, and is proving that stories can have other ways to progress the plot

It’s heavily character driven which makes up for the lack of a solid plot in the first book. Nonetheless, there is a plot and it did slowly form throughout the novel albeit at a very slow pace.

I disagree. It was well written, interesting characters, really cool scenes. I was just enjoying the actual process of reading this story. But I get why you wouldn't like it if you're looking for plot.