As an ardent fan of both SISTER WIVES and the meticulously reported and written UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN, this was a delightful read. We alphabet people sure are bananas for wanting to smooch each other!
And to think I was momentarily titillated by the debauchery I assumed was taking place in this sin-filled underground party lair. Instead, it's just ice cream all the way down...
LDS have beliefs run counter to mainstream, even in Christian circles. But they are not the only ones uninterested in an overly sexualized culture. This is an interesting look at the numbers. (Also, it would have been nice to have a spoiler alert.)
Sorry about the spoilers! I think they’re pretty mild.
LDS certainly are certainly not the only ones, but they’re most relevant here because of Sanderson’s religious identity. I’ll also note that the gay characters in this book remain almost entirely sexless—I think they literally kiss once in 1300+ pages.
One kiss is too many. 🤣 I started reading that series and couldn't slog through the pages. (TOO MUCH.) Here's what one of your posts needs to be. And I live by this for the most part. I will NOT read a book series that doesn't have an end date. For two reasons! One, the sheer volumes of Sanderson and Robert Jordan are ridiculous. We should mourn all the trees that gave their life for those pages. Any series over seven books is too long. I say seven because of Narnia, Harry Potter, and because God said 7 is the perfect number. (period) C.S. Lewis once said, "I didn't have time to write you a short letter, so I wrote you a long one." In the words of Mortal Combat, Finish Him! Another reason I don't want to read a series without an ending is you don't know if the author will EVER end it. Who knows if we'll ever be able to read the ending of The Name of the Wind and A Game of Thrones? I feel like I've been swindled. Stop playing with my heart, authors. If you can't finish the book, let all the fan fiction fanatics do it. They'd love a cut of your royalties. Consider this... You know this reply is way too long, so guess what? You hate it. And so do I, that's the point.
I also feel swindled by Martin and Rothfuss, but if there's one thing you can count on about Sanderson, it's that he'll never stop publishing as long as he draws breath.
Wheel of Time and Stormlight are both way too long -- but that's kind of why I love them. (Although I skipped 3 or 4 books in WoT.)
Orson Scott Card is another Mormon nerd author. He has a whole series that is basically Joseph Smith fiction.
As an ardent fan of both SISTER WIVES and the meticulously reported and written UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN, this was a delightful read. We alphabet people sure are bananas for wanting to smooch each other!
Krakauer is an amazing writer!
And to think I was momentarily titillated by the debauchery I assumed was taking place in this sin-filled underground party lair. Instead, it's just ice cream all the way down...
😂😂😂
LDS have beliefs run counter to mainstream, even in Christian circles. But they are not the only ones uninterested in an overly sexualized culture. This is an interesting look at the numbers. (Also, it would have been nice to have a spoiler alert.)
https://substack.com/@ryanburge/note/p-153312853?r=2wmn3d&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action
Sorry about the spoilers! I think they’re pretty mild.
LDS certainly are certainly not the only ones, but they’re most relevant here because of Sanderson’s religious identity. I’ll also note that the gay characters in this book remain almost entirely sexless—I think they literally kiss once in 1300+ pages.
One kiss is too many. 🤣 I started reading that series and couldn't slog through the pages. (TOO MUCH.) Here's what one of your posts needs to be. And I live by this for the most part. I will NOT read a book series that doesn't have an end date. For two reasons! One, the sheer volumes of Sanderson and Robert Jordan are ridiculous. We should mourn all the trees that gave their life for those pages. Any series over seven books is too long. I say seven because of Narnia, Harry Potter, and because God said 7 is the perfect number. (period) C.S. Lewis once said, "I didn't have time to write you a short letter, so I wrote you a long one." In the words of Mortal Combat, Finish Him! Another reason I don't want to read a series without an ending is you don't know if the author will EVER end it. Who knows if we'll ever be able to read the ending of The Name of the Wind and A Game of Thrones? I feel like I've been swindled. Stop playing with my heart, authors. If you can't finish the book, let all the fan fiction fanatics do it. They'd love a cut of your royalties. Consider this... You know this reply is way too long, so guess what? You hate it. And so do I, that's the point.
To paraphrase the commenter in the article, "I stopped reading at Chapter 315!"
Ha! I love an overly long reply.
I also feel swindled by Martin and Rothfuss, but if there's one thing you can count on about Sanderson, it's that he'll never stop publishing as long as he draws breath.
Wheel of Time and Stormlight are both way too long -- but that's kind of why I love them. (Although I skipped 3 or 4 books in WoT.)