The Animal Is Tired

Re:The Animal Is Tired by disgruntledphd2 on Monday May 10, 2021 @03:59AM (#27103719)

I think I've reread Malazan about ten times now, generally once a year, and each time I get new things out of it.

And what I love the most is that he planned ten books rather than needing to shoehorn in extra books after planning a trilogy.

I absolutely adore the huge cast of characters and the fact that you kinda need to pay attention to get the most out of it.

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Re:The Animal Is Tired by tempestn on Monday May 10, 2021 @04:07AM (#27103744)

I struggle to understand how you even get through it in a year, let alone re-reading it every year.

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Re:The Animal Is Tired by disgruntledphd2 on Monday May 10, 2021 @04:22AM (#27103820)

I don't watch TV, and read for at least an hour per day.

I've been reading a lot since I was very, very young, and have gotten better at it. To be fair, I do have to stop myself from skimming, which is fine with most books but definitely not Malazan.

And also, I probably forget most of it after I finish it, until I read it again.

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Re:The Animal Is Tired by masklinn on Monday May 10, 2021 @05:52AM (#27104332)

Depending how (fast) they read, it can be as little as 150h of reading, which is a month or 3 depending how much time they can devote to it.

The audiobooks are 390h total (16 days 5h according to Wikipedia). If your commute takes an hour each way, that’s less than a year even if you only ever listen to it while commuting.

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