Re:Nippon Television has just acquired Studio Ghibli
by yongjik on Thursday September 21, 2023 @02:01PM
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I think the second and the third was okay, but the fourth was... hmm maybe "decline" is not the right word, it was as if I walked into my favorite coffee shop and they decided to drop a bunch of bricks and PVC pipes on my laps because that's what they do now. (Can't talk about later books - I kinda stopped there and never picked up again. Maybe I should.)
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Re:Nippon Television has just acquired Studio Ghibli
by cmrdporcupine on Thursday September 21, 2023 @04:26PM
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God Emperor is a slog, but sets the groundwork for Heretics and Chapterhouse, and they're in my opinion very good. I've re-read Chapterhouse more than any of the others.
But I think he meant for there to be a final one to follow it, and so it closes off somewhat unsatisfactorily.
Re:Nippon Television has just acquired Studio Ghibli
by dwighttk on Thursday September 21, 2023 @05:51PM
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I always tell people to read the first one and stop or grit your teeth and read all of them…
(Possible spoiler:)
I was a little surprised in my last read through how small a part Duncan Idaho played until I got to the second book and remembered