Deadhouse Gates is where I gave my heart to the world of Malazan......

This is my first reading, and I just started The Bonehunters. This series is so incredible. His writing style is so on point and clear.

@toastytowns

Жыл бұрын

The Bonehunters is my favorite one! Enjoy!!

The re-read gives so much more, but DhG still broke my heart all over again.

@joshholmes1372

4 сағат бұрын

Chain of dogs...gets me every time.

" I love it, but I can't recommend it to everyone. It is hard." Eriksen is all about that tough love, man. Figuratively and literally.

Finishing deadhouse gates today. I really struggled with gardens of the moon but decided to push through. Great review! Very realistic approach.

Finished Deadhouse Gates yesterday and I can’t stop thinking about the ending. I love Malazan so far and I hope we’ll get a *faithful* adaptation!

@toastytowns

2 жыл бұрын

Deadhouse Gates is definitely has one of my favorite endings in all fiction! So so good.

@Anomanderrake_

2 жыл бұрын

@@toastytowns Icarium and Mappo have my heart, I love their friendship so much! Also, what do you think about Felisin? Some people love her while some hate her..

@toasty6096

2 жыл бұрын

@@Anomanderrake_ I would definitely say that I’m not a Felisin hater. She’s certainly not the most likable character and causes some issues, but I think people forget that she’s just a kid! She’s been through a lot, and I think it makes her more interesting that she’s not the easiest person to root for.

Sold. I'm reading 'Gardens of the Moon' next. Thanks, for your recommendation.

You'll be more clear on things when you read it again. It's the best series ever written. Every next reading is better.

@jarltrippin

Жыл бұрын

Man, I really wanna get back into it. I actually loved the fact that I got two books in and the series still hadn't revealed what it was about. Then Matt's Fantasy Book Reviews spoils what it's about in the first two minutes of his "spoiler free" breakdown video, and it's seriously killed all of my excitement for it. I don't think he realises what a huge spoiler that was. It's like if someone explained a Sherlock Holmes novel and said "In this book, Sherlock is trying to catch a killer by the name of Harold."

@LadyKestrel23

3 ай бұрын

I’m going to be rereading it forever lol

Great video! I could feel your passion shining through as you spoke. I read Malazan as it was published starting in 1999 and just this year decided to reread it. There was SO MUCH I didn't pick up on the first time - and keep in mind - this was 20 years ago now - but even still, I loved my initial read of the series and remember the long wait I had for book 10 to finally get published. Malazan Book of the Fallent has always held a very high position in my favorite series list. Rereading it is a delight! Even though I have forgotten many of the minor scenes and plot points, I find myself remebering characters quickly as I go. So happy to see you enjoyed it as much as I did!

@toastytowns

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment Clay! I can’t imagine reading these books as they came out without all the wikis and guides that exist today. I would have been even more lost without them!

I read the first two books and loved them. I actually love the feeling of not knowing what was going on and guessing what it's all building up to, it makes it super atmospheric imo and mysterious. Then I stopped awhile because I was burned out. By the time I was ready to jump back in, a youtuber I liked uploaded a "spoiler free" 50 minute Malazan breakdown that I thought I'd watch the first two minutes of to make sure I didn't hear too much. But it was in those first two minutes that he reveals the end goal of the entire series, and it's killed a lot of excitement for me. I still wanna read through it, because if I know Malazan, then I know it's absolutely not gonna go down how I expect, but still. It revealed a lot for a spoiler free video lol.

@toastytowns

Жыл бұрын

Wow that’s definitely unfortunate, but I’ll say that while it was part of the fun guessing where the series was going, the characters were always my favorite part!

@toastytowns

Жыл бұрын

And the BEAUTIFUL prose of course

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! rereading the series is absolutely worthwhile.. if/when you get around to it, you should do spoiler videos for each book, there's so much to discuss :)

@toastytowns

2 жыл бұрын

There really is! I don’t think I’ll be able to resist a reread for very long, so spoiler videos are a great idea.

On my 3rd read and still find I’ve missed a lot. I can spend hours just researching online. My husband is finally reading them and is on book 2. He isn’t struggling lol. He’s missing all the fun!

I really appreciated the way you presented it : It strongly resonated with my own experience. Malazan clearly is an engaging journey but it's a great one 😉

One of my all time top series

@toastytowns

2 жыл бұрын

Now it’s one of mine too!

I would add a slight addition to the "not for everyone" thing. If you're not confised in the first 400 pages. Don't bother. I'm on memories of ice, and i can conclusively say it's not worth it. If you're not confused, the writing style just does not work.

I have the first two books, I', going to start it~

Maybe I'm a genius (jk) but I honestly never found Malazan that confusing. I feel like people really overstate how confusing it is. Is it a simple read? No. But I think of Malazan more like a mystery book. In a good mystery, you don't know whodunnit but you're not completely in the dark, and an observant reader can piece together clues to figure it out. Malazan is kind of like that. Like I guess I don't see it as confusing, which sounds negative, I see Malazan more as a mysterious puzzle. Honestly my fav part of my first read of the series was trying to piece together dialogue, character actions, politics, worldbuilding and readings of the Deck to guess how things were going to play out. I never found the books to be so confusing that they were a chore to read. I loved every page of every book (except Toll the Hounds lmao-fuck Clip) and trusted that the slow drip of information would come together in the end. That being said, I read the books at 18, and in the 8yrs since then, I've read the series 10 times, so maybe that's why I think it's overstated.

@toastytowns

Жыл бұрын

You are a true Malazan veteran! For me, it certainly was more overwhelming than confusing, but I agree completely that the clues are there!

@LadyKestrel23

3 ай бұрын

My husband is picking up on it easily. But it’s so much more fun to research things as you go along. Get all the info you can on the world building

halfway through book 9, what I was never prepared for in this series was just how funny it was.

@BooksRebound

Жыл бұрын

Hellian's "Crump goes the knee, limp goes the sapper" when crossing the glass desert and trying to figure out which soldier is Limp and which is Crump kills me lmao.

Been mulling reading this but can't decide between ebook or paperback. LOL. First world problem.

i didn't even read this series i'm captivated