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Nick East (Indie writer)

NickEast@ramblingreaders.org

Joined 1 year, 9 months ago

Aspiring fantasy author and geek working on a series under the subtitle "Nothing is Everything". That's the only interesting thing I can think of, but there is always the seldom used option of asking :)

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The Last Philosopher is a satirical high-fantasy story with heavy-handed attempts at humour. It revolves around the world of Huom and some of its quirkier inhabitants. It’s the first book under the subtitle, Nothing is Everything. It's been called imaginative, funny, and unique. People have even gone so far as to compare it to Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett. My response to that comparison, is to go hide under the covers for a week with embarrassment.

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Currently Reading

Jerome Klapka Jerome: Three Men on the Bummel (Hardcover, 2006, 1st World Library) 4 stars

A while ago I found the frist of this duology in a local thrift store and liked it, so when I found the second in the same store I grabbed it before anyone else could get their grubby hands on it ;P It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside that over a century ago Jerome K. Jerome hated going places and doing things enough to satirize in not one but two books!

Robin Hobb, Magali Villeneuve: Royal Assassin (Hardcover, 2020, HarperCollins Publishers) 4 stars

Young Fitz, the illegitimate son of the noble Prince Chivalry, is ignored by all royalty …

I said of the first book, I do think it could be 10% better if it was 10% shorter. Unfortunately this one take that even furhter. Now at least every third paragraph feels like it's just repetition that adds nothing. So it could easily be 40% shorter and might be 50% better for it, I'll still give it 3 stars but it's close to a 2.

Albert Camus: Stranger (AudiobookFormat, 2005, Recorded Books) 4 stars

L'Étranger est le premier roman publié d’Albert Camus, paru en 1942. Il prend place dans …

Near the end at the part with the priest, I wonder if the point is to illustrate that choosing religion is to choose death over life? As in choosing to say that the end of your life is more important than how you live your life?