Ending was expected, but I guess if you have such a long running series, pretty much ending will always be expected. Bad guy meets Reacher, bad guy loses, Reacher wins. Fun to read though, which is the main point. Going to keep reading them.

Don't think it ticked any of the Bingo boxes though.

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?

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[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

It's alright.

Its shortish and I am like halfway through, and so far have yet to be forced to smile. It's an interesting idea of doing it from the Goblins perspective, but I don't feel enough time was spent in the beginning to get me attached to the character enough. I also just feel like it could be better in general, maybe it will be in the last half.

I haven't done audiobook in a while. Last one I did was one of Sanderson's Stormlight archive books and it was a little overwhelming while doing anything that requires any amount of focus.

[–] JaymesRS@piefed.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I have yet to read Goblin Quest, but I do really like that author. His Liberiomancer series is really good.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

So I am onto the second book of Goblin Quest and my opinion has only slightly shifted. If you take it more as an anthropological take on goblin society its kind of fun and interesting.

This would be even better if it were a side series off a much larger world that ran into goblins, hobgoblins and ogres from time to time to help give color to their idiosyncrasies compared to the adventures whose narrative you read from.

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah. When I first tried audio, I couldn’t do it at all. I just kept missing too much. I had to teach myself how to do it and once it clicked, I couldn’t go back.

I find it helps me stay on task when doing tedious tasks while listening, but I can’t work my day job and listen either.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

So I started the audiobook and my brain can't get past the fact the narrator sounds like Kronk from Emperors new groove...

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Wow good ear! I didn’t notice that at first, but the narrator did model the character on Patrick Warburton! As the book progresses, Carl evolves into his own distinctive voice.

I won’t say much more about it because I don’t want to spoil it, but if you make to book 6, the real Patrick Warburton has a cameo.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Lol that's hilarious, can't wait.

Its entertaining so far, but I can only really listen in the car. But my commute is long, so not too much of a problem.

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago

It’s a good way to break up a long drive! But uh…don’t listen with kids in the car.