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Yep. All the closets, laundry room, master bath, flooring and built in pantry. Sold it for a $35k profit, which was more than I spent in work. Usually home improvements you breakeven at sale, so not bad.
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Yep. All the closets, laundry room, master bath, flooring and built in pantry. Sold it for a $35k profit, which was more than I spent in work. Usually home improvements you breakeven at sale, so not bad.
Stormlight Archive - it's the only trilogy I own (and it's actually completed!).
To be fair, it's the series name - which is still a horrible series name. The first book is called 'The Name of the Wind' which is a lot more fitting for a book title. I had a friend listen to the audiobook narrated by Nick Podehl, he thoroughly enjoyed it. I don't listen to audiobooks though so I can't say personally say.
Solid mate!
Thanks for the info, I listened to the sample and it didn't sound too bad even though the bloke had a very Midwestern accent. Not that it was bad, but I am very used to British accent in audiobooks so it was...well....unique. What does the story consist of?
UncleRisto
Not Great, Bob!
Lol...well the last four audiobooks I've listened to were Sherlock Holmes (currently) which is narrated by Simon Vance, Anna Karenina by David Horovitch, On the Edge by Richard Hammond, and the last Harry Potter book by Jim Dale so listening to a non-British voice was very different to say the least.
UncleRisto
Not Great, Bob!
I'm not into audiobooks myself. I had a trial once and I listened to a book about low-grade inflammation and diet, which was sort of fine (and once in middle school I listened to The Unknown Soldier, cause I didn't wanna read it) but non-fiction, I'd definitely rather read it.
I wanna be extra smug reading my boring pretentious book that I got so only I'd know I'm better than everyone else.
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Oh, yup you're definitely correct. I got mixed up with the Mistborn trilogy which is completed.
Uhh, i'll be honest, I read it quite a few years ago so I won't be able to put together a great synopsis. It's not completely about the story though, it's the way the words are written. Ruthfuss' way with words is unparalleled - it's the best written story i've encountered. But as a very poor synposis, it follows the story of Kvothe, the protagonist journey from a child to present (book) time. It's a fantasy series so of course there's magic, but it's thoroughly explained and the 'science' behind the magic.
It may not sound that riveting based off my very poor synposis
, but if you liked any fantasy series (LOTR, GoT, etc.) I can almost guarantee you'll like this book. If you didn't like that narrator i've read people also enjoy Rupert Degas' version.
UncleRisto
Not Great, Bob!
You have to strive for better, don't you understand?Even more than normal?!
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UncleRisto
Not Great, Bob!
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It's framed as an autobiographical story being told by a "retired" adventurer. But the real appeal of it is the language and the writing. It has a lyrical feel to it, I've never read anything where the writing flows like that, it's absolutely brilliant.
The problem is, I have a feeling Rothfuss has no idea how to end the story. It's been nine years since book two, and aside from the title there's been no progress on actually finishing it. As much as I love it, I have a feeling that either it will never be released, or it will be very unsatisfying.
