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Just started reading Rhythm of War and Mraize tells Shallan that people who are heavily invested can't go far outside their world when they are in Shadesmar because they are too strongly Connected to the world. We also see this in Secret History where Kelsier can't go too far outside where Scadrial is in the Cognitive Realm. How then, has Vasher/Zahel managed to arrive at Roshar? Is it because he's storing his Breath in objects while travelling? But then wouldn't the objects themselves perhaps not be able to go with him? And also his single Returned Breath can't really be put into an object I don't think, though he has managed to suppress it somehow. And Hoid of course has a ton of Investiture from a variety of worlds, which can't all be stored like Breath, so how is he worldhopping?

I just started reading Rhythm of War. Is Thaidakar Kelsier? It sounds vaguely like The Survivor. If so, what is the reasoning behind the warping of the name? Does it have to do with the difference in the languages of Roshar vs Scadrial? But everything else (the names of Scadrial and Nalthis) are translated correctly. Just curious why they're calling him Thaidakar.

just applied and wondering if I should say I'm religious

Trying to choose between these. What does the actual day to day work look like? I would really like to learn a lot and for the job to be not boring.

especially more contemporary suggestions are welcome

Hello, I recently applied to Ocanaluftee in North Carolina. I'm a 23yo trans woman, 3 years on hrt, but don't really pass as a girl or as a guy I look kinda nonbinary and I haven't voice trained. Will they put me in the men's dorm?

Does anyone have experience being trans at Ocanaluftee? Are you able to get your HRT? Are staff and students generally accepting? If I get put into the men's dorm, will the guys there be respectful and kind?

Also any other experiences or tips in general would be helpful. Will they let me have my tattoo needles? What about tools and craft supplies? How much space do you have for personal effects?

Should I bring nice outfits to wear or is it not worth it if we have to be in uniform most of the time?

Can I bring stuff to make coffee? Can I have cigarettes?

I did an expedited enrollment application as I'm getting evicted at the end of the month, anyone have any idea how soon I'll likely be able to get there?

What is the forestry training like?

Thanks :)

Who did wax see through Kelsier's memory medallion? There's a hut with a bunch of unhappy Malwish people and one of them has a bunch of scars on her arms. At first since we thought it was the Lord Ruler's medallion and not Kelsier, I thought it was Kelsier himself after he transitioned. But now I'm thinking it's either Mare, or Kelsier was forcing the Malwish people to hunt for atium or something. Do we ever find this out did I miss something? I've read all of Mistborn, including secret history, and Way of Kings, and most of Words of Radiance.

Also this is for sure something I missed but why did the characters think that Kelsier was the Lord Ruler to begin with? Like that seems like a huge leap to take with no reason and I'm confused. Also, the "bands of mourning" aren't actually the Lord Ruler's arm bands, right? For one, wouldn't those have just been made out of atium and nothing else? Also why does Kelsier have the spike through his eye? And how is he entering the physical world to rule the Malwish? And how did his brother survive for so long if there's no atium left?

Also, (spoilers for WoK) wtf are the ghostbloods doing? isn't their only purpose to protect Scadrial? Why do they seem bad? And also, (spoilers for WoR) is the creepy woman ghostblood that follows Shallan around Malwish? And is the flower in the glass case she sees a Marewill flower?

Donna Tartt is my favorite author, I love all her books in this order: The Goldfinch, The Little Friend, The Secret History. However, as she seems to only write a book once every ten years, I need some more recommendations.

I love the unique characters that Tartt develops so well over a long time so that you really feel like you know them, how everything feels so expertly crafted, and the sort of desolate malaise that envelopes you while reading (and after).

The Las Vegas scenes in The Goldfinch have stuck with me for years, I can't get them out of my head. Probably a combination of the eery atmosphere and the loneliness Theo experiences as a child. He doesn't really have anyone except for Boris, who is such an interesting character, and I love their friendship even if it's not like super healthy.

The only thing I don't like about Donna Tartt is the kinda poshness/elitism that I get from it, especially in The Secret History. Like I get that kind of the whole point of that book was to criticize that and it definitely shows it as a bad thing, but Jesus those characters pissed me off they were so annoying. And also of course Tartt comes from a very privileged background herself. Anyways, I'd like recommendations to be more working class if possible.

A Series of Unfortunate Events was my favorite book series as a kid, and I still think about it a lot even after all these years. All these horrible things are happening to the siblings, but they stick together against it all, they care for each other. That love between siblings is a theme that is really special to me. The other thing in this book series that I like is the eery settings, especially in the later books, everything feels just a bit off, It's kind of like a deja vu feeling.

I've tried re-reading A Series of Unfortunate Events recently, but I can't get into it the same way I did as a kid, because of the writing style. There's a lot of books like this that I really loved as a kid but that I can't find adult equivalents to. Another is Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns by John Green.

I'm very picky about prose / writing style, and it's difficult to find anything that satisfies me after reading Tartt, but especially when you're looking for a book that evokes the same feelings as a book series I read when I was a kid.

Other books I like are the Grapes of Wrath, chronicles of Narnia, and after dark by murakami.

If you've taken the time to read this, I really appreciate it, and I would love a recommendation based on what I've told you about these books I like.

Donna Tartt is my favorite author, I love all her books in this order: The Goldfinch, The Little Friend, The Secret History. However, as she seems to only write a book once every ten years, I need some more recommendations.

I love the unique characters that Tartt develops so well over a long time so that you really feel like you know them, how everything feels so expertly crafted, and the sort of desolate malaise that envelopes you while reading (and after).

The Las Vegas scenes in The Goldfinch have stuck with me for years, I can't get them out of my head. Probably a combination of the eery atmosphere and the loneliness Theo experiences as a child. He doesn't really have anyone except for Boris, who is such an interesting character, and I love their friendship even if it's not like super healthy.

The only thing I don't like about Donna Tartt is the kinda poshness/elitism that I get from it, especially in The Secret History. Like I get that kind of the whole point of that book was to criticize that and it definitely shows it as a bad thing, but Jesus those characters pissed me off they were so annoying. And also of course Tartt comes from a very privileged background herself. Anyways, I'd like recommendations to be more working class if possible.

A Series of Unfortunate Events was my favorite book series as a kid, and I still think about it a lot even after all these years. All these horrible things are happening to the siblings, but they stick together against it all, they care for each other. That love between siblings is a theme that is really special to me. The other thing in this book series that I like is the eery settings, especially in the later books, everything feels just a bit off, It's kind of like a deja vu feeling.

I've tried re-reading A Series of Unfortunate Events recently, but I can't get into it the same way I did as a kid, because of the writing style. There's a lot of books like this that I really loved as a kid but that I can't find adult equivalents to. Another is Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns by John Green.

I'm very picky about prose / writing style, and it's difficult to find anything that satisfies me after reading Tartt, but especially when you're looking for a book that evokes the same feelings as a book series I read when I was a kid.

Other books I like are the Grapes of Wrath, chronicles of Narnia, and after dark by murakami.

If you've taken the time to read this, I really appreciate it, and I would love a recommendation based on what I've told you about these books I like.