Skip ahead to MoI?

[Trey Greyjoy]

So someone over on the "other" board suggested that one could read GotM then MoI and not miss anything, skipping Deadhouse Gates.

Is this true?

Since coming to this forum Ive read post after post of everyone raving about how great Erikson is. I want some of that too. I made it through GotM and thought it was pretty good, but I just couldnt make it through DG. I ended up giving it away.
The consensus seems to be that MoI is THE book to read.

Thoughts?

please dont try to sell DG to me, Im not buying.

 

[nixie]

Yes you could skip DHG and move on to MOI.MOI follows directly on from GOTM,but if your planning to read the whole series the you will need to read DHG. Can I ask what the problem was with DHG?

 

[Karsa Orlong]

I'm of the opinion that they should be read in order, but then, I'm also of the opinion that Deadhouse Gates is about a hundred times better than Gardens of the Moon with one of the most incredible endings ever put to paper (I guess you didn't get that far - the end of that book is when I reeeeally fell in love with Erikson's work, some of it was quite hard going up 'til that point), so... do what you will!

 

[nixie]

They should be read in order.I read the first five one after the other.Then struggled to get into anything else.DHG was an emotional roller coast that I didn't think could be topped,then I read MOI.

 

[Rane Longfox]

No, no, HELL NO!!

MoI assumes you have an understanding of Erikson's world that is given to you in DhG. It's stupid not to read them in order.

 

[GOLLUM]

Due to their conmplexity and to gain a full appreciation of Erikson's storytelling ablities the books should be read in order. There are events in DHG that parallell or link back into MOI as from memory those two books are supposed to coincide chronologically.

Trey Greyjoy, how far into DHG did you get, 50%, less than 50%, 75% because the ending of that book packs a highly emotional punch?

MOI for me is the best book to date but they're all excellent.

 

[Trey Greyjoy]

**sigh**

I got about halfway before I just put it down.

I wont go into specifics because I have a bad feeling the discussion would devolve into a "yes it is" "no its not" back & forth morass.

To put it simply, DHG just isnt "where Im at" right not in my reading preferences.

Interesting, some of the opinions on the "other" board suggest that DHG need not be read to read MoI, but only to appreciate the greater story arc, but most agree that all need to be read. Given the fact that GotM felt like the reader was dropped into the middle of the action, Im not sure Id feel any more lost reading ahead than I was before. Particularly if I could find a good synopsis. Heck I feel like I need a synopsis for GotM!!

Its possible Ill go back to it at some point.

The comments are interesting. I thought GotM was quite good, although it was in serious need of some editing Overall I really thought his ideas were very unique and showed a maturity not often found in fantasy literature. Some of the "scenes" will stay with me.
What I found in DHG though was....different, Ill leave it at that.

The general consenus is that DHG is better than GotM?

 

[Jason_Taverner]

I enjoyed DHG gates move to be honest it made me cry. Take the time to read it I felt it was very rewarding and exciting story. It had a hard impact and a different point of view when it came to fantasy battle moment which I found refreshing and more relistic.

 

[Karsa Orlong]

I imagine that scene at the end had just about everyone in tears (you know which one I mean).

 

[Rane Longfox]

The general consenus is that DHG is better than GotM?

It is, but I beg to differ, personally

 

[Frozeninja]

I imagine that scene at the end had just about everyone in tears (you know which one I mean).

Certainly had me in tears. Quite possibly one of the greatest emotional endings to a book i've ever read. Skipping Deadhouse Gates is quite unthinkable in my opinion; even if I do prefer Memories of Ice nothing can top the latter half of Deadhouse Gates.

 

[Rosemary]

Although I had difficulties when I first started to read GotM, I did finish it and moved on to the next volume...

DHG was easier to read and yet the storyline did not seem as good as GotM.

 

[Green]

If you don't like DhG then I wouldn't bother with MoI either. The series probably isn't for you.

 

[Rahl Windsong]

I think to skip any of it is to say that you would rather not read the series, simple as that.

Plus the fact that if I skipped a book in any series I would constantly be wondering "why?" about many things that I would have no idea about and the resulting confusion would ruin an otherwise great story.

Rahl

 

[Trey Greyjoy]

I think Ive pretty much decided to give DHG another go. I have to find out what the hubbub is about.

Rane, you prefer GotM to DHG?

 

[nixie]

Good choice Trey, you won't regret it.

 

[Rane Longfox]

Rane, you prefer GotM to DHG?

Absolutely. As has been said, the ending of DhG is possibly the best part of the series, but overall, I still enjoyed GotM more. I never had anything like the problems most people seemed to have with it. Re-read it 15 times, in fact.

 

[nixie]

I never had problems with GOTM.I was hooked from the start

 

[GOLLUM]

Absolutely. As has been said, the ending of DhG is possibly the best part of the series, but overall, I still enjoyed GotM more. I never had anything like the problems most people seemed to have with it. Re-read it 15 times, in fact.

There's alway one.....

 

[Rane Longfox]

I try to be as unusual as possible