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    10 months ago

    I highly recommend the book series! There are enough differences from the show to keep it fresh, AND the story in the books goes much further then the show got to.

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      10 months ago

      I’ve read the first book of the series after watching the whole show, but I found it less interesting than the show - does it get better with the next ones?

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        Absolutely. You’re forced through a slower burn in the books that is hard to appreciate until you’re many more books down.

        The show packed in the political intrigue and other elements earlier because it better fit the format, whereas on the books you first go through Holden and Miller’s PoV and throughout their different perceptions get introduced to the setting.

        Then the 2nd and 3rd books bring in a deeper view of those other political points of view. It then pats you for now having all of the info you need.

        Then it straps you into a jump seat and hits the juice with a few random stops and sudden decelerations before boosting off again for the remainder of the 8 books and novellas.

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        Yeah, I don’t you’d like the rest of the series then. I was completely hooked, but I listened to the audio books first and ended up not liking the show as much as the books. I think it’s more about what you experienced first. My big issue with the show is, they changed a bunch of characters, took some characters and combined them into one. A good example is Bobby wasn’t amazonian in stature, and I missed some of the technical details like needing crash couches in order to account for changing directions.

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        Yes. I watched the whole series before starting the books and I found the books to be much, much better once I got to the part that the series hadn’t touched.

        The problem is that the plot is close enough to the books that you know what’s coming, but the characters and details are enough that it’s still worth reading the books. But it is a slog if you’ve seen the series first.

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        Absolutely. You’re forced through a slower burn in the books that is hard to appreciate until you’re many more books down.

        The show packed in the political intrigue and other elements earlier because it better fit the format, whereas on the books you first go through Holden and Miller’s PoV and throughout their different perceptions get introduced to the setting.

        Then the 2nd and 3rd books bring in a deeper view of those other political points of view. It then pats you for now having all of the info you need.

        Then it straps you into a jump seat and hits the juice with a few random stops and sudden decelerations before boosting off again for the remainder of the 8 books and novellas.

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      Just wanted to let you know I’ve had these books on my “to-read” stack for a few years now, and your comment got me to start reading them yesterday. They’ve already got me hooked, so thanks for the nudge!

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        I’m so glad I could positively impact someone! I listen to audio books like a fiend, while cleaning, during laundry, during running and biking. But The Expanse books were the only books I’d be so hooked I’d listen to them while eating dinner instead of watching a show.

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        I love when that happens though!

        It’s similar to Cara Gee being so awesome to work with that she wound up taking the place of like 5 book characters. Ty and Wes both rave about her every chance they get in the podcast. IIRC they’ve talked about Ashfords actor being fantastic to work with too.

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    Sorry to be that guy: “space” is never an adjective but “space billionaire” is a compound noun

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      On the show and in the books it means to throw someone out an airlock

      I try to make sure I fully understand a meme before commenting as it avoids awkward situations like this.

      Adding a qualifying statement still makes you ‘that guy’

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        As already pointed out, I was referring to the first panel (that contains an adjective).

        It’s a common misconception that two words written with a space can’t be a compound noun but that’s wrong. It’s an arbitrary writing convention that has nothing to do with linguistic categories.

        I wanted just to use this opportunity to educate. Nothing really wrong with the meme though, I totally like it!

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          Thanks, and good point. Your first comment was legitimately the first one I read as soon as I woke up (and pre-caffeine infusion), so I apologize for reading it too quickly, misunderstanding, and being short with you.

          Usually ‘not to be that guy’ statements are persnickety, and I find them frustrating in general, since that level of pedantry is a large part of why I left previous SM platforms.

          Again, sorry. I’ve since slithered out of bed, and evolved through the necessary phases of human evolution required to interact with people.

          wipes egg off of face

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            No worries 😉

            I guess I need another wording for my “this isn’t against you but let me point out this random fact”-comments. Because I really do hate to the that guy.

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    To the execution lock

    Tili go tili go

    To the murderous airlock

    Tili go

    Mi go proudly to mi death

    And mi try wit mi dying breath

    To warn of the rocks to fall

    Tili go

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    Put cameras with live feed on ship without fuel that is shot into the ring with all the billionaires in the galaxy on board and then it’s turned into a tv show for everyone else to watch as they deal with whatever the heck they encounter for everyone else’s entertainment.