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Udon Noodles (Yaki Udon)
When it comes to Japanese noodles, there are the big three: ramen, soba, and udon. Udon (うどん) noodles are thick and white, made with wheat flour and salted water. Udon is very popular in and outside of Japan—dishes such as tempura udon and kitsune udon are widely eaten…
Udon noodles are available in Japanese/Asian supermarkets, or regular supermarkets with an Asian ingredients section. As with any noodles, you can find fresh, dried, or frozen udon. Fresh udon is ideal but dried or frozen udon noodles are quite good as long as you follow the cooking instructions. Udon is prized for its chewy texture yet totally smooth mouthfeel, so don't overcook the udon noodles. When shopping for udon, avoid those udon packets with a seasoning pouch, as the quality of the udon is mostly compromised.
One of the most common recipes of udon noodles is yaki udon, which is stir-fried udon, a dish that constantly reminds me of my first trip to Tokyo, where I had a serving of authentic yaki udon at a mom-and-pop eatery right beside my train station. Topped with some shaved bonito flakes and freshly pickled beni-shoga (Japanese pickled ginger), the taste of the fried udon noodles still lingers in my mouth.
I cooked my udon noodles with some cabbage, carrot, onion, pork, and shrimp—some of the most common ingredients for yaki udon. For the seasonings, I used Mizkan (Bonito Flavored) Soup Base to replace soy sauce, and balance it off with Mizkan Mirin. The end result is delicious and utterly satisfying.
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Love udon. Love to try your recipe.
This yaki udon looks so delicious. I want to a bowl now.
I have to make this tonight. Just need to get the mirin sauce. Let's hope the store on my way home has the Mizkan brand.
where do you find the bonito flakes? are they also available in mizkan brand? and what kind of udon brand do you recommend? i never see these ingredients at vons ethnic food section.
This udon recipe is great. I think you forgot your chili powder :)
I'll be trying this when I get home tonight…but minus the pork and shrimp. Any suggestions for vegetarian substitute ingredients?
this looks healthier than a jenny craig diet!!
I ran out and got everything to make this tonight, even my 2 year old loved it!
Yummy yum yum!! :) I'd love to try this recipe!
P.S.: I am one of your lucky fans staying in Singapore, and I just got your cookbook last Sunday. I love it!!!! Especially the tips on how to cook great chinese food, and of course, the beautiful photographs.
Love noodles!! I am always torn at a Japanese restaurant between ramen or udon. Since I cannot make ramen at home, this udon recipe will be great for home cooked meals. Thank you for the Mizkan recommendations, too. They are the best additions to my kitchen.
oh, I love udon. This recipe looks very simple. Definitely gonna try it out.
Bee, thanks for sharing. I'll be spending this July 4th weekend in San Francisco. Do you know if I can still get all the ingredients in Japan town? Since I cannot get anything here in Marin County, I want to make sure I get all my shopping done while I am in the city.
Thanks for any information.
Nothing better than a bowl of hot soup with udon on a Japanese winter day. I used to go fishing in the mountains outside of Tokyo with the Japan Fly Fishers (JFF) group and they would take me to these tiny towns with just one shop selling traditional udon. Beats hot chocolate any winter day…
This noodles was a big hit this past weekend with my family. I didn't plan on it until I passed by the korean market. Went in and was so happpy to find Mizkan products. It was lots of work when it comes to making 1 bowl at a time for each family member but they all loved it once served. Thanks for sharing!!
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I just came across your site just browsing….Really nice site n pictures. Really excited in trying a few recipes i have been searching for. I was wondering, either i couldn't find it or it's not up was, recipe for Chinese Broccoli, just had it for dinner , yum……….
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I tried this recipe it was really good but my udon turned out brown instead of white i used dry udon instead of instant, and my noodles were skinny. I will try again with instant.
Hello. I can only find bonito flavored seasoning in dry form. Can i make it with the powder?
Then you can dilute it in 3 ways for miso, chige, or hot noodle wich one to use? Thank you.
Wow! Thanks for the recipe. It calls for two tbsp of oil. Would that be vegetable oil?
We made this a few weeks ago and it was an instant favorite. My husband said it was in his to top ten. I didn't even know he had a top ten! Anyway we had company over twice in the last three days and we made this dish both times and everyone enjoyed it greatly. A shortcut that we have employed is to use a bag of shredded cabbage with cabbage strips (coleslaw mix) and we throw in some frozen snow peas to add vegetables. A keeper! Thank you so much!


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Zucchini Carbonara
I have really been enjoying the courgettes or zucchini so far this year. I was wondering how I could in corporate them into a pasta dish. I was looking in my fridge trying to find some inspiration when I saw some left over bacon. What could be better than a simple zucchini and bacon carbonara sauce? This dish was really amazing. I think the trick was to use the bacon fat to fry the zucchini rather than using oil. I will definitely be adding this recipe to my list of favorites.
1 serving penne
4 slices bacon (sliced)
2 small zucchini
1 clove garlic (chopped)
pepper to taste
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon heavy cream
1/4 cup parmigiano reggiano
1 tablespoon parsley (chopped)
1. Start cooking the penne.
2. Fry the bacon in a pan.
3. Cut the zucchini into penne shaped pieces.
4. Drain most of the fat from the pan but reserve some to cook the zucchini.
5. Add the zucchini, garlic and pepper and toss to coat in the bacon fat.
6. Mix the egg yolk, heavy cream and parmigiano reggiano in a bowl.
7. Drain the cooked pasta reserving some of the water.
8. Add the pasta to the pan and toss.
9. Remove the pan from the heat and wait for the sizzling to stop.
10. Add the egg mixture and toss to coat.
11. Add a bit of the pasta water and toss to mix and coat.
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Pickled Green Tomato and Shrimp Remoulade Po Boy
Near the end of summer I made a fried green tomato and shrimp remoulade po boy that I enjoyed immensely. While I was eating it, thinking about the fried green tomatoes reminded me of pickled green tomatoes and I figured that a pickled green tomato shrimp po boy with remoulade sauce would also be an amazing flavour combination. The idea of this new sandwich was the perfect excuse to make some pickled green tomatoes right away and then to make another po boy when they were ready! The only problem was that the green tomatoes needed several months to pickle so I would have to wait. Several months later I was still anticipating the pickled green tomato and shrimp po boy with remoulade sauce and I could finally try it. The wait was well worth it as the crisp, tart and sour pickled green tomatoes went perfectly with the spicy succulent shrimp and luscious remoulade sauce! Now I have a bunch of pickled green tomatoes to enjoy! I will have a hard time trying to not just make this sandwich over and over again and to try something new.
Pickled Green Tomato and Shrimp Remoulade Po Boy(makes 4 servings)
Printable Recipe
1 pound shrimp (shelled and deviened)
1 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon creole seasoning
1 baguette
1 cup lettuce (shredded)
2 pickled green tomatoes (sliced)
1/4 cup remoulade sauce
1. Toss the shrimp in the oil and creole seasoning to coat.
2. Skewer and grill the shrimp until cooked, about 2-3 minutes per side.
3. Assemble sandwich and enjoy.
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The main issue with my real life fashion is that my mother still picks out my clothing. This is entirely due to me not having the money to go out and purchase my own clothes, and needing to watch my little sister when she goes out shopping. So she'll occasionally bring home some clothes for me to wear, and it's never anything special. It's all safe stuff, like jeans and shirts. I haven't had the experience of picking out clothing for me to wear. The closest I've come to that is going shopping with a friend, and I mostly just talked while she looked through the store. Chances are I'd just pick out something safe, and hope that nobody tells me that I look ridiculous.
My avatar, on the other hand, is completely within my control. I can go browsing through all the different options, and it's pretty liberating being able to actually present myself in some way to people. It's hardly ever what I'd ever dare to wear in real life, but it's still something I put together all on my own. I don't get that very often in life. So I'll dress up my avatar as uniquely as I can, and hope that nobody tells me that I look ridiculous.


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I don't think Ardour, Kdenlive, or most other software you listed even have any GPU acceleration, blender obviously does. So for those apps it's your cpu that's the bottleneck.
I've recently graduated from college with a broadcast and multimedia production degree. As of late I have been receiving commissions for corporate video productions, audio presentations, etc. and got to thinking of my non-linear editing desktop.
After compiling my own kernel with the latest stable version from the Linux Kernel Archives I have now built a bloody fast rig for multimedia production. My reasoning for building my own kernel rather than going with a prebuilt or stock version is because Debian GNU/Linux's out-of-the-box "Wheezy" Nouveau kernel implementation requires GRUB hand-hacking to boot properly with my GTX 550 Ti.
In terms of software I use Blender, kdenlive (possibly Lightworks if it is released under a Free Software license), Ardour, and other non-linear editing software to accomplish my projects. Blender and Kdenlive have proven to be quite GPU intensive (as well as Ardour when I have many compressors and plugins working concurrently). I am also thinking of taking up CAD work (e.g. LibreCad or FreeCad) for fun which I know to be very stressful on a discrete card.
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Thank you in advance for any assistance you may offer me in this matter.
I don't think Ardour, Kdenlive, or most other software you listed even have any GPU acceleration, blender obviously does. So for those apps it's your cpu that's the bottleneck.
As far as I know, most of the value proposition in workstation cards is that they can use proprietary drivers that are certified for specific (proprietary) applications. If you want to stick to open-source, that would be of no benefit.
You should realise that AMD has much better open source promise than NVidia. I just got myself a workstation GPU. After unwrapping I immediately saw one great benefit of this class of products. It has an all-copper radiator. Basically, when you use your computer for heavy duty work, you can't afford a consumer grade parts. When a GPU overheats during a game it's not as bad as during an overnight rendering session, right? The difference here is that consumer parts are supposed to break in order for the consumer to buy new ones, while the workstation parts are designed for durability and quality rather than raw peak performance. So go buy yourself a suitable FirePro GPU and profit from this investment.
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Thanks for the suggestion; I will definitely look into a FirePro card.
On that note, which card would be appropriate for my setup? I need to have dual display output and at least 1GB of memory. I am not sure if I need to buy a GPU that is 1.) over $1k and 2.) featuring more than 2 video outputs.
Are either of these suitable for my workstation needs? If not, what model(s) would be best to save up for? If the card is expensive, so be it -- I will save up as long as it takes to get the performance and reliability I need.
AMD 100-505637 FirePro V3900 1GB DDR3 $119
AMD 100-505649 FirePro V4900 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 $159
I would take vishera, mix 16GiB of non-buffered DDR3 on solid-cap motherboard, add 5-6xxx amd GPU if opensource drivers are ok or nvidia gtx 5xx if not, then take fanless PSU from seasonic, and as finishing touch get MORA, llang DDC and innovatek cooling cpu, nb, gpu, memory blocks and reservoir to create fully-passive watercooled zero-service rig.
I don't understand the "fun" with overpriced firepro, the money flows mostly into bribes for ISV optimization or exclusivity. On opensource side, this will instantly fly up and be fixed as its a form of DRM, there is no unfair disadvantage.
So with opensource you pay only for honest work and honest hardware performance, no politics and crap.
That said, I would instead buy 100$ to opensource developer of your application to provide/write OpenCL the acceleration you need.
Last edited by brosis; 02-26-2013 at 02:56 AM.
That's like 2 hours of work at a standard rate of 50$/h. Probably not enough to accelerate anythingThat said, I would instead buy 100$ to opensource developer of your application to provide/write OpenCL the acceleration you need.
(half serious. Too bad no bounty sites have grabbed enough attention to actually make a proper salary for things).


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Many Washingtonians, especially in the Seattle area, have notified the AGO that they have received postcards promising complimentary flights and discounted travel. After further investigation, the AGO has found that the postcards offer nothing more than overpriced access to common, easily-accessible travel agency memberships.First seen in the 1990s, these "travel club" middlemen contact consumers through mail, over the phone, or online in hopes of luring consumers to call a toll-free number and use a promo code provided in the initial contact.
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FARMINGTON — Moose Mountains Regional Greenways (MMRG) and the Farmington Conservation Commission (CC) will co-sponsor a free presentation called "Karner Blues and Cottontails" from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 28 at the Old Town Hall, 531 Main St.
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Thread: Revolution, on NBC
July 15th, 2012, 01:12 PM #1
Revolution, on NBC
I fall for the post-apocalyptic theme as easily as I do for anything. So it's not a big surprise that I'm going to be all over this show when it begins airing this fall.
Anyone else lining up for this series release?
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I am DEFINITELY looking forward to it! I am a sucker for all things apocalyptic, and post-apocalyptic.
I actually want the series to start this coming Tuesday, but it seems like my vote does not sway the network.
July 16th, 2012, 11:34 AM #3
It is JJ Abrams, and I'm willing to give most of his non-Tom Cruise starring stuff a try. He usually has good ideas for stories.
July 30th, 2012, 03:47 PM #4
The Olympics is good for something... I saw an add for it for the first time while watching beach volleyball... Looked pretty cool. May give me a reason to watch fall network TV that doesn't have "football" in the title.
August 1st, 2012, 07:18 PM #5
Sounds Interesting
It sounds like it might be an interesting show, look forward to seeing the first episode.
August 1st, 2012, 07:44 PM #6
Is this loosely based on Dies The Fire by SM Stirling?
August 2nd, 2012, 11:49 AM #7
Another elment that intrigues me is that Giancarlo Esposito is looking like the bad guy in this thing. Anybody who has seen is stellar work on Breaking Bad* knows he is an extremely talented actor (and could very well take the Emmy from Dinklage this year) who can pull of calm, calculated and menacing very well.
*I'm just starting watching season four so no spoilers, please.
August 2nd, 2012, 04:52 PM #8
Spoiler:change in the laws of physics
is a trope that has been well traveled. Not sure what to make of it, but I'm sure the discussion will continue and the opinions will abound...especially if it does well.
August 4th, 2012, 03:09 AM #9
Too bad it wasn't a collaberation. I wouldn't mind seeing Dies the Fire and it's multiple sequels made into an ongoing series. Abrams would make a better job of it than most.
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I don't know,but I'd say you see something on tv, but if you're talking about a character, you will see the character in the tv show.
September 3rd, 2012, 01:24 PM #11
Ok finally saw the preview on hulu yesterday and aside from the premise, this show has nothing to do with Dies the Fire or any of the other novels in the Emberverse series by SM Stirling. Stirling's books start right before the event and flows forward from there. This show starts 15 years after the event. Also in Stirling's books gunpowder stops working also though from the preview it's still a going concern on the TV show.
Nonetheless I'll probably watch it just to see how it pans out. There is precious little else worth watching.
Honestly the Emberverse series would probably not work on network TV anyway. Too much violence, small doses of sex and controversial issues. As the series progresses, it moves from a modern-day disaster story almost to a classic fantasy. Someone like HBO, Starz, or Showtime would have to pick it up in order to do it right.
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Dies the Fire was the first thing I thought of when I saw the previews for the show. Saw a 5 minute preview from the first episode. Not sure what to make of it. Looks like a cross between Dies the Fire and Hunger Games. I'll give it a shot but really don't think I will stick with the show.
September 8th, 2012, 11:04 AM #13
I'm very confused by the previews. I'm not sure how the power going out leads (within 15 years) to gunpowder NOT working (I didn't see any guns in the ads, just a lot of crossbows and swords). It's odd to see how quickly people rediscovered swordplay also. We are going to give it a shot but we're not expecting much.
September 14th, 2012, 09:02 AM #14
In the TV show preview that I saw a guy was definitely shot with a muzzle-loading musket. Perhaps guns were still around but finding ammunition and gunpowder was getting more and more difficult? Sounds improbable but then the whole premise is sort of silly. I'll have to watch a few episodes to see how everything plots out.
I suspect, much like in Stirling's books, one will have to suspend logic for quite a bit on the premise to enjoy the story that flows from it.
September 17th, 2012, 11:12 PM #15
Well that was just silly and dumb. Nobody has a tan. Or a dog. Or practical clothing. Or dirt on them. Or a believable physique. I'm out.


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The Ten Days of Repentance
The days in between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are an important component in the process of repentance.
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The period of time from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur is known as the Ten Days of Penitence. This name appears in sources from the Land of Israel, including the Jerusalem Talmud.
The concept of these days as a special unit of time in the Jewish year dates at least to the third century BCE. Rabbi Yohanan, who lived in the Land of Israel during that period, describes his conception of divine judgment and inscription in this season: "Three books are opened in heaven on Rosh Hashanah, one for the completely wicked, one for the completely righteous and one for those in between. The completely righteous are immediately inscribed in the book of life. The completely wicked are immediately inscribed in the book of death. The fate of those in between is suspended until Yom Kippur. If they do well, they are inscribed in the book of life. If not, in the book of death" (B.Rosh Hashanah l6b).
The Ten Days of Penitence are seen as an opportunity for change. And since the extremes of complete righteousness and complete wickedness are few and far between, Rosh Hashanah functions, for the majority of people, as the opening of a trial that extends until Yom Kippur. It is an unusual trial. Most trials are intended to determine responsibility for past deeds. This one, however, has an added dimension: determining what can be done about future deeds. The Ten Days of Penitence are crucial to the outcome of the trial, since our verdict is determined both by our attitude toward our misdeeds and by our attempts to rectify them by changing ourselves.
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The famous piyyut [religious poem] Unetanah tokef discusses the fact that between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur there is an opportunity "to avert the severe decree" through three actions: repentance, prayer, and charity. The requirements for repentance include a change of mind, a feeling of regret, and a determination to change, along with an effort to repair the effects of one's misdeed.
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August 13th, 2006, 12:45 AM #1
What's the big Deal about Robin Hobb?
Maybe you folks can help me see the light that most people here think shines forth from Robin Hobb's books, but personally I don't see it. I've read the Farseer Trilogy and sorry to say but I kinda thought it was lame.
Are the other series better? Did I miss something that makes this series great?
Seems like most people here think very highly of her stuff, and I agree with many other likes and dislikes, so maybe I can be converted...
August 13th, 2006, 02:15 AM #2
Greetings Corporal. Welcome.
It's hard to say whether you might like Hobb's other series without a sense of what you didn't like about Farseer. For example, if it was the 1st person point-of-view, then you may like the next series, Liveship Traders, as it was written in 3rd person. On the other hand, if you don't like her style, then maybe she just isn't the author for you.
Which of course is fine. I happen to like Hobb, but there are tons of authors that others think are great, that I don't care for at all.
August 13th, 2006, 02:48 AM #3
Hmm... I'm a bit skeptical, when I see that this was your first post on the site. You joined the site, to post your dislike of Robin Hobb... and you didn't mention any authors you do like (though I assume by your name, that you are a Steven Erikson fan).
Anyway, I'm a huge fan of Tolkien, Martin, Erikson, and Hobb, and while Hobb does not exactly excel at action or battle scenes, her strengths lie elsewhere: namely, with character building, and emotional impact. Perhaps its the fact that she's a woman author, I don't know, but she brings something to her books that most other authors can't achieve.
August 13th, 2006, 05:47 AM #4
I think Hobb is badly overrated. For female epic fantasy authors, JV Jones and Kate Elliott are both a lot better.
That said, I don't think Hobb is terrible. She can create good characters and she generally has good ideas. Her worldbuilding is rather flat though. Unfortunately, she's as bad at padding as Robert Jordan. She takes stories that would make good, single, fat novels and then spams them out into increasingly tedious trilogies.
So, I think she's a good writer, but she's bad at pacing and padding. I also dislike the character of Fitz immensely, so for me The Liveship Traders is much, much better (and the worldbuilding is superior) than the other two.
August 13th, 2006, 06:17 AM #5
If you didn't like the Assassin books how come you managed to slog through all three before discovering they weren't for you .
I would say that her other books are similar so they are probably not for you.
Even the most popular authors have readers who don't like their style or plotlines.
August 13th, 2006, 06:38 AM #6
Because in general readers like to finish stories that they start to see if they get better, especially if they're critically acclaimed. Also, because if you've spent £21 on a trilogy, then you're going to be damned sure you get your money's worth. And because, whilst many aspects of the story were poor, there were enough good things to keep up interest.
Unless of course you were referring to the first poster, in which case I don't know
August 13th, 2006, 07:20 AM #7
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I also read the Liveship Traders first - and for me it was definately superior, particularly the second two books.
August 13th, 2006, 08:06 AM #8
I discovered Hobb after joining this forum about 6-8 months ago and read the three trilogies. Now I absolutely loved them, but I can see why some wouldn't. I personally loved the way she did her characters. I'm not big on battle scenes or a lot of fighting, so I loved how she built the people in her stories. For me I really grew to care about these people and if an author can get me to do that I will read just about anything they write. Until they stop doing it of course. And maybe it is the fact she is a woman and sees things from a different point of view than maybe Jordan, Martin and Goodkind. But I can relate to a character like Fitz so I grew to really care about the people in this world.
August 13th, 2006, 12:17 PM #9
Funny, because I don't think the Fitz trilogies had too much padding at all. On the contrary, I think Liveship Traders was the weakest trilogy, precisely because of the padding. Yes, Liveship had superior world building, a more complex plot, and a larger cast of characters... but the books were too long, and got tedious at times. The Farseer and Tawny Man trilogies, on the other hand, were too short if anything.
I guess it really comes down to whether or not you like the character of Fitz.
August 13th, 2006, 12:40 PM #10
[QUOTE=Evil Agent]Hmm... I'm a bit skeptical, when I see that this was your first post on the site. You joined the site, to post your dislike of Robin Hobb... and you didn't mention any authors you do like (though I assume by your name, that you are a Steven Erikson fan).
Well, to clear a few things up, I didn't join the site just to voice a dislike of Hobb. It just seemed like a good point to start since so many people here like her stuff so much, and I didn't really like her, and I thought perhaps people might help me see the light.
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I did read the whole trilogy, mostly because I dont start what I cant finish, and the low part of the series for me had to be most of the second book which felt like a romance novel (not that I've read romance novels).
Anyway, I appreciate everyone's responses.
August 13th, 2006, 12:59 PM #11
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I really enjoyed here 1st 3 series. Thinking back, they probably aren't up there with the very best fantasy (I usually considered her to be one of my top 5 favorite authors, but then it was a long time ago when I read the her books for the first time). Still, they're very very good. I also tend not to like female writers' work very much, but I think she's among the best.
That said, Shaman's Crossing was total crap. I do believe she tried to write a story with the least interesting characters in the least interest premise imaginable just to see if it could sell. That or she *completely* lost her touch.
Pretty sad, really. Tad Williams is another of my favorite author's who's lastest book was just terrible (couldn't even finish it).
August 13th, 2006, 01:45 PM #12
I have to agree that she is not anything special. The first series was pretty awful. I think I had all 3 so I kept reading. I also pretty much finish what I start.
I thought Fitz was weak and whiny and was much too passive throughout the whole book. He had his adventure thrust upon him, complained about everything though he refused to make any real decisions, and then adopted this world-weary air when done. The whole dragon thing seemed very Mercedes Lackey, and the books were much too wordy. They went on and on and on.
Not the worst I have ever read, but not particularly good either.
August 13th, 2006, 02:16 PM #13Originally Posted by Corporal Blues
August 14th, 2006, 03:13 AM #14
I have always found that whether you like Hobb's writing depends on the individual reader, and their sort of personality I guess. I love Fitz, so much that I named my cat after him! He's one of my favorite fantasy characters of all time. I think I see a lot of myself in him (if that makes me a whiner, and passive, so be it).
As for Shaman's Crossing, I disagree 100% with Decado's statement:That said, Shaman's Crossing was total crap. I do believe she tried to write a story with the least interesting characters in the least interest premise imaginable just to see if it could sell. That or she *completely* lost her touch.
August 14th, 2006, 08:15 AM #15
I've only read the Farseer Trilogy and have to agree about the 'padding' - I felt the same way JJ_99uk did. The first one was great, the second was a bit too much of a romance, while with the third I was impatient for it to move on, and ended up being very disappointed and frustrated by it.
Hobb does certainly have her own style, which to me has kind of an 'old' feeling to it, like a writer from a bygone era. The quality of her writing is high, but I agree she doesn't really pace the story properly, and there isn't much structure for my liking.
She does have her fans though, a certain George RR Martin - my favourite author - among them, who's often declared his admiration for Robin Hobb's work, and that he is an avid reader.
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