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Post by Rainsplash on Jul 13, 2021 6:40:43 GMT -5
I wish I hadn't bought AVoS. My dollars. I have no idea why but I had CT and SqH online but I just had to buy them because idk collecting books was a hobby of mine and still is, argh.
Honestly I wish I hadn't read most of the novellas. I didn't have really much interest in them and some stuff like Spottedleaf's Heart and Pebbleshine's Kits are just a waste of time.
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Post by Pixie on Jul 13, 2021 11:39:03 GMT -5
I skipped the last two books of The New Prophecy. Not that I meant to, but they weren’t at the store, so I ended up just skipping to Power of Three.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2021 11:40:52 GMT -5
Skipped the last half of Sign of the Moon as soon as I realized they were planning to head to the Tribe. Honestly felt like I missed absolutely nothing lol
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Post by Ivyfalcon on Jul 13, 2021 11:47:03 GMT -5
I might never finish TPONS, so I guess that one.
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Post by Brindlefern on Jul 13, 2021 12:23:25 GMT -5
For main series books I skipped TLH and ROF.
TLH because I didn't want to see my most favorite character die in it even though I know/knew of it. And ROF because while I have no issue with filler books and will read clan-life centric things with ease and without complaint most of the time, it's one of those bad ones as cats are just waffling around until Tigerheart returns. The only thing I liked in that book was TwigFin and that was it.
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Post by Mothdapple on Jul 13, 2021 13:10:08 GMT -5
Outcast and Sign of the Moon are very skippable
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2021 14:22:18 GMT -5
I havent skipped any of the books, since the library where i get my books has all of the warrior cats books.
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Post by cygna on Jul 13, 2021 14:24:41 GMT -5
I skip books I don’t like on my rereads and if I feel like I forget something I look at the wiki(not the ultimate source but it’s something).
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Post by Flanoir on Jul 13, 2021 14:45:13 GMT -5
No skip on first read. Except for DotC. Skipped a good chunk of A Forest Divided and most of Path of Stars. Slash's plotline was too boring, and the end of the arc was getting repetitive.
On re-read, I skim through or outright skip anything Tribe related. Some journeys may get the same treatment. I recently skipped the Twolegplace part of Sunrise.
I almost skipped AVoS because of the bad reviews and I wanted to start TBC as soon as possible, but I'm glad I didn't.
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Post by Featherstar on Jul 13, 2021 14:55:25 GMT -5
I would skip The Raging Storm because there was no point in the book being made.
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Post by rabbit on Jul 13, 2021 15:16:46 GMT -5
I havent skipped any of the books, since the library where i get my books has all of the warrior cats books. Same. Thank goodness for libraries. Also many of the warriors books I do own I've bought second hand for like a dollar. Brand new warriors books are kind of expensive, especially the hardcover super editions. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2021 15:52:57 GMT -5
I havent skipped any of the books, since the library where i get my books has all of the warrior cats books. Same. Thank goodness for libraries. Also many of the warriors books I do own I've bought second hand for like a dollar. Brand new warriors books are kind of expensive, especially the hardcover super editions. Agreed! If i didn’t have the library i would have to pay 13$ For the newest TbC book. (I currently have a copy of it that i ofc got from the library) |
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Post by Skypaw13 on Jul 13, 2021 15:56:27 GMT -5
Skipped the last half of Sign of the Moon as soon as I realized they were planning to head to the Tribe. Honestly felt like I missed absolutely nothing lol That entire book is just Jayfeather's fever dream, honestly. |
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Post by Ṣanɗypaw™ on Jul 13, 2021 17:09:04 GMT -5
I skipped quite a few Super Editions, novellas, and graphic novels because I couldn't get them at my library (my only source for books) and I never had any interest in them anyway.
The Covid lockdown killed my ability to read TBC and even though I have an online copy of TPONS I haven't got the motivation to start reading it. Plus with the spoilers and all I just really can't get myself to read.
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Post by Aqua on Jul 13, 2021 20:36:45 GMT -5
I don't really agree with skipping books unless they're novellas, but a lot of them are important to the main arc. But, for me, I would probably skip Squirrelflight's Hope if I ever come across it again. It's an awful book, I hated how Squirrelflight kept doing shit behind Bramblestar's back, and I didn't like how Bramblestar treated Sunrise. SqH also treated Squirrelflight as though she was right, and I guess typically speaking she was because I sympathized with Moonlight, but it felt like the books were forcing you to agree with Squirrelflight, and that just didn't suit well with me at all. I stopped reading the series because of this book.
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Post by Aqua on Jul 13, 2021 20:38:17 GMT -5
Skipped the last half of Sign of the Moon as soon as I realized they were planning to head to the Tribe. Honestly felt like I missed absolutely nothing lol That entire book is just Jayfeather's fever dream, honestly. Sign of the Moon is actually one of my favorite books. Imo it's one of OotS's best ones because there's no annoying drama between Dovewing and Ivypool, and Jayfeather even had some interesting growth. But I didn't like how a lot of it revolved around Half Moon, oof. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2021 22:41:21 GMT -5
Like Fernflower said, I really don't like skipping main series books, because there's a lot you can miss, even if you read the spoiler threads, they might not mention the things you normally look for in books.
I can recall a lot of times, I noticed things in books I read, that I really liked and focused on a lot, that weren't even mentioned in the spoiler threads.
However, I might skip the rest of TBC and go right onto arc 8, because I literally can't bring myself to care about this arc, or anything going on in it.
Though, I'll admit, The Dark Forest teaming up with Starclan does sound intriguing.
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Post by Moonblazer on Jul 13, 2021 23:49:58 GMT -5
Everyday I wish I had never wasted money on Tigerheart’s Shadow or honestly any of the second half of the AVOS books. I played myself, wasted my coin, and was more disappointed than a strict parent when their child gets an 89 on an exam. I mean I knew I was gonna be disappointed but those books really pushed the boundary of what true disappointment means. Yeesh.
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Post by Brindlefern on Jul 14, 2021 0:23:40 GMT -5
The thing about skipping main series books is that you're NOT missing anything if you're like me and just use the wikia and forums to fill in the blanks. That's the whole reason why that site is there, character pages literally have the option for you to read whole fricking novel summaries of the books that detail word for word almost everything that goes on in the book, especially if they're books they're PoVs in or are focused in. Hell, just the fandom speaking about the events in the game is enough to make those that aren't reading TBC know what's going on there.
Skipping main series books doesn't mean that you're automatically missing stuff. Spoiler threads are there, the wikia is there. My reason for reading spoiler threads is SO that I don't have to read the books I don't want to read. Just because I skipped TLH and ROF for instance doesn't mean I do not know what happens there whatsoever. I know how Firestar dies, and all the cats from the Great Battle, I know how FinTwig get together in Thunderclan, I know how shoddily pushed VioletTree is in ROF, I know how bad and rushed AlderVelvet is, how Rowanstar died and just how infuriating it happened, all of this is because the meta does the work for me, so I don't NEED to read the actual books to get the info I need.
Like... We literally have Spoiler Threads of people summarizing the chapters as they go on in GREAT detail so like... how am I missing anything going through those over the books when what the people are reading is the exact thing I will see if I opened the PDF and do the same?
If you know where to look, and there's a lot to look, you WILL NOT miss anything skipping main series books.
And frankly the idea that I will not know what major things happened unless I force myself to read something I do NOT want to read just for some in-page page number sourced context that I can easily get in a much quicker and less grating way imo is misconceiving and silly. The sources to get all your info ARE there, imo the folks that just say that skipping books means you will miss out on vital info are just... NOT using those sources. Just because you're not using spoiler threads or going through the wiki doesn't mean I'm not either. You miss info by not looking stuff up in general really, and I'm speaking in general here.
So no, I'm not missing anything, because I never was.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2021 0:37:33 GMT -5
What I look for in books, I'm not able to find on the wiki, or spoiler threads, who dies, what happens with the plot isn't my main focus.
The thing I enjoy most about the books are just interactions between characters, usually the background characters who are background characters so not many people think to mention them.
I focus on completely different things so when I say that I need to read the main series books to not miss something, I mean it.
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Post by Skypaw13 on Jul 14, 2021 2:46:13 GMT -5
That entire book is just Jayfeather's fever dream, honestly. Sign of the Moon is actually one of my favorite books. Imo it's one of OotS's best ones because there's no annoying drama between Dovewing and Ivypool, and Jayfeather even had some interesting growth. But I didn't like how a lot of it revolved around Half Moon, oof. Oh, I never said I didn't like it. Just that it's... weirdly detached from the rest of the arc. XD |
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Post by Skypaw13 on Jul 14, 2021 2:54:47 GMT -5
The thing about skipping main series books is that you're NOT missing anything if you're like me and just use the wikia and forums to fill in the blanks. That's the whole reason why that site is there, character pages literally have the option for you to read whole fricking novel summaries of the books that detail word for word almost everything that goes on in the book, especially if they're books they're PoVs in or are focused in. Hell, just the fandom speaking about the events in the game is enough to make those that aren't reading TBC know what's going on there. Skipping main series books doesn't mean that you're automatically missing stuff. Spoiler threads are there, the wikia is there. My reason for reading spoiler threads is SO that I don't have to read the books I don't want to read. Just because I skipped TLH and ROF for instance doesn't mean I do not know what happens there whatsoever. I know how Firestar dies, and all the cats from the Great Battle, I know how FinTwig get together in Thunderclan, I know how shoddily pushed VioletTree is in ROF, I know how bad and rushed AlderVelvet is, how Rowanstar died and just how infuriating it happened, all of this is because the meta does the work for me, so I don't NEED to read the actual books to get the info I need. Like... We literally have Spoiler Threads of people summarizing the chapters as they go on in GREAT detail so like... how am I missing anything going through those over the books when what the people are reading is the exact thing I will see if I opened the PDF and do the same? If you know where to look, and there's a lot to look, you WILL NOT miss anything skipping main series books. And frankly the idea that I will not know what major things happened unless I force myself to read something I do NOT want to read just for some in-page page number sourced context that I can easily get in a much quicker and less grating way imo is misconceiving and silly. The sources to get all your info ARE there, imo the folks that just say that skipping books means you will miss out on vital info are just... NOT using those sources. Just because you're not using spoiler threads or going through the wiki doesn't mean I'm not either. You miss info by not looking stuff up in general really, and I'm speaking in general here. So no, I'm not missing anything, because I never was. You're not missing anything crucial to understanding the story moving forward, but you are missing small things you might have found enjoyable. Everyone likes different things in books, so the small things you appreciate may not be mentioned in summaries. That being said, it's completely up to you whether you decide to skip a book because the small amount of good isn't worth slogging through all the bad. I made that decision with TBC, and it's a valid decision regardless of the book in question. I would be cautious of taking fandom opinion as gospel though. There's no way for you to make an informed opinion on whether VioletTree is shoddily pushed or AlderVelvet was rushed if you haven't read the book; you're just going off other peoples' opinions. Which you may agree with, or may not. For example, basically everyone hated Squirrelflight's Hope when it came out, so I had low expectations for it after reading the spoiler thread. Lo and behold, after I actually read it, it's one of my top favorite SEs. You'll never know how you actually feel about the writing if you don't read the book. Again, it's your decision to skip, and I agree that you're not missing anything crucial. But reading the book is the best way to develop an informed opinion on it. |
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Post by ᏞᎪᎠᎽ Ꮎf fᎪᏁᎠᎾms ミ☆ on Jul 14, 2021 3:11:43 GMT -5
if i dont find the main arc enjoyable by book 3, i refuse to buy the last half. then i'll rely on spoiler threads, picturs of pages for context (if needed or provided by spoiler threads), and the wiki once it updates.
i dont see a problem with skipping main series books if u find them bad and dont wanna waste money or time reading it for yourself. if u think its bad already, then someone's summary of the rest of it wont be an issue at all.
i did this exact method with AVOS. AVOS sucked so i stopped at book 3 and read everyones spoiler threads on the forums, and then i've gone on the wiki since then to read longer texts and stuff on character pages.
i'll also be doing this with the rest of TBC. TBC is such hot garbage that i absolutely refuse to touch it ever again. i'll be fine finding out what happens through spoiler threads once more.
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Post by ❅Maplefrost❅ on Jul 14, 2021 3:20:25 GMT -5
Wish I could have skipped SqH and ThS, but the writers literally forced them into the main plot lines and kept very vital information in them...  |
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Post by Twilight Sparkle on Jul 14, 2021 5:09:07 GMT -5
I've never skipped any books and don't like doing so. The only ones I skipped were field guides.
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Post by *Ottersplash* on Jul 14, 2021 15:40:22 GMT -5
I do know I'll be skipping Leopardstar's SE. I just couldn't care any less about her than I already do
AVoS was pretty terrible too
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Jul 14, 2021 15:47:30 GMT -5
I lost interest in Omen of the Stars and really only read The Fourth Apprentice and The Last Hope.
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Post by Dɾҽαɱƈʅσυԃ on Jul 17, 2021 6:45:26 GMT -5
I read every book that has come out (or is coming out) at least once. But Outcast, Sign of the Moon, Tigerheart's Shadow and Squirrelflight's Hope were all a waste of my time (and tears in case of the latter two).
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Post by wolfcry32 on Jul 17, 2021 19:08:38 GMT -5
I skipped OoTS after The Fourth Apprentice. Partially because I couldn’t get the rest of the arc but mostly because I didn’t care.
I skipped DoTC.
I skipped the last half of AVoS. I also skipped most of the super additions. Of course I keep up so things make sense but I’m not going to spend any more time than that on reading them.
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