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It's the repeats and cliffhangerism that bother me. I felt that Donaldson simply copied some things from the old books instead of building things. A certain kitchen sink comes to mind.
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I believe that force comes from SRD himself. I think that's one of the reasons why he says he dreaded writing the Last Chrons so much, especially the last two books, because of the inner discipline required of him to write the Chrons in a new way - to not be afraid to fail.Rocksister wrote:I'm with Fist and Faith; it's like reading something from a completely different author, as if he was forced to write it a new way.
Ah...M5Dad wrote:Let's just pray that SD isn't hit by a van tomorrow. I personally was agonizing when Steven King was finishing the Gunslinger series......
Ha. I hate Linden because she's a spineless whiner who wants everyone to do her favours and lug her around like the useless soggy flesh sack she is. Covenant was equally self-absorbed, but at least he was belligerent rather than flaccid.Probot wrote:First thought. Was talking about THIS discussion with a friend, and he made a point I never would have. Is it possible that all the Linden haters are as such based on her being inherently "of the people?" As a physician, her life superceeds social interaction, into a level of interaction based on need, (hers to heal, others to be healed.) Whereas Covenant is THE outcast, a life of minimal interaction, almost loathsome through time of it. He smiled at me and said, "Sound like any fantasy fiction fans?" WOW! All with a grain of salt yeah? I'm not an antisocial person, many of you are not... but the image of adults who love dragons conjures some funny things in the minds eye. Would explain some of the discontent overall with 3rd Chron, a less exclusive protagonist, less relateable to genre fans?
Maybe he just needs to use both arms the rest of the way.danlo wrote:It's sort like Donaldson waking up after years of sleep; flexes the right side of his brain (stretches his left arm) "....oh yeah RotE: the Land, Linden, how do we get back?", flexes the left side (right arm), "...ok FR: here we are in the Land, things have changed drastically, now I'm going to throw all this stuff at you to process, but you won't really be able to make all the connections till AATE.
Now he's, finally, got the kinks out and the next two books will be brilliant. (I thought FR was great, though a tad overbearing in places (perhaps trying too hard? He'll settle down.))
Covenant was equally self-absorbed, but at least he was belligerent rather than flaccid.