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Re: Length of Liking / Disliking Characters gban007 Send a noteboard - 08/09/2009 09:57:12 AM

Rand I do not like as a character anymore, like I used to do in the beginning. But separate from this, I do still find it interesting to read about him. Maybe it's a difference between "liking the character" and "liking to read about the character".

Or what about LOTR? For some reason I can't read about Gandalf anymore, now that I have seen him in the movies being an all powerful wizard who does absolutely no magic, except waving a shining staff against a Nazgul (granted, thereby fending him off) and riding really fast.

Oh wait, that wasn't magic, that was Shadowfax.

Also, when a book becomes boring itself, it is hard to keep finding interest for the characters.


For me, it is still liking the character rather than liking to read about the character, but I can certainly understand liking to read about the character without actually liking the character.

Regarding Gandalf, I may be wrong, but I always felt that was similar to what he was like in the books, he had a lot of power, but tended not to use it too much in case it corrupted him.

I agree that if a book becomes boring, it is hard to hold on to the character, though sometimes I still like the characters, but won't read on, just imagine what they may have got up to in a 'better' book
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Length of Liking / Disliking Characters gban007 - 07/09/2009 10:12:24 AM 969 Views
I change as the character changes snoopcester - 07/09/2009 11:16:57 AM 766 Views
I agree with what he said. *NM* Rebekah - 07/09/2009 03:06:11 PM 372 Views
Re: I change as the character changes gban007 - 08/09/2009 09:50:19 AM 855 Views
the latter snoopcester - 08/09/2009 10:29:49 AM 774 Views
Re: Length of Liking / Disliking Characters Corporal Crusty - 08/09/2009 03:57:47 AM 848 Views
Re: Length of Liking / Disliking Characters gban007 - 08/09/2009 09:52:32 AM 780 Views
Re: Length of Liking / Disliking Characters Artsapat - 08/09/2009 07:38:38 AM 703 Views
Re: Length of Liking / Disliking Characters gban007 - 08/09/2009 09:57:12 AM 745 Views
Re: Length of Liking / Disliking Characters Kylia Skydancer - 08/09/2009 08:08:29 AM 746 Views
Re: Length of Liking / Disliking Characters gban007 - 08/09/2009 09:58:44 AM 735 Views
I agree with you about the re reading. Murtach74 - 09/09/2009 10:19:16 PM 702 Views
No problem gban007 - 10/09/2009 08:30:06 AM 722 Views
I also change with the characters Murtach74 - 08/09/2009 09:37:50 PM 712 Views
Re: I also change with the characters gban007 - 09/09/2009 08:36:18 AM 780 Views
True but... Murtach74 - 09/09/2009 02:48:17 PM 752 Views
Re: True but... gban007 - 10/09/2009 08:37:21 AM 828 Views
What I meant by "are supposed to like" Murtach74 - 11/09/2009 12:02:34 AM 755 Views
Re: What I meant by "are supposed to like" gban007 - 17/09/2009 09:37:54 AM 735 Views
I form a like or dislike early on.... Napoleon62 - 10/09/2009 12:41:56 AM 777 Views
Re: I form a like or dislike early on.... gban007 - 10/09/2009 09:28:57 AM 801 Views
Yeah I agree it is both the reading the point of you and the being friend Murtach74 - 11/09/2009 12:10:32 AM 722 Views
Maybe it's a matter of loyalty... doubtfull though... Murtach74 - 11/09/2009 12:07:06 AM 735 Views
A new thought on the re-reading. Kylia Skydancer - 12/09/2009 04:31:13 PM 889 Views
Yeah thats a good point... *NM* Murtach74 - 13/09/2009 05:00:55 PM 317 Views
Re: A new thought on the re-reading. gban007 - 17/09/2009 09:40:25 AM 889 Views
Yes Camilla - 20/09/2009 02:47:26 PM 822 Views
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