Have you read anything by Eddings?
Read 50 pages of the Redemption of Althaus, before stopping due to the sheer blandness of it.
It's pretty poor.
If yes, how long ago did you (first) read it/them?
About three months ago.
- Do you reread?
Not a chance.
- What's your favourite of his series?
Never read a series.
- Favourite character?
Pass.
- Are the Elenium and Tamuli set in a version of Earth? Or is it a version of the world of the Belgariad and Mallorean?
Dunno.
If no, why not? 
I've just reread The Elenium (bought the trilogy from my charity bookshop a few weeks ago) and I loved it. It's certainly my favourite of his series. I am torn about whether I want to reread The Tamuli, though. I want character closure, but it's not very good.
I get the feeling that if I'd read it aged 10 or so, I'd of liked it. Isn't Eddings one of those writers one is meant to read when they first read fantasy before progressing to the good stuff?
Yes. It's a bit unfair to judge him from a modern perspective, since he's an early Epic Fantasy writer. And The Elenium, at least, might stand up under a first read from an adult. But yes, he's mostly a starting point, I think. I first read his books when I was 10.
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David Eddings
- 16/03/2011 08:43:15 PM
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Re: David Eddings
- 16/03/2011 09:31:05 PM
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Oh. Totally bad place to start.
- 16/03/2011 09:45:40 PM
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No. Never cared to read it, since I rarely read epic fantasies until 13-14 years ago. *NM*
- 16/03/2011 09:33:52 PM
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I sure have read Mr. Eddings
- 16/03/2011 09:44:24 PM
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- 16/03/2011 09:56:50 PM
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- 16/03/2011 09:56:50 PM
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I read one of his books when I was in about seventh grade.
- 17/03/2011 05:20:15 AM
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If you're remembering sex scenes, odds are it wasn't an Eddings book. *NM*
- 17/03/2011 09:51:54 PM
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*NM*
- 17/03/2011 09:51:54 PM
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I really liked the first two series but his style got really stale after that *NM*
- 17/03/2011 01:30:33 PM
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Horrible, horrible writer. One of the worst I've ever had the misfortune to read. *NM*
- 17/03/2011 11:00:41 PM
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Hate to say it, but about 30 years ago - man do I feel old now
- 18/03/2011 12:34:12 PM
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Makes me feel a lot better about the 18 years I've been reading them.
- 18/03/2011 02:15:47 PM
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- 18/03/2011 02:15:47 PM
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