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Re: David Eddings Rebekah Send a noteboard - 18/03/2011 02:09:32 PM
yup, belgariad and whatever the follow-up series was (with the copout plot about how they 'missed' a section of prophecy - I even thought that was weak when I was at teenager), plus Belgarath and Polgara books

Yeah, that was pretty bad.

- Do you reread?

dear god no. In fact, I read 13 books in 14 days and was so dissatisfied with the fact that it was so quickly read that I asked around to see if there were more expansive series, which is directly what led me to WoT.

They are very simplistic, which I why I think I like them.

- Favourite character?

I seem to remember liking the Emperor in the second series... zakath?

I always liked Zakath too. :|

Generally I found his work to be quite weak, and even as a 16 year old I was disdainful of the simplicity with which he framed nations and nationalities, like all people from Nyissa were sneaky or whatever the dominant trait of each country was.

I agree with you for the most part, and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have liked them at all had I been older when I read them. Now they are nostalgia reads, since the first time I picked up the first book I was 10 years old.
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Oh. Totally bad place to start. Rebekah - 16/03/2011 09:45:40 PM 961 Views
No. Never cared to read it, since I rarely read epic fantasies until 13-14 years ago. *NM* Larry - 16/03/2011 09:33:52 PM 576 Views
Makes sense. *NM* Rebekah - 16/03/2011 09:46:04 PM 514 Views
I sure have read Mr. Eddings Bryce - 16/03/2011 09:44:24 PM 1158 Views
Rebekah - 16/03/2011 09:56:50 PM 985 Views
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Rebekah - 18/03/2011 01:56:03 PM 1170 Views
Only the Belgariad. Tim - 16/03/2011 11:24:32 PM 1050 Views
Re: Only the Belgariad. Rebekah - 18/03/2011 02:05:30 PM 888 Views
I read one of his books when I was in about seventh grade. Panorphaeon - 17/03/2011 05:20:15 AM 958 Views
If you're remembering sex scenes, odds are it wasn't an Eddings book. *NM* Legolas - 17/03/2011 09:51:54 PM 386 Views
LOL. Rebekah - 18/03/2011 02:05:58 PM 893 Views
I really liked the first two series but his style got really stale after that *NM* random thoughts - 17/03/2011 01:30:33 PM 388 Views
Makes sense, even though I don't agree with you. *NM* Rebekah - 18/03/2011 02:06:38 PM 401 Views
I really loved the first books random thoughts - 25/03/2011 07:09:49 PM 861 Views
Too many books. jh - 17/03/2011 07:10:16 PM 787 Views
He should have stopped writing after Polgara. Rebekah - 18/03/2011 02:07:30 PM 790 Views
Re: David Eddings Zaphod - 17/03/2011 09:55:23 PM 823 Views
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I read Elenium 10 years ago or so ursidae - 17/03/2011 10:25:09 PM 991 Views
Re: I read Elenium 10 years ago or so Rebekah - 18/03/2011 02:11:41 PM 767 Views
Horrible, horrible writer. One of the worst I've ever had the misfortune to read. *NM* LiterateDog - 17/03/2011 11:00:41 PM 409 Views
You're quite lucky if he's one of the worst. *NM* Rebekah - 18/03/2011 08:44:17 AM 372 Views
The Belgariad and The Elenium are both decent popcorn reads Mark - 18/03/2011 11:40:24 AM 972 Views
~nods~ Rebekah - 18/03/2011 02:14:49 PM 858 Views
Hate to say it, but about 30 years ago - man do I feel old now wheelwright - 18/03/2011 12:34:12 PM 799 Views
Makes me feel a lot better about the 18 years I've been reading them. Rebekah - 18/03/2011 02:15:47 PM 802 Views
After wheelwright - 22/03/2011 02:12:34 PM 866 Views
I know of him snoopcester - 18/03/2011 02:58:44 PM 924 Views
I read the Belgariad when I was 10 or 11. Jessie - 20/03/2011 04:14:07 AM 1038 Views
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