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About Ce'Nedra beetnemesis Send a noteboard - 28/03/2013 01:26:43 PM

She has character growth, but it's mostly from "spoiled brat" to "manipulative shrew, who then bats her eyelashes so people still like her."

It happens even in the last book of Belgariad- when she's with 'Zakath, she flashes her "little girl smile" (that's a quote) when she annoys him, so he won't get angry.

And in her last scene of the series, she gets into an argument with Garion, purposefully twists his words, and when he objects she legitimately says "Don't you love me anymore?" This is followed by Garion thinking about how he knows she's manipulating him, but he can't help it.

I amuse myself.
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I was doing a reread of The Belgariad, and while I like it... beetnemesis - 27/03/2013 06:00:11 PM 1477 Views
Interesting. I certainly wouldn't make that comparison... Legolas - 27/03/2013 09:30:33 PM 1232 Views
About Ce'Nedra beetnemesis - 28/03/2013 01:26:43 PM 1183 Views
I guess, but they also learn not to take her too seriously at times like those. Legolas - 30/03/2013 09:18:10 PM 1081 Views
True, but the fact that they indulge her at all irritates me beetnemesis - 31/03/2013 03:18:37 AM 1120 Views
I think you're forgetting David wasn't the only Eddings writing those books Isaac - 29/03/2013 05:14:55 PM 1094 Views
I liked the "secondary" female characters a lot, actually beetnemesis - 30/03/2013 06:50:07 PM 1045 Views
The problem was the longer the secondary's stuck around the more Mary Sue they became Isaac - 30/03/2013 09:10:57 PM 1091 Views
Yeah, the Hettar thing was pretty random, wasn't it beetnemesis - 31/03/2013 03:20:22 AM 1036 Views
Mostly just undercooked Isaac - 31/03/2013 04:48:48 AM 1004 Views
True, although I feel Polgara (in her own series) and Aphrael hold up well enough even in rereads. Legolas - 30/03/2013 09:12:31 PM 1120 Views
Polgara the Sorceress was maybe a bit late, but Aphrael is a ffair example Isaac - 30/03/2013 10:16:26 PM 1314 Views
Fair enough. Legolas - 31/03/2013 12:53:19 AM 1232 Views
Re: Fair enough. Isaac - 31/03/2013 05:44:09 AM 1234 Views
I wonder how many participants we would get for an Eddings reread... Legolas - 01/04/2013 12:10:00 PM 1322 Views
He's a good reread, I just started back up Isaac - 01/04/2013 01:38:33 PM 1172 Views
I started my reread of Polgara and the first few chapters are awful Isaac - 13/04/2013 09:36:01 PM 1174 Views
Hm. Legolas - 13/04/2013 11:45:32 PM 1180 Views
Re: Hm. Isaac - 14/04/2013 01:17:13 AM 1419 Views
I'm actually up to the Demon King of Karanda (Mallorean reread), but I totally agree. Bookwyrm - 13/04/2013 07:42:25 AM 1213 Views
Eddings is like comfort food, read it and don't think about it *NM* Isaac - 13/04/2013 09:22:47 PM 521 Views
Re: I was doing a reread of The Belgariad, and while I like it... orius - 20/04/2013 04:36:03 AM 1391 Views
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