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I guess, but they also learn not to take her too seriously at times like those. Legolas Send a noteboard - 30/03/2013 09:18:10 PM

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

View original postIt 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.

Yes. That definitely doesn't say much for the maturity of Eddings' view on women... but it becomes something of a humourous thing later on, I don't know if it really counts as manipulative anymore when everyone involved knows perfectly well how it works, and Garion plays along just because she likes it that way.
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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 1322 Views
Interesting. I certainly wouldn't make that comparison... Legolas - 27/03/2013 09:30:33 PM 1088 Views
About Ce'Nedra beetnemesis - 28/03/2013 01:26:43 PM 1048 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 952 Views
True, but the fact that they indulge her at all irritates me beetnemesis - 31/03/2013 03:18:37 AM 981 Views
I think you're forgetting David wasn't the only Eddings writing those books Isaac - 29/03/2013 05:14:55 PM 970 Views
I liked the "secondary" female characters a lot, actually beetnemesis - 30/03/2013 06:50:07 PM 916 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 960 Views
Yeah, the Hettar thing was pretty random, wasn't it beetnemesis - 31/03/2013 03:20:22 AM 920 Views
Mostly just undercooked Isaac - 31/03/2013 04:48:48 AM 880 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 983 Views
Polgara the Sorceress was maybe a bit late, but Aphrael is a ffair example Isaac - 30/03/2013 10:16:26 PM 1183 Views
Fair enough. Legolas - 31/03/2013 12:53:19 AM 1087 Views
Re: Fair enough. Isaac - 31/03/2013 05:44:09 AM 1094 Views
I wonder how many participants we would get for an Eddings reread... Legolas - 01/04/2013 12:10:00 PM 1166 Views
He's a good reread, I just started back up Isaac - 01/04/2013 01:38:33 PM 1030 Views
I started my reread of Polgara and the first few chapters are awful Isaac - 13/04/2013 09:36:01 PM 1029 Views
Hm. Legolas - 13/04/2013 11:45:32 PM 1033 Views
Re: Hm. Isaac - 14/04/2013 01:17:13 AM 1273 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 1077 Views
Eddings is like comfort food, read it and don't think about it *NM* Isaac - 13/04/2013 09:22:47 PM 454 Views
Re: I was doing a reread of The Belgariad, and while I like it... orius - 20/04/2013 04:36:03 AM 1206 Views
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