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I'm actually up to the Demon King of Karanda (Mallorean reread), but I totally agree. Bookwyrm Send a noteboard - 13/04/2013 07:42:25 AM

I am dying right now, from utter boredom WHILE reading something I remember loving. I feel like I'm merely watching people have a [dull] conversation about one topic. Characters are so accommodating to each other, even the villains and antagonists, that I want to rip out my hair. Everyone is some type of caricature of their sex. Basically, the men are helpless idiots and the women are nags.

And don't get me started on the Prophecy driven plot. I can literally picture these characters walking around with a script on what to do or say. It's a freaking DERPfest.

All the flaws in the Belgariad are magnified times ten in the Mallorean. If I have to read another "Yes, dear." from one of the characters, I will drown myself.

BOHICA - Go ahead, ask me what it means.
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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 1207 Views
Interesting. I certainly wouldn't make that comparison... Legolas - 27/03/2013 09:30:33 PM 981 Views
About Ce'Nedra beetnemesis - 28/03/2013 01:26:43 PM 932 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 831 Views
True, but the fact that they indulge her at all irritates me beetnemesis - 31/03/2013 03:18:37 AM 878 Views
I think you're forgetting David wasn't the only Eddings writing those books Isaac - 29/03/2013 05:14:55 PM 881 Views
I liked the "secondary" female characters a lot, actually beetnemesis - 30/03/2013 06:50:07 PM 810 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 850 Views
Yeah, the Hettar thing was pretty random, wasn't it beetnemesis - 31/03/2013 03:20:22 AM 839 Views
Mostly just undercooked Isaac - 31/03/2013 04:48:48 AM 785 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 878 Views
Polgara the Sorceress was maybe a bit late, but Aphrael is a ffair example Isaac - 30/03/2013 10:16:26 PM 1085 Views
Fair enough. Legolas - 31/03/2013 12:53:19 AM 968 Views
Re: Fair enough. Isaac - 31/03/2013 05:44:09 AM 967 Views
I wonder how many participants we would get for an Eddings reread... Legolas - 01/04/2013 12:10:00 PM 1054 Views
He's a good reread, I just started back up Isaac - 01/04/2013 01:38:33 PM 924 Views
I started my reread of Polgara and the first few chapters are awful Isaac - 13/04/2013 09:36:01 PM 936 Views
Hm. Legolas - 13/04/2013 11:45:32 PM 911 Views
Re: Hm. Isaac - 14/04/2013 01:17:13 AM 1166 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 960 Views
Eddings is like comfort food, read it and don't think about it *NM* Isaac - 13/04/2013 09:22:47 PM 402 Views
Re: I was doing a reread of The Belgariad, and while I like it... orius - 20/04/2013 04:36:03 AM 1107 Views
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