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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 1192 Views
Interesting. I certainly wouldn't make that comparison... Legolas - 27/03/2013 09:30:33 PM 965 Views
About Ce'Nedra beetnemesis - 28/03/2013 01:26:43 PM 917 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 813 Views
True, but the fact that they indulge her at all irritates me beetnemesis - 31/03/2013 03:18:37 AM 860 Views
I think you're forgetting David wasn't the only Eddings writing those books Isaac - 29/03/2013 05:14:55 PM 863 Views
I liked the "secondary" female characters a lot, actually beetnemesis - 30/03/2013 06:50:07 PM 791 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 831 Views
Yeah, the Hettar thing was pretty random, wasn't it beetnemesis - 31/03/2013 03:20:22 AM 825 Views
Mostly just undercooked Isaac - 31/03/2013 04:48:48 AM 768 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 865 Views
Polgara the Sorceress was maybe a bit late, but Aphrael is a ffair example Isaac - 30/03/2013 10:16:26 PM 1055 Views
Fair enough. Legolas - 31/03/2013 12:53:19 AM 947 Views
Re: Fair enough. Isaac - 31/03/2013 05:44:09 AM 949 Views
I wonder how many participants we would get for an Eddings reread... Legolas - 01/04/2013 12:10:00 PM 1034 Views
He's a good reread, I just started back up Isaac - 01/04/2013 01:38:33 PM 908 Views
I started my reread of Polgara and the first few chapters are awful Isaac - 13/04/2013 09:36:01 PM 921 Views
Hm. Legolas - 13/04/2013 11:45:32 PM 892 Views
Re: Hm. Isaac - 14/04/2013 01:17:13 AM 1147 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 944 Views
Eddings is like comfort food, read it and don't think about it *NM* Isaac - 13/04/2013 09:22:47 PM 390 Views
Re: I was doing a reread of The Belgariad, and while I like it... orius - 20/04/2013 04:36:03 AM 1090 Views
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