Hell, hell, hell.
I hated the "Destiny demands" aspect of his plot for the Belgariad and Malloreon, but I liked many of the
characters a lot (maybe that's why I hated it -- that destiny put some very nice people through a lot of unpleasant b.s.). I have to
admit, the twins Belkira and Beltira were never high on my list, because of the way, when meeting the rest of the group, they seemingly felt compelled to
announce what the Prophecy called each of those people, and that just struck me as so impolite....
There were some glorious moments in that series. Possibly my favorite was the legend of Gorim badgering UL into becoming his people's god -- and the god
for nonhuman creatures, too. Or the voice of the Prophecy assuring Mara that his grief would end someday: "Forever is a very long time, Mara, and only
I can see to the end of it."
I never had quite as intense a response, positive or negative, to the Elenium and Tamuli. On the other hand, I bought and still own
copies, so....
-----
Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING.
I hated the "Destiny demands" aspect of his plot for the Belgariad and Malloreon, but I liked many of the
characters a lot (maybe that's why I hated it -- that destiny put some very nice people through a lot of unpleasant b.s.). I have to
admit, the twins Belkira and Beltira were never high on my list, because of the way, when meeting the rest of the group, they seemingly felt compelled to
announce what the Prophecy called each of those people, and that just struck me as so impolite....
There were some glorious moments in that series. Possibly my favorite was the legend of Gorim badgering UL into becoming his people's god -- and the god
for nonhuman creatures, too. Or the voice of the Prophecy assuring Mara that his grief would end someday: "Forever is a very long time, Mara, and only
I can see to the end of it."
I never had quite as intense a response, positive or negative, to the Elenium and Tamuli. On the other hand, I bought and still own
copies, so....
-----
Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING.