From: "Jim Sharkey" wrote: > What I admire about the Covenant books was that I enjoyed them a great deal despite how much I disliked their protagonist. I frankly find Thomas Covenant to be one of the most unlikable main characters in Fantasy/SF literature. Sure, he makes the right decisions in the end, but he whines incessantly right up until that point. Great books, but I wanted to kick Covenant in his ass for most of it.
----------------------------- Would agree with you there. One early first-book scene describes Covenant and the care he takes shaving with a straight edge. He should've just slit himself there and save us (or me at least) a lot of time. I also don't like Stephen "got my thesaurus right beside me" Donaldson. I'm fairly well educated, but when I read for pleasure, I don't want to have to have a thesaurus right there. About three pages into the first book, I was reminded of Margaret Meade in her "Growing Up in New Guinea" saying that young boys would micturate into the water. For goodness sakes, if you can't bring yourself to say 'piss', at least say urinate. I know scholarly works must show an extensive vocabulary, but SF and/or Fantasy novels don't. Of course, all this is a matter of personal taste and as for Covenant, didn't like the taste. Don't ask why I read all 6 books. Okay, I'll tell you . . . I finish what I start. I figured the next book would have to get better--they didn't. I won't read a third trilogy. George A _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
