Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site luke.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!oliveb!bene!luke!steven From: steven@luke.UUCP (Steven List) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Wounded Land series Message-ID: <225@luke.UUCP> Date: Sat, 15-Jun-85 19:50:48 EDT Article-I.D.: luke.225 Posted: Sat Jun 15 19:50:48 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 19-Jun-85 05:08:03 EDT References: <2261@topaz.ARPA> Reply-To: steven@luke.UUCP (Steven List) Organization: Uncle Bene's Farm Lines: 33 Keywords: wounded land lepers vocabulary Summary: In article <2261@topaz.ARPA> CHRIS%cit-vax@engvax.UUCP writes: >From: Chris Yoder > > How does one express superlatives enough for the Chronicles of Thomas >Covenant? There is so much going on in these books that it amazes me every time >that I reread the series. Everything that Chris Andersen says about the books I >agree with. As creative fantasy it's a work of art in my own (not so) humble >opinion... > > Thomas Covenant is a scuzwad, a jerk, an *sshole, and very, very real. I >agree that he's not so much an anti-hero as a wimp who refuses to fight. If >you don't hate him w/i the first 50 pages, you haven't been reading. The biggest problem I have with Donaldson's dual trilogy (other than the depressing, frustrating, aggravating nature of the main character) is his use of language. I don't object to being forced to look up an occasional new word or twenty. But GIVE ME A BREAK. Donaldson seems to be incapable of writing two pages without introducing a word that nobody I know has ever heard of! I have discussed his works with several friends over the past few years. Many of us have indeed read them all the way through. And all feel the same way about the words. I haven't yet figured out why I read all six. I do know why I bought all three of the second trilogy: I bought an autographed edition of the first and wanted to complete the set. Reading them was more along the lines of fulfilling a commitment than pleasure. I just had to do it and get it over with. The odds are great that I will never buy another book by Donaldson again. -- *** * Steven List @ Benetics Corporation * (415) 940-6300 * {cdp,greipa,idi,oliveb,sun,tolerant}!bene!luke!steven ***