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RE: What are you reading right now? (possible RotE spoilers) - mmmmmmm - Nov-11-2012
I am reading Brisingr having speed read through the previous two over the weekend. I am not sure I will finish it though- I don't care about any of the characters at all
RE: What are you reading right now? (possible RotE spoilers) - Farseer - Nov-12-2012
(Nov-11-2012, 11:17 PM (UTC))mmmmmmm Wrote: I am reading Brisingr having speed read through the previous two over the weekend. I am not sure I will finish it though- I don't care about any of the characters at all
My comments re Brisingr are way back here on this page - http://forums.theplenty.net/showthread.php?tid=12&pid=9086&highlight=Brisingr#pid9086
I have been having lots of dramas and can't add a hyperlink to any of my posts in any of the rooms. Anyone else having the same problem??
RE: What are you reading right now? (possible RotE spoilers) - 'thul - Nov-12-2012
these beings cannot say they have trouble with hyperlinks, no.
see?
RE: What are you reading right now? (possible RotE spoilers) - mmmmmmm - Nov-12-2012
(Nov-12-2012, 11:44 AM (UTC))Farseer Wrote:(Nov-11-2012, 11:17 PM (UTC))mmmmmmm Wrote: I am reading Brisingr having speed read through the previous two over the weekend. I am not sure I will finish it though- I don't care about any of the characters at all
My comments re Brisingr are way back here on this page - http://forums.theplenty.net/showthread.php?tid=12&pid=9086&highlight=Brisingr#pid9086
I have been having lots of dramas and can't add a hyperlink to any of my posts in any of the rooms. Anyone else having the same problem??
I read the bit you were talking about and was annoyed by it too.
I think I have spent too much time reading Robin Hobb/GRRM and now can't stand books in which a) 15 year olds are miraculously really good at handling magic powers b) stupid decisions don't have consequences and c) people constantly win battles against overwhelming odds
RE: What are you reading right now? (possible RotE spoilers) - joost - Nov-12-2012
(Nov-12-2012, 07:49 PM (UTC))mmmmmmm Wrote: I [...] now can't stand books in which [...] people constantly win battles against overwhelming oddsYou're right, this should only work when the odds are a million to one.
RE: What are you reading right now? (possible RotE spoilers) - Farseer - Nov-12-2012
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(Nov-12-2012, 12:13 PM (UTC))thul Wrote: these beings cannot say they have trouble with hyperlinks, no.
see?
Thanks to you 'thul beings. That both helps and doesn't help!
RE: What are you reading right now? (possible RotE spoilers) - 'thul - Nov-13-2012
Joost, you do remember that in million-to-one chances, the one wins through nine out of ten times, right?
Wasn't that link useful, Farseer?
RE: What are you reading right now? (possible RotE spoilers) - mmmmmmm - Nov-13-2012
(Nov-13-2012, 07:49 AM (UTC))thul Wrote: Joost, you do remember that in million-to-one chances, the one wins through nine out of ten times, right?
Wasn't that link useful, Farseer?
Odds of a million to one is one thing, jumping over things to kill multiple insane fearless soldiers and surviving is another...
RE: What are you reading right now? (possible RotE spoilers) - 'thul - Nov-13-2012
"fearless" doesn't necessarily mean "good"...
Much of the imperial armies in Alagäesia were conscripts. Such people are not notorious for being over-trained.
Add in superhuman reflexes, strength and endurance, and the challenge is a rather bit higher for the enemy. Then throw in magic. Oh, and the hero/villain's goon factors.
An healthy amount of fear is just as important as any other attribute.
Besides, Eragon isn't 15 in the last two books... He's 17-18 in Brisingr, 19-20 in Inheritance... In a society where children have to grow up quickly, where they start learning adult-level skills in what would in our world be considered teens or even childhood, being fairly decent isn't unexpected at around 17-20 years.
RE: What are you reading right now? (possible RotE spoilers) - fool-ish - Nov-15-2012
Still on Wraeththu! I'll come back when I'm reading something else, eh?
