Apr-21-2010, 03:28 PM (UTC)
It is SO INTERESTING to see how we differ in our opinions!
Particularly Liked
Fitz, Nighteyes and Beloved - they had, after all, "always been one"!
Verity - he was as true as his name.
Patience - I adored her and agree she provided some wonderful comic relief, as well as a true example of acceptance and love.
Jonqui - though a minor character, she was an astute woman.
Thick - a little man with a big heart.
Althea - I saw myself in her...not always but enough that I feel I must fiercely protect and support her!
Brashen - I saw a life partner in him and also valued his loyalty to A, A, and P.
Paragon - such a complex character...he had instant appeal but made more so with his physical and inner journey.
Leftrin - as for Brashen and also his devotion to T and A.
Lady Carillion Carrock, née Waljin – like Patience, she had courage, vision and an inner strength that couldn’t be denied, no matter how others may have seen her.
Fence-Sitting
Etta - I think she irritated me because she was so blinded by Kennit (though who of us isn’t a little blinded by love and/or need sometimes?) but her spirit and ability to grow beyond, and in spite of, her previous life experiences is admirable.
Chivalry – I still can’t decide if I agree with his choice or not. His absence was meant to be honourable but, as a parent, it makes me a little nuts!
Particularly Disliked
Kennit - at no stage could I either connect or sympathise with him, despite whatever he endured. His self-centred and cyclical reactions to his life were reprehensible to me on all levels. I found I had to make myself slog through the parts with him in them in my many re-reads of all RotE books. By every LST ending, I felt as murderous as Althea...! I hated him!
Malta - possibly for much the same reason as Kennit initially bugged me...the whole good guy comes last thing!
Wintrow – except for his loyalty to Etta, I couldn't relate at all to Wintrow and found myself often wondering how such a weak character (not Robin’s creativity but his actual personality) could end up as he did. Possibly I am being a bit harsh...I must admit here that a fair bit of my negativity toward the end could possibly be attributed to my jealousy over the fact that he and Fitz’s fates had turned out to be a reversal of each other’s most likely roles (as was highlighted by Paragon and Amber).
Bolt/Vivacia, Serene , Kyle, Keffria, Regal, Molly, Starling, Haff, Hest, Greft – all for a variety of reasons but there’s not enough room to continue elaborating...they all just aggravated me!
Particularly Liked
Fitz, Nighteyes and Beloved - they had, after all, "always been one"!
Verity - he was as true as his name.
Patience - I adored her and agree she provided some wonderful comic relief, as well as a true example of acceptance and love.
Jonqui - though a minor character, she was an astute woman.
Thick - a little man with a big heart.
Althea - I saw myself in her...not always but enough that I feel I must fiercely protect and support her!
Brashen - I saw a life partner in him and also valued his loyalty to A, A, and P.
Paragon - such a complex character...he had instant appeal but made more so with his physical and inner journey.
Leftrin - as for Brashen and also his devotion to T and A.
Lady Carillion Carrock, née Waljin – like Patience, she had courage, vision and an inner strength that couldn’t be denied, no matter how others may have seen her.
Fence-Sitting
Etta - I think she irritated me because she was so blinded by Kennit (though who of us isn’t a little blinded by love and/or need sometimes?) but her spirit and ability to grow beyond, and in spite of, her previous life experiences is admirable.
Chivalry – I still can’t decide if I agree with his choice or not. His absence was meant to be honourable but, as a parent, it makes me a little nuts!
Particularly Disliked
Kennit - at no stage could I either connect or sympathise with him, despite whatever he endured. His self-centred and cyclical reactions to his life were reprehensible to me on all levels. I found I had to make myself slog through the parts with him in them in my many re-reads of all RotE books. By every LST ending, I felt as murderous as Althea...! I hated him!
Malta - possibly for much the same reason as Kennit initially bugged me...the whole good guy comes last thing!
Wintrow – except for his loyalty to Etta, I couldn't relate at all to Wintrow and found myself often wondering how such a weak character (not Robin’s creativity but his actual personality) could end up as he did. Possibly I am being a bit harsh...I must admit here that a fair bit of my negativity toward the end could possibly be attributed to my jealousy over the fact that he and Fitz’s fates had turned out to be a reversal of each other’s most likely roles (as was highlighted by Paragon and Amber).
Bolt/Vivacia, Serene , Kyle, Keffria, Regal, Molly, Starling, Haff, Hest, Greft – all for a variety of reasons but there’s not enough room to continue elaborating...they all just aggravated me!
"I am the Catalyst, and I came to change all things. Prophets become warriors, dragons hunt as wolves."