Apr-10-2009, 11:47 AM (UTC)
(This post was last modified: Aug-14-2011, 11:36 PM (UTC) by Farseer.)
The soldier son trilogy dissapointed me.
As a fan of Hobb's other series i was expecting alot from these books. instead i was given a spoilt shallow child.
I understand the ideas behind this series but failed to see any real dimension of growth of the charachters. basically the books were about a kid who gets fat and hates himself, then reluctantly decides he can help, but still pines for his former life.
I thought it unusual that weight was the main issue for the protaginist, when his society was at war and civilisation was coming apart.
I do wonder if hobb was pushed into publishing such under-developed garbage?
Please note, this is just one persons opinion. I found the adventures of fitz and the fool delightful and each book a masterpiece. But Soldier son is crap, not just in comparison with Robbs other work, but with the fantasy genre as an entirety.
As a fan of Hobb's other series i was expecting alot from these books. instead i was given a spoilt shallow child.
I understand the ideas behind this series but failed to see any real dimension of growth of the charachters. basically the books were about a kid who gets fat and hates himself, then reluctantly decides he can help, but still pines for his former life.
I thought it unusual that weight was the main issue for the protaginist, when his society was at war and civilisation was coming apart.
I do wonder if hobb was pushed into publishing such under-developed garbage?
Please note, this is just one persons opinion. I found the adventures of fitz and the fool delightful and each book a masterpiece. But Soldier son is crap, not just in comparison with Robbs other work, but with the fantasy genre as an entirety.
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