Feb-21-2011, 05:22 PM (UTC)
Your post was very insightful redchild 
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, they've helped me understand Hest a bit more! Especially the "keeping Sedric as a pet/trophy" comment, that's so very true, it's exactly what Sedric was to Hest.
Ok, Nuytsia- first let me just say how much i love discussing Hobb's books with other fans, I don't know any other fans of her's in real life, and this is the first proper time I've been able to hear & share views with others.
Onto your comments- do you mean that DH is not really the end, cos there will be a book after that? I still feel that doesnt justify the book being anti-climatic
Ok, I thought it was anti-climatic perhaps in the fact that I only see the flood being a massive problem encountered in the journey, so maybe action-wise, it did disappoint me a bit (maybe its my own fault for expecting there to be more action!). But relationship-wise, I dont think it was anti-climatic really, I think the different characters developed very nicely, and displayed their flaws, learned from mistakes, etc... Yet there is room for them to grow even more, which is a realistic thing. So essentially, because I liked most of the relationship issues in DK & DH, I enjoyed watching them resolve themselves to an extent by the end. But my expectations were not exactly met in terms of the action side of things, however I admit that a book does not have to include a lot of action in order for it to be "good"
Oh god, I liked Tats at the start, but by the time he started showing his feelings for Tymara, and got really pushy, I wanted to hit him too! When Bellin gave the girls that scary rant at the end of DH about not having sex, I wish some of the boys could have been present, to witness the pain that girls have to go through as a result of pregnancy/giving birth/mis-carrying. It might give the boys a shock, which I think they need. Not that it would stop them trying to sleep with the girls, though
But I was surprised at Tats, I hadnt expected him to be so puhy with Tymara... but I admired her for sticking to her own beliefs
Alise- ok, she reminded me a bit of myself to begin with LOL The more I read though, the more I started to distance myself to her... I think in DK, I kept waiting for some turn around moment when I would fully admire and respect her, but it never really came. Instead, from the time when she meets Leftrin onwards, I just stopped liking her as much. Maybe it's my crazy feminist mind here, but it annoys me in books that practically every main female character needs to fall in love, in order to develope and become fully confident. Why should they need to wait for a man to come along? I know thats a bit of an exaggeration in relation to these books, but I get very sceptical in books when it comes to the portrayal of female characters falling in love. I want there to be more females who don't need a man in their lives, maybe I'm not very good at explaining this, sorry!
Ok, I get your point about Leftrin hating Alise would be a cliche! I think I am being sceptical again, this time of the notion of "love at first sight". But it felt a bit silly to me, or maybe I was just annoyed by it! But that's only my personal feelings, I can fully understand how other fans will disagree with me Different opinions are what makes these discussions so much fun 
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, they've helped me understand Hest a bit more! Especially the "keeping Sedric as a pet/trophy" comment, that's so very true, it's exactly what Sedric was to Hest. Ok, Nuytsia- first let me just say how much i love discussing Hobb's books with other fans, I don't know any other fans of her's in real life, and this is the first proper time I've been able to hear & share views with others.
Onto your comments- do you mean that DH is not really the end, cos there will be a book after that? I still feel that doesnt justify the book being anti-climatic
Ok, I thought it was anti-climatic perhaps in the fact that I only see the flood being a massive problem encountered in the journey, so maybe action-wise, it did disappoint me a bit (maybe its my own fault for expecting there to be more action!). But relationship-wise, I dont think it was anti-climatic really, I think the different characters developed very nicely, and displayed their flaws, learned from mistakes, etc... Yet there is room for them to grow even more, which is a realistic thing. So essentially, because I liked most of the relationship issues in DK & DH, I enjoyed watching them resolve themselves to an extent by the end. But my expectations were not exactly met in terms of the action side of things, however I admit that a book does not have to include a lot of action in order for it to be "good" Oh god, I liked Tats at the start, but by the time he started showing his feelings for Tymara, and got really pushy, I wanted to hit him too! When Bellin gave the girls that scary rant at the end of DH about not having sex, I wish some of the boys could have been present, to witness the pain that girls have to go through as a result of pregnancy/giving birth/mis-carrying. It might give the boys a shock, which I think they need. Not that it would stop them trying to sleep with the girls, though
But I was surprised at Tats, I hadnt expected him to be so puhy with Tymara... but I admired her for sticking to her own beliefs Alise- ok, she reminded me a bit of myself to begin with LOL The more I read though, the more I started to distance myself to her... I think in DK, I kept waiting for some turn around moment when I would fully admire and respect her, but it never really came. Instead, from the time when she meets Leftrin onwards, I just stopped liking her as much. Maybe it's my crazy feminist mind here, but it annoys me in books that practically every main female character needs to fall in love, in order to develope and become fully confident. Why should they need to wait for a man to come along? I know thats a bit of an exaggeration in relation to these books, but I get very sceptical in books when it comes to the portrayal of female characters falling in love. I want there to be more females who don't need a man in their lives, maybe
I'm not very good at explaining this, sorry! Ok, I get your point about Leftrin hating Alise would be a cliche! I think I am being sceptical again, this time of the notion of "love at first sight". But it felt a bit silly to me, or maybe I was just annoyed by it! But that's only my personal feelings, I can fully understand how other fans will disagree with me
Different opinions are what makes these discussions so much fun
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