Feb-19-2011, 10:20 PM (UTC)
(This post was last modified: Feb-19-2011, 10:24 PM (UTC) by Lady Laura.)
I've only read the Soldier Son trilogy, the Liveship trilogy and Rain Wild Chronicles, so unfortunately I haven't met the famous Fitz yet!!! 
But from SS, I really loved Epiny - such an amazing strong female character! I usually am very critical of female characters in books, but Hobb creates so many wonderfully dynamic and strong women that I rarely have reason to complain in her books.
From Liveship trilogy, there are so many characters I liked
A few were Althea (reminds me of Elizabeth Swan from Pirates of the Caribbean, only better!), Wintrow, Malta (what an amazing character development!), Seldon (would love to have seen more of him in RWC), Kennet (such a complex character, i liked and hated him at different times). I grew to like Etta actually, despite my initial reservations about her. And Keffria grew on me too, her development was very interesting. I cant remember her name, but that woman from Jamaillia who was the Satrap's companion- I thought the addition of her character was very welcome, I really liked her strength of mind and resolve.
I'm sorry this post is getting long! In RWC, I actually think Sedric's my favourite (I know many fans would disagree though). I admit that Dragon Keeper started out with me liking Sedric, but as the book went on, I started to see his flaws and bad sides of his character. I began to hate him in small ways- especially when he took blood from Relpda. However, at the same time I think his ruthlessness was a result of his deep fears and his need to have a happy life with Hest. He was blind in ways to Hest's terrible treatment of him, but deep doen he knew it, and he slowly comes to realise that. I thought it was very realistic, because there are plenty of people who have been abused or mistreated, but they don't fully accept the reality of it. And poor Sedric had been living quite comfortably with Hest (materially-wise), and obviously if Hest "dumped" him, he'd be forced to return to his family, or find work on his own. So he ignored Hest's mistreatment of him, and kept presuming things would get better of their own accord. Overall I felt sympathetic for him, even if at times his behaviour annoyed me lol
Anyway, I have so much to say but it's probably already been said in another thread LOL I should go post my opinions of Sedric in a more suitable thread
But from SS, I really loved Epiny - such an amazing strong female character! I usually am very critical of female characters in books, but Hobb creates so many wonderfully dynamic and strong women that I rarely have reason to complain in her books.
From Liveship trilogy, there are so many characters I liked
A few were Althea (reminds me of Elizabeth Swan from Pirates of the Caribbean, only better!), Wintrow, Malta (what an amazing character development!), Seldon (would love to have seen more of him in RWC), Kennet (such a complex character, i liked and hated him at different times). I grew to like Etta actually, despite my initial reservations about her. And Keffria grew on me too, her development was very interesting. I cant remember her name, but that woman from Jamaillia who was the Satrap's companion- I thought the addition of her character was very welcome, I really liked her strength of mind and resolve. I'm sorry this post is getting long! In RWC, I actually think Sedric's my favourite (I know many fans would disagree though). I admit that Dragon Keeper started out with me liking Sedric, but as the book went on, I started to see his flaws and bad sides of his character. I began to hate him in small ways- especially when he took blood from Relpda. However, at the same time I think his ruthlessness was a result of his deep fears and his need to have a happy life with Hest. He was blind in ways to Hest's terrible treatment of him, but deep doen he knew it, and he slowly comes to realise that. I thought it was very realistic, because there are plenty of people who have been abused or mistreated, but they don't fully accept the reality of it. And poor Sedric had been living quite comfortably with Hest (materially-wise), and obviously if Hest "dumped" him, he'd be forced to return to his family, or find work on his own. So he ignored Hest's mistreatment of him, and kept presuming things would get better of their own accord. Overall I felt sympathetic for him, even if at times his behaviour annoyed me lol
Anyway, I have so much to say but it's probably already been said in another thread LOL I should go post my opinions of Sedric in a more suitable thread
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