Ugh - yet another thing about Lackey that drives me nuts (as well as other authors who indulge in the same thing). I never really get the feeling that her characters are ever in any real danger, facing any real prejudice, et cetera. Why? Because they always have at least *one person* at some point who is that forward thinking, PC person. The PC character validates the main character - at times, I think it's their sole purpose.
The fun in a story is not watching the hero sail through to the end. The fun is watching the hero fall flat on his face, then have to get up and try again. I suppose that's one reason I love FitzChivalry Farseer so much. He tries, he fails, he has multiple blind spots, and Hobb uses all of them to create an incredibly three-dimensional character. He's so alive that it hurts when I read about Fitz and what he goes through. Remember "Beloved, I have missed your company"? Kleenex Central over here *g*.
George R. R. Martin is another good one for that, methinks.
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Mon, Jan. 12th, 2004 03:12 pm (UTC)The fun in a story is not watching the hero sail through to the end. The fun is watching the hero fall flat on his face, then have to get up and try again. I suppose that's one reason I love FitzChivalry Farseer so much. He tries, he fails, he has multiple blind spots, and Hobb uses all of them to create an incredibly three-dimensional character. He's so alive that it hurts when I read about Fitz and what he goes through. Remember "Beloved, I have missed your company"? Kleenex Central over here *g*.
George R. R. Martin is another good one for that, methinks.