There can never be enough thoughts about Fitz and the Fool ;). After I read Golden Fool the first time, I trolled around on some boards and was just surprised at people complaining about Lord Golden's distance and etc. I don't know, but I love the Fool and how he can hold people off at arm's length for fear of being hurt just like Fitz hurts him. And I like how it's not a bitty hurt that's over in a chapter or two, but lingers there, like these things do in real life. MMmmm... must reread ^_^.
Oh I loved Wintrow! I was surprised how much I loved Wintrow and Malta through the books, because I began it thinking Althea was going to be the main character. And while she had a role, I didn't find her quite as compelling as her relatives. And while it frustrated me sometimes how often Wintrow would "fall back" and be unsure again, I also love how every step of change for him was difficult and involved some renunciation of the life he had previously thought of as his.
I really like Sansa ^_^. And I'm glad her sister (Arya? Ar... something. huh) didn't turn out to be cool rebellious girl with wolf while Sansa turned out to be whimpering ninny. The first chapters of the book I developed a dislike of Arya because I felt that the author was pushing me to like her, what with the tomboyness, too often a precursor to PCness. But yeah, Martin definitely sidestepped that ;). And I adore Tyrion.
Yes... Robb and then Catelyn and then the what with the wolf's head. Ouch. I'm kind of scared to see what he'll do in his next book, but must read on... and Tyrion and Daenerys are still alive, amazingly, although I keep half expecting Tyrion to be offed any second now.
Heh, I have a few friends who are afraid of reading more Robin Hobb books because of the dark end to the Assassins series (which I don't quite get.. it's dark, but not that dark). One of them just started Martin and I'm kind of waving flags in front of his face: "NOT FUZZY! NOT HAPPY!"
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Tue, Jan. 13th, 2004 04:52 pm (UTC)Oh I loved Wintrow! I was surprised how much I loved Wintrow and Malta through the books, because I began it thinking Althea was going to be the main character. And while she had a role, I didn't find her quite as compelling as her relatives. And while it frustrated me sometimes how often Wintrow would "fall back" and be unsure again, I also love how every step of change for him was difficult and involved some renunciation of the life he had previously thought of as his.
I really like Sansa ^_^. And I'm glad her sister (Arya? Ar... something. huh) didn't turn out to be cool rebellious girl with wolf while Sansa turned out to be whimpering ninny. The first chapters of the book I developed a dislike of Arya because I felt that the author was pushing me to like her, what with the tomboyness, too often a precursor to PCness. But yeah, Martin definitely sidestepped that ;). And I adore Tyrion.
Yes... Robb and then Catelyn and then the what with the wolf's head. Ouch. I'm kind of scared to see what he'll do in his next book, but must read on... and Tyrion and Daenerys are still alive, amazingly, although I keep half expecting Tyrion to be offed any second now.
Heh, I have a few friends who are afraid of reading more Robin Hobb books because of the dark end to the Assassins series (which I don't quite get.. it's dark, but not that dark). One of them just started Martin and I'm kind of waving flags in front of his face: "NOT FUZZY! NOT HAPPY!"