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Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson
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did not like it
bookshelves: sff, read-in-2016

Hated it. 1.5 stars. Terrible characters, info-dumping, purple prose, gratuitous rape, and a frequently offputting word choice. I couldn't connect to any of the characters and I at no moment felt concern or anxiety for anyone's well-being. I would have loved for Covenant to die but he's the crux of the series and no other character had an iota of personality so I didn't care about them. I couldn't make myself care about the quest. Donaldson is a pale and pathetic shade of Tolkien and I'll never consider one of his books again. I'll be getting rid of my copy.
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Reading Progress

April 13, 2016 – Shelved
April 13, 2016 – Shelved as: to-read
April 13, 2016 – Shelved as: sff
November 14, 2016 – Started Reading
November 14, 2016 –
page 31
6.54%
November 14, 2016 –
page 62
13.08%
November 15, 2016 –
page 92
19.41%
November 16, 2016 –
page 138
29.11% "really not liking Covenant as a character. He's a jackass."
November 19, 2016 –
page 191
40.3%
November 24, 2016 –
page 236
49.79%
November 27, 2016 –
page 269
56.75%
December 1, 2016 –
page 336
70.89% "I'm trying to finish this as soon as possible just so I can be done with it. I'm not sure if I've actively hated a protagonist so much. I've hated characters but usually there are usually also characters I love or fear or am interested in. But in this book there's just Thomas, whom i despise, and a cast of characters I give less of a shit about.
The characters suck, the plot is boring, and the writing is bad."
December 1, 2016 –
page 396
83.54%
December 2, 2016 –
page 430
90.72%
December 2, 2016 – Shelved as: read-in-2016
December 2, 2016 – Finished Reading

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message 1: by Ashley (new) - rated it 1 star
Dec 04, 2016 05:04AM

Ashley Thanks! There are people who absolutely love it so definitely check it out if you're at all curious. I would just say that if you don't like the beginning it doesn't really get better. I would have DNF'ed it but a coworker raved about how it's one of his favourite fantasy series so I said I would at least finish it. Different strokes I guess.

Dux wrote: "The sheer level of indifference and loathing is so hilarious. I hear it so often that it surprises me when I come across one that says "Donaldson is one of the best in Fantasy". In any case, I want..."


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