03-18-2019, 02:28 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-18-2019, 02:31 AM by Mattias Westlund.)
Sorry if that sounded harsh What I meant was that when I came in contact with Brooks' work, I was like 20 or 21 and my tastes in fantasy was pretty well established already. The Shannara book I read didn't appeal to me at all, in fact it felt extremely trite and generic compared to other stuff I was into at the time (like Michael Moorcock). Had I come across the book when I was younger and more impressionable I would probably have loved it.
I know what you mean though, I have a similiar feeling towards David Eddings. I love the Belgariad -- the first couple of books in particular, which are very inspired and well-written -- but boy oh boy how that entire saga goes off the rails eventually, especially with the Mallorean books. And the guy just basically kept writing the same thing over and over through the years, the same type of characters, the same type of plots, the same type of humor.
I know what you mean though, I have a similiar feeling towards David Eddings. I love the Belgariad -- the first couple of books in particular, which are very inspired and well-written -- but boy oh boy how that entire saga goes off the rails eventually, especially with the Mallorean books. And the guy just basically kept writing the same thing over and over through the years, the same type of characters, the same type of plots, the same type of humor.