Yes, that too. Because I mean what? Really? And you're right about cliches -- I might have actually liked it better as fluff if it was more packed with cliches.
I actually am a Martin fan (most of the time) so I spent the last two books muttering, "GRRM you are not."
...you should write about the Chalion books sometime, if you haven't. I'd be interested because I'm usually very turned off by fantasy religion, but she tapped into something that made emotional sense to me. Like the beginning of Curse of Chalion and the death magic: it's not about ritual, it's not about piety, it's just about needing help so badly.
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Date: 2009-07-30 01:36 pm (UTC)Yes, that too. Because I mean what? Really? And you're right about cliches -- I might have actually liked it better as fluff if it was more packed with cliches.
I actually am a Martin fan (most of the time) so I spent the last two books muttering, "GRRM you are not."
...you should write about the Chalion books sometime, if you haven't. I'd be interested because I'm usually very turned off by fantasy religion, but she tapped into something that made emotional sense to me. Like the beginning of Curse of Chalion and the death magic: it's not about ritual, it's not about piety, it's just about needing help so badly.