all the characters from this series. Actually, there are lots of
things that could use a big, slimy Cthonian deus ex machina.
"Jack, Jack, you must hold on. Don't die..."
"Rose, I love...."
"RRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
THE END.
- Jim
Kevin Graeme wrote:
>Damn. I thought this was going to be a Cthonic thread.
>
>Oh, and talking about Kill Bill (elsewhere) am I the only one that thinks
>that they found Uma Thurman at Innsmouth?
>
>-Kevin (Thread hijacker)
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jim Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 9:25 AM
>Subject: The Elder Gods
>
>
>
>
>>I'm a guy in my late 20's so it goes without saying that I grew up with
>>Star Wars, and it was, not surprisingly, my favorite movie for a while.
>>I can watch it now and get past the rotten acting and stilted dialog and
>>Greedo shooting first (damn you, Lucas!), but I still appreciate the
>>effect it had on me as a child.
>>
>>As a kid, I was also a big, no, HUGE fan of David Eddings - I read the
>>Belgariad over and over again, all five books in only a few days. The
>>followup series - the Mallorean - was equally welcome. I knew the
>>characters inside and out, I could get lost in that world in a
>>heartbeat. Two followup "autobiographies" of main characters from the
>>series "Belgarath" and "Polgara" are in my book collection as well,
>>along with the "Rivan Codex", something of a "behind the scenes" wrap-up
>>of the minutae and process of developing what, at that point was
>>essentially a duodecology.
>>
>>So, the last statement is that I've been growing steadily more
>>disappointed with the Eddings' (he writes with his wife, Leigh), from
>>the second Sparhawk trilogy (The Tamuli), to the Redemption of Althalus
>>to the execrable Regina's Song - a non-fantasy set in Washington State,
>>filled with amalgams of every character they've ever written, put into
>>impossibly frustrating characters, in a plot with all the surprises of a
>>bowl of tomato soup.
>>
>>So, I approached the most recent work from them - "The Elder Gods" with
>>some trepidation. On one hand, their writing had become routine and
>>extremely predictable. On the other, the prospect of another fantasy
>>series had potential - maybe they were going to clean the slate and
>>start over with new ideas, and strong characters and... no, it sucks.
>>
>>Sucks is the best way to put it, as well. Eddings makes so much of his
>>knowledge of epic fantasy and classical literature, yet can't come up
>>with a unique idea anymore that's not wholly derivitave of his own
>>originally interesting characters. Oh, look, it's the snippy girl-god.
>>Oh look, it's the witty banter. Oh, look, a rag-tag cast of mismatched
>>characters. Oh, look, it's the good guys overcoming adversity and
>>suffering almost no casualties... on and on and on.
>>
>>Eddings, like Lucas, can't be faulted for a lack of imagination.
>>They've both created rollicking, evocative, fantastic worlds that you'd
>>want to be lost in forever if you had the chance. However, the other
>>shared aspect of their personality is that they just don't know when to
>>throw in the towel and call it quits. Eddings will trundle out the next
>>three books in what will likely be the worst series he's ever written
>>over the next few years. The world waits, nauseously, for Lucas' last
>>Star Wars movie, knowing, despite so much optimism, we all know how it
>>will turn out.
>>
>>Oh well. I'll always have Faldor's Farm to keep me company.
>>
>>- Jim
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