On 29 January 2012 01:08, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > I have a right to my comments, the fact many have not taken these very > well - at all, says more about them, than myself: My points were... > > Ok tell me I am wrong in regards the King and the malady, which has struck > him? Tell me please, and I have read neither of these parts yet ,
If you haven't read all of Magician, then why should I spoil it for you? But I will (and I apologise to anyone who gets spoiled by this part of Magician). The king has a normal mental malady. It is not magically induced by anyone, let alone Guy du bas Tyra. he is just menatlly sick. As Freud said, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. > but Pug comes back as a dark robe? > > Sorry predictable!!! Yes he does, and yes it is predictable, but it is the journey that counts, not the details. When I first read Magician, did I know Pug would come back as a Black Robe (the proper term used in Magician, if you had read the book)? yes I did, but it's how it happens that is the interesting part. > What is the point in me reading something, where I know what is going to > transpire next? But you don't know, and we have told you as such, because you keep saying the King is being magically influenced, when we have told you many times he isn't. You don 't know what is going to happen because you haven't read the book! > My own work takes me by surprise at times and I have written > it, why is this such a feat to ask by - as you said it yourselves of best > selling authors? Admittedly this is not even just Feist! Yes, and as Ray has stated many times on the list (which you would know if you had stayed ont he list a while before posting), sometimes his characters take a different turn than what he intended as he is writing them. They sometimes end up having a life of their own. But if you are finding these authors "predictable" then maybe you are approaching reading the wrong way. Fantasy and SF authors are trying to tell a story, a rollivking good yarn. If you want surprises then rad murder/mystery novels, or more challenging authors. I dare say you would probably refuse to read the story of Beowulf because you know he will defeat the beast! > He uses the word reverie too often, and in the wrong context. What are wrong > with, and here's just a few - the words: contemplation, musings? Some words have multiple meanings depending on context. Tell us what you think reverie means, and how would you use it? Here is a link to the definitions of the word, and how it is used: "http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverie";. > Here's another just be going on with, there is a piece where he > states, where the hunters check the Tsurani have left traps. Erm does he not > mean - not, or is this some cunning attempt to lure the Tsurani into a false > sense of security? References matter. Book name, chapter and page number? > And this is the place my patience held out no more, and if I am wrong please > correct me? > > Garret asked, "What if some of your fellow countrymen had been along?" > > Charles shrugged. "The cho-ja would have been speaking Tsurani. Their > language is almost impossible to learn, so no one tries." > > Hold on, I thought Charles's countrymen were Tsurani, that was the whole > point? And I know the cho-ja can speak the same language as them! You know, but garret, from Midkemia, doesn't know. Nor do the other Midkemians. Do you know that, in China, White is the colour of mourning? I did, but just because I know does''t mean I assume you, or others on the list know. Midkemians are facing a whole different culture they know nothing about, hence the questions by garret and the answers buy Charles. > Also, I also lost empathy for the characters when they insisted on calling > the poor Asian-like bugger - Charles; how very worldly of them... nothing > like having an openmind to new cultures. I suppose, we should be relieved > that they did not refer to him as Bert, Bob or Frank the like? Umm, do you really want to read the Tsurani's full name every other sentence? It would be tedious. remember, they are calling him Charles as it is easier for them, and easier for the reader too. BTW, many people from Asian cultures adopt Western names when they immigrate, or do business with, the Western world. > I am actually less than two thirds through the first book... I just feel if > he is not prepared to make the effort to get these things right and > consistent, why should I? I think you have too high an expectation of the author and his works when you read the book. it sounds like you want to analyse more than read. In which case, you should be on an English Literature list, and not a list of fans for the author. > And this is not just me, other people have - and these are avid fans, > but raging inconsistencies between books. There are some inconsistencies, but by no means are they raging, and by most part they can be looked over, just I looked over all the grammatical mistakes in your sentences. I can point out all your grammatical inconsistencies, but that would be petty of me, just liek it's petty of you to come to this list, criticise the author and his work, then attempt to get people to read your own work. However, it wouldn't be petty of me to say that before criticising an author and his work, first, read the whole of his work (or works), and then actually write in proper English. > It is not worth arguing about either, I wanted to be blown-away by this book > and get into reading the entire series. I want to find other authors who are > better than I think I am and be challenged, then I can learn something from > them! I have admittedly learnt some things from Feist, but there is somewhat > more I am disappointed with, but unfortunately this is a fact, and I wish it > were not so - I absolutely wish I had found his book more challenging. If it's not worth arguing about then why come to the list. Because you want to cause a fight. The very definition of troll (look it up on Google. I am sure youa re capable so I won't provide the link). And, by the way, you expect Ray to answer your criticisms, but you, a the author of your work, have not answered other's criticisms of your work in this thread, Poor form. > And no, I don't lurk under bridges, just on a weekend, in scarlet make up, > and a frock - besides... the police have already warned about that! Ah, an attempt at humour. I didn't find it funny, but I recognised it. Anestis. -- Anestis Kozakis | [email protected] | http://www.akozakis.id.au/
