Briana Longbow was not a major character but she still kicked butt. One of he things I loved about Mr. REF's books is that female characters were strong. It kept with the times of old England but buffered up the women. Not all men were strong and not all women were weak. This is why both my husband and I were able to enjoy them and discuss them later.
Critics will criticize and as my mother always said, "Opinions ar like A-holes. Everybody has one and theirs don't stink." On Aug 15, 2015 3:44 PM, "Raymond Feist" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> On Aug 15, 2015, at 10:47 AM, Richard Williamson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Including some (true*) comments about Magician: >> >> http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2015/08/i-read-100-best-fantasy-and-sci-fi-novels-and-they-were-shockingly-offensive >> >> On the one hand, it was written 35 years ago, and it was pretty much par for the course. >> >> On the other hand, you kind of want to tell the author of the article to go read the Mara books, and ask for her opinion on the Mara character. >> >> But, yeah. I'm pretty much in agreement with the author's comments. I've read a couple of them for nostalgia reasons, but hey -- some of these are only suitable for lit-crit courses in university. >> >> rip >> * see REF's comments on opinions. this post is rife with my opinion. > > > And I have never argued with critics. Let me leave it at she found what she was looking for. > > Best, R.E.F.
