Fantasy Literature

Abin Sur

(771 posts) Thu Dec 15, 2011, 11:24 AM Dec 2011

Which well-reviewed authors do you find, well...boring? [View all]

I'll give a couple of personal examples.

Stephen Donaldson. I tried reading the Thomas Covenant series, and couldn't get past the main character. Early in the first book, the main character is magically cured of his leprosy by a young girl, incidentally curing his impotence at the same time. His reaction? He rapes her.

This is our "hero". No thank you.

George R. R. Martin. I read the first couple of books in the Song of Fire and Ice series. They're well-written, but I never found the plot or characters engaging. I don't mind fantasy being dark...I like Michael Moorcock, for heaven's sake...but I found Martin's books too "gritty", if you know what I mean.

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Which well-reviewed authors do you find, well...boring? [View all] Abin Sur Dec 2011 OP

I love both Donaldson and Martin lazarus Dec 2011 #1

I loved Zelazny's Amber series. Abin Sur Dec 2011 #3

The Amber books are some of my absolute favorite reads. closeupready Feb 2012 #15

+1000 fe6252fes Jun 2012 #23

There are authors who've written works I like, who've also iris27 Dec 2011 #2

give brust another try lazarus Dec 2011 #6

CS Lewis phantom power Dec 2011 #4

Re-reading the Narnia books as an adult was a bad idea, for me. iris27 Dec 2011 #7

The thing that really bugged me as an adult XemaSab Dec 2011 #8

I can't stand Lewis's books because he uses them to preach. white_wolf Jan 2012 #10

I abandoned Neal Stephenson XemaSab Dec 2011 #5

You should give Anathema a try. semillama Jan 2012 #12

I didn't think it was boring. caseymoz Jan 2012 #14

An interesting question, and one which has me scratching my head. LWolf Dec 2011 #9

I agree with you about Donaldson. Codeine Jan 2012 #11

Covenant was good for reasons other than the main character. caseymoz Jan 2012 #13

Agree with you 100% on Martin. I found the first book too much like work to enjloy. 1monster Jun 2012 #16

I also dislike Donaldson Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2012 #18

I've never read Donalson... It sounds as if he might have been trying to get someone ready 1monster Jun 2012 #19

I was reading Thomas Covenant getting old in mke Jun 2012 #20

I used "uxorious" in Scrabble once getting old in mke Jun 2012 #21

My best word ever was ethernet XemaSab Jun 2012 #22

The last two books in the Hunger Games XemaSab Jun 2012 #17

Uhhh... Xyzse Jul 2012 #24