On Characters

Sparhawk.Kvothe.Hobb.Stark.Snape

Sparhawk.Kvothe.Hobb.Stark.Snape

No matter how good a story is it won’t get any traction if the characters just don’t work. It’s a tad disappointing when a really good setting, environment and story are ruined by substandard characters. It could be all manner of sins from their treatment by the author or lack thereof or the believability of their actions or their wooden delivery etc. the end result is the same. One of my favourite authors has two recurring flaws with regard to his characters. His books are material I read whenever I just want to have fun, have the urge to jump onto a horse, sword raised and gallop towards the sun. They are brainless, good rollicking fun but often Continue reading