Mmm, I got sick again this week, and slept a lot, hence the delaying of this page.
Anyone else remember the Phoenix Cave from FF6? I really hated that cave. For one thing, because I spent forever hunting those stupid Aquila things so I could get some rare item or other. For another, because you had to keep coordinating between groups to push buttons to open doors for the other groups...
In other news, I just finished (mostly) reading the Memory, Sorrow & Thorn series. I say mostly, because halfway through the third book, after yet another close encounter with death, I decided I couldn't stand reading about the less interesting characters anymore. So I read ahead to the ending. Yeah, I've gone back and read a lot of the parts I skipped, but I was just really, really done hearing about Tiamak. In another book, I think I would like him as a character. But here, he was just slowing the plot down. And creating more chapters that were not about Josua. Because seriously, by that point in the series, all I cared about was Josua.
I mean, if you think about it, in about 99% of books, the main character is guaranteed to survive. So, the readers can pretty safely assume that Simon and Miriamele end up with a happy ending. But what about Josua? What happens to him in the end? Lots of uncertainty there! Plus, he was just the coolest character. :D!!
So, I definitely did like the series. But it had too many characters that weren't Josua. ;) And also, Tad Williams has way too many characters getting lost in caves. And hallucinating in caves. I'm never going to be able to write about characters in caves without thinking about this now! Asu'a nuakkha, nuakkha!!
Anyhoo, goodnight all. Have a great week!
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