(Arbitrary plots, or the perception of arbitraryness, can be really annoying)īasically, the books are designed to take apart the idea that "Getting sucked into a fantasy world would be a worthwhile adventure." Covenant hates what has happened to him. Not every vile thing Covenant does, according to group #2, really makes sense outside of the author doing it for shock value. The second is the people who really, really hate Thomas Covenant and are completely aware that they are supposed to hate him, but hate how that's been done. If you aren't ready for it, it'll lead to permanent distaste. Here's it's the reversal of expectation- you expect a normal fantasy jaunt, and you get a deconstruction of that very genre. This is ignoring "I don't like the writing" of course, which is hit or miss depending on the person.Īnyway, the first is that people really, really hate Thomas Covenant, and do not realize they are supposed to. Essentially, the hate comes down on two basic divides.
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