Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site psivax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!psivax!friesen From: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Thanks for the Belgariad recommendation. Message-ID: <226@psivax.UUCP> Date: Thu, 10-Jan-85 20:30:40 EST Article-I.D.: psivax.226 Posted: Thu Jan 10 20:30:40 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 14-Jan-85 03:28:29 EST References: <1578@pur-phy.UUCP> Reply-To: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley friesen) Distribution: net Organization: Pacesetter Systems Inc., Sylmar, CA Lines: 17 Summary: In article <1578@pur-phy.UUCP> dub@pur-phy.UUCP (Dwight) writes: > >Definitely the best read I've had in quite some time. I just >loved the characters. They seemed so real and likeable. I strongly >second the recommendation. > D. Bartholomew I would like to add an interesting observation about the series that no-one on the net has yet brought up(as far as I know). *All* the characters and *all* the races are *pure* *stereotypes*. The incredible thing is that Eddings was still able to make them "real and likeable" as Mr. Bartholomew says! Amazing! -- Sarima (Stanley Friesen) {trwrb|allegra|burdvax|cbosgd|hplabs|ihnp4|sdcsvax}!sdcrdcf!psivax!friesen