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From: klr@hadron.UUCP (Kurt L. Reisler)
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Subject: Re: Donaldson/Covenant --Another Opinion Heard From
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Date: Tue, 25-Jun-85 23:36:10 EDT
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One of the problems with the _Chronicles_of_Thomas_Covenant_ is that
Donaldson takes forever to develop his characters.  By the end of the
second of the 6 books, we are beginning to see what makes Thomas Covenant
tick.  Another problems is the foundation of the books itself.  It is
difficult to get the reader to "beleive" what he/she is reading, when the
main character in the book refuses to beleive that it is real.  The time
dialation are a bit to handle, the mechanic of bringing back dead characters,
all are contreivances (sp?) that take a while to swallow.

I waded through all 6 books.  I actually looked forward to each one coming
out.  I also see that there could be more.