Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site hadron.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!trwatf!rlgvax!prcrs!hadron!klr From: klr@hadron.UUCP (Kurt L. Reisler) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Donaldson/Covenant --Another Opinion Heard From Message-ID: <205@hadron.UUCP> Date: Tue, 25-Jun-85 23:36:10 EDT Article-I.D.: hadron.205 Posted: Tue Jun 25 23:36:10 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 1-Jul-85 06:24:02 EDT References: <2343@topaz.ARPA> <1103@ihuxn.UUCP> Reply-To: klr@hadron.UUCP (Kurt L. Reisler) Distribution: net Organization: Hadron, Inc., Fairfax, VA Lines: 11 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.