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Originally Posted by Pub Lover
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Originally Posted by UtterParadox
Thief of Time, however, is the worst book in the series - muddled, talky, and generally lapsing in the standards (plus, it has the worst character in the series - Myria LeJean/Unity).
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Originally Posted by Zhukov
There were times when I found it hard to figure out what was going on.
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Just because you're stupid, it doesn't mean that the book is bad.
Also, if your looking for the worst book in the series, then I'd call 'Eric' it. |
While "Eric" is definitely a weak entry (except for portions of the Hell sequence), I stand by my judgment. Thief of Time has a problem that seems to have crept into the series as a whole: there's not so much dialogue as a series of linked speeches. Lobsang and Soak are the primary examples of this.
Actually, now that I think about it, cancel that. The WORST book is "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents". EVERYONE makes speeches - long, dry speeches - in that book, and it brings in two characters worse than Myria - Dangerous Beans (a sanctimonious, whining "know-it-all") and Peaches (my least favorite character in any book I've ever read - so annoying, controlling, and utterly unpleasant that I wish the Death of Rats would just cut her down). The plot isn't too bad, but it unfolds too slowly, and the most interesting characters (Darktan and Sardines) are never given enough development. An utter waste.
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