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A review by sleepy_book_wyrm
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson
2.0
This book was awful. On paper, I should have liked this book. An epic fantasy with an anti hero will always appeal. However, Thomas Covenant is not an anti hero, he is just a terrible character.
An anti hero should have some redeeming qualities, some thing that makes you emphasise with them and follow their journey. Thomas Covenant has none of these things. He is self absorbed, whiney and immature. He has no good features and no redemption of any meaning. Any care hr had for the land is superficial.
As the story continues it gets more bearable, but only because the story moves away from Covenant. However, all of the characters are one dimensional. The narrative directs their actions rather than the other way round leaving me to wonder if they had any personality or driving forces.
Then there was the final confrontation. I was ready to judge the book on the ending become slightly more involved as the story went on. This was the final nail in the coffin. This is one of the worst endings I have ever read. The final show down was weird and contrived. Any story with an anti hero should not have a happily ever after.
I have not even mentioned the over use of the thesaurus. I do not think I will be reading the second installment.
An anti hero should have some redeeming qualities, some thing that makes you emphasise with them and follow their journey. Thomas Covenant has none of these things. He is self absorbed, whiney and immature. He has no good features and no redemption of any meaning. Any care hr had for the land is superficial.
As the story continues it gets more bearable, but only because the story moves away from Covenant. However, all of the characters are one dimensional. The narrative directs their actions rather than the other way round leaving me to wonder if they had any personality or driving forces.
Then there was the final confrontation. I was ready to judge the book on the ending become slightly more involved as the story went on. This was the final nail in the coffin. This is one of the worst endings I have ever read. The final show down was weird and contrived. Any story with an anti hero should not have a happily ever after.
I have not even mentioned the over use of the thesaurus. I do not think I will be reading the second installment.