|
Finished Foundation by Mercedes Lackey. Frustrating book. Some interesting possibilities, not followed through on. For example, the main character has been through a lot of neglect and abuse as a kid, and finds that he has a hard time relating to other people because of that. That could make an interesting story. But he keeps making these rather astute character observations about other people. With a better writer, I'd assume that there was some research or experience backing up this kind of character development, but as it is, I'm just left rather puzzled about where the author thought she was going.
And the ending (as many other reviewers have commented) really feels rather tacked-on.
I don't expect an awful lot from a Mercedes Lackey book-- just an entertaining bit of escapisim, usually. But this really seemed out of step with her usual work. What was her editor thinking? Or has she gotten to the point that editors don't have much luck getting her to rewrite or finish weak work?
|