[BlackVoid]

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I am sorry but I have to vent this out now.
Guy Gavriel Kay. I read Tigana. I was not awed , but it was an OK book. Now I started Lions of Al-Rassan.

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One of the protagonists captures an illegal raid in peacetime, lead by one of his enemies at home. The logical and only option would be to kill all the raiders. But NO, he lets them go. WTF?
Also there seems to be some kind of competition between authors who can describe unbelievable atrocities better. An unborn child is beheaded in this one. THAT IS CRAP. If I want atrocities, I just watch the news. We have enough of these in real life.
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I have had enough of GGK for life. Not only is it slow and ponderous and violent but it is also inconsistent and pointless. And not just this, the obsession of Tigana's main anatagonist with Tigana is also totally WEIRD. I thought that maybe that was just a one-time thing for the sake of the story. But NO. WRITERS: THINK THROUGH YOUR STORIES, WHAT IS THE LOGICAL THING TO DO FOR A CHARACTER IN THE STORY. If you break it, the illusion is gone, it is not a story anymore, but a fabrication.

I will NEVER EVER touch a book by this guy. (Pun intended). You are much better of reading real history. Yes real history it is also cruel and unjust, but at least it makes sense. GGK's writing is beautiful, but this is just NOT ENOUGH.

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