Date: Feb. 14th, 2023 12:49 pm (UTC)
dolorosa_12: (pagan kidrouk)
From: [personal profile] dolorosa_12
Oh no, I'm sorry to hear that Pagan's Crusade didn't work for you! I went back and checked my manifesto as I was worried that I might not have warned for the writing style and narrative voice, but at least I did manage that! It's definitely not a style that I personally enjoy — basically these books are my exception, and that's because a) I first read them when I was ten years old and didn't have firm opinions about this sort of thing and b) I feel it suits the character, whose constant cynical and self-deprecating internal commentary are at odds with his distrustful and minimal interactions with other people. In some ways the series is his slow, gradual gaining of trust as he finds people to connect with (the beginnings of this happen with Roland in the first book and progress from there) and a place for himself in the world, but I wouldn't advocate sticking with the series to see this happen if you find the character and prose so grating and offputting!

In any case, I'm glad you gave the series a go, but am sorry it wasn't to your taste. It's the sort of thing where you need to really connect with the character if you're to have any chance of putting up with the writing style.
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