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Lord Foul's Bane
by Stephen R. Donaldson
3.5/5
Thomas Covenant, for me, was a dive back into the classic fantasy I was not exposed to a younger reader. Some say that it is difficult to appreciate older fantasy works when you are more used to modern fantasy. I have to say, that was not true here. I enjoyed this book. The exploration of the classic trope good vs. evil is personified by the land itself, it’s creatures, and it’s people. I found the themes and settings to be quite dark and ominous. The prose is beautiful. The immersion into the Land and it’s people becomes real. And, then there is Thomas Covenant. A strange character, who I feel I never truly understood. His motivations, his thinking, his always burning rage felt underdeveloped to me. I think all of those characteristics are fine — I don’t need a morally good, happy protagonist, but I needed more insight to believe them. Perhaps this was purposeful (and then masterfully done?). In a world where everything is so vivid, that Thomas Covenant, the unbeliever is the enigma.
Thomas Covenant, for me, was a dive back into the classic fantasy I was not exposed to a younger reader. Some say that it is difficult to appreciate older fantasy works when you are more used to modern fantasy. I have to say, that was not true here. I enjoyed this book. The exploration of the classic trope good vs. evil is personified by the land itself, it’s creatures, and it’s people. I found the themes and settings to be quite dark and ominous. The prose is beautiful. The immersion into the Land and it’s people becomes real. And, then there is Thomas Covenant. A strange character, who I feel I never truly understood. His motivations, his thinking, his always burning rage felt underdeveloped to me. I think all of those characteristics are fine — I don’t need a morally good, happy protagonist, but I needed more insight to believe them. Perhaps this was purposeful (and then masterfully done?). In a world where everything is so vivid, that Thomas Covenant, the unbeliever is the enigma.