A review by waybackwhen
Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson

adventurous tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Well written and I like the general premise but I didn’t find the fantasy world in this all that compelling or memorable. It’s even pretty bland to a degree. Did like the unlikable main character though. Takes guts to make your main character a leper and rapist and though those sort of flaws are rarely seen in entertainment they do help flesh out a more realistic character in the long run rather than someone completely over likeable because they’re perfect in every way as some books tend to do. Not sure if I’ll go on to the second book of this series as I really wasn’t all that into the book as a whole but it was a decent read I suppose.