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A review by yatosuz
Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson
4.0
Regarding The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever:
I read Donaldson not long after reading Tolkien and CS Lewis some 30+ years ago. I absolutely loved it! I loved the concept of someone who is all but a pariah in our world being a "hero" in another, and that hero is very, very flawed. In fact, he's not likeable, but that is part of the allure of the story.
Yes, there's a ring. Yes, there's a quest. But this "coming of age" story is more about "acceptance of self" than "boy becoming who he is destined to be." As Thomas Covenant must accept his own self-worth (and the reality of The Land), the reader must accept that Thomas is more than his deplorable actions and diseased body.
I've read The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever multiple times. My 1977 paperback copy is yellowed, dog-eared, and held together by what might loosely be called tape, but it is still much loved.
And for what it's worth, I don't mind reading a book where I have to pull the dictionary out upon occasion!
I read Donaldson not long after reading Tolkien and CS Lewis some 30+ years ago. I absolutely loved it! I loved the concept of someone who is all but a pariah in our world being a "hero" in another, and that hero is very, very flawed. In fact, he's not likeable, but that is part of the allure of the story.
Yes, there's a ring. Yes, there's a quest. But this "coming of age" story is more about "acceptance of self" than "boy becoming who he is destined to be." As Thomas Covenant must accept his own self-worth (and the reality of The Land), the reader must accept that Thomas is more than his deplorable actions and diseased body.
I've read The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever multiple times. My 1977 paperback copy is yellowed, dog-eared, and held together by what might loosely be called tape, but it is still much loved.
And for what it's worth, I don't mind reading a book where I have to pull the dictionary out upon occasion!