Title: Barely finished it (minor spoiler - no specifics)
Product review: Why is it that some fantasy writers feel the need to have ridiculously bad, over-the-top villains pitted against really likable characters and then inflict so much pain and anguish on the latter? It's formulaic and predictable (gee, I wonder if the "bad" people will get their comeuppance in a later book?)My other problem with this novel is it's lack of really original ideas. Sure, all literature borrows from and expands on previous literature. This book, however, seems only a partially disguised regurgitation and remix of ideas from other fantasy books (especially Robin Hobb's Farseer series).Consequently, I was, in turns: frustrated, annoyed, bored and depressed. Like a long bus ride, I couldn't wait for it to be over. No thanks, Mr. Martin, I'll get off here.
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