So a late teens girl, used to comfort, is forced into a situation where she is sexually abused on occasion and on others feels compelled to trade sexual favors for what she thinks will be vital information. Someone that undergoes that is supposed to be nice, stoic, and enduring? Not have fits of anger and self-loathing, projected then upon others?
Her dynamic with Heboric and Baudin is indeed quite realistic and well-written, but it's irritating all the same. I think a lot of people aren't too fond of that whole plotline in general, not just because of Felisin, she's just the most visible part of it.
It also makes sense in her character arc, to set her up as the new Shaik, but she's never a very sympathetic character, I think it's normal enough that most readers don't have too much patience with her. Although yeah, if she were a real person, one would hope that people would not be so quick to judge, knowing what was behind it...
Having worked with sexually abused teens before, I'd have to say that Erikson does a fairly decent job in laying out the effects of those events on Felisin and that later in HoC, he fleshes out the other side of it with Felisin Younger. I just don't think "whining" is the right word for this, as it implies that her behaviors are without any merit at all.
Fair enough.
Are the Malazan books any good?
- 25/12/2012 05:05:46 AM
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They're among the best fantasy series out there, yes.
- 25/12/2012 07:02:39 PM
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What makes it so good, your opinion? Also, does it have a satisfying conclusion? *NM*
- 26/12/2012 10:50:53 PM
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Good questions.
- 26/12/2012 11:30:14 PM
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Great info, thanks! A few more questions.....
- 27/12/2012 12:30:39 AM
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I actually haven't read the last two books yet, but my answer has to be a no
- 27/12/2012 07:37:36 AM
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Thanks to everyone for their feedback. I'm thinking of starting Malazan after AMOL as well. *NM*
- 28/12/2012 03:39:34 PM
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I liked the first one; the second one, not so much. I haven't read beyond that.
- 28/12/2012 07:24:35 PM
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Yes. Yes, it does.
- 28/12/2012 10:41:17 PM
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I liked the first one... *Major Book 2 Spoilers*
- 28/12/2012 10:51:09 PM
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Felisin always kinda sucked, but the second point was one of the best parts!
- 29/12/2012 02:29:08 AM
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The complaints about Felisin have always had me shaking my head
- 29/12/2012 02:38:03 AM
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No, it's true, it makes sense enough.
- 29/12/2012 08:34:24 AM
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I think it's just indicative of general misogyny in the fantasy readerbase, myself. *spoilers*
- 30/12/2012 09:51:08 AM
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sausagefest of a post up in here
- 09/01/2013 04:43:38 PM
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Sadly, most posts here are that
- 09/01/2013 05:31:40 PM
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Not much mystery to that, is there?
- 09/01/2013 05:52:09 PM
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Nope, no mystery at all
- 09/01/2013 06:12:17 PM
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Of course, the genre as a whole has more male readers.
- 09/01/2013 06:32:34 PM
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