#not only is lirael's characterization entirely altered but on-page events of abhorsen are just removed to make it more smoothly romantic | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

unopenablebox · 9 days ago

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ugh why doesn't the language they speak in the old kingdom have a name. am i going to have to name it. i hope to god it's not called the common speech or some shit like that in clariel. im never rereading clariel and i'm certainly never reading terciel and elinor

#i tried rereading half of goldenhand for yt and it nearly killed me. it's so bad guys #it's so much more bad than you imagine.#not only is lirael's characterization entirely altered but on-page events of abhorsen are just removed to make it more smoothly romantic #and let whatever random bad plot events happen without the interference of lirael's actual experiences and personality #also the only two things in that book are 'lirael + nicholas do slapstick about how they went past the wall and uh oh!#nicholas's clothes are dissolving! oops!!!!''#and ferin showing up to have no personality apart from stoically being a member of the Steppe People and thinking things like #my people never show pain! because we embody the Mountain Cat.#it's all wretched. and racist!#bookbox

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