Snape and Raistlin Majere

[xcpublishing]

No: HPFGUIDX 127068


phoenixgod2000 writes:

>I never saw Raistlin as either whiny or petty. And I agree that 
>Caramon *could* be annoying. But what HP really needs is a character 
>like Tasselhoff...
***Now that I think about it, I pretty much didn't like any of the 
characters in that series!  And I was playing D&D at the time, which 
is why I read it - we played the module, which was actually a blast.  
They were either too good, or too evil, or too annoying...  just too 
something!  The only D&D books I really liked were R.A. Salvatore's.

>Dobby almost qualifies but not quite.
***I'm pretty astonished that I actually like Dobby.  He's way more 
annoying in the movies than the books.

>Then you are a kinder person than I and have far more faith in DD's 
>judgement. How many times has he been hoodwinked again? About three 
>times a book it seems like. I'm with Ron, Snape is always going to 
>be on my crap list. 
***Actually, I'm putting all my faith in JKR's ability to come up 
with some sort of logical explanation for the fact that DD seems to 
be screwing up big time.  I'm hoping the explanation involves some 
sort of evil, but that's pretty farfetched.  Maybe he's just senile!

>I could never get into that series. I didn't like the authors 
>writing style. (Donaldson) But I was also a lot younger when I 
picked the book 
>so maybe I'll try it again. Once I read the nine dozen books that 
>are already on my list.
***Don't bother.  It was a grueling chore to get to that last book.  
I spent the first eight books hoping something horrible would climb 
up and eat the main character.
 
>No, he only makes fun of little girls and the bullied. He's a 
>sweetheart. There is nothing to admire about Severus Snape.
***Point taken.  I hope Snape remains firmly in the camp of evil.  
 
>It's still good to hear from you, even though we disagree :) I was 
>wondering what you would like about my post since I know we've read 
>a lot of the same books.
***Ditto!  It's fun to go back to those old books now and then.  In 
fact, since last I emailed you, I've been dying to dig up The Black 
Company.  (I gave all my copies away.)  I'm reading the second book 
of the Coldfire Trilogy by C. S. Friedman - Voldemort could take some 
lessons from Gerald Tarrant.

Nicky Joe