the book, it gets worse
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beccaelizabethon the last page of Castle of Wizardry, a few lines that sum up my irritation at Ce'Nedra's part in the story:
For the first time Ce'Nedra accepted the fact that she no longer controlled her own destiny. Something infinitely more powerful than she commanded her, and she must obey.
Polgara and Belgarath, with lives spanning eons, could perhaps devote themselves to an idea, a concept; but Ce'Nedra was barely sixteen years old, and she needed something more human to arouse her deovtion. At this very moment, somewhere in the forests of Gar og Nadrak, there was a sandy-haired young man with a serious face whose safety - whose very life - depended on every effort she could muster. The princess surrendered finally to love.
...*facepalm*
Now if Garion were in turn devoting himself to Ce'Nedra - if he spent as much time vowing to be a good husband as Ce'Nedra does worrying if she can be a good wife - then that would just be a romance, and fair enough. But noooooo. Garion, barely older than Ce'Nedra, has in fact devoted himself to the abstract and gone off to serve prophecy, making the whole thing terminally gendered.
Oh, and Ce'Nedra's definition of 'the best wife in the world'?
'I won't scold or shout or anything.'
*facepalm*
with possible *headdesk*
... this is why I shouldn't start reading long series. I just can't bring myself to quit in the middle. Even if I don't actually like them.
I mean there's sparks and pieces of good stuff in there, but I feel like I'm digging through a swamp to get it.
Ce'Nedra is in charge of the army, which is cool. But she's in charge in that special sense of telling inspiring lies and wearing costume armour while the men do the thinking. Her superpower is being manipulative and pretty.
*shudders*
... I should find something else to do, really really.
For the first time Ce'Nedra accepted the fact that she no longer controlled her own destiny. Something infinitely more powerful than she commanded her, and she must obey.
Polgara and Belgarath, with lives spanning eons, could perhaps devote themselves to an idea, a concept; but Ce'Nedra was barely sixteen years old, and she needed something more human to arouse her deovtion. At this very moment, somewhere in the forests of Gar og Nadrak, there was a sandy-haired young man with a serious face whose safety - whose very life - depended on every effort she could muster. The princess surrendered finally to love.
...*facepalm*
Now if Garion were in turn devoting himself to Ce'Nedra - if he spent as much time vowing to be a good husband as Ce'Nedra does worrying if she can be a good wife - then that would just be a romance, and fair enough. But noooooo. Garion, barely older than Ce'Nedra, has in fact devoted himself to the abstract and gone off to serve prophecy, making the whole thing terminally gendered.
Oh, and Ce'Nedra's definition of 'the best wife in the world'?
'I won't scold or shout or anything.'
*facepalm*
with possible *headdesk*
... this is why I shouldn't start reading long series. I just can't bring myself to quit in the middle. Even if I don't actually like them.
I mean there's sparks and pieces of good stuff in there, but I feel like I'm digging through a swamp to get it.
Ce'Nedra is in charge of the army, which is cool. But she's in charge in that special sense of telling inspiring lies and wearing costume armour while the men do the thinking. Her superpower is being manipulative and pretty.
*shudders*
... I should find something else to do, really really.
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Date: 2007-09-05 03:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-05 04:23 pm (UTC)... it kind of looks the same, but I mean there's a lot of not-sucking going on, as well as a lot of things that irritate me.