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I gave up on any Piers Anthony after I realized that only the first or second book of any of his series were readable. Then I found out about Thatham Mound and Firefly. Oh, hell, no.
Orson Scott Card got redundantly repetitive and then wanted me imprisoned so I stopped reading him.
I, as a young teen, got only part way through Book three of the Thomas Covenant books and gave up in disgust at Thomas's whinging.
I read 1.5 books of SoIaF and Wheel of Time. Neither of them held my interest. Though I know a teen who devoured the entire WoT series over a summer and wished for more.
Mercedes Lackey is losing my interest. Even with her Elementals series.
Anne McCaffrey got repetitive soon after Dragondrums and boring not long after that. (Though I disagree with those who say Pern was becoming higher tech than the founders intended. 1) I think they were regaining tech the founders did intend and 2) I don't know that founders intent should guide descendent's decisions to that extent. If anything, AVIS was too paternalistic in that regard for my tastes.)
I've been amazed at how well Lois McMaster Bujold has been able to hold my interest. I didn't much like her last novel, but she' turning out novellas that I'm gladly paying $3.99 for and they're worth it.
Orson Scott Card got redundantly repetitive and then wanted me imprisoned so I stopped reading him.
I, as a young teen, got only part way through Book three of the Thomas Covenant books and gave up in disgust at Thomas's whinging.
I read 1.5 books of SoIaF and Wheel of Time. Neither of them held my interest. Though I know a teen who devoured the entire WoT series over a summer and wished for more.
Mercedes Lackey is losing my interest. Even with her Elementals series.
Anne McCaffrey got repetitive soon after Dragondrums and boring not long after that. (Though I disagree with those who say Pern was becoming higher tech than the founders intended. 1) I think they were regaining tech the founders did intend and 2) I don't know that founders intent should guide descendent's decisions to that extent. If anything, AVIS was too paternalistic in that regard for my tastes.)
I've been amazed at how well Lois McMaster Bujold has been able to hold my interest. I didn't much like her last novel, but she' turning out novellas that I'm gladly paying $3.99 for and they're worth it.