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    I've been reading some books (five) by David Eddings altogether called The Belgariad. I love these and enjoy the refreshing humor in it when compared to other fantasy books. Who has read these books? What's your take on them?
    Jan 08, 2010 11:31pm PST
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    Book Menz I've been reading some books (five) by David Eddings altogether called The Belgariad. I lov... : MurrayTheSkullThis person is cool!

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      I loved them when I was 12. There's a sequel series called the Malloreon, and a couple larger books rele... : J4NUSThis person is cool!
      • Oh, and he wrote six books (two trilogies) in another universe, called The Elenium and The Tamuli that I ... : J4NUSThis person is cool!
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        Fuck, I gotta check those out. And I just finished re-reading it and I actually don't mind the writing... : MurrayTheSkullThis person is cool!
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          Honestly, I re-tried it quite a while ago, and that's all I remember. I might have just been in a snobby... : J4NUSThis person is cool!
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            I think I appreciate the underlying snarkiness and bitterness that pervades the books. It kind of levels... : MurrayTheSkullThis person is cool!
            • You'll probably like the Mallorean five-ology then, too. But you might get tired once you get the to T : cerealSAM2This person is cool!
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      I read them in high school, plus the next five called the Mallorean. They were awesome and I've been mean... : sixfoot6This person is cool!
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        There are the Belgarath and Polgara novels that fill in all their backstories as well! : gigaduck
        • ^^^^ the only passable books in the series. Eddings writing style and lame attemps at humor get old very ... : guigr
      • I read all of eddings seriers. Even though I enjoyed them, the storeiea between the series were all clone... : alcuesoThis person is cool!
      • I got the first one for my girlfriend a while back and she did the same thing as your wife. The good thin... : ColoradoCNC
    • I read this (and their other) series when I was 12, and absolutely loved them. In fact, I go back and re-... : BoldThis person is cool!
    • I loved them when I first read them at 13, and now I can see their flaws but I still reread them about on... : gigaduck
    • I didnt read those, but I did read The Redemption of Althalus. That was a very enjoyable book. : elathanThis person is cool!
    • I really liked his Redemption of Althalas when I read it, although that was nearly a decade ago. Didn't t... : Arceihn
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      I enjoyed them when I read years ago, the next series feels tired and repetitive. : scanlineThis person is cool!
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        I believe the repetition in The Mallorean was intentional: the characters even have a discussion about it : BoldThis person is cool!
        • Oh, and my other complaint about The Mallorean is that it undermines the main division of the opposing si : BoldThis person is cool!
    • To be perfectly frank, I think they're trash. : GreatGooglyMooglyThis person is cool!
    • I enjoyed Eddings when I was in my teens. I think I read the first two books of the Elenium or something.... : lightly inclined
    • It's a fantastic series. His Sparhawk novels are also pretty good. : ColoradoCNC
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      I've read all their series ++ and they're fucking dire apart from the humor. Fun pulp. : d flukeThis person is cool!
      • Did about a book a day of those while home sick once : d flukeThis person is cool!