Whitefur
Dreamer
Whilst I'm sure you are joking, I think it does serve to emphasize the detrimental effect other peoples criticism can have on a books reputation. I think you should read one yourself and form your own judgement rather than take other peoples gospel and swallow it. I took the books for what they were - simple, uncomplicated, easy to read.
You're right... and wrong, at the same time . While there was a mix of silliness in my bowl of stew, I didn't jump far from the truth. It all relates to one... well, two facts, actually. One of them is that I'm not a big reader, and two is that Sinitar is my brother so I always tend to question him about things whenever he gets ahead of me with reading.
And that's how it happened with Ranger's apprentice. I kindly asked my brother to provide me a summary for the book, and he did. Me, having read and outgrown the three books of the Inheritance Cycle I read previously ( which were also the first ones I've read in years besides ones I had to read for school) did not find it that interesting, so I took his word for it.
Was I at fault? Definitely. I admit that I'm too lazy for my own good sometimes. Have I done injustice to the books by not reading them? I plead guilty as well, but since there are so many books out there I'm always thinking "meh, there has to be something better than this" before reading something I find uninteresting. For me, the first opinion matters quite a lot, especially when it comes to books. Reading anything on this old wreck of a cathode ray tube monitor is a real pain.