I have to admit I've never read them with my Discerning Critic glasses on, so I admit that I have few things I've had problems with; one is Johnathan in book three. He becomes an absolutely entitled prick for a good 2/3 of it, which colors my viewpoints to the point where I am completely incapable of picturing an AU where Alanna ever accepted him. (Although I think he and Thayet together are adorable and perfect but #biased so maybe ignore me.) Another is Alanna's Relationship Choices in book 4 - though not George. George is cool. #biased (...Admittedly the plot in book 4 is a little improbable upon rereads but whatever, fantasy is fantasy and funtiems. xD)
George... Yeah, I can see the stalkerish tendencies, but IDK, it's never felt blatant enough, or at all intending harm, that it ever pinged anything for me? And I know people have problems with the age difference, but that has, literally, never been a problem for me. Anyway, I've never gotten the impression that it was more than 12 years at the max, and Daine and Numair (The Immortals quartet)? Easily at least 16 years difference, PLUS teacher-student. I don't mind it, in fact it makes me squee more (yes I am weird, which you knew ♥), but I do know people twitch over it.
The Immortals is, hands down, my favourite quartet. I'm a sucker for all things Daine and Numair, and Kitten, and the Not Egypt (I am forgiving. Or possibly just someone that loves Ancient Egypt enough to cheerfully gloss; slight differences, eh? xD), and, well. Favourite. I AM BIASED AND ADMIT IT.
I detest Protector of the Small because Kel never felt rounded to me, while also, in some ways, being very Sue-ish, IDK. I've never managed to re-read Protector of the Small, because it just never sat right. *shrug*
I think, though, that you might enjoy the Beka Cooper books; they're much more recent than any other Tortall book, and are generally tightly written and Conscious Of Issues. I do have to say that the genderqueer drag performer (...am honestly not sure what gender they prefer although they answer readily enough to "female" onstage and "male but very effeminate" offstage) feels handled a little ishly but I'm not sure if that was me reading with too much expectation or what. (The sole plothole I noticed on my readthrough was that the dog was mentioned to be spayed in book 2, but was magically NOT spayed in book 3.)
(The book covers having some interesting anatomical issues are not plot holes, sadly. >_>)
ANYWAY lots of pointless TL;DR rambling, sorry!
I am sorry that SOTL is making you D:-face a lot! *offers hugs and ♥*
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Date: 2012-10-21 01:14 pm (UTC)George... Yeah, I can see the stalkerish tendencies, but IDK, it's never felt blatant enough, or at all intending harm, that it ever pinged anything for me? And I know people have problems with the age difference, but that has, literally, never been a problem for me. Anyway, I've never gotten the impression that it was more than 12 years at the max, and Daine and Numair (The Immortals quartet)? Easily at least 16 years difference, PLUS teacher-student. I don't mind it, in fact it makes me squee more (yes I am weird, which you knew ♥), but I do know people twitch over it.
The Immortals is, hands down, my favourite quartet. I'm a sucker for all things Daine and Numair, and Kitten, and the Not Egypt (I am forgiving. Or possibly just someone that loves Ancient Egypt enough to cheerfully gloss; slight differences, eh? xD), and, well. Favourite. I AM BIASED AND ADMIT IT.
I detest Protector of the Small because Kel never felt rounded to me, while also, in some ways, being very Sue-ish, IDK. I've never managed to re-read Protector of the Small, because it just never sat right. *shrug*
I think, though, that you might enjoy the Beka Cooper books; they're much more recent than any other Tortall book, and are generally tightly written and Conscious Of Issues. I do have to say that the genderqueer drag performer (...am honestly not sure what gender they prefer although they answer readily enough to "female" onstage and "male but very effeminate" offstage) feels handled a little ishly but I'm not sure if that was me reading with too much expectation or what. (The sole plothole I noticed on my readthrough was that the dog was mentioned to be spayed in book 2, but was magically NOT spayed in book 3.)
(The book covers having some interesting anatomical issues are not plot holes, sadly. >_>)
ANYWAY lots of pointless TL;DR rambling, sorry!
I am sorry that SOTL is making you D:-face a lot! *offers hugs and ♥*