> -----Original Message----- > From: Kat [mailto:tsarren at alyra.org] > I have heard the annoyance at the characters from just about > everyone I know. The general consensus seems to be that we > read Jordan for the complexity of the plot and the richness > of the world, but not for the depth of the characters. Oddly, that makes a certain amount of sense. However, that kinda puts it in the "Yet Another World" category for me. Hmm. I'm trying to think of some books that I liked that the characters weren't important (to me at least). At first I couldn't think of any, but then I remembered Asimov's "Foundation Series". Mostly, though I think I tend more toward books that have characters that are interesting to me, or cool, or I relate to. Which is, of course, why I love the Vlad Taltos books, I relate to Vlad (sometimes), he's darn cool and interesting.