On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 Gaertk at aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 2/19/2004 3:59:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, Bradford Holden <holden at oddjob.uchicago.edu> writes: > > But RJ and SKZB have memorable characters in a large, vivid > world. Both have a considerable amount of *original* Cool > Stuff. And most importantly, both actively encourage people > to re-read, analyse, and nit-pick the books, thanks to all > the information that's concealed from the reader. I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. There are no characters at all in RJ's WoT series. pe ...did you mean the dialogue-spouting cardboard cutouts?