Literary Tuesday: A book series to review
As I am in a waiting period between new books to appear, I am looking for something to read in the meantime and blog about. There are many books out there, but I want to give people that view this post a chance to interact with me and help me decide. Once I have been helped in choosing a series to read, I will be reviewing the books on Tuesdays in the literary day spot.
What I am looking for, is a dark fantasy or science fiction equivalent. I prefer a story that has multiple novels and addresses the darker themes of the requested genre. It also will be helpful, if the characters are likable. Too often I have been recommended stories with characters that I just cannot stand.
As far as characters, Heroes that have a bit of an edge to them and are not so idealistic are a plus, but they also cannot be sociopathic heroes in most cases, unless the story is so screwed up that the story demands that. For example, I really did not enjoy Death Note as much as others because I never really got around to liking Light’s Actions and associated far more with L.
Villains are what I really look for though in the story. Without conflict, there is no story. And blanket villains such as an entire society being the problem does not work so well to me. I do not think the collective human race is capable of being a villain in its own right. We are too weak willed and too collective. We like being slaves. The villains should be the slave drivers and taskmasters if you want to write a story about this type of issue. My personal favorite sources of conflict is where the villain is actually more right than the protagonists, but one major part of their plan is something I cannot approve of. (Go too far and I’ll root for the villain instead)
With that incredibly complex set of criteria, I hope that I can get some great recommendations.