tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post7012790730656446028..comments2023-07-23T10:06:17.267-04:00Comments on Tethyan Books: Reveiw: The Silent Land by Graham JoyceAlliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03683230093775720398noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-71522496516561589322011-09-05T11:01:00.955-04:002011-09-05T11:01:00.955-04:00Thanks for your comment! I completely agree with y...Thanks for your comment! I completely agree with you. This is one trend that I sincerely hope to see die out soon.Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683230093775720398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-77710255494106438432011-09-03T15:04:48.937-04:002011-09-03T15:04:48.937-04:00"They both had incredibly generic personaliti..."They both had incredibly generic personalities, possibly a deliberate choice to help many readers see themselves in the characters." I've noticed this in a lot of books recently and I have to say just <i>how much</i> this is frustrating. I understand that authors want readers to be able to sympathize with the characters, but there's a clear distinction between sympathy and just having whiteboard characters, upon whom we are meant to project our personalities. It drives me crazy. Like you say, it just makes it harder to grow attached to the characters or care about them...Meytal Radzinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805413335735169073noreply@blogger.com