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Originally Posted by Chrischa  I've recently finished reading a fantasy book in which the main character is tortured to the point of breaking his will, by somebody who's entire life was dedicated to studying torture. Indeed he behaves like a broken slave afterwards.
But then, by explanation of a simple magic trick, he regains his personality and the rest of the book carries on as if nothing happened. |
Hahahaha i was trying to work out which RObin Hobb book that was... until i read further on anyway haha
But i agree that Robin Hobb writes about her characters in such a way that they are so believable. There are reasons in the characters' pasts that help to explain why they are the way they are, and the story changes them as it goes along, making them different people than they were when the story started.
I really hate books where there are some poor people who get thrust into war or whatever, then at the end when peace comes round again, everything goes back to how it was. cant think of any examples at the mo, but i know there are a few books i have read that are just like that. none of which were written by Robin Hobb, obviously
