Our perception of Attolia
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queensthief(I suppose this serves as re-introduction post, as I haven't been on here in a few years)
Until recently, everyone I know in person who've read the books all had positive opinions of Attolia (positive is an understatement, actually). I got another friend into the series, and he's currently reading QoA. While he sympathizes with Attolia, he thinks her selfish, arrogant, and too prone to listen to her advisors and Nahuseresh. I'm currently waiting for his reactions by the end of the story, but I can see why he might be interpreting her character as such. As well, it got me wondering about how I saw her before all the epic reveals were made.
How about you guys? From The Thief, to QoA, and even throughout KoA, what were some of your opinions, guesses, misgivings, biases, against Attolia? Were you pleasantly surprised to find her different/similar to how you'd perceived her to be? Did you find her character hard to reconcile with the one you had in mind? Am I asking too many questions in one post that have been answered already?
Until recently, everyone I know in person who've read the books all had positive opinions of Attolia (positive is an understatement, actually). I got another friend into the series, and he's currently reading QoA. While he sympathizes with Attolia, he thinks her selfish, arrogant, and too prone to listen to her advisors and Nahuseresh. I'm currently waiting for his reactions by the end of the story, but I can see why he might be interpreting her character as such. As well, it got me wondering about how I saw her before all the epic reveals were made.
How about you guys? From The Thief, to QoA, and even throughout KoA, what were some of your opinions, guesses, misgivings, biases, against Attolia? Were you pleasantly surprised to find her different/similar to how you'd perceived her to be? Did you find her character hard to reconcile with the one you had in mind? Am I asking too many questions in one post that have been answered already?
