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Message: <blockquote data-quote="apoptosis" data-source="post: 3935888" data-attributes="member: 3226">A small tangent:I really like Erickson but House of Chains almost did me in. It is weird how one character you can dislike so much that your desire to finish the book is crushed.I ended up just skimming any section Karsa Orlong was in, hoping i wasn't missing anything important.I wonder if I am the only one who just really cant stand reading about this character, he is an obstacle to me finishing the series.I am actually readin the Iron Council by Melville and comparing and contrasting the authors. I definitely think Melville is the better writer (and i really like Erickson).I do think Erickson is a bit overly verbose and he is writing the story from too many minor characters point of view which can be a bit disconcerting.I do think he really fleshes out the world well though without boring you like i feel Jordan can do at times. Some of his original cast of characters (quickben, Kalam) are very well done. He writes powerful and competent characters that are moderatly epic that still have definable flaws very well.</blockquote>