Toaster Retribution he/him Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) Am I the only one who doesn´t really feel that the Parshendi are engaging as characters? Eshonai wasn´t very fun, and Venli is not that much better, in my opinion. And otherwise, we don´t really have any major ones. I guess Lewishi could count, but she is mostly a plot-device right now. Anyone who likes the Parshendi characters? And do you think we will get more potentially interesting singers as important characters in future books? Edited January 30, 2018 by Greywatch Added [OB] because it was missing.
Carla Bridge Four Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 I like Eshonai, and her mother. Venli is complicated, she's a bit "moashish". And I really like Rlain and I'm hoping to see much more of him in future books. But what I like more about the singers/listeners, is their singing culture. So, I'm hoping for more singers and more of their history and culture. 4
Drag0nR3born Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 Yea so far the only one I really like is Rlain. Really wished to see more of him in Oathbringer but I feel like book 4 should have more scenes with him since I think the book will be big on the Parshendi history. 2
Erandeni he/him Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 I didn't like Eshonai but I really like Venli and love Rlain.
BraidedRose Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 Rlain I think is the best so far, but he's just starting to get developed. I actively disliked Venli prior to OB, but she's starting to get a real arc so that could be interesting. I still have my doubts about how interesting book 4 being heavy on Singer/Listener flashbacks will be. But there's at least a lot more to go on now than there was prior to OB, so keeping an open mind.
RShara she/her Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 I think we haven't really had enough PoV from them to say what they're going to be like. The Listeners are one of the big mysteries on Roshar right now, though, so I'm looking forward to learning more about them. 1
Isilel Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 I loved Eshonai, particularly after her OB prologue and her having been so unceremoniously disposed off made me sad. I like Venli and I am very interested in what her PoVs have and hopefully will be showing us. I do feel that Dalinar, Venli and Szeth all being repentant mass-murderers is a bit of an overkill and cheapens the notion of redemption. But of the 2 of them who aren't main characters, Szeth is the bigger problem for me in that respect. Rlain is, unfortunately, a bit of a blank slateso far, though his circumstances are full of potential for great development. His PoVs also need to feel more different from human ones. Eshonai's and Venli's convey their alienness better, IMHO. I can't wait to see listener culture and history fleshed out more through Eshonai's flashbacks and, hopefully, Rlain's discovery of Thude's group of survivors and perhaps even rescue of remaining stormforms from the Fused body-snatching. 1
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