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Sharna of Waterwood


Which Child of Fortune Are You?
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okay, someone please explain this to me? What fiction are fortune's children from, and why is there a cailet ambraii option- is this a Melanie Rawn thing? Cause I just finished 'The Ruins of Ambrai, and I am still trying to decide whether I liked it enough to be worth the time i spent reading it (I actually bought it strictly for the artistic reference of that blue and gold dress on the cover*sheepish grin*).

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well, thank you all for the enlightening notes!
This Sharna character does sound like a lot of fun- and someone I _would_ play, if I had time for RPing.
*grin* I can identify with her well, because many people in my life have also mistaken my innocence for naivete, assuming I had a "sheltered" upbringing. But 'innocence' is a choice one can make in the face of life's grit, whereas 'naivete' only lasts until you learn something new that flies in the face of what you thought you knew before. And so many people forget that just because you're not swallowing the party line doesn't mean you aren't aware of how things really work.


And no, the ruins of Ambrai from Rawn's Mageborn trilogy (the 1st in the series) is the only one of hers i've read. I enjoyed the intricate detail and vivid imagery- it made her characters and society seem realistic, lifelike.... but sometimes, it just felt like she was taking too damn long to get to the point. Like she just liked the sound of her own writing.... 900 pages for a plot so easily resolved? I dunno. Then again, I guess there's nothing wrong with writing for masterbatory pleasure. As Heinlen says, it is an affliction that can't be helped. And hey, I bought it at full retail, and read the whole thing didn't I? yes i did. Even though I couldn't really afford the time, I stole it from myself to do so. So, in the end, Rawn wins anyway. Because I am a fiction whore who's starved for pleasure reading.... *sigh*
ahhh, yes, the good old days of having "time".....
(goes back to her text books)