The process nerd in me also strangely appreciated the huge emphasis on paperwork and negotiation that goes into running a government - nothing gets solved with battles or sword fights.
Okay that's another plus in the book's favor. Because I am also a process nerd. It's a lot of what I do for a living - working for a government agency. You would not believe how much negotiation and paperwork are involved. My difficulty with a lot of fantasy novels is there's far too much emphasis on sword fights and battles - which have zip to do with running a government, if anything they just get in the way and pose a distraction, not to mention cost a lot money.
Hmm, character-driven, likable main character, not much emphasis on violence, and emphasis on process. Sounds like it may be good.
Although, I really should just continue to read the books that I already own. Some 352 or 700 of them. (LOL!)
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Date: 2015-04-14 09:40 pm (UTC)Okay that's another plus in the book's favor. Because I am also a process nerd. It's a lot of what I do for a living - working for a government agency. You would not believe how much negotiation and paperwork are involved. My difficulty with a lot of fantasy novels is there's far too much emphasis on sword fights and battles - which have zip to do with running a government, if anything they just get in the way and pose a distraction, not to mention cost a lot money.
Hmm, character-driven, likable main character, not much emphasis on violence,
and emphasis on process. Sounds like it may be good.
Although, I really should just continue to read the books that I already own. Some 352 or 700 of them. (LOL!)