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Sulugnaz posted...

He then finds a young girl who gives him a magical mud that cures him of his leprosy.

Aww, you stopped at the point where he rapes a 12-year old girl.

That's the point where most people stop reading that series. Granted, it makes sense in context and the story certainly explores the ramifications of it (and it's never treated as an acceptable thing), but some people just can't process the idea of reading a book about a main character who could/would do that sort of thing.

Although that's honestly the point - the entire premise of the series is that the main character isn't a traditional hero. He's about as far away from one as you can possibly be. Which is why you're never entirely sure which side of the "he will save or damn the earth" prophecy he's actually going to come down on.



Sulugnaz posted...

Greeted by The Destroyer who gives him a prophecy to give to the Lords of The Land about how the Land will be destroyed.

Pedantic correction - Lord Foul is The Despiser, not The Destroyer.

In fact, Foul never really destroys anything. His whole gimmick is he's a corrupter, a seducer. He gets other people (like Kevin) to do the destroying for him. He is hatred personified, but he almost always needs to work through others.

He's behind nearly all of the greatest atrocities in The Land throughout its entire history - but he's never the one who actually does those things. At the end of all things, the people of The Land have only themselves to blame.