Re: River God
Re: River God
Re: River God
I honestly don't see any difference between what I said and the full length version. Please take note that I did not put that sentence in quotes. I only put irritating and manly in quotes. That is the essence of the sentence. And in any event all of Wilbur Smith's characters are NOT all handsome. I invite anyone who doubts that, to read "Sunbird" and then tell us if the hunchback Ben Kazan and the hunchback Huey Ben Amon are handsome. Moreover, one poster claimed that Tiata the slave was a "warrior". Tiata was about as far from a warrior as one could imagine. Both postings demonstrate a lack of knowledge of Wilbur Smith's writings. If people wish to critique books it would help if they had a knowledge of the subject.Re: River God
Dear me no one wants to pop your balloon !Re: River God
Sorry to disagree again but Taita was NOT an expert fighter. Off the top of my head I do not recall Taita ever being an active participant in any battles.Re: River God
One final thought about Tiata as "warrior". Do people recall the incident at Elephant Island where Tiata received a basket of fruit from an unknown source ? The fruit was sent by an enemy, Lord Intef, but under the fruit was a huge angry cobra. Taita quickly leaped away in terror. But soon the cobra had Tiata cornered. A little slip of a 15 year old Lady Lostris came to Taita's rescue. She, not he, saved the day. Tiata's action were not those of a warrior. One poster, however, claimed that Wilbur Smith's heroes were irritatingly manly. Hmm. If Taita had been manly, irritatingly or not, and if he had been a warrior he would never have needed the help of a girl.Re: River God
Re: River God
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