Sure there have to be obstacles. But the obstacles can be, if it's done well, "Protagonist has something, stakes it, and has to struggle to make the stake pay off instead of end in disaster."
I guess part of my problem with the Chtorr books is that I honestly didn't notice Jim much. I noticed the world. There may have been good moments for the individual protagonist but not fo the planet. I wanted the Earth to win a few skirmishes along the way, even if they were losing the war.
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Date: 2005-12-23 03:48 pm (UTC)I guess part of my problem with the Chtorr books is that I honestly didn't notice Jim much. I noticed the world. There may have been good moments for the individual protagonist but not fo the planet. I wanted the Earth to win a few skirmishes along the way, even if they were losing the war.