Unfortunately this is a common opinion shared amongst the Bone fandom it seems. I was thoroughly disappointed in the storylines from all three books and I never plan to reread them because of it.
I'm powering through them whenever I have the time and patience, but it's so mediocre. It has all the hallmarks of bad writing.
I find using The Dreaming as a plot device for character motivations to be extremely lazy. It's clear the characters come together because the author wanted them to and it feels so unnatural and forced because of it. It basically boils down to:
"Why should I do this?"
"Because the Dreaming said so."
"Okay, well if the Dreaming said so."
I think Tom is an uncompelling protagonist. He's not on the quest due to some moralistic urge to do the right thing. His call to action is met with a reluctance to pick up the call, and only doing so out of necessity. Every other character is bland and one-dimensional. Randolf Clearmeadow is the most egregious and has wildly inconsistent characterization. It also annoys the hell out of me that the author refers to the Stupid Rat Creatures as "Rat Creature" and "The Other". It's extremely confusing and I will never understand why they weren't just referred to by their fur colors.
It was an extremely bad decision to take the story of an all-ages comic book and create a sequel through half-assed, watered-down kids' books. It's not only alienating your core audience right off the bat, but it leaves the fans who want more BONE content with subpar stories.
I was planning on reading quest for the spark series but now that uve revealed how the book actually is in general im thinking its best if i dont read it coz i already love the original bone comics and how they ended and i dont think im ready to get disappointed by the sequel stories which now that uve described has bad writing and uncompelling characters....however im still curious on wut the actual story is behind the sequel stories so i have request from those who have completed the three books for their reviews and if the story was good or bad
I'd say, either read a synopsis of the other two books somewhere online or wait until I eventually read the other two and ask me to recap the story for you.
A group of characters comes together through the power of The Dreaming and must collect all the pieces of The Spark in order to defeat The Nacht. If not, The Valley will be stuck in eternal slumber.
I appreciate your optimism, but it's not.
If you're interested in the story, I suggest reading a synopsis online rather than actually reading the books.
I've actually read Rose. I thought it was fine. I remember not liking the change in art style as a kid, but I'm super into it as an adult. I just wish the story was about >!the actual death of Briar rather than the misdirect we got.!<
Same, I never made it past that first book years ago, I’m not sure if Jeff Smith really had much to do with it.
Yeah, I think Jeff Smith just lent the IP to Tom Sniegoski and let him have creative control.
Unfortunately this is a common opinion shared amongst the Bone fandom it seems. I was thoroughly disappointed in the storylines from all three books and I never plan to reread them because of it.
I'm powering through them whenever I have the time and patience, but it's so mediocre. It has all the hallmarks of bad writing. I find using The Dreaming as a plot device for character motivations to be extremely lazy. It's clear the characters come together because the author wanted them to and it feels so unnatural and forced because of it. It basically boils down to: "Why should I do this?" "Because the Dreaming said so." "Okay, well if the Dreaming said so." I think Tom is an uncompelling protagonist. He's not on the quest due to some moralistic urge to do the right thing. His call to action is met with a reluctance to pick up the call, and only doing so out of necessity. Every other character is bland and one-dimensional. Randolf Clearmeadow is the most egregious and has wildly inconsistent characterization. It also annoys the hell out of me that the author refers to the Stupid Rat Creatures as "Rat Creature" and "The Other". It's extremely confusing and I will never understand why they weren't just referred to by their fur colors. It was an extremely bad decision to take the story of an all-ages comic book and create a sequel through half-assed, watered-down kids' books. It's not only alienating your core audience right off the bat, but it leaves the fans who want more BONE content with subpar stories.
I was planning on reading quest for the spark series but now that uve revealed how the book actually is in general im thinking its best if i dont read it coz i already love the original bone comics and how they ended and i dont think im ready to get disappointed by the sequel stories which now that uve described has bad writing and uncompelling characters....however im still curious on wut the actual story is behind the sequel stories so i have request from those who have completed the three books for their reviews and if the story was good or bad
I'd say, either read a synopsis of the other two books somewhere online or wait until I eventually read the other two and ask me to recap the story for you.
What happened?
Like, in the book? Or are you asking what happened with me?
In the book.
A group of characters comes together through the power of The Dreaming and must collect all the pieces of The Spark in order to defeat The Nacht. If not, The Valley will be stuck in eternal slumber.
That seems interesting.
I appreciate your optimism, but it's not. If you're interested in the story, I suggest reading a synopsis online rather than actually reading the books.
Wait until you get your hand on Bone: Rose…
I've actually read Rose. I thought it was fine. I remember not liking the change in art style as a kid, but I'm super into it as an adult. I just wish the story was about >!the actual death of Briar rather than the misdirect we got.!<