Rating: 
Summary: Excellent
Review: A very quick and enjoyable read. Feintuch writes better than most,and rarely is the reader bored or uninterested with what is going on. A word on the same-sex relationship between Rodrigo and Rustin..SO WHAT? If you have a problem with a male being in love with another male(like it never happens)go take your homophobic head to a shrink.
Rating: 
Summary: disappointing fare
Review: Feintuch is a great writer. I bought this book because it looked interesting, I like "coming of age" stories, and there was a postive blurb for Feintuch by Raymond Feist (whose writing I love). The problem with this book is not just with the protagonist Roddy, but even more so with the unbelievable toleration and even affection that the other characters show him. This guy is way over the top annoying and it does become extremely tedious and any desire we have to root for him is quickly lost. It is remarkable because Feintuch does such a fine job at characterization and character interaction, that it is mystifying that his protagonist, who IS supposed to straddle that gap between being a spoiled self-centered youth and having some redeeming latent qualities, is wholly unsympathetic to the reader. He is not a hero and he is not an anti-hero. This in itself isn't necessarily the problem -even though we readers usually like to relate to our protagonists. It's just ridiculous that the other characters EVER give a rat's ass for this guy. However - one nice thing about this book is that Roddy is such a terrible person to the people who care about him that the reader will find himself pondering his own past and present relations with the people in his own life and shamefully recall any self-centered behavior and wonder about his own appreciation of others. An interesting effect. So I do weakly recommend the book - very weakly.
Rating:
Summary: Good... as all things, could be better.
Review: "The Still" is a very good book, but read at your own risk. I love the idea of putting this in first person, to show how well Roddy really does change. But the ending... leaves you hanging. Wanting more. Hopefully, there will be a sequel.
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Summary: This is probably the last David Feintuch book I'll read!
Review: Well, the Seafort Saga books were pretty good, though Seafort got a but irritating when he flew off the handle and when he went on about how he hurt everyone and his OATHS etc. etc.Prince Rodrigo is about 10 times worse in that department, plus he doesn't really do anything heroic until the last quarter of the book. If I'd known what was between about page 75 and 250 I'd have just skipped it (Just a VERY spoilt teenage winging/complaining/being a complete A**hole!) - I nearly threw the book in the garbage! The last hundred or so pages were OK, but the ending just kind of trails off to a vague sort of ?now he's started... maybe he'll prevail? thing! Presumably there's a sequel where something might happen? I read a lot of sience fiction and fantasy, and this is NOT enjoyable. So to really enjoy it, I think you'd have to be a massochist! Frankly I don't care what happens in the sequel!
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Summary: The BEST book I've ever read.
Review: I must say that I read this book in about 8 hours. It was the best book I've ever read and I've read more than a five hundred or so science fiction and fantasy books. I'm not going to say much about the story just what I felt while I was reading it. At first I was bored and almost skipped a chapter or two. After the first 2 hours I was thinking that I could understand Rodrigo and his motives. I really identified with him and felt sorry for him. By the half point of the book I was crying along with him at the depth of his shame. After that both of us got on with our lives. I read as Rodrigo became the man I wanted to be and hoped have acheived. I felt his every emotion as if it we're my own. This book saved me from becoming a bad person and it gave me the strength to live. If David Feintuch is reading this I hope he knows my words are true and that I will forever be grateful for his book and hope he has the strength to carry this tale further. It's not a request David it's your duty.
Rating:
Summary: amazing
Review: I found that The Still was one of the most amazing books I've read. As I was reading other reviews that gave the book one star because the character Rodrigo was so rude and obnoxious, well guess what, his ignorance and immaturity is the thing that makes the book so wonderful. The fact that everyone is able to hate Rodrigo so thoroughly as they read shows how talented the author is. The book isn't about action and magic, it's about a confused, self-absorbed child who goes through tormenting events that cause him to become a better, more grown-up person. It's a book about morality and finding the truth and center of oneself. In it's own way it is far more powerful and spectacular than any action book. It delves deeply into the human mind and soul and the ordeals one has to go through to make something of themselves. All in all, I thought the book was amazing.
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Summary: Absolutely the most annoying character
Review: The protagonist, Roddy, is one of the most frustrating, annoying and down-right irritating character read. Most of the time you just want to lay hands on him, knock him down and slap some sense into that head of his, or at least some humility! - especially in the first half of the book. A couple of times you feel like hurling the book at the wall in frustration. - But that wold ruin a perfectly good book. This is about growing up. Adolesence rite-of-passage, as painful here as in life. And truly as embarrasing. If it weren't for Rustin, Roddy's long-time friend, Roddy would be more than struggling to gain manhood and his crown. As it is, he's having enough trouble; throwing temper tantrums, alienating everyone (including Rust), and generally being an impediment to all and sundry(including himself) There also seems to be a controversy here in some of the reviews. To gain the Power of Caledon - the Still, Roddy must remain virgin. No problem there. The problem arises when Roddy takes Rustin as a bed-partner. It seems that same sex pairing is not seen as a lost of virginity. Some people took voice to this,and objected-very vigorously. Some said their was no penetration mentioned, and hence, where's the conflict? I say, What's the problem? this is the Author's prerogative. If he says you remain virgin in this realm, you do. Otherwise it wouldn't be called fantasy. Besides Rust is essential to Roddy's character development. Where would he be if Roddy didn't need him? As you can see, I've gone from trying to throttle Roddy to actually sort of defending him. And that is what the book does. It truly is frustrating to hate the hero of the book. You keep reading and hope for some redeaming charcateristics so you can start liking the main character. Whether you think Roddy starts to mature or not, and whether you like him is up to you, you'll have to read the book to find out.
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Summary: Where does he get these characters?
Review: I'm not really amazed at the critiques that found the book uncomfortable and annoying. I have never in my life read a book where the character was such a hateful character. That MAKES this book. I found myself desperatly waiting for this kid to grow up, to show some maturity, to come through on anything, to develop some character. It was the most intriguing change of pace from all the characters in other novels who are either perfect, or have token faults. I've never read a bunch of characters that were so human except in Heinlein novels. The Seafort series, by this same author, has the same type of unique character. A man who is considered perfect... but thinks himself to be a monster and unworthy of all the praise he receives. Very different, very unique, an astonishing read. Not for everyone, certainly. If you can't handle a very annoying, spoiled, hateful brat, you probably won't stand waiting to see if he grows up. I won't tell you whether he does or not. :) Can't wait for more by this author. ~Jer
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Summary: Highly Original
Review: This has a very unique character. If you can manage to stay openminded and get past the fact that the main character is a spoiled brat, you get pulled into the story and it doesn't let go. I could not put this book down. The characters were very original and Roddy's "coming-of-age" was handled very well. His character is more realistic than most people would care to admit, but it's very well done.
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Summary: Worst Fantasy I've read
Review: I didn't even finish this one. The main character has to be the most hateful and confused character I've come across. After reading the Seafort Saga, this one doesn't even rate. Very disappointing indeed.
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