Juni’s Reviews > Lord Foul's Bane > Status Update

I'm struck anew at the tenderness of Mhoram and Saltheart Foamfollower. A Lord and a Giant yet each capable of an astonishingly open heart and concern for another man. Let snot forget this was written in, what, the late 70's, early 80's, long before such tenderness was considered a virtue.

I wondered how this might hold up, as my last reading was some time ago. I find I have so much more empathy with Covenant and his brokenness. Is he a bitter, gruff cunt? Absolutely. Did his experiences with disease and societal osterization make him that way? You bet.
I enjoy reading of him feeling the beauty of The Land and letting that heal him a little. He's all gruff on the outside but a li'l softy inside.