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A Goodreads user asked this question about How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories (The Folk of the Air, #3.5):
Why does everyone love Cardan and glorify his (frankly abusive) relationship with Jude? There is definitely a difference between 'bad boys' and 'assholes', and Cardan falls into the latter for me. He's interesting, but why in the world would you have the hots for him?
Savannah I think its because Cardan really didnt learn how to deal with his feelings properly. That gives him no excuse for how he treated Jude, but it does ex…moreI think its because Cardan really didnt learn how to deal with his feelings properly. That gives him no excuse for how he treated Jude, but it does explain why he did the things that he did. Due to the abusive nature of his brother and mother, as well as the dismissive behavior of his father, Cardan learned the only way to get their attention was to get in trouble or to piss them off. I think in a way he tried to get not only Judes attention but attention from his friends and family from being an asshole to everyone. Again, that doesnt give him an excuse, but I think it really does add layers to his character cause of the way he changes throughout the trilogy. How he learns to be a good king and a good person in general makes the story have a lot more depth and makes it more realistic for me since a lot of people make mistakes due to how they grow up and try to change their habits that they have had for most of their lives. (less)
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How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
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