So far I am enjoying the Belgariad, it seems to have a nice pace to it, without too much information being tossed at you. The characters have good enough descriptions to give me a mental image for when they are brought in, and dont have too many attributes that make them seem too ridiculous. Some of my only problems with the book are the way the main character is written, because he seems to be too unreal for his age, because he does not in a way a young teen or child would act. Something I'm noticing is a theme of discovery and searching past first appearances, because Garion seems to see things as average, but searches and realizes that things are more supernatural than they actually are.
The main conflict seems to be man vs. man, with Garion, Pol, and their companions against the Grolim.
The Grolim appear to be magical coercers. Their gold seems to almost possess those who own it, and the Grolim can read minds of weaker willed individuals. The Grolim seem to be focused on Garion and Wolf almost directly, who need to constantly be alert, as to not fall prey to the Grolim. Another conflict seems to be man vs. supernatural, because there is a lot mentioned about deities at war with another, or bringing ailments to the average people. Some of the gods are more prominent, while some have "died off" when their people they were chosen to guide died off.
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