I read a few drizzt books. That is more of a serial that goes on and on, than a series that has a specific end point. You don't really need to read all of them to get the jist of what he is doing. I thought the idea was better than the execution. I found the dark elf world a bit hollow and hard to believe. I kept wondering how every can be right and if there is constant warfare, and very few births why do they have such a big population?
Salvatore was ok. What he was trying to accomplish in his writing is not really what I like to read.
Well, to each their own. I agree, and as I said above (at least I think it was this thread), the Drizzt books do not have the complexity of like the WoT (or similar epic series), but for me it is a very fun read.
You can sit and analyze most series or books in general, writers are not perfect. But the idea is not to look too much into it and take it for what it is. But if you don't enjoy reading those stories in the first place, I can understand not liking the books.
And you are right, right now they are more of a serialized story, with no specific end in sight. Although I guess we could have said the same with the WoT 4-5 years ago.
However, of course eventually there is going to be end to the series, just like there is an end to everything.
And I am not reading them to get the gist of the series, but to experience the whole story. I know I am not going to get 'to the end' as there will be more, but I want to at least finish off what he has currently written up to as I will be seeing Salvatore at GenCon in less than a month and want to be caught up when going to his Q&A.