There's nothing embarrassing about reading it, unless you're afraid of someone looking over your shoulder at one of the dirty bits...
^Why are you embarrassed about it?
It does get a bit close to fantasy parody at times, doesn't it? 'AND THUS ASTRAGOTH DID STAND WITH HIS MIGHTY STEEL IN HAND AND LOOKED TOWARD A RED DAWN AND HIS WOMAN DID LOOK UPON HIS MANHOOD WITH AWE' kinda thing.
It's really good but it does exist in a fantasy universe, and that - Tolkien aside - is always a bit cringey. It is a good book tho.
It does get a bit close to fantasy parody at times, doesn't it? 'AND THUS ASTRAGOTH DID STAND WITH HIS MIGHTY STEEL IN HAND AND LOOKED TOWARD A RED DAWN AND HIS WOMAN DID LOOK UPON HIS MANHOOD WITH AWE' kinda thing.
It's really good but it does exist in a fantasy universe, and that - Tolkien aside - is always a bit cringey. It is a good book tho.