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i'm sorry that you have advanced sickness of the organs but the wheel weaves as it wills and all that. the 10 seconds i spend to fix that could be spent doing other things, like writing fancy letters. do you see how complex this is? i have to dab at the ink and everything.
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Just finished AMoL. The three Sanderson books were really good in my opinion, much better than books 10 and 11. Felt like a similar pace to the early books. My only general complaint is that a lot of Perrin's development should have been spaced out a lot more, maybe introduced a bit earlier. All of his will I/won't I stuff with the wolf dream lasted way too long. The Last Battle was really good for the most part, but I felt like Jordan's epilogue cut the story short way sooner than it needed to. Like I get that he wanted to have the final word, but the way it just stops makes me think that Jordan couldn't see past his own impending doom. I would have appreciated a few more chapters fleshing out what happens after the battle. I'll definitely re-read the books at some point, they were generally good. I think 10-11 could easily have been one book, stripping out a lot of Elayne's stuff.
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Feb 22, 2020 05:55
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bell jar posted:I'll definitely re-read the books at some point, they were generally good. I think 10-11 could easily have been one book, stripping out a lot of Elayne's stuff. Why on earth would you strip out the best part of those two books?
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Feb 22, 2020 07:02
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God I forgot how dumb Elaynes plan was at the end of KOD
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Feb 29, 2020 05:11
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Yup. On my reread I didnt get the hate for her until I got to that point.
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Feb 29, 2020 05:46
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Ungratek posted:God I forgot how dumb Elaynes plan was at the end of KOD That's the walk into trap knowing one companion is totally bad?
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Feb 29, 2020 05:57
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After one of the targets said into open air GEE IT SURE IS A SHAME THERE ARE ONLY TWO OF US HERE
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silvergoose posted:That's the walk into trap knowing one companion is totally bad? Yes Comrade Blyatlov posted:After one of the targets said into open air GEE IT SURE IS A SHAME THERE ARE ONLY TWO OF US HERE Yes She also is one of the only people in the world to know there is at least 6 unaccounted for Black Ajah. Never crosses her mind at that moment. Ungratek fucked around with this message at 07:39 on Feb 29, 2020 |
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Feb 29, 2020 07:37
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she is convinced she has plot armour and she is right except the plot armour is other peoples bodies
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Feb 29, 2020 09:49
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And the thing is, one utterly boneheaded decision can be forgivable. And then she does the exact same thing again
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Feb 29, 2020 18:17
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:And the thing is, one utterly boneheaded decision can be forgivable. Yeah the dungeon scene was absolutely ridiculous.
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Feb 29, 2020 18:59
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At least that served the purpose of finally getting through her thick skull that the viewing was not as absolute a proof against genuine danger as she thought. I do love Birgitte (and later Mat) giving her so much poo poo for that escapade. (Also: "I'm the queen's midwife, and if I order bed rest for you, you will rest in bed, or I will sick every single one of your servants and soldiers on you!") Torrannor fucked around with this message at 19:25 on Feb 29, 2020 |
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Feb 29, 2020 19:23
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https://twitter.com/WeavesofthWheel/status/1233498295676424194?s=20 a forsaken?
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Feb 29, 2020 19:30
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He looks like an Asmodean
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Feb 29, 2020 19:31
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I am reading the series after only getting through the first four in high school. I’m currently on CoT and man it’s slow. Are there payoffs or can I just skip to KoD? Currently on a third chapter of Elayne walking to take a bath or something.
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Feb 29, 2020 22:30
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for a first read through? read it all!
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Feb 29, 2020 23:13
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I mean, that scene with Perrin, that's on the cover? Owns. CoT really is the last setup book, in terms of falling dominoes. From KoD and on it's pretty much knocking over pieces all over the place. Kind of savor it before the plunge starts.
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Feb 29, 2020 23:45
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Yoked posted:I am reading the series after only getting through the first four in high school. I just read through the books for the first time recently (well, audiobooks) and if the chapter you're on has Elayne as the POV, pull that chapter up on the WoT wiki, read the summary, and skip to the next one. I was going absolutely insane I will probably listen to them properly on re-read now that I'm not itching to find out what happens
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Am I the only one who likes Elayne's PoV chapters from the book 7 to book 11 portion of the series?
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The Lord Bude posted:Am I the only one who likes Elayne's PoV chapters from the book 7 to book 11 portion of the series? yes
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The Lord Bude posted:Am I the only one who likes Elayne's PoV chapters from the book 7 to book 11 portion of the series? No. I do, too. The chapters I don't like are the Faile chapters in the later books.
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Mar 1, 2020 06:37
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Torrannor posted:No. I do, too. The chapters I don't like are the Faile chapters in the later books. Yeah I hated those. When I do a reread I skip all Perrin and Faile content from the kidnapping to the Rescue
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Mar 1, 2020 06:54
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You suck, Perrin owns and him forging alliances and basically starting his own nation to save his wife rules Honestly I kinda enjoy how Elayne fought so hard to unite Caemlyn and then it didn't even matter, get rekt idiot woman
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:You suck, Perrin owns and him forging alliances and basically starting his own nation to save his wife rules I liked that and hated that she never acknowledged that she caused a lot of unnecessary death and destruction because she "deserved" to be Queen. Support Dyelin's claim and you could probably have avoided it. I know, I know, prophecied destruction but self reflect you bitch!
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Torrannor posted:No. I do, too. The chapters I don't like are the Faile chapters in the later books. I really liked the Faile chapters but wasn't on board for most of the Perrin ones during that arc. Can someone refresh my memory on the two monumental gently caress ups Elayne made that you guys were talking about? I must have blocked them right out.
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The Neal! posted:I really liked the Faile chapters but wasn't on board for most of the Perrin ones during that arc. First when she goes Black Ajah hunting, knowing that one of the Aes Sedai in her party was black. She gets predictably captured, gets the other non-black Aes Sedai with her killed, and only gets rescued because Birgitte is awesome. And all the while she's free of fear and doubt, because Min's Viewing said her babies would be born healthy. But she's a little sad that about a thousand of her soldiers died to save her! Next when she goes disguised as a Forsaken to the prison cells of the captured black sisters, and predictably gets herself captured, and several Kin killed. She's only rescued because Mat and Birgitte are awesome. This second gently caress up in particular shows she has learned nothing, and makes her look even worse.
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The best part about the second is that she literally does this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UYNEu6v6AE
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Cavelcade posted:I liked that and hated that she never acknowledged that she caused a lot of unnecessary death and destruction because she "deserved" to be Queen. Support Dyelin's claim and you could probably have avoided it. I mean, not really? The Shadow plot involving Caemlyn was always coming, the deaths she incur have more to do with investigating that and not with her claim to the throne.
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Mar 1, 2020 14:41
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No, the giant civil war that cost a lot of lives.
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VAGENDA OF MANOCIDE posted:I mean, not really? The Shadow plot involving Caemlyn was always coming, the deaths she incur have more to do with investigating that and not with her claim to the throne. There's chaos across Andor because of the ongoing civil war, which I think she could have averted by supporting Dyelin instead of pressing her own claim. I don't think there were any pitched battles (been a while since I've read it) but there was all the other issues with war for common people. I'll admit my bias that I felt that, of all the characters, Elayne got everything she wanted without having to give anything up. Egwene was captured by the Seanchan, Nynaeve has to give up her self image, the three boys'suffering is painstakingly detailed. She causes all this suffering and pain and in the end...gets everything she wanted and more.
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It's good to be the
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Wouldn’t be a monarchy without destroying a bunch of peasants.
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Mar 1, 2020 16:12
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Darlin is the best king in the series anyway
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silvergoose posted:Darlin is the best king in the series anyway Lan.
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Mar 1, 2020 16:30
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I forget, is it Darlin or Dobraine that marries not-Moiraine
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:I forget, is it Darlin or Dobraine that marries not-Moiraine Darlin. I like the Elayne chapters, but there’s no denying that she is incredibly naive. Her plot armor being other people is the perfect way to describe her actions.
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Ungratek posted:Her plot armor being other people She's a minor ta'veren but the only effects are this and fresh goat's milk being available nearby at all times whether she wants it or not (not)
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Mar 1, 2020 18:24
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Anias posted:Lan. He's no king.
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:I forget, is it Darlin or Dobraine that marries not-Moiraine Ah caroline
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I was doing some unpacking from a recent move and I found this in a box: I wish they had done one for Rand and one for Perrin, but the WoT IP was badly managed for some reason and we never got a lot of merchandise. I'm sure something will come out because of the show (I despise funco pops but I'll probably buy any WoT ones) here's hoping it's something cool.
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