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4.43 AVERAGE
4.43 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A fast-paced and eventful page-turner! Brandon Sanderson brings much-needed writing expertise to Robert Jordan's narrative. The chapters were concise and to the point without excessive explanation or side-tracks, which has been a HUGE problem in all the previous entries. Instead of slogging through each chapter to get to the one nugget of interest, I found myself enjoying the writing and pacing. There were also NO obviously pointless chapters.
The plot progresses significantly in this installment (about time) and primarily focuses on Egwene and Rand, though we do get developments from Perrin and Mat.
*Mild spoiler ahead* The only frustrating part of Rand's story here is that it's entirely driven by his inability to discuss his trauma with *anyone*. It's overall a good refutation of toxic masculinity, but at the same time, it's frustrating to read an entire plot that could have been resolved if he had a half-competent therapist.
The plot progresses significantly in this installment (about time) and primarily focuses on Egwene and Rand, though we do get developments from Perrin and Mat.
*Mild spoiler ahead* The only frustrating part of Rand's story here is that it's entirely driven by his inability to discuss his trauma with *anyone*. It's overall a good refutation of toxic masculinity, but at the same time, it's frustrating to read an entire plot that could have been resolved if he had a half-competent therapist.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As with many WoT books I found this difficult to rate. The pace certainly picked up from the previous few books, which was good, but in my opinion Brandon Sanderson's prose was completely inferior to Robert Jordan. All subtlety was gone, and with it the intensely detailed descriptions of rooms and sounds and experiences. Dialogue, instead of being interspersed with long non-dialogue cues providing additional emotional cues, was back-to-back at a rapid pace. Characters pointed out the obvious - either out loud, or in their internal monologues. And for that matter, many characters became exaggerated caricatures of who they had been in Robert Jordan's books. Many characters suffered this fate, but it was especially pronounced with Mat. He went from being a gambling fiend to being a childish village idiot.
Where Robert Jordan, by the end of his life, progressed the plot too slowly, Brandon Sanderson utterly failed to write beautiful prose. I often felt like I was watching an anime TV show, especially in battle scenes or in deep political intrigue. Despite this, a lot of interesting things happened, which for me redeemed the book a little - but not enough.
Where Robert Jordan, by the end of his life, progressed the plot too slowly, Brandon Sanderson utterly failed to write beautiful prose. I often felt like I was watching an anime TV show, especially in battle scenes or in deep political intrigue. Despite this, a lot of interesting things happened, which for me redeemed the book a little - but not enough.
Oh to be a dentist in the age of the Dragon Reborn! Has no one heard of whitened knuckles or a twitching eyelid? Must they all clench and grit their teeth? Worn molars and minor annoyance aside, I enjoyed the pace of this book and look forward (with some regret) to the final two.
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Oh. My. Gosh.
This book was freaking awesome. Nonstop action culminating in two climaxes that were extremely satisfying. This is probably the quickest I’ve read one of the WoT books, simply because I couldn’t put it down.
This book belongs primarily to Egwene- one of my favorites- and her battle to unify the White Tower. And it was epic. We get glimpses of Mat and Perrin- also good. Side quest where Mat finds a weirdo town. Perrin is struggling to find purpose now that Faile has been rescued, but not much else there.
Rand has a series of misadventures, leading to some difficult emotional moments for him. The scene with Tam was excellent, and his final mountaintop moment (literally) was truly beautiful.
B.Sanderson picked up the torch of this series admirably. Can’t wait to crack open the next one.
This book was freaking awesome. Nonstop action culminating in two climaxes that were extremely satisfying. This is probably the quickest I’ve read one of the WoT books, simply because I couldn’t put it down.
This book belongs primarily to Egwene- one of my favorites- and her battle to unify the White Tower. And it was epic. We get glimpses of Mat and Perrin- also good. Side quest where Mat finds a weirdo town. Perrin is struggling to find purpose now that Faile has been rescued, but not much else there.
Rand has a series of misadventures, leading to some difficult emotional moments for him. The scene with Tam was excellent, and his final mountaintop moment (literally) was truly beautiful.
B.Sanderson picked up the torch of this series admirably. Can’t wait to crack open the next one.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this is the strongest book in the series up to this point in my personal opinion. it addresses the growing fight and pain and builds up the characters beautifully. really makes you want to sit down and read all of the remaining books in one sitting.