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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
Thank god that's over. I listened to this on audio and it's over 30 HOURS LONG. Do you know how long the final action scene, the big culmination, the grand fight with the big bad, took to listen to? No joke, about 15 minutes.
- Am I supposed to like Rand at some point?
- What the hell was the Tylin/Mat garbage?
- Unless I missed something in an earlier book, being around a Ta'veren suddenly started functioning like being dosed with a truth serum at moments where this was useful to the plot
- I am deeply, deeply tired of "men are so confusing, women are so infuriating, men can't do anything sensible, women can't be relied on, men make stupid decisions, women baffle me". This reductive use of gender as a constant plot device and feature of the prose was boring three books ago
On the plus side:
- Nynaeve finally overcoming her block in a way that felt believable
- Ebou Dar was an interesting setting
- Cadsuane is an interesting character
- Some mild enjoyment derived from Elaida starting to crash and burn
Overall though, being only half way through this series, and learning this is only the START of what is termed "the slog" and that it might last for several books, leaves me shuffling the next book way down the priority list.
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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:
Yes
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Things are picking up again the series
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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:
Yes
adventurous
slow-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:
No
Another book down... 8 more to go.
I put off reading this book for a long while because i heard about the slump. The slump every first time reading is afraid of. Some say it starts at book 7 others say 8 and again others say 9. But it doesnt really matter. It was not as bad as i tought it would be. We had some great character moments especially with Mat but also Perrin and even the Girls. The worst part of the book was Egwenes pov this time.
Still it was a good book and i did enjoy it. I look forward to continuing.
I put off reading this book for a long while because i heard about the slump. The slump every first time reading is afraid of. Some say it starts at book 7 others say 8 and again others say 9. But it doesnt really matter. It was not as bad as i tought it would be. We had some great character moments especially with Mat but also Perrin and even the Girls. The worst part of the book was Egwenes pov this time.
Still it was a good book and i did enjoy it. I look forward to continuing.
Rand's arrogance at this point is just annoying. Aes sedai are painted as extremely weak that it's laughable at this point. And I'm definitely beginning to get pissed off by the repetition, maybe it's because i'm going through the series so quickly. The final battle in this one was disappointing as well.
I struggled through this book due to boredom and also the SA scene in this really upset me and I had to put it down for about two months. I still like these characters and this world and there were moments that I enjoyed but I was bored throughout the majority of this book. I know this is part of the slump era of Wheel of Time so I will attempt to continue but I have lost much of the enthusiasm I had for this series.
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
slow-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
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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