StrikerEZ Posted July 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 1 minute ago, goody153 said: @StrikerEZ Very nice ! You're finally about to start WoT(near the end of that book). Yes you haven't been reading the real WoT yet lol Please tell us about your reaction at the end of that book ....okay. I thought things got intense after The Dragon Reborn. I will when I finish. That'll be awhile though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Lifetime Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 9 minutes ago, StrikerEZ said: Maybe I'm clueless, but I wasn't quite sure who the male knife person was supposed to be. Unless their identity is some sort of spoiler, could you just tell me who they are? Yeah, he's the trickier of the two. I don't consider his background a spoiler, really, but you might enjoy figuring it out on your own. (More clues come in later books.) If not: Spoiler Aginor 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikerEZ Posted July 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, daschaich said: Yeah, he's the trickier of the two. I don't consider his background a spoiler, really, but you might enjoy figuring it out on your own. (More clues come in later books.) If not: Reveal hidden contents Aginor I never would've guessed him (I actually forgot who he was and had to go look him up lol). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Lifetime Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 Just now, StrikerEZ said: I never would've guessed him (I actually forgot who he was and had to go look him up lol). This makes me curious who you think the other one is... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goody153 Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 I never actually figured out that forsaken's reincarnation. I knew about a long time after i finished it lol The other two revived one i never doubted tho 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikerEZ Posted December 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 @Ookla the Gralsritter @ScarletSabre @goody153 @daschaich I know it’s been awhile (I had tons of band stuff keeping me from reading), but I just finished book 6. And holy rust. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goody153 Posted December 7, 2018 Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 From there it completely escalates. You are the funnest parts of the books. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarletSabre Posted December 7, 2018 Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 @Ookla-Shephir Welcome back to the read! Haha, any reactions to it that you can share? Favourite moments etc? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikerEZ Posted December 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 13 hours ago, goody153 said: From there it completely escalates. You are the funnest parts of the books. Yeah, I can tell. I’m pretty excited for the next book(s). 8 hours ago, ScarletSabre said: @Ookla-Shephir Welcome back to the read! Haha, any reactions to it that you can share? Favourite moments etc? Good reactions: The battle of Domai’s Wells (I don’t think I spelled it right). Plus the entire buildup to that battle. It was all super intense, from the confrontation between Rand and Merana up to Rand getting captured by the Tower Aes Sedai and then Rand breaking out of the cage. I really loved that part of the book. I thought it was really interesting that Egwene became Amyrlin. I kind of expected it, after she had that weird dream (or was it when she was becoming Accepted? I can’t remember) about being Amyrlin. I’m really interested to see how this affects her in the future. I loved seeing Min and Rand interact. I’m a sucker for good romantic scenes, and those were so good. The Asha’man. They’re so cool. I just wish I knew them better; I can’t remember any of their names, besides Taim. Taim. I know I shouldn’t, but I really, really, REALLY like him. He’s so cool. The fact that Nynaeve figured out how to heal people who have been stilled. I’ve always found Logain an interesting character, so I’m excited that he’s been healed and is on his own again. Bad reactions: Robert Jordan, except in rare circumstances, does not understand female characters. He treats them as if their thought processes are almost completely alien to those of male characters, which is not the case. It definitely feels that way reading their viewpoints though, which makes it really hard for me to enjoy any of the female characters, besides Min and Aviendha (Aviendha is my favorite female character, and Min is pretty great when she’s not acting like an idiot while fawning over Rand). Elayne and Nynaeve are the worst. Like, I hated how Elayne treated Mat the entire time they interacted, from when he arrived in Salidar to the travel to Ebou Dar (I actually hated Elayne during this part, and I don’t think I’lll be able to forgive her actions for a long time; even her explanation of why she did it in her PoV chapter afterwards was so stupid and petty) to completely ignoring Mat while they were in Ebou Dar. Why are all the Aes Sedai so petty? They supposedly pride themselves on being so much better than everyone else, but they just read like spoiled brats to me. Especially Elaida. The beginning was way too slow. You could cut half of the scenes with Nynaeve and Elayne at the beginning and it would work so much better. There were many problems with this book, mostly character issues, but I really liked the ending, so we’ll see how future books go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikerEZ Posted December 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) @Weltall @ScarletSabre @goody153 @Just a Lifetime So, I finished book 8 the other day. Definitely my favorite book since books 4&5. I wish I could keep all the Asha’man straight in my head, but it’s so hard. And I’m still so confused about what happened at the end. Did Dashiva, Gedwyn, Torval, Rochaid, and Kisman really try and kill Rand? Why? I don’t understand why they would want to do that. And I just read the prologue of Winter’s Heart and I’m even more confused. Rand did not tell Taim that Flinn, Hopwil, and Narishma were deserters, so why the heck did Taim put them on the deserters list? Edited December 30, 2018 by StrikerEZ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weltall Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 Welcome to the Black Tower Subplot xD On 12/7/2018 at 9:29 AM, StrikerEZ said: I thought it was really interesting that Egwene became Amyrlin. I kind of expected it, after she had that weird dream (or was it when she was becoming Accepted? I can’t remember) about being Amyrlin. I’m really interested to see how this affects her in the future. <readies popcorn> Quote The fact that Nynaeve figured out how to heal people who have been stilled. I’ve always found Logain an interesting character, so I’m excited that he’s been healed and is on his own again. Remember that viewing that Min had of him back in... I think it was The Shadow Rising? Yeah, that one's just starting to pay off. xD Quote Why are all the Aes Sedai so petty? They supposedly pride themselves on being so much better than everyone else, but they just read like spoiled brats to me. Especially Elaida. This will get called out eventually, as will some of Elayne and Nynaeve's acts in the recent books that you mentioned. It's generally institutionalized arrogance, since the Aes Sedai following the Breaking settled on strength in the One Power as a measure of who gets to call the shots in any given situation, they have a very bad habit of extending this 'I'm stronger therefore I'm right' attitude to their dealings with non-Aes Sedai as well. Needless to say this doesn't endear them to anyone who's not already overawed by them. They've had about three thousand years to get comfortable with their self-image of being the smartest/strongest people in the room, with almost nobody being willing to call them out on their attitude. And yeah, Elaida is a picture-perfect example of everything that's wrong with their current way of doing things. The various concurrent Aes Sedai plotlines take a long while to get good (as with so many, they do get bogged down at times) but they'll get there eventually. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikerEZ Posted December 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, Weltall said: Remember that viewing that Min had of him back in... I think it was The Shadow Rising? Yeah, that one's just starting to pay off. xD Yeah, I remember that viewing, but I think it was much later than The Shadow Rising because Min saw Logain in Salidar, I think. And I’m glad to hear that all the Aes Sedai stuff will get sorted out eventually. Half the time I’ve read this series I’ve just been like “Yeah, that’ll be good eventually.” I am interested in those Aes Sedai that are using the Oath Rod to root out the Black Ajah in the White Tower, though. Did you see my reaction post to book 8? Was that what you meant by the Black Tower subplot? Edited December 31, 2018 by StrikerEZ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weltall Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) That's exactly what I was reacting to. And yeah, I liked that White Tower subplot myself. EDIT: And what you said earlier about keeping Ashaman names straight? I have that same problem with them. And the Aes Sedai. And the Wise Women. And the Kin. And the Younglings. And the... you know, pretty much everybody. Though there is one Ashaman that I suspect you'll have no trouble remembering once he shows up. Edited December 31, 2018 by Weltall 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goody153 Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 13 hours ago, StrikerEZ said: I wish I could keep all the Asha’man straight in my head, but it’s so hard. And I’m still so confused about what happened at the end. Did Dashiva, Gedwyn, Torval, Rochaid, and Kisman really try and kill Rand? Why? I don’t understand why they would want to do that. Yep and you'll find out in the next book! Quote And I just read the prologue of Winter’s Heart and I’m even more confused. Rand did not tell Taim that Flinn, Hopwil, and Narishma were deserters, so why the heck did Taim put them on the deserters list?/ Because you'll find out in the next book lol Seriously this should be answered in the next book 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikerEZ Posted December 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 14 hours ago, Weltall said: EDIT: And what you said earlier about keeping Ashaman names straight? I have that same problem with them. And the Aes Sedai. And the Wise Women. And the Kin. And the Younglings. And the... you know, pretty much everybody. Though there is one Ashaman that I suspect you'll have no trouble remembering once he shows up. Yeah, you’re not wrong. The only characters I can remember anything about of the top of my head are the ta’veren, Egwene, Elayne, Nynaeve, Aviendha, Faile, Min, Gaul, Taim, Logain, Berelain, Morgase, Lini, Brigette, Lan, and Loial. Which looks like a lot, but in comparison to all the characters in the series is nothing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikerEZ Posted January 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 @Weltall @ScarletSabre @goody153 @Just a Lifetime (Just tell me if you want me to stop tagging you in these updates) I just finished Winter’s Heart. Not as good as The Path of Daggers, which was my favorite since The Dragon Reborn and The Shadow Rising, but still pretty good. Not much to say, except that lots of stuff happened. Osan’gar died again, saidin was cleared, Rand bonded the three women, and those renegade Asha’man were killed. And that’s just what I can remember off the top of my head real quick. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lidolas Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 18 hours ago, StrikerEZ said: @Weltall @ScarletSabre @goody153 @Just a Lifetime (Just tell me if you want me to stop tagging you in these updates) I just finished Winter’s Heart. Not as good as The Path of Daggers, which was my favorite since The Dragon Reborn and The Shadow Rising, but still pretty good. Not much to say, except that lots of stuff happened. Osan’gar died again, saidin was cleared, Rand bonded the three women, and those renegade Asha’man were killed. And that’s just what I can remember off the top of my head real quick. If I remember correctly, it was the opposite. The three bonded him, right? And Mat is back and kidnaps Tuon! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikerEZ Posted January 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 4 hours ago, Lidolas said: If I remember correctly, it was the opposite. The three bonded him, right? And Mat is back and kidnaps Tuon! Yeah, yeah, I know. I just said the first thing that popped in my head. It’s basically the same thing. Also, that scene was simultaneously really cool and really weird. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lidolas Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 12 hours ago, StrikerEZ said: Also, that scene was simultaneously really cool and really weird. Yes. I remember having to re-read it a couple times because I kept getting distracted at that part and thinking "What did I just read?" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikerEZ Posted January 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 On 1/4/2019 at 9:44 AM, Lidolas said: Yes. I remember having to re-read it a couple times because I kept getting distracted at that part and thinking "What did I just read?" I just read the prologue to Crossroads of Twilight the other day and wow that was one long prologue. It was like at least 12% of the entire book. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illian Tear Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) It's explained in Knife of Dreams. Unless you want me to explain it to you. Edited January 23, 2019 by Illian Tear 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikerEZ Posted March 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 @Weltall @Lidolas @ScarletSabre @Just a Lifetime So, it’s been awhile, and I finished book 11 the other day. I’m finally about to start reading Brandon’s books and I’m so excited! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weltall Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 Haha, welcome to the endgame! I've got another friend that I've been trying to get into the Cosmere (and I'm pretty sure she'll love it) but she wants to finish WoT first and she's just getting through book 10 right now. I figure once you get past that point, the rest is easy. xD 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lidolas Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 Nice! It's not too hard to notice a difference between Brandon's writing, but he did blend it pretty well with Jordan's. The last 3 are big books, but they went faster for me than the others. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwordNimiForPresident Posted March 12, 2019 Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 On 3/9/2019 at 7:50 PM, StrikerEZ said: @Weltall @Lidolas @ScarletSabre @Just a Lifetime So, it’s been awhile, and I finished book 11 the other day. I’m finally about to start reading Brandon’s books and I’m so excited! Welcome to the avalanche. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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