Argent Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) So, Alice Arneson just asked to be the most hated person on Earth. A request cleverly disguised as a non-spoiler review of Words of Radiance. Indulge yourselves, if that's your thing. On every part, I started prudently and slowly, diligently making notes for myself, and going to the spreadsheet to enter comments in the discussion after each chapter. Then, suddenly, it would register that I hadn’t made any notes for the past few chapters—and I’d throw diligence to the stormwind as I gave myself over to the storytelling and read straight through. Once I could catch my breath, then, I’d go back to where I left off making comments, read it again, and do my job right. This… seemed to be a common practice among the beta group. Heh. Edited February 12, 2014 by Argent 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shardlet Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Alice (WetlanderNW) is the beta-reader who gave us the previously known informal review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADIMORTIS Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 At least Kaladin is alive by the end of part 3... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sart Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 So I read each part as it came, and it was good. I knew I was in trouble, though, when we got to Part Five. Up until then, Brandon had labeled each chapter simply by the name of the POV character(s) and a sequence number. Part Five had about a half-dozen of those, and then came “Climax One.” Ruh-roh… A series of “Climax” chapters, followed by several “Endings” chapters, and the Epilogue? Needless to say, this was the full-bore Avalanche, and I threw caution to the winds. When I finished (and before I did a proper job of the Part Five comments), I went to the “General Reactions” tab and wrote one word: BRILLIANT. It was all I could say. Hmmm... Apparently Part Five has additional view point characters. Interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephemera Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 At least Kaladin is alive by the end of part 3... Unless the "where" is Damnation... /trollface Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who Sharded? Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Hmmm... Apparently Part Five has additional view point characters. Interesting... I don't see where you're getting that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksiel Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 At least Kaladin is alive by the end of part 3... A not so non-spoiler review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sart Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) I don't see where you're getting that. Probably nothing, but I think we might get some cool viewpoints during the end. I'm thinking that is where we will see Szeth's viewpoint show up again. EDIT: I thought you said at not that. Anyway, she says that there are named chapters for the fifth part, then chapters named Climax, which are possibly from different viewpoints in the same chapter or from new viewpoints entirely. Then we have the Endings which might have different viewpoints like Interludes. Finally, we have the epilogue, which is probably Hoid being awesome. Edited February 12, 2014 by a smart guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moogle Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) I really really hope Wetlander doesn't get in trouble for posting these. Nondisclosure contracts can be pretty draconian. I mean, yeah, it's on Tor, but she's previously posted a non-spoilery review in the comment sections of TWoK reread. I feel like she might be slightly overstepping things. I love reading these reviews, even if I hate them too. It's this interesting feeling. I want more reviews. Edited February 12, 2014 by Moogle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shardlet Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 I really really hope Wetlander doesn't get in trouble for posting these. Nondisclosure contracts can be pretty draconian. I mean, yeah, it's on Tor, but she's previously posted a non-spoilery review in the comment sections of TWoK reread. I feel like she might be slightly overstepping things. Well, her previous review was posted on Tor (albeit in the comments) and this more official one is also posted on Tor. There really was very little content in this review. There was more in the first one, but not much more. Since she was given the opportunity to do this more formal one after informally doing the first, I suspect that Tor is on-board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marianmi Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 I think it's got one spoiler: Just a few more days, and we ride the winds together! So, Kaladin learns to fly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubix Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 If she's the most hated person in the world, what does that make me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterAhlstrom Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 I think it's got one spoiler: Just a few more days, and we ride the winds together! So, Kaladin learns to fly Kaladin already rode the winds in a dream in the first book. Anyway, I approved this post of Alice's ahead of time, so of course she's not getting in trouble. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent Posted February 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 If she's the most hated person in the world, what does that make me? The Grand Hegemon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marianmi Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) Kaladin already rode the winds in a dream in the first book. Anyway, I approved this post of Alice's ahead of time, so of course she's not getting in trouble. Ha. I see a confirmation He did not learn then... it was ... unintentional (I presume if he would have been near the warm fire in the barracks, he would not have rode out the winds). Then again ... I hope next time is intentional and he will not be strung up again ) Edited February 13, 2014 by marianmi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhDoug Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 Ha. I see a confirmation He did not learn then... it was ... unintentional (I presume if he would have been near the warm fire in the barracks, he would not have rode out the winds). Then again ... I hope next time is intentional and he will not be strung up again ) I think that Peter is not referring to him being strung up in the highstorm, but rather Chapter 46 of tWoK where Kaladin seems to travel with a highstorm in his dreams (including maybe seeing Szeth in the act of killing someone) before the Stormfather appears and warns him about Odium. I hope we will get to see more "windrunning" from Kaladin as he learns all of his powers, not just surgebinding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marianmi Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 I think that Peter is not referring to him being strung up in the highstorm, but rather Chapter 46 of tWoK where Kaladin seems to travel with a highstorm in his dreams (including maybe seeing Szeth in the act of killing someone) before the Stormfather appears and warns him about Odium. I hope we will get to see more "windrunning" from Kaladin as he learns all of his powers, not just surgebinding. And I'm saying that if he wouldn't have been strung up in the highstorm, he would not have probably ridden it. And that in book#2 he will probably ride the storm because he wants to, not because he's passing out on a roof and thinks he was having a feverish dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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