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Agreed. Lord of Chaos was the last truly exciting book in the series. *NM* Tom Send a noteboard - 06/11/2010 12:18:13 AM
Ok, after reading those two reviews (and pat's on pats fantasy hotlist) I'm out. I bought The Gathering Storm and thought that it was poor apart from the Tuon/Rand confrontation scene. Rand's epiphany at the end did not convince me, and the idea that a teenager (egwene) would be allowed to become the leader of the most powerful institution in the world is patently ridiculous. It would just not happen.

Books 1-6 were great. Everything after that has been a disaster. Every time a new one comes out I think 'I'm not going to buy this' and end up caving in. Not this time; I have no desire to get this book at all.

Anyway, thanks to the first two reviewers on this thread who have saved me twenty euros.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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My mostly spoiler-free review of the book (mixed-to-negative, for those who care) - 05/11/2010 03:21:42 PM 2404 Views
Eh, eh... more positive than me, it's unexpected - 05/11/2010 08:38:59 PM 4827 Views
There's plenty of blame to spread around - 06/11/2010 10:42:47 AM 1263 Views
Re: Eh, eh... more positive than me, it's unexpected - 06/11/2010 11:29:10 AM 1173 Views
Ouch - 06/11/2010 12:57:44 PM 2339 Views
Well, I like it. It reminded me a lot of first books *NM* - 08/11/2010 03:33:09 PM 758 Views
Re: My mostly spoiler-free review of the book (mixed-to-negative, for those who care) - 05/11/2010 10:46:23 PM 1223 Views
Agreed. Lord of Chaos was the last truly exciting book in the series. *NM* - 06/11/2010 12:18:13 AM 565 Views
I thought WH had moments of greatness too *NM* - 06/11/2010 01:53:52 AM 493 Views
RJ and Darrel Sweet are laughing at you. - 06/11/2010 03:52:45 AM 1165 Views
Re: RJ and Darrel Sweet are laughing at you. - 06/11/2010 01:27:17 PM 1149 Views
Re: My mostly spoiler-free review of the book (mixed-to-negative, for those who care) - 05/11/2010 11:51:48 PM 1527 Views
Re: lol - 06/11/2010 03:49:18 PM 1240 Views
Ahh, OK - 12/11/2010 12:57:56 AM 1031 Views

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