What is it you like about it? Obviously my pre-conceptions of the book first time around haven't helped. The times my heart sank as I turned the page and saw long paragraphs and little or no dialogue.
As I've said before, a few parts could have been incorporated in to KOD, and COT would not have been required, and RJ could then have got closer to finishing the book himself. Though, I think by this point the story had gotten away from him, and Harriet and TOR appeared to be indulging his unique descriptive style and not looking at as objectively as they should.
There were and are too many characters who are given too much screen time and then disappear, either altogether or for long periods. Where is Loial? An integral character for much of the earlier books he has been all but forgotten. Masema and Aram were built up and then - almost as though he didn't know what to do with them - they were killed off. And did we really need as many POV's from Morgase as she got?
As I've said before, a few parts could have been incorporated in to KOD, and COT would not have been required, and RJ could then have got closer to finishing the book himself. Though, I think by this point the story had gotten away from him, and Harriet and TOR appeared to be indulging his unique descriptive style and not looking at as objectively as they should.
There were and are too many characters who are given too much screen time and then disappear, either altogether or for long periods. Where is Loial? An integral character for much of the earlier books he has been all but forgotten. Masema and Aram were built up and then - almost as though he didn't know what to do with them - they were killed off. And did we really need as many POV's from Morgase as she got?
I T'was Jartreb Doorn
Do not, I repeat, do not re-read this book
- 18/12/2010 10:23:48 AM
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I coulda told ya that. It took me two months of torture to get through that thing the 2nd time! 
*NM*
- 18/12/2010 11:08:18 AM
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- 18/12/2010 11:08:18 AM
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It's not actually that bad if you're not an angry, resentful, bitter person.
- 18/12/2010 11:54:54 AM
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- 18/12/2010 12:11:53 PM
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The Aes Sedai are still bound by the Three Oaths even as damane *NM*
- 18/12/2010 01:31:43 PM
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- 18/12/2010 01:39:26 PM
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the S.C. think that all channelers are dangerous and need to be collared to keep them in line. *NM*
- 18/12/2010 11:25:31 PM
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I never found it to be that bad.
- 18/12/2010 12:23:55 PM
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- 18/12/2010 12:38:37 PM
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Its a great book. You'd know if you stopped sniffing trolloc behind. *NM*
- 18/12/2010 04:39:27 PM
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Re: Do not, I repeat, do not re-read this book
- 18/12/2010 08:18:56 PM
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When dot pointing the books mentally COT I have Ituralde starts his campaign, Egwene kidnapped *NM*
- 19/12/2010 02:01:30 AM
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I don't even remember what happened in that book. At all. And I reread it 3 times! I was that bored. *NM*
- 18/12/2010 11:28:28 PM
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