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It's been years since I've read it. j-whitt987 Send a noteboard - 18/12/2010 12:48:00 PM
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?


I can't recall exactly what I liked or didn't like about it. I plan on re-reading them all eventually though. They are the first books that I will be putting on my Kindle when I get it so I'll get to them eventually.
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Do not, I repeat, do not re-read this book - 18/12/2010 10:23:48 AM 1512 Views
It's not actually that bad if you're not an angry, resentful, bitter person. - 18/12/2010 11:54:54 AM 764 Views
Re: It's not actually that bad if you're not an angry, resentful, bitter person. - 18/12/2010 12:11:53 PM 701 Views
Hmm - 18/12/2010 01:44:02 PM 608 Views
Re: Hmm - 18/12/2010 01:56:34 PM 716 Views
Probably - 18/12/2010 02:07:28 PM 652 Views
I never found it to be that bad. - 18/12/2010 12:23:55 PM 669 Views
Re: I never found it to be that bad. - 18/12/2010 12:38:37 PM 612 Views
It's been years since I've read it. - 18/12/2010 12:48:00 PM 696 Views
I agree about that - 18/12/2010 01:50:38 PM 732 Views
Better then EOTW, TGS or TDR?!?! - 19/12/2010 01:55:06 AM 844 Views
Re: Better then EOTW, TGS or TDR?!?! - 19/12/2010 05:57:57 AM 651 Views
Its a great book. You'd know if you stopped sniffing trolloc behind. *NM* - 18/12/2010 04:39:27 PM 391 Views
I rest my case: reading it has addled your mind *NM* - 18/12/2010 04:54:02 PM 291 Views
Hey! What'd you got against Trollocs? Their behinds smell just - 18/12/2010 06:02:29 PM 554 Views
DAMN RIGHT!!!!! *NM* - 20/12/2010 05:38:23 AM 295 Views
The Mat/Tuon stuff is some of my favorite writing in the series - 18/12/2010 09:06:51 PM 668 Views
I didn't mind Perrin the second time, but I really hated Elayne. - 19/12/2010 07:44:08 AM 655 Views
Agreed. - 20/12/2010 03:18:02 PM 650 Views
It grows on me every time...like a fungus. - 22/12/2010 06:05:04 PM 701 Views

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