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Finally finished it - don't agree with most complainers - thought it was pretty damn good! Anonymous2000 Send a noteboard - 09/03/2013 05:17:28 PM

Overall, I was happy with the story and most importantly, the ending. Showing the "hollowness" of the world without the existence of the DO was a nice touch.....a bit surprising, but plausible. So, some likes and dislikes:

Likes

-overall ending

-Rand's character and arc

-Demandred's story.....i.e., killing a bunch of people in sword fights, only to lose to the master/Lan

-Mat/Tuon interactions

-the scope of the battles and pacing of the book

Dislikes

-needed a longer epilogue, yes I know RJ had the last scene in his mind for decades, but such a long/epic story deserved some more wrapping up/future scenes than just Rand riding off into the night (perhaps we will get this with additional books, never know)

-Perrin, sorry, but his stuff with Slayer was pretty pointless (regarding how it impacted the LB)

-use of several characters (Moiraine and Lanfear in particular, they could have done more, but perhaps this is a criticism on the entire series)

-Moridin was pretty useless in the end

So, question to everyone.....we are now 2 months out since most have read the book. Have your initial reactions changed or evolved?

This message last edited by Anonymous2000 on 14/03/2013 at 03:28:32 AM
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Finally finished it - don't agree with most complainers - thought it was pretty damn good! Anonymous2000 - 09/03/2013 05:17:28 PM 2290 Views
No change Voscaia Sedai - 09/03/2013 09:16:40 PM 1260 Views
I tried a re-read and gave up MikeyMikeyMikey - 09/03/2013 10:37:53 PM 1180 Views
I actually agree with you. LordPerrin - 10/03/2013 01:44:09 AM 1245 Views
I loved it too! *NM* aragornital - 10/03/2013 08:02:08 AM 620 Views
No change here ... Still feels like a rather rushed book that focused too much on a battle and not darius_sedai - 10/03/2013 10:52:17 PM 1136 Views
I agree on the too much battle POV..... Anonymous2000 - 11/03/2013 02:47:59 AM 996 Views
I quite enjoyed it, don't really understand what all of the fuss is about. everynametaken - 11/03/2013 12:52:56 AM 1238 Views
A few other things..... Anonymous2000 - 11/03/2013 02:58:41 AM 1099 Views
Re: A few other things..... everynametaken - 11/03/2013 04:19:42 PM 1156 Views
Re: A few other things..... RugbyPlayingAshaman - 13/03/2013 08:31:43 PM 1045 Views
Finished it last night. I don't have to mention that here be spoilers. nossy - 13/03/2013 09:08:07 AM 1177 Views
Re: Finished it last night. I don't have to mention that here be spoilers. echooff - 13/03/2013 10:23:09 AM 1033 Views
That's a really good point. nossy - 14/03/2013 08:03:29 AM 1092 Views
Re: That's a really good point. echooff - 14/03/2013 10:32:10 AM 994 Views
There's really no reason ... Nate - 20/03/2013 09:19:34 PM 1024 Views
STOP RUINING MY LIFE. *NM* nossy - 20/03/2013 10:43:43 PM 658 Views
Re: Finished it last night. I don't have to mention that here be spoilers. TheUltimateReality - 02/04/2013 01:15:51 PM 1081 Views
Re: Finished it last night. I don't have to mention that here be spoilers. echooff - 04/04/2013 04:16:49 PM 836 Views
Very true about Nynaeve, she essentially did nothing.....also..... Anonymous2000 - 14/03/2013 03:34:27 AM 985 Views
Yeah nossy - 14/03/2013 08:12:20 AM 968 Views
Re: Yeah RugbyPlayingAshaman - 14/03/2013 03:01:45 PM 1046 Views
Re: Yeah nossy - 14/03/2013 10:08:59 PM 1038 Views
Re: I thought it was OK RugbyPlayingAshaman - 13/03/2013 07:38:10 PM 973 Views
Have you been reading down the page? nossy - 14/03/2013 08:01:32 AM 1184 Views
Re: Have you been reading down the page? Dunstan - 14/03/2013 04:01:23 PM 1043 Views
Mine was Graendal. nossy - 14/03/2013 10:05:29 PM 1089 Views
Isn't it a thing of Channelers? Voscaia Sedai - 15/03/2013 06:19:44 PM 1142 Views
Yeah, and warders. nossy - 15/03/2013 07:28:14 PM 949 Views
Hi Nossy Light in the Night - 18/03/2013 11:23:25 AM 1003 Views
I'm getting the feeling that you may not have wanted to type that up. nossy - 18/03/2013 09:00:56 PM 1119 Views
Hah! Light in the Night - 19/03/2013 10:01:15 AM 967 Views
watch it! nossy - 20/03/2013 08:50:45 PM 1117 Views
Am I going mad, or did the title of this thread change and then change back? *NM* Nighthawk - 14/03/2013 05:42:15 PM 505 Views
You are sane. For now. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 14/03/2013 08:23:01 PM 1068 Views
it's like not getting a star wars film for 18 years, then when it finally gets made and released.... moondog - 15/03/2013 09:46:55 PM 1232 Views
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