View original postI think it's fair for these sprawling fantasy style to be criticized for pacing issues. I have a very good appreciation for self-contained series that were at a high level of completion before publishing now. "The Wheel of Time" has many points where maximum drama and the interesting ways scenes could have played out was squandered because either not enough attention was given to them or they were treated as side notes. Some main characters seem to be added for three or four main highlights with miniature personality or character moments sprinkled in between, and over a sprawling epic it just doesn't work as well unless you know exactly where to place certain scenes.
View original postI grew up with the series, reading it just after "Dragonlance", and while I can appreciate a large cast of characters, it seems to me that some of them would best be left for other stories or series, and others could have their roles combined for the purposes of this one story. The series definitely feels big but not always in a good way. I compare it to having all of the characters from "Dragonlance", "Forgotten Realms" and "The Black Company" books in one mega-series and trying to have them all have good character arcs with satisfying conclusions. Definitely possible, but I don't think any but the best writing team (and I definitely mean to imply "team" as in plural) could really accomplish it.
Yes. It certainly feels fair, for the reasons you state. I guess I'm just always going to be wishy washy on WoT - I want to love it, but know I can't completely. So it's like having a fat dog - if someone else points that out, I'm going to be angry, regardless of the fact that my nickname for it is Chunk-o.
Finally finished it - don't agree with most complainers - thought it was pretty damn good!
09/03/2013 05:17:28 PM
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No change here ... Still feels like a rather rushed book that focused too much on a battle and not
10/03/2013 10:52:17 PM
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I quite enjoyed it, don't really understand what all of the fuss is about.
11/03/2013 12:52:56 AM
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A few other things.....
11/03/2013 02:58:41 AM
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Finished it last night. I don't have to mention that here be spoilers.
13/03/2013 09:08:07 AM
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Re: Finished it last night. I don't have to mention that here be spoilers.
13/03/2013 10:23:09 AM
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That's a really good point.
14/03/2013 08:03:29 AM
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Re: That's a really good point.
14/03/2013 10:32:10 AM
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Re: Finished it last night. I don't have to mention that here be spoilers.
02/04/2013 01:15:51 PM
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Re: Finished it last night. I don't have to mention that here be spoilers.
04/04/2013 04:16:49 PM
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Very true about Nynaeve, she essentially did nothing.....also.....
14/03/2013 03:34:27 AM
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Have you been reading down the page?
14/03/2013 08:01:32 AM
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Re: Have you been reading down the page?
14/03/2013 04:01:23 PM
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Mine was Graendal.
14/03/2013 10:05:29 PM
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Hi Nossy
18/03/2013 11:23:25 AM
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I'm getting the feeling that you may not have wanted to type that up.
18/03/2013 09:00:56 PM
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Am I going mad, or did the title of this thread change and then change back? *NM*
14/03/2013 05:42:15 PM
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it's like not getting a star wars film for 18 years, then when it finally gets made and released....
15/03/2013 09:46:55 PM
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