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Re: As did I, but PoD already less than earlier books. Fanatic-Templar Send a noteboard - 28/10/2013 11:18:47 PM

View original postDespite the fact that I d!dn't really have to wait for it - my library didn't have it, so I bought it in paperback (and might I add in English, switching languages). It was good, but already slower and with not that much happening - off the top of your head, can you name many important events taking place in PoD?

Off the top of my head, fixing the weather with the Bowl of Winds, Rand's campaign against the Seanchan, the rogue Asha'man's betrayal, and depending on how you define important, there was Adeleas' murder and Rand putting down Fedwin Morr.


View original postHm, I recall a few spectacular scenes in ToM, but you may be right that besides those there's not so much movement. Crossroads of Twilight has good passages, for sure, but most of them are fleshing out subplots or dealing with secondary characters - while the wealth of those subplots and secondary characters are one of the things that make WoT the impressive achievement and compelling read that it is (for all the flaws it may have), they work best when interspersed properly with the main plot. And in hindsight, RJ probably should have left out or condensed a few things to avoid getting books like CoT which are necessary but put people off the series.

Yes, I agree.

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Dumai Wells Johnnymacklin - 28/10/2013 04:22:39 AM 1642 Views
You've read up to KoD, but not beyond? That seems like a shame... Legolas - 28/10/2013 01:46:10 PM 1328 Views
I quite liked The Path of Daggers and Winter's Heart... Fanatic-Templar - 28/10/2013 05:01:03 PM 1094 Views
As did I, but PoD already less than earlier books. Legolas - 28/10/2013 07:23:33 PM 1134 Views
Speaking of COT - the greatest book review ever..... Anonymous2000 - 28/10/2013 07:48:34 PM 1021 Views
Ouch. That about sums up people's initial reactions, yeah... though very harsh in hindsight. *NM* Legolas - 28/10/2013 08:56:45 PM 569 Views
Re: As did I, but PoD already less than earlier books. Fanatic-Templar - 28/10/2013 11:18:47 PM 1111 Views
Re: As did I, but PoD already less than earlier books. Praziquantel - 29/10/2013 02:28:54 AM 931 Views
Bwahaha, this, this a thousand times *NM* TyrReborn - 30/10/2013 04:06:07 PM 432 Views
This is the problem with being a nerd before the internet . Fanatic-Templar - 30/10/2013 05:10:36 PM 1091 Views
In the grand scheme of the LB, did fixing the weather with the bowl mean anything? Anonymous2000 - 29/10/2013 05:29:06 PM 897 Views
It was one of the first large-scale examples of the potential of Saidar and Saidin working together *NM* Marshall - 29/10/2013 06:03:14 PM 573 Views
Meh..... *NM* Anonymous2000 - 29/10/2013 06:39:57 PM 419 Views
Best I could do. Still doesn't justify spending 3 books on it. *NM* Marshall - 29/10/2013 08:45:52 PM 892 Views
Yes? Fanatic-Templar - 29/10/2013 09:18:45 PM 1041 Views
Well Sanderson probably dropped the ball on this one but didn't the Windfinders use the Bowl at TG? Cannoli - 29/10/2013 11:14:42 PM 990 Views
That's me as well. Praziquantel - 29/10/2013 02:36:09 AM 957 Views
Dumai's Wells was my favorite scene in WoT Marshall - 28/10/2013 02:05:32 PM 1091 Views
Dumai's Wells was the highlight of the series..... Anonymous2000 - 28/10/2013 07:15:59 PM 882 Views
You should read AMOL.....just to wrap everything up! Anonymous2000 - 28/10/2013 07:17:56 PM 1095 Views
Thank you for this post. Its good to know that I'm not the only one that had that reaction Tirenne - 28/10/2013 08:11:03 PM 1364 Views
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