1. What do you think is the funniest moment or line in WoT?
What was the best story arc in the series?
Which character do you think was the most overrated by other characters?
What were the best and worst parts of Sanderson's writing?
Which culture was your favourite and why?
How is it possible there were so many Black sisters? I read somewhere that it was roughly 200 persons, making the Black ajah almost as large as the Red.
How do you see the future of Randland unfolding from now on (e.g. Seanchan, Aiel, Asha'man, Kin)?
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my answers.
The Romanda bit was pretty hilarious IMO. And Mat was overall the funniest character once he got past his healing ... I know it's unpopular because of the rape aspect, but the image of how Tylin dressed him in bows and ribbons always made me chuckle. I also enjoyed Moiraine messing with the boys while they were fishing.
Depended on my mood really. I've never been a huge fantasy reader so I found the action adventure arcs a little less interesting overall, but I very much enjoyed the intrigue of Egwene's rise to Amyrlin and like several of the side stories such as Moghedien being mind trapped and Alviarin's machinations and the Bowl of The Winds arc was cool. With that said, Mat was usually the most fun character to read, even when not a lot was going on in his story.
Probably Gawyn or Galad. They were basically Disney Princes who ended up doing little of note.
I just don't think he ever really capture the voice of the series. In his defense I think that's an incredibly hard thing to do and wasn't made easier by the timeline. I didn't like the pacing or organization of the final three books either ... Was a mess from a structure standpoint.
I'd say the Aiel, Sea Folk and Seanchan were the most well structured cultures in terms of a reader understanding them and their place within the story, but I always liked the Domani for some reason, perhaps because I see shades of my own culture in them.
I would say it's probably because it was a bit like fishing in a barrel. Here you have 1,000 women who are already predisposed to seek power and position, who are then closely observed for traits that would lead them to the Black Ajah, and end up with the choice of either converting or dying. It's really the only formal recruitment system for dark friends we saw until Taim started doing the same thing at the Black Tower.
I think RJ was leading them toward a truly industrialized world. Aes Sedai and the rest of the channeling organizations seem to be on the path of becoming obsolete in the Political arena, but given Elayne's deal with the Kin I could see other nations following suit and creating secular channeling organizations throughout each nation over time. Major nations are beginning to merge into empires and with limited threat from Trollocs and such it seems like it's only a matter of time until a new geopolitical environment rules the day. The Peace of the Dragon seems like something mostly to hold the Seanchan at bay, and with the Aiel included in it Aviendha's future seems unlikely to happen now. I can see Elayne and her proto-empire expanding as well as Aes Sedai becoming a more loose organization but showing massive growth since they now seem to see the value of open recruitment. Possibly they will become more similar to the AoL organization where all channelers are trained to the maximum ability they are capable of and contribute in whatever ways they can.
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