Re: Thoughts - Edit 1
Before modification by Lord o' Salv at 29/10/2009 06:44:47 AM
- "The Death of Tuon": I laughed my ass off when I came across this title. I can just imagine the speculation and spoiler anguish when people saw this on the list of chapters! With all that crap about new names among the Seanchan, I guessed the meaning, but there must have been some pretty horrified or delighted reactions to the title, and more chagrin upon reading it.
- Egwene was a little better in this book, but she won exactly as I predicted: through no real accomplishment of her own, but through outside circumstances giftwrapping a situation for her. Not that this should be any surprise, as that is how most of her success in the series has come, but those who might call this book a spectacular triumph for her as a character would be wrong.
- Rand's breakthrough was pretty cool. I'm glad he did it himself, and didn't need anyone to lead him through it.
- Egwene was a little better in this book, but she won exactly as I predicted: through no real accomplishment of her own, but through outside circumstances giftwrapping a situation for her. Not that this should be any surprise, as that is how most of her success in the series has come, but those who might call this book a spectacular triumph for her as a character would be wrong.
- Rand's breakthrough was pretty cool. I'm glad he did it himself, and didn't need anyone to lead him through it.
I am not in the group of readers that decides to look up chapter titles before reading the book, but yes when I got to that chapter and read the title I was in the same boat. I reasoned that the new name bit was what would occur, not really all that dramatic.
I am just thankful that Egwene accomplished all she did in this book, that way I won't have to hear much from her in the next installments, hopefully. I would have been pissed if she had only met the BA hunters, or something else not momentous. But the Tower battle happened, the Tower reunited, Egwene was made the true Amyrlin, and the BA cleansing happened. All that is left is the Black Tower & White Tower thread.
Yes the Laughter and Tears part with rand always had me scratching my head, and I thought it would be something pretty dull and boring, but the way it was written very well. I actually enjoyed the concept.