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You must not have been reading the same series I have. Legolas Send a noteboard - 07/12/2009 10:33:23 PM
I have struggled with Elayne and Egwene. I suspect the problem is that they are TOO realistic: teenage girls with a teenage girl world view (it's-all-about-me-pretending-its-about-you).

Here I can see your point, though honestly, if Egwene's guilty of that, most Aes Sedai other than Cadsuane, Moiraine and a few others are. Not being teenage girls, obviously, but self-involved and concerned with nothing but the Tower, their Ajah and themselves, not necessarily in that order.
Inexperienced, immature, hormonal, cute and powerful. No wonder Rand hides away.

Here, somewhat. Elayne has moments when her noble upbringing and lack of understanding of the real world shine through, but they're hardly that frequent, apart from the odd behaviour in SR and FoH; same with Egwene's occasional stupid ideas. And in later books, I don't think you can call either immature, much less inexperienced.
Think of of Elayne as Clare (Hayden Panettiere) in Heroes. Adorable, well meaning, and - to paraphrase Douglas Adams - brain the size of a small plant. (Doesn't dropping a vowel make a difference?)

Actually, she's one of the smartest of the main characters. And, considering her upbringing, surprisingly good at admitting mistakes when she does get it wrong, as seen from Mat's PoV.
Egwene is more Padme (Natalie Portman) in Phantom Menace. A 14 year old elected Queen (one of George's weirder ideas) with that earnest, well-meaning uppity-naivete that is simultaneously sweet and terrifying. Gawyn also suits as Anakin - ninja psychopath incapable of empathy or self-analysis.

Gawyn as Anakin is funny because it's so true. ;) As for Egwene and Padme, I haven't seen tPM in ages... but annoying as Egwene can be, and tiresome as her PoV gets, she's rarely naive.
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Semirhage and Egwene - 04/12/2009 02:31:45 PM 1661 Views
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The entire cast is full of Perfect Sues and Stuarts (I may have just made latter up) - 04/12/2009 03:14:27 PM 906 Views
If you plan to write that review before the last two books are out, you better get re-reading now. *NM* - 04/12/2009 03:20:31 PM 378 Views
I'm actually pretty comfortable with it! - 04/12/2009 04:12:32 PM 799 Views
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about Semirhage - 04/12/2009 03:21:32 PM 1217 Views
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She was never THAT person. - 06/12/2009 01:22:39 AM 778 Views
Never WHAT person? - 06/12/2009 10:21:43 PM 806 Views
I'm not sure I agree - 08/12/2009 12:54:43 PM 672 Views
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If one compares the characters... - 05/12/2009 11:24:16 AM 727 Views
Did I miss Rand's marriage ceremonies? I always thought the three girls only bonded him *NM* - 05/12/2009 11:27:36 AM 378 Views
You are right... - 05/12/2009 12:21:59 PM 756 Views
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Re: Alas, Semirhage was actually an idiot - 05/12/2009 06:11:40 PM 744 Views
Indeed - 05/12/2009 06:30:39 PM 803 Views
And yet Egwene is still a fool regarding Gawyn. - 04/12/2009 05:44:49 PM 865 Views
Gawyn is a fool all of his own - 04/12/2009 08:02:10 PM 797 Views
Re: Gawyn is a fool all of his own - 05/12/2009 05:54:11 AM 706 Views
Please stop - your use of logic here is sickening! - 06/12/2009 04:43:31 AM 771 Views
I disagree with most of that - 05/12/2009 10:58:12 AM 777 Views
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Hardly a blunder - 06/12/2009 01:43:54 AM 738 Views
Re: Hardly a blunder? Send Egwene back to Silviana. - 07/12/2009 04:03:08 PM 762 Views
Or she her rescue forced her hand. She lost her advantage - 07/12/2009 04:47:56 PM 664 Views
She lost her advantage?!? Siuan probably saved her life - 09/12/2009 11:57:26 AM 762 Views
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A couple of points - 09/12/2009 07:11:18 PM 764 Views
I'm re-reading the series now for the first time in years. Egwene has always been a weak character. - 07/12/2009 01:12:15 AM 755 Views
LOL *NM* - 07/12/2009 04:29:56 AM 303 Views
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Irritating teen spirits ... - 07/12/2009 04:32:51 PM 785 Views
As long as the bags were Louis Vuitton all would be fine *NM* - 07/12/2009 04:51:13 PM 435 Views
You must not have been reading the same series I have. - 07/12/2009 10:33:23 PM 818 Views
Re: You must not have been reading the same series I have. - 09/12/2009 01:12:56 PM 725 Views
Re: You must not have been reading the same series I have. - 09/12/2009 02:59:04 PM 760 Views

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