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I did read it and it was good dadof5 Send a noteboard - 17/03/2010 02:33:26 PM
And I would agree that if a major theme of the series is that you have to struggle to reach your goals, some of the struggles/setbacks the major characters could have faced could have been greater.

However, I would point out that, in terms of reality, the rise of many young people to power in the real world has been similiarly "Blessed".

Alexander the Great's rise to power essentially was eased by the conquests of his father. Henry Tudor's (or we know him now Henry VII) rise to power was very similiar to Egwene's, in that he got to overthrow the "imposter" Richard III, rather than his brother, whom he never would have been able to unseat (and he got the chance to lead the Lancaster party because the Yorkists had killed all the other Lancaster leaders, leaving him with the only claim, which btw, was a rather lame and somewhat illegitimate claim). Augustus Caesar was able to let Mark Anthony do all the heavy lifting until it was time to get rid of Anthony and then Anthony made an extremely foolish mistake to allow himself be rid of. Henry Plantagenet married the most powerful woman in the world (and adding to the boon of this marriage, got her previous marriage to his biggest rival annulled, thus enriching himself at the same time he dealt a body blow to Louis VII)

Sometimes in the real world, it really is that easy.
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Did the characters come too easily to power? - 16/03/2010 11:37:31 PM 1943 Views
hehe I think I fell asleep during that read :p *NM* - 17/03/2010 01:12:55 AM 415 Views
Yes, and for Rand at least IMO, playing nice has cost dearly - 17/03/2010 04:59:32 AM 971 Views
Not necessarily - 18/03/2010 03:17:10 PM 909 Views
Good post. - 27/03/2010 01:43:24 PM 769 Views
Unfortunately, no. - 31/03/2010 10:23:58 AM 883 Views
Re: Unfortunately, no. - 02/04/2010 07:54:10 AM 715 Views
All the way through, up to ripping her self-delusional assessments of her "achievements" in KoD - 02/04/2010 09:27:54 PM 787 Views
A shame I missed it, then - 04/04/2010 08:55:40 AM 774 Views
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Cliffs notes anyone? *NM* - 17/03/2010 05:31:02 AM 1515 Views
TLDR *NM* - 17/03/2010 05:43:01 AM 598 Views
Trolloc luRns da Reeading? - 17/03/2010 08:27:23 AM 932 Views
Too long, didnt read *NM* - 17/03/2010 04:23:34 PM 364 Views
Cmon ppl pls reply to this, Cannoli has spent such a long time writing it.... I couldn't be bothered *NM* - 17/03/2010 10:31:38 AM 385 Views
*NM* - 17/03/2010 10:32:04 AM 391 Views
Re: Did the characters come too easily to power? - 17/03/2010 01:38:02 PM 891 Views
Thank you *NM* - 18/03/2010 03:17:52 PM 467 Views
I agree, very well written and thought out. - 19/03/2010 07:32:59 AM 839 Views
I did read it and it was good - 17/03/2010 02:33:26 PM 769 Views
I agree... *NM* - 17/03/2010 02:48:19 PM 407 Views
That depends on certain interpretations... - 18/03/2010 03:29:15 PM 992 Views
Rand is at the perfect position after TGS for his downfall... - 17/03/2010 02:49:55 PM 875 Views
Re: Rand is at the perfect position after TGS for his downfall... - 17/03/2010 06:15:18 PM 825 Views
I agree - 18/03/2010 03:35:05 PM 942 Views
Strong vs. Hard in other words - 19/03/2010 05:10:41 AM 801 Views
Loooong *NM* - 17/03/2010 03:52:25 PM 436 Views
Look who's talking - look at how you write "long" ! - 18/03/2010 02:06:42 PM 726 Views
Sheesh, you people are babies. I read it. Some good points. - 17/03/2010 05:35:08 PM 827 Views
Re: Sheesh, you people are babies. I read it. Some good points. - 17/03/2010 10:08:34 PM 952 Views
Oh and I forgot to add - 18/03/2010 01:41:28 AM 854 Views
Re: Sheesh, you people are babies. I read it. Some good points. - 18/03/2010 03:37:09 PM 852 Views
I think this is an excellent analysis - 18/03/2010 01:56:33 PM 881 Views
Thanks. *NM* - 18/03/2010 04:28:52 PM 437 Views
While most of this is true... - 19/03/2010 06:47:19 AM 752 Views
Siuan's failure to properly help Rand should motivate Egwene to overthrow...oh, right. Egwene. - 19/03/2010 11:52:10 PM 780 Views
What do you mean by "properly"? - 20/03/2010 07:57:26 AM 749 Views
She did that because the Black Ajah was her personal boogeyman - 20/03/2010 09:58:54 AM 928 Views
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