All in all, and getting serious here, folks (assuming your sarcasm detectors have not been reduced to smoldering circuitry by now), I think anyone who is disappointed with any perceived lack of action or significant events in "Tears of Steel" can just shut their pieholes. WoT is the quintessential old dog, and will not be learning any new "first chapter excitement" tricks anytime soon. It's less than fifty days until we get to read chapter two, so stop fussing.
Love,
Cannoli
Love,
Cannoli
Well put.
If I was rating first chapters of WOT books on the criteria of action that happens in that chapter (not someone has/will arrive so the next chapter will have action) and/or information imparted to the reader, then The Shadow Rising would be a clear top (and that's a special case with no prologue) with Tears of Steel in the top 3 or 4 (I'd rate it a clear no. 2, with everything that's brought up to speed plus the new points of debate).
First chapters: How do they stack up?
- 08/09/2009 02:34:31 AM
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High Chasaline (ACOS) is (imo) the most useless first chapter by far
- 08/09/2009 04:03:30 AM
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Re: First chapters: How do they stack up?
- 08/09/2009 04:44:20 AM
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You know how, if you eat something really spicy, your taste buds get washed out and you can't taste?
- 08/09/2009 05:56:32 AM
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