I'm one who felt ToM was a bit of a letdown. Let me elaborate.
1) After Veins of Gold, and Verin's Visit, and Egwene gaining the Seat, I was looking forward to what would be wrought as now we finally had two of team Light in control of themselves, their destinies, and had large forces at their command.
What did we get? Nothing. Or next to it.
Both Rand and Egwene did next to nothing for a month.
Let's take Rand first. The meeting with Eggy was a letdown. He then goes back to Tear. He sets up a meeting with the Borderlander's "in a few days," but then takes nearly a month to get there. What did he do for those days?
1) Set things right in Tear (Cadsuane, Tam, Nynaeve) + DF effect of looking into their eyes. He makes some preparations for the army to move. He gets Cadsuane to find Alsalam (sp), but this was an assist from Verin.
2) Return to Bandar Eban. Had to to this, nice touch.
3) Save Maradon. Awesome scene, but a bit late. He waited over 20 days to get there. If saving the town was so important, why leave it so late? After he gets back, he's 2 days away from the meteting?
4) Meet with Borderlander's. Then it is off to the meeting.
What did he do between the meeting with Egwene and Bandar Eban, and if they were back to back, what about the 20 days between Bandar Eban and Maradon?
Emissaries to the Seanchan? Nope. Do something at the BT? Nope. Something to help Lan (despite his promise)? Nope. Kandor? Nope. Arafel? Nada. Did he go and root out DF's in other places? Nope. Get anyone besides Min to figure out how to win? Nope.
WTF?
Ditto for Egwene.
Yes, a nice manuever in the Hall, but it paints AS as being unbelievable stupid. Enough already, they aren't THAT stupid. Or maybe they are. She had a meeting with the WO's and WF, and that was nice, but it was on the same day as the battle with Mesaana.
She was a total bitch to Gawyn. No help for Lan or the Borderlands. No work on figuring out how to win the LB (though Rand must be wrong, why not get some Browns and Whites on the case). A lousy letter to Tear? That's it?
VERY WEAK.
1) After Veins of Gold, and Verin's Visit, and Egwene gaining the Seat, I was looking forward to what would be wrought as now we finally had two of team Light in control of themselves, their destinies, and had large forces at their command.
What did we get? Nothing. Or next to it.
Both Rand and Egwene did next to nothing for a month.
Let's take Rand first. The meeting with Eggy was a letdown. He then goes back to Tear. He sets up a meeting with the Borderlander's "in a few days," but then takes nearly a month to get there. What did he do for those days?
1) Set things right in Tear (Cadsuane, Tam, Nynaeve) + DF effect of looking into their eyes. He makes some preparations for the army to move. He gets Cadsuane to find Alsalam (sp), but this was an assist from Verin.
2) Return to Bandar Eban. Had to to this, nice touch.
3) Save Maradon. Awesome scene, but a bit late. He waited over 20 days to get there. If saving the town was so important, why leave it so late? After he gets back, he's 2 days away from the meteting?
4) Meet with Borderlander's. Then it is off to the meeting.
What did he do between the meeting with Egwene and Bandar Eban, and if they were back to back, what about the 20 days between Bandar Eban and Maradon?
Emissaries to the Seanchan? Nope. Do something at the BT? Nope. Something to help Lan (despite his promise)? Nope. Kandor? Nope. Arafel? Nada. Did he go and root out DF's in other places? Nope. Get anyone besides Min to figure out how to win? Nope.
WTF?
Ditto for Egwene.
Yes, a nice manuever in the Hall, but it paints AS as being unbelievable stupid. Enough already, they aren't THAT stupid. Or maybe they are. She had a meeting with the WO's and WF, and that was nice, but it was on the same day as the battle with Mesaana.
She was a total bitch to Gawyn. No help for Lan or the Borderlands. No work on figuring out how to win the LB (though Rand must be wrong, why not get some Browns and Whites on the case). A lousy letter to Tear? That's it?
VERY WEAK.
Whats with all the hate?
- 05/12/2010 03:46:29 PM
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well it's a fan-site so we're nit-picky
- 05/12/2010 04:14:34 PM
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Re: well it's a fan-site so we're nit-picky
- 05/12/2010 04:18:15 PM
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Sanderson just makes him too much of a clown for me
- 05/12/2010 04:21:34 PM
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Re: Sanderson just makes him too much of a clown for me
- 05/12/2010 11:23:37 PM
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Yup, Sanderson has no subtly, or at least assumes that his readers have an IQ of 6.
- 06/12/2010 01:04:44 AM
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hater gotta hate! *strikes a pose* *NM*
- 05/12/2010 06:31:03 PM
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and lovers gotta love? Uncritically? *NM* *NM*
- 05/12/2010 08:22:13 PM
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Lovers can love and still be critical.
- 05/12/2010 08:46:40 PM
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This.
- 05/12/2010 09:19:24 PM
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exactly. ToM had it's flaws, but it was still satisfying
- 05/12/2010 10:39:58 PM
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Re: exactly. ToM had it's flaws, but it was still satisfying
- 05/12/2010 11:15:46 PM
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If you don't find it acceptable, fine, but I do. reading is not objective.
- 05/12/2010 11:58:50 PM
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Re: If you don't find it acceptable, fine, but I do. reading is not objective.
- 06/12/2010 07:17:03 AM
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Re: If you don't find it acceptable, fine, but I do. reading is not objective.
- 06/12/2010 12:10:30 PM
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Hate is such a strong word....
- 05/12/2010 07:35:04 PM
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Re: Hate is such a strong word....
- 05/12/2010 08:25:23 PM
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Re: Hate is such a strong word....
- 05/12/2010 09:07:27 PM
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I agree with you on just about everything, but have you considered ...
- 05/12/2010 10:59:50 PM
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I'd love to see a re-edit of ToM and TGS
- 06/12/2010 01:10:00 AM
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Personally I don't get it. If I wanted to read Shakespeare I would've picked up Hamlet.
- 05/12/2010 08:24:04 PM
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Re: Personally I don't get it. If I wanted to read Shakespeare I would've picked up Hamlet.
- 05/12/2010 08:28:09 PM
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Yeah, what's wrong with the Hobbit?
- 05/12/2010 09:22:38 PM
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*lol* You can still agree but not on everything! 
- 05/12/2010 11:36:55 PM
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- 05/12/2010 11:36:55 PM
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I liked the book alright, but I tend to talk about the good and exciting things first
- 06/12/2010 04:44:54 AM
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Hitler told the Jews ahead of time what he had planned for them: why are they so bitter?
- 06/12/2010 12:52:08 PM
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Character Stupidity, inaction.
- 06/12/2010 07:42:51 PM
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Wow. I had no idea people felt this way.
- 07/12/2010 03:30:08 AM
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Similarly short, similar number of Perrin/Faile/Shaido chapters,
- 07/12/2010 09:59:48 AM
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