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I agree about that moratcorlm Send a noteboard - 18/12/2010 01:50:38 PM
As I've said before, a few parts could have been incorporated in to KOD, and COT would not have been required
I think the material is decent, but the structure of the books was lost after ACOS or so. I don't really mind that personally, and I'm not really sure it's possible to maintain tight coherence in any series this long – you can't have constant action; some time needs to be taken to set up plot lines that will pay off later – but the periods of 'downtime' can be managed more or less well, and Jordan didn't do it well with WH and COT.

Actually, the structure's still wonky in KOD, which was a great book, and if it had been done chronologically rather than thematically TGS would have been very much like COT. And all of that's resulted in TOM, which I thought was pretty good but have to admit DomA's criticisms were almost all valid.
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Do not, I repeat, do not re-read this book Cal Trask - 18/12/2010 10:23:48 AM 1705 Views
I coulda told ya that. It took me two months of torture to get through that thing the 2nd time! *NM* Evil_Monkey - 18/12/2010 11:08:18 AM 393 Views
It's not actually that bad if you're not an angry, resentful, bitter person. moratcorlm - 18/12/2010 11:54:54 AM 949 Views
Re: It's not actually that bad if you're not an angry, resentful, bitter person. Cal Trask - 18/12/2010 12:11:53 PM 879 Views
The Aes Sedai are still bound by the Three Oaths even as damane *NM* Zeratul - 18/12/2010 01:31:43 PM 410 Views
Re: The Aes Sedai are still bound by the Three Oaths even as damane Cal Trask - 18/12/2010 01:39:26 PM 820 Views
the S.C. think that all channelers are dangerous and need to be collared to keep them in line. *NM* Evil_Monkey - 18/12/2010 11:25:31 PM 355 Views
Hmm moratcorlm - 18/12/2010 01:44:02 PM 832 Views
Re: Hmm Cal Trask - 18/12/2010 01:56:34 PM 917 Views
Probably moratcorlm - 18/12/2010 02:07:28 PM 845 Views
I never found it to be that bad. j-whitt987 - 18/12/2010 12:23:55 PM 848 Views
Re: I never found it to be that bad. Cal Trask - 18/12/2010 12:38:37 PM 821 Views
It's been years since I've read it. j-whitt987 - 18/12/2010 12:48:00 PM 875 Views
I agree about that moratcorlm - 18/12/2010 01:50:38 PM 899 Views
Better then EOTW, TGS or TDR?!?! ajfurst - 19/12/2010 01:55:06 AM 1053 Views
Re: Better then EOTW, TGS or TDR?!?! moratcorlm - 19/12/2010 05:57:57 AM 817 Views
Its a great book. You'd know if you stopped sniffing trolloc behind. *NM* callandor1000 - 18/12/2010 04:39:27 PM 465 Views
I rest my case: reading it has addled your mind *NM* Cal Trask - 18/12/2010 04:54:02 PM 364 Views
Hey! What'd you got against Trollocs? Their behinds smell just guttering flame - 18/12/2010 06:02:29 PM 748 Views
DAMN RIGHT!!!!! *NM* Timthetrolloc - 20/12/2010 05:38:23 AM 374 Views
Re: Do not, I repeat, do not re-read this book Sidious - 18/12/2010 08:18:56 PM 846 Views
When dot pointing the books mentally COT I have Ituralde starts his campaign, Egwene kidnapped *NM* ajfurst - 19/12/2010 02:01:30 AM 368 Views
The Mat/Tuon stuff is some of my favorite writing in the series Deadsy - 18/12/2010 09:06:51 PM 866 Views
I didn't mind Perrin the second time, but I really hated Elayne. Lord Haart - 19/12/2010 07:44:08 AM 854 Views
I don't even remember what happened in that book. At all. And I reread it 3 times! I was that bored. *NM* Bookwyrm - 18/12/2010 11:28:28 PM 350 Views
Agreed. Nate - 20/12/2010 03:18:02 PM 887 Views
It grows on me every time...like a fungus. Seriana Sedai - 22/12/2010 06:05:04 PM 851 Views
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