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I do not blame you, but that practically means skipping TPoD through KoD. Joel Send a noteboard - 15/01/2013 06:16:17 AM
She is also more responsible than any other one thing for how the pacing completely DIES in books 8-11. We spent a third of the freaking series listening to Perrin channel an angst-ridden teen while she played at being a captive Machiavelli. I am sure it was all very touching for Harriet (who does not love knowing they are the model for the most universally despised character in their spouses two decade epic? ;)) Yet those 2000 pages of unceasing drudgery did more to turn off a once large and rabid fanbase than all the baths and embroidery in the Westlands.

I had enough the first times I read it. It really added nothing to the story and reading the chapter summaries online as sufficient. It took hours off my time (I used audiobooks).

I want to imagine that almost being killed in the Last Battle and spending a large chunk of time under a dead horse AND a dead Trolloc might calm her down a bit, but this is Faile, so she'll probably take it as evidence that she can't be killed. :-)

I remember thinking when KoD was released that at least all the pieces were in place so we could FINALLY be rid of that interminable kidnapping plotline, yet it still consumes the first two-thirds of the book. It almost literally ruined, BY ITSELF, what had previously been an excellent series.
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Somehow, I Actually Hate Faile MORE Now Joel - 14/01/2013 12:16:05 PM 2880 Views
Faile made Perrin less interesting Isaac - 14/01/2013 01:15:22 PM 964 Views
She paralyzed his character development even when Jordan thought she advanced it. Joel - 14/01/2013 02:38:29 PM 1052 Views
I skipped those chapters during my re-read The Doctor - 14/01/2013 10:36:11 PM 1174 Views
I do not blame you, but that practically means skipping TPoD through KoD. Joel - 15/01/2013 06:16:17 AM 897 Views
Re: She paralyzed his character development even when Jordan thought she advanced it. Zalvera - 15/01/2013 12:39:23 AM 927 Views
You just hit on probably the major structural weakness of the series with respect to characters. Tom - 15/01/2013 02:54:59 AM 908 Views
I think this is why I still enjoy Rand as a character so much IndigoAjahV2 - 15/01/2013 03:37:52 AM 868 Views
There were plenty of hard choices, but they might have been handled better. Joel - 15/01/2013 06:58:30 AM 1017 Views
Though I too have wished for them to make really hard choices... Cannoli - 15/01/2013 09:37:34 AM 973 Views
But they DO make hard choices; they just face relatively few hard consequences. Joel - 15/01/2013 10:08:19 AM 808 Views
Rand certainly flirted with the moral Event Horizon a few times, so did some of the others Isaac - 15/01/2013 10:33:23 AM 1012 Views
Mostly it's because it's clear in RJ's eyes that doing something like the things you suggest is wron IndigoAjahV2 - 15/01/2013 12:41:03 PM 871 Views
You obviously have a much lower threshold than I do in defining "hard choices". *NM* Tom - 15/01/2013 03:47:52 PM 465 Views
We are introduced to them as they choose between abandoning home w/ a stranger v. staying to die Joel - 15/01/2013 04:46:02 PM 838 Views
Joel, I just said I disagreed with you. I didn't want to debate this series for the sake of debate. *NM* Tom - 15/01/2013 05:43:55 PM 442 Views
Also, how is choosing not to die a hard choice? Tom - 15/01/2013 05:46:46 PM 729 Views
Because they had only a strange witchs word they would die, and leaving w/ her was perilous, too. Joel - 15/01/2013 06:17:16 PM 760 Views
And a trolloc attack Tom - 16/01/2013 02:28:00 PM 761 Views
True, but there was considerable debate about who brought whom. Joel - 16/01/2013 04:41:35 PM 862 Views
Jordan said he put some of himself in all the ta'veren, but its clearly strongest with Perrin. Joel - 15/01/2013 06:27:10 AM 902 Views
I'm glad you have seen the Truth. Tom - 14/01/2013 01:35:36 PM 859 Views
It was neck and neck with her and Min for a long while, but Min finally saw past her own nose. Joel - 14/01/2013 02:09:13 PM 849 Views
I just added a sentence at the end to make the series end properly. Tom - 14/01/2013 10:47:18 PM 931 Views
Works for me. Joel - 15/01/2013 06:13:16 AM 1888 Views
In all fairness Egwene did in fact pay homage to Bela darius_sedai - 14/01/2013 08:36:40 PM 826 Views
Bela has been there for Egwene all the time. fionwe1987 - 14/01/2013 10:16:22 PM 1032 Views
Egwene and Bela Aes_Gesserit - 15/01/2013 08:13:17 AM 801 Views
I thought Noal was riding Bela... *NM* Tom - 14/01/2013 10:47:56 PM 438 Views
I did, too, at first, but "horse"=/="pony." Joel - 15/01/2013 06:08:03 AM 755 Views
I think she fed her an apple once in TV or somewhere, too, but otherwise she ignored her. Joel - 15/01/2013 06:12:26 AM 932 Views
Dramatic much? Bella lived a good life in TV and later in Salidar darius_sedai - 20/01/2013 12:54:15 AM 7645 Views
Actually, I never understood why people LOVE that horse so much. She is just a horse! *NM* aragornital - 15/01/2013 07:52:29 AM 487 Views
Pony. She is a pony. A loyal, goodnatured, overperforming and underappreciated pony. Joel - 15/01/2013 08:32:21 AM 901 Views
honestly a child and a horse and you think the kid should be butchered? darius_sedai - 20/01/2013 12:58:32 AM 893 Views
The whole series is based upon the love of Bela and Narg and her struggle to come to terms with his MightyYT - 16/01/2013 04:01:59 AM 691 Views
The real problem echooff - 15/01/2013 11:30:37 AM 819 Views
Faile will surely domineer someone into pulling Tams carts for him. Joel - 15/01/2013 03:04:35 PM 786 Views
The women in WoT are monsters Sidious - 15/01/2013 11:59:39 AM 1208 Views
I do not consider most of the others all that bad, just idiosyncratic. Joel - 15/01/2013 03:05:51 PM 1063 Views
Oh...I think we know :-) *NM* echooff - 16/01/2013 04:31:18 PM 525 Views
I try to give them, or rather her, the benefit of a doubt. Joel - 16/01/2013 04:48:22 PM 762 Views
Re: Tuon Zalvera - 15/01/2013 03:33:34 PM 991 Views
I had not noticed that before, but you are right. Joel - 15/01/2013 07:45:53 PM 798 Views
I agree completely... lilltempest - 15/01/2013 05:19:40 PM 1027 Views
Not to argue, but I think RJ created a world where women had the power darius_sedai - 20/01/2013 01:17:11 AM 888 Views
Agreed ... Nynaeve and Lan are the closest thing to "Healthy" in the series darius_sedai - 20/01/2013 01:09:29 AM 748 Views
Tell me then... Nargs - 18/01/2013 09:08:08 AM 810 Views
That's a fallacious question Tom - 18/01/2013 03:21:56 PM 892 Views
Are you saying... Nargs - 18/01/2013 09:21:34 PM 806 Views
That is a pathetic answer. Tom - 19/01/2013 04:56:13 AM 742 Views
You're a pathetic ass Nargs - 19/01/2013 06:48:47 AM 791 Views
LOL - that's funny, coming from you, one of the most pathetic fanboys around here. *NM* Tom - 19/01/2013 02:32:18 PM 395 Views
Sad for you. *NM* Nargs - 19/01/2013 09:24:59 PM 427 Views
Oh, gosh, this could take a while. Joel - 18/01/2013 05:58:15 PM 837 Views
How exactly was Faile the cause for Hopper's death? Zeratul - 19/01/2013 12:31:55 AM 760 Views
Because her kidnapping was the reason Perrin led his hodge podge army to rescue her, and got trapped Joel - 19/01/2013 01:00:26 AM 676 Views
Her kidnapping... Nargs - 19/01/2013 01:32:40 AM 704 Views
I said outright I do not fault her as a character for that (only Jordan for writing it that way. ) Joel - 19/01/2013 07:35:57 PM 771 Views
No it wasn't ... The dreamspike plot would have happened even had she not been kidnapped darius_sedai - 20/01/2013 01:24:25 AM 707 Views
Exactly Zeratul - 20/01/2013 06:59:33 PM 993 Views
Wow... Nargs - 19/01/2013 01:49:56 AM 808 Views
Culture is sometimes a reason, but never an excuse. Joel - 19/01/2013 08:04:52 PM 818 Views
Just off color Nargs - 19/01/2013 10:03:58 PM 925 Views
? Joel - 19/01/2013 10:44:28 PM 811 Views
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