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gawyn is no more annoying than in other books moondog Send a noteboard - 28/11/2009 12:23:12 AM

What things irritated you in the book? I mean this strictly from a plot or character PoV, not inaccuracies or problems you had with Brandon's writing. Here are mine..

1. The Aes Sedai calling Nynaeve 'child'. It's so ridiculous that a woman who has accomplished so much is still being looked at as an Accepted.

2. Gawyn still not believing anyone that Rand didn't hurt his mother. Gareth was probably the fourth person to try and pursuade him.

3. The absence of Graendal on screen. In some ways this was her book, but she was absent.

4. Having once again heard no news on what Demandred is doing.

5. Bubbles of evil. They get in the way of everything. Go away.

That is all.


we just see a little more of his pig-headedness in this one than before.

the thing that annoyed me the most about this book i've already posted about (the "anyway" post in case you missed it), but as far as characters go, cadsuane came out as more self-righteous and annoying than in previous books imho.

also, only cursory involvement with mat and perrin, and mat's story arc being uncompelling compared to his previous arc in KoD.

and i think most of all, the way the plot was handled so bluntly as if most of the major points were being smashed into your face with a sledgehammer and giving a little too much predictability. when semihrage was freed, did anyone *not* see that the serving woman was going to be semihrage in disguise?
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Things that irritated you in the book - 24/11/2009 08:03:42 AM 1892 Views
on Nynaeve - 24/11/2009 10:56:23 AM 1132 Views
Orange! - 24/11/2009 12:58:35 PM 1196 Views
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I generally agree - 25/11/2009 06:55:32 AM 1117 Views
Re: Things that irritated you in the book - 24/11/2009 04:03:03 PM 1126 Views
Re: Things that irritated you in the book - 25/11/2009 06:58:07 AM 870 Views
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LOL Agreed on #5, 6 and 10 *NM* - 24/11/2009 04:20:36 PM 632 Views
Lol *NM* - 25/11/2009 07:00:07 AM 466 Views
Re: Things that irritated you in the book - 25/11/2009 07:13:01 PM 1006 Views
Funny post - 27/11/2009 02:28:20 PM 873 Views
Bad guy retirement community - 29/11/2009 04:34:35 AM 1024 Views
We did see Graendal on-screen... in the Prologue. - 24/11/2009 04:34:39 PM 1007 Views
Forkroot isn't completely overcome by Linking - 24/11/2009 04:42:03 PM 936 Views
Well, forkroot is supposed to prevent someone from channeling - 24/11/2009 04:50:29 PM 903 Views
You've read the earlier books right? - 24/11/2009 05:05:45 PM 885 Views
Wrong place, ignore *NM* - 24/11/2009 05:28:34 PM 398 Views
Sure, but the question is really "how" - 24/11/2009 05:28:48 PM 921 Views
These were smaller doses dude.. Again, the previous books... - 24/11/2009 05:31:16 PM 930 Views
Still, if - 24/11/2009 05:42:35 PM 867 Views
What? - 24/11/2009 06:05:57 PM 1056 Views
Yes you are right *NM* - 25/11/2009 07:00:28 AM 919 Views
Not ONE of the major fan mysteries was cleared up - 24/11/2009 05:16:10 PM 1004 Views
One was... Verin's 70 year plan. Sheriam too. *NM* - 24/11/2009 05:29:06 PM 543 Views
One was... Verin's 70 year plan. Sheriam too. *NM* - 24/11/2009 05:29:12 PM 461 Views
I agree on the RAFOs! - 24/11/2009 06:36:29 PM 957 Views
Meh. It's not like we were promised answers in every book. And this is 1/3 of a book. *NM* - 24/11/2009 07:57:41 PM 401 Views
I've been waiting since 1994 to find out who killed Asmodean. *NM* - 24/11/2009 11:11:59 PM 438 Views
Then you haven't been trying hard enough. *NM* - 25/11/2009 02:07:32 AM 403 Views
Who hasn't? But I just don't see what the fuss is about. It's obviously not that important. *NM* - 25/11/2009 02:28:05 AM 422 Views
I still feel like they've intentionally dicked around with us. - 25/11/2009 04:21:35 AM 915 Views
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Technically No One But Asmo's Killer Is Certain He's Dead. - 27/11/2009 11:48:36 AM 816 Views
Correction: there are only TWO books left. - 27/11/2009 03:55:53 PM 863 Views
"There Are Three" In the Sense of What Was and Wasn't In This One. - 28/11/2009 06:07:09 AM 843 Views
Wow, you intentionally ignored "Taimandred" and a LOT of debates - 29/11/2009 04:02:10 PM 980 Views
I Ignored Most Long Settled Debates. - 01/12/2009 06:33:36 AM 1059 Views
My copy of Mallory still guides me, though - 02/12/2009 05:46:36 AM 1082 Views
Re: Things that irritated you in the book - 24/11/2009 06:09:18 PM 875 Views
Well.... - 24/11/2009 09:28:09 PM 831 Views
I totally agree about Nynaeve. - 24/11/2009 07:15:02 PM 949 Views
Nynaeve - 24/11/2009 08:53:57 PM 926 Views
Actually Merise irritated me much more *NM* *NM* - 25/11/2009 07:03:40 AM 405 Views
Oh yes, her also. *NM* - 25/11/2009 07:51:21 AM 404 Views
Merise definitely regressed in this book - 27/11/2009 01:04:35 AM 859 Views
Gawyn in general. - 25/11/2009 02:15:06 PM 929 Views
gawyn is no more annoying than in other books - 28/11/2009 12:23:12 AM 874 Views
Finally read it! - 30/11/2009 01:36:19 AM 1041 Views
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