a.k.a.: "Helen Keller folds her napkin."
So let’s take a look at our girl’s exploits. First of all, I have to agree – this book was her greatest in the series and her best showing so far. She more or less did the right things, didn’t shaft anyone too hard, and didn’t mess with anyone who didn’t have it coming in a major karmic way. She fought in a battle and gave a good accounting of herself enabling her to finally join the ranks of every other significant character in the series and she told off a lot of Aes Sedai. But we can’t just sit back and revel in the vicarious thrills. How does her performance really measure up? After all, this IS Egwene. Given her prior track record, saying this is her best book so far does not say much. So what are her big accomplishments, once the haze of PoV trap is cleared away and tGS is examinedobjectively under the assumption that all of Egwene's actions have an evil purpose?
So let’s take a look at our girl’s exploits. First of all, I have to agree – this book was her greatest in the series and her best showing so far. She more or less did the right things, didn’t shaft anyone too hard, and didn’t mess with anyone who didn’t have it coming in a major karmic way. She fought in a battle and gave a good accounting of herself enabling her to finally join the ranks of every other significant character in the series and she told off a lot of Aes Sedai. But we can’t just sit back and revel in the vicarious thrills. How does her performance really measure up? After all, this IS Egwene. Given her prior track record, saying this is her best book so far does not say much. So what are her big accomplishments, once the haze of PoV trap is cleared away and tGS is examined
How can you claim to be objective? Your whole
Things like:
Egwene: "We need to hide the angreal and sa'angreal"
Interpretation: "I give it 2 days before Mesaana figures out she can help herself."
Cannoli: "Noooooooo!!!!!!!!! Egwene is trying to hoard them all for herself!!!!"
While I am impressed by the length of your post, I don't think you managed to make one decent point. Your post is also far too long to actually go through it, so I won't say anything more unless you can provide some sort of a summary.
A review and analysis of Egwene in "The Gathering Storm" (Brace yourselves, kiddies. It's a big 'un)
- 17/12/2009 08:01:44 PM
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How do you find the time to post such long rants all the time? *NM*
- 17/12/2009 08:22:17 PM
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Why don't you tell me when my last one was before saying things like "all the time"? *NM*
- 17/12/2009 09:04:57 PM
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the fact that you have ever post other things this long is bad enough!
- 17/12/2009 11:10:50 PM
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*NM*
Its like 18 Sitters writing Egwene's speech... (aka: How Cannoli is Egwene as he imagines her)
- 17/12/2009 09:44:19 PM
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No wonder you identify with Egwene - you beg the questions like she does.
- 17/12/2009 09:53:23 PM
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Excellent review. The last emotion I thought I'd have for the Aes Sedai was pity, but there you go.
- 17/12/2009 09:55:16 PM
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Your "analysis" is all spin and no substance
- 18/12/2009 04:17:30 AM
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As if you could possibly know that. You admit even spin is too much for you to handle 
- 18/12/2009 05:21:47 AM
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- 18/12/2009 05:21:47 AM
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Re: As if you could possibly know that. You admit even spin is too much for you to handle
- 18/12/2009 10:32:50 AM
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- 18/12/2009 10:32:50 AM
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not that i completely disagree, but, you did gloss over one key plot device.....
- 18/12/2009 07:54:08 PM
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I hate Eggy too, but this was so long I didn't even bother to read it.
- 18/12/2009 10:22:39 PM
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So, my sister just finished the Great Hunt. She also hates Egwene, and randomly checked wikipedia...
- 19/12/2009 07:13:36 AM
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