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Old 01-26-2011, 10:31 AM   #1021
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Re: What book are you currently reading?

I actually didn't mind most of the book. I thought Crossroads of Twilight and Winter's Heart were way slower in terms of pacing and a lot less happened. Just the ending of Knife of Dreams contained too much "and this is going on" that it seemed rushed. Perhaps health was an issue.
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Old 01-26-2011, 11:08 AM   #1022
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Re: What book are you currently reading?

I liked Winter's Heart, and Crown of Swords better. Matter of personal opinion I suppose. And now onwards to Gathering Storm and Towers of Midnight. I think Sanderson does an incredible job.

And kael, how did you like ToM?
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Old 01-26-2011, 12:37 PM   #1023
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Probably.
Maybe I like Knife of Dreams because it made Egwene seem truly like a credible leader. Which is more than I can say for the rest of the women in this series... except for some of the Wise Ones.
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Old 01-26-2011, 01:16 PM   #1024
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I liked Winter's Heart, and Crown of Swords better. Matter of personal opinion I suppose. And now onwards to Gathering Storm and Towers of Midnight. I think Sanderson does an incredible job.
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And kael, how did you like ToM?
I thought it was really good. A few things bugged me, one I already addressed.

I did like Graendal betraying Aran'gar like she did. Makes the power struggle among the Forsaken more realistic instead of just "I'm going to plot away at becoming Nae'blis but not do a damn thing". I did not, however, like that she could use the True Power when it was established earlier that Moridin was the only one allowed to do that. There was no explanation as to why the Dark One granted her access to that. I also figured she was the one behind Asmodean's death, but I'd like to know how she did it instead of having a vague hint from Shaidar Haran.

Padan Fain is now able to summon Mashadar? Wtf? I thought that was a centralized evil of Shadar Logoth that was destroyed during the cleansing of saidin? Also he goes from being able to kill with a touch to corrupting dead trollocs...what? A little more explanation of this would be nice instead of his 3 pages he got in the book.

The Asha'man that Taim knocked out is apparently irrelevant now. It's been more than a night since he did that and nothing was said if he lived through the night or not. He was about to tell the Red sisters something and I'd like to know what it was.

It feels like Sanderson is trying to rush to the Last Battle and is leaving out a few things Jordan alluded to in earlier books. First is Min's viewing of Aviendha carrying Rand's fraternal quadruplets. He's at the border of the Blight and she's in the Waste. I know they can make gateways but with what she saw during her second trip through the pillars combined with her not knowing the grounds near that valley, I don't know how fast she'll get away from the Wise Ones to go get pregnant.

Logain is apparently MIA now with no explanations.

Rand needs to deal with the Black Tower before he goes to break the seals. He needs everyone he can get and he's leaving his own men out of the fight? I'm hoping that Sanderson has him Travel to the Black Tower and kill Taim while freeing the corrupted Asha'men, if possible, in Memory of Light.

Slayer was never resolved. I don't like how he was depicted as just a tool for the Forsaken, especially when he's been hunting others on top of hunting Perrin. It's too easy an explanation for his actions and I like him being an unknown factor.

Manetheren. It needs to happen. I don't like this "Province of Andor" crap resolution that they agreed to. The old blood is surfacing and the people of the Two Rivers hold Perrin as their lord. The flag was found and raised. Manetheren is going to rise as it's own kingdom. I would figure it would rise as an ally to Andor, also. Especially with the marriage arrangements for Perrin and Elayne's children set up in the bargain.

Now for things I like. I like how powerful of a healer Nynaeve is becoming. She never ceases to amaze me. Now she can heal taint induced madness on everyone except Rand. From what I gathered the "light" she saw in his mind when she Delved him was feeding the madness and it was too far spread for her to Heal.

The final confrontation with the gholam was epic. I liked how Mat ended it and his speech at the end.

Perrin's new hammer being forged by instinct both by him and by Neald's power wrought weaves.

Mesaana's downfall was cool. She was claiming dominance over the world of dreams due to her experience and Egwene left her a child with her own natural Dreamer talent.
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Old 01-26-2011, 03:58 PM   #1025
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Reserved for my post. But I have to go drinking now, I'll edit this tomorrow.
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Old 01-28-2011, 04:26 PM   #1026
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Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
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Old 01-28-2011, 04:45 PM   #1027
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Keep up my multiple book run, Dying of the Light by George R. R. Martin.
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Old 01-28-2011, 04:54 PM   #1028
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I've had to put WoT aside for my dissertation reading and this pile is part of the books I need to go through.

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Old 01-28-2011, 05:33 PM   #1029
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Jesus, how big is the actual pile?
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Old 01-28-2011, 06:03 PM   #1030
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Re: What book are you currently reading?

Well, this is the rest of what I have with me at the moment.



Then I have another 4 books in the mail another 10 or so I need to check out from the library once I return the 10 I've already borrowed, then dunno what extra stuff I might get recommended by supervisor or stumble on along the way so add a few more on top. I plan on getting at least a decent grade for this dissertation.
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Old 01-28-2011, 06:49 PM   #1031
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Re: What book are you currently reading?

Well, I could stack all the journals and articles that I read... but then a stack of .pdf's doesn't reach very high.
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Dammit, you reminded me of the journals too. Thanks Phil, thanks. =_=

Though any good PDF's you have. =D Send 'em over, I wanna learn to be a heart wizard like you.
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Old 01-28-2011, 07:23 PM   #1033
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Re: What book are you currently reading?

"Homeland" Book 1 of the Dark Elf Trilogy by R. A. Salvatore


I need something to occupy myself until I find a job and can afford new books (like books 3-6 of the Codex: Alera series).
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Currently Songs for a Teenage Nomad by Kim Culbertson.
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