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Well I might as well throw in my stick too. Started it yesterday, I'll be all caught up by tonight. I hope we don't lose the OP halfway through, posting everyday is hard!
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One posted:Not all spoilered text is created equal. I should have known not to read the spoilered stuff but I foolishly assumed it would be about stuff within EOTW. My own fault. It kills me though because I like to go into books and movies with as blank a slate as possible. I don't even like reading the backs of books. Me too, curses.
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Jan 16, 2012 07:28
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Jedit posted:
I'm planning on squeezing in New Spring after Book 10. That's when it was published and based on a very brief Google session that seems like a good time for it. Sounds like the thread will be skipping it though. I don't really mind either way, I can catch back up in Book 11.
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Jan 25, 2012 06:53
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Prison Warden posted:And now it's time for! This is awesome! This works so well with having the ebook version too, you can search for the phrases. Might go play with that now actually.
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Jan 26, 2012 02:30
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God, the poo poo these characters go through in the first book. I mean c'mon, any normal person going through this much poo poo would be hosed for life and have to go through years of therapy. Especially the Ways, holy crap were they way more terrifying than I remember.
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Jan 28, 2012 04:32
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Obviously I'm going to have to finish the series then come back and start this thread from the beginning. I don't remember half the things people are mentioning!
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Jan 29, 2012 05:49
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I feel the tone of the series changes a lot between books 1 and 2. All of a sudden we're not just following a group of adventurers, but the entire world comes into play, as even in the prologue he starts getting us used to all the different provinces and their inherent personalities (and dress codes). It's like the Wheel of Time has really begun for me here.
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Feb 3, 2012 08:06
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Neurosis posted:gently caress all of you, you dweebs have drawn me away from sophisticated books to read an overly long fantasy series I haven't touched since I was fairly young. I liked that part 
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Feb 5, 2012 16:39
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omnibobb posted:Just how I always imagined it! Love it. This book makes me feel a lot more sorry for Rand than I remember being. I thought there was more Egwene/Nynaeve at the tower too, maybe that's next book? I remember a lot of events but the timeline is all jumbled in my head now. I was seriously surprised when they went to Cairhien in this book, I thought that was like book 4.
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Feb 14, 2012 00:16
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wellwhoopdedooo posted:A lot of stuff seems a lot longer when you have no idea how long it's going on for. I remember Egwene's captivity seeming to go on forever, but reading it now, it's over in no time. I never thought about it this way, you're totally right.
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Feb 14, 2012 01:59
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Please, no break. This is a good pace.
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Feb 14, 2012 09:20
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wellwhoopdedooo posted:A lot of stuff seems a lot longer when you have no idea how long it's going on for. I remember Egwene's captivity seeming to go on forever, but reading it now, it's over in no time. So I just got to this part. My mind is loving BLOWN. I thought this happened WAY later in the series. Man my timeline is off.
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Feb 16, 2012 11:41
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omnibobb posted:Yeah, I figured it out to early-mid November, so we got 2 extra months. I think we can keep the same pace, as it's slower than most people are reading, so we can throw in some breaks, and stretch out book 10 and 11 if we need to so people don't get burnt out. Or add in New Spring! Please don't throw things at me.
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Feb 17, 2012 04:05
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berenzen posted:Oh, if we do decide at one point to read a different novel in order to pace ourselves (New Spring won't take more than 2 weeks tops) I would recommend that we have a group reading of one of Sandersons novels, so people can get a little used to his writing for the last 3 books. This isn't a bad idea. I've never read Sanderson so don't know his style at all.
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Feb 17, 2012 10:14
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I've been doing a good job in keeping with 2 or 3 chapters a day until it hit the end of Book 2. Then I COULD NOT make myself put it down, the climax is amazing 
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Feb 19, 2012 05:41
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omnibobb posted:For me, books 3-6 are the high point of the series. Agreed completely. I am having a really hard time stopping myself now so I don't get ahead. I just want to keep reading.
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Feb 28, 2012 11:05
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Is it next week yet? I couldn't stop myself from powering TDR last week and now I'm sad. I ended up reading the climax out loud to someone who was in the room and we were both just quiet for a minute when I was done. So awesome!
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Mar 14, 2012 17:34
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cryptoclastic posted:Two weeks? Then let's say this week... Sounds good! I like goals too.
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Apr 4, 2012 07:12
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cryptoclastic posted:This week, [bold]The Fires of Heaven chapters 47-56 (finish the book!)[/bold] I agree!  I love Mat so much, although I never thought I would miss Perrin. He's never been my favorite, but I'm looking forward to having him back soon. Although, this was my first book I rated as 4/5 stars on Goodreads - the Robert Jordanisms were really getting to me, especially the "It's ok if I'm sexist if both sexes do it right?!" Great book though, I couldn't put it down.
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May 8, 2012 01:10
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The Lord Bude posted:just like a Randland week is 10 days not 7  I had no idea. Seriously, how did I miss that?
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May 11, 2012 16:12
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I have no clue. I read up through book 9 about 6 years ago and but I remember very little past book 4. I didn't even remember that Asmodean became his tutor. 
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May 17, 2012 08:14
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theblackw0lf posted:I'm about a third of the way through Fires of Heaven, and there's something that's really bugging me. I'm planning on reading it after book 10, because that's when it was published. As for Mat, I thought it was because he was still in denial about the whole thing.
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May 25, 2012 20:23
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Someone please remind to stop clicking on this thread until I finish the series. Spoilers abound 
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May 30, 2012 07:40
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cryptoclastic posted:Having problems keeping up these days. However, we must continue! Does anyone know where we're supposed to be in the reread? This is the last chapters I could find, and that was posted like a month ago. Finishing Crown of Swords this week perhaps?
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Jul 2, 2012 22:15
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That's awesome, thank you! When it's mapped out like that, A Memory of Light seems like it's just around the corner. I can hardly wait!
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Jul 3, 2012 03:02
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Cartoon Man posted:There's only a few points to be made about New Spring. You first get to witness the foretelling of the Dragon Reborn. You also get to finally see what the test for the shawl is like, it wont be shown again untill Nynaeve takes it in book 13. Then you get to see bitchy Cadsuane asking other Aes Sedai to pour her some tea. You learn a lot about Lan's backstory and how Malkieri handle relationships, marriage, and sex. You get to see the scene where Moiraine dumps a lake on Lan that was referenced way back in book 1. Finally Moiraine kills a member of the Black Ajah and then bonds Lan. They ride off into the sunset looking for the Dragon Reborn. Sorry, don't want to be pedantic, but it was published after book 10. That's when I plan on reading it although I'm worried that going book 9, 10, then New Spring might suppress my will to live.
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Aug 14, 2012 23:09
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cryptoclastic posted:September 10-16: Crossroads of Twilight, chapters 5-13 I just wanted to repost this from a few pages back. I'm somehow right on target of where we're supposed to be, which is amazing.
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Sep 13, 2012 06:39
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Yesterday I nabbed The World of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time for super cheap. Leafing through the pages, there are several instances of the Seanchen being depicted as straight up Japanese. One of them even has a red sun flag in the background, with a woman in a leash and collar. Is this how we are supposed to be picturing them in the books? That imagery is pretty messed up. It seems pretty racist, what with the "Empress" and their intense imperialism. I guess, with the slurring accents, I never stopped looking at them as manifest destiny fantasy Texans. Anyone have any thoughts on this? I can post that picture of them if anyone wants to see it.
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Oct 4, 2012 22:56
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Antioch posted:It is colloquially referred to as the "Big Book of Bad Art" for a reason. Well..it will...look pretty on the shelf I guess? It was cheap enough that I don't mind. Hard to believe they wanted 40 bucks for it when it was first released though. Glad to know I can dismiss that particular painting, though in the Wheel of Time role playing book they had a picture of a Seanchen wearing samurai armor. I should go back and make sure it wasn't supposed to be a Shienaran though. The best part of the bad art book is the ogiers. Oh lord, the ogiers.
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Oct 5, 2012 22:34
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I'm one of those lost-interest-at-book-10 like a lot of fans out there. So having started the reread along with this thread, I am now in book 11 for the first time. I have to say, I've already had two jaw drop moments and I'm only 30% in. The opening scene with Galad and Valda was amazing. Finding out what was in Thom's letter he's been fingering for literally 6 books at this point was spine-tingling. Major return to form here. Also, because I can (I really am a gigantic fan, it's embarrassing):  It should be finished just in time for A Memory of Light.
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Oct 18, 2012 20:38
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Just finished The Gathering Storm. I am impressed. It started off slow and the constant use of character POVs questioning themselves incessantly really wore me down. (Am I doing the right thing? Do I have a choice? There's nothing else I can do...is there?) Especially when it was Perrin as I've never been a huge fan. No clue whether that was RJ or Sanderson though. The scene with Semirhage was awesome. It completely surprised me and I had to cover my mouth to disguise my "oh" of horror. I thought for a minute there he might actually kill Min and I was all oh gently caress no End of TGS spoilers: FINALLY something went right when Egwene is met by the Aes Sedai BEFORE she could attack. I just knew it was going to be one of those "if you'd only waited 5 more minutes!" Thank god. Asmodean spoilers from Towers of Midnight (I think): I couldn't take it anymore and had to go look it up. Graendal? REALLY? That was supposed to be "intuitively obvious"?
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Nov 7, 2012 01:37
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Fintilgin posted:Not a fan of how two random characters are introduced out of nowhere and start hunting down the black ajah in the tower. This really, somehow, should have been being done by the wondergirls or other main characters. I don't remember this part. Who were they again?
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Nov 24, 2012 09:06
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^^ Edit: Whoops, new page. The other thread is probably better! ^^ I'm guessing at this point it's ok to talk without spoilers. The thread hasn't been kept up in ages, but technically we were all supposed to be finished with A Memory of Light in mid-February. Personally, I was disappointed. But the scene with Lan and the Wyld or w/e is human name was, was AMAZING. One of the most epic, if not THE most epic, thing I have ever read. AreYouStillThere fucked around with this message at 03:18 on Mar 3, 2013 |
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Hopeford posted:I actually liked that it happened offscreen. I just love the tone shift from "No. I'm not doing it. No way." to him being almost half-ashamed of having done it while everyone else is celebrating. I'm not sure Galad gets quite that much hate - it's Gawyn we all hate so much. I have a real soft spot for Galad myself. Gawyn has no character arc and is the most annoying, and manages to make every character he's in a scene with worse.
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