What's up with the hate on Nynaeve?

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On 12/27/2025 at 5:17 PM, CrescentoTWNR said:

I finished book five a day ago and went to see what other people were thinking about it online, and I've seen a lot of people voice their dislike of Nynaeve in this book. I don't know if I'm missing something because I really enjoyed Nynaeve's arc in the Fires of Heaven, and even at her worst I can't really see her as "bratty" or anything like people describe her to be.

I think a lot of it has to come from the only characters we see doing things at an expedited pace are the main characters out of the Two Rivers. So we get to see Nynaeve be herself for a while, then grow rapidly, and become extremely strong at the end of the books. 

I think some feedback about her and others could have been why New Spring was written. Because it puts the tower into another context, and somewhat shows that young sisters have been able to achieve great things in a short period of time.