Just want to say, I love this theory blog. I started out my reread at a slow pace and I was keeping pace with your postings but now I'm already on chapter 7 in The Great Hunt. But I still love to hear your take on the parts I've passed up. This series has always been a real page turner and it isn't any less so now after reading and rereading the seris for 5 maybe 6 years. Keep up the good work!!
And as for the post:
I liked all of the characters better in the begginning. The only reason I stopped liking Perrin is because his story starts to drag and get boring when he starts searching for his wife later. Mat and Rand have been my favorites. But Rand gets all dark and gloomy, which I agree could partly be due to these simple words from moiraine. but I loved his comeback. When Sanderson started writing him he was at his best. Only RJ could have wrote him better at that point. But Mat was not being a bad friend. I believe the way the world was going (untrusting and fearful of aes sedai) and the way he was raised, he really didn't feel comfortable around anybody who could channel. I can't blame him. If I grew up the way he did, I'd be reluctant to trust them too. He just never grew out of as he matured. (He didn't really mature as much as some other characters did mind you) he kept being himself. He still counted Rand as a friend tho. And if anybody drifted away, id say it was Rand. Its not like matt could have channeled a gateway and said what's up to Rand. Rand was busy becoming the dragon and matt was busy doing his part in the pattern. I don't think their friendship had much to do with it.
WoT If… Perrin is a True Friend?
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Just want to say, I love this theory blog. I started out my reread at a slow pace and I was keeping pace with your postings but now I'm already on chapter 7 in The Great Hunt. But I still love to hear your take on the parts I've passed up. This series has always been a real page turner and it isn't any less so now after reading and rereading the seris for 5 maybe 6 years. Keep up the good work!!
And as for the post:
I liked all of the characters better in the begginning. The only reason I stopped liking Perrin is because his story starts to drag and get boring when he starts searching for his wife later. Mat and Rand have been my favorites. But Rand gets all dark and gloomy, which I agree could partly be due to these simple words from moiraine. but I loved his comeback. When Sanderson started writing him he was at his best. Only RJ could have wrote him better at that point. But Mat was not being a bad friend. I believe the way the world was going (untrusting and fearful of aes sedai) and the way he was raised, he really didn't feel comfortable around anybody who could channel. I can't blame him. If I grew up the way he did, I'd be reluctant to trust them too. He just never grew out of as he matured. (He didn't really mature as much as some other characters did mind you) he kept being himself. He still counted Rand as a friend tho. And if anybody drifted away, id say it was Rand. Its not like matt could have channeled a gateway and said what's up to Rand. Rand was busy becoming the dragon and matt was busy doing his part in the pattern. I don't think their friendship had much to do with it.