I enjoyed reading the last book. I finished about a week ago, but have had work and family delay my processing of the ending. I read it really quick as well. I am not a patient person and I have been waiting since I found the Eye of the World in my high school library in 1992. They had the first two books and I was instantly hooked. I have spent many years waiting to know, does he live or die….and now I know he lives. Overall the book gave me what I needed.
I, like many people, wish RJ had been able to finish the book himself. I am just thankful I know the ending now. I have spent so many years reading and re reading the series. This series went with me everywhere. I almost always had a book with me in a new read or a reread. I tell ya, with the size of these books and being a tech junkie I was super happy to get them on my e-reader allowing me to carry them all with me and search for characters and key parts easily. Totally life changing and back saving.
As far as the book itself and my own dreamed up expectations I did have some let downs. I think it has been hard for many of us because we have been deeply involved in this world for so many years. Twenty years to read the history of what happens in about two years in the story. I have a hard time not picturing the characters in there thirties like me.
The story starts with our friends leaving the two rivers together to start this amazing story, and I was deeply disappointed that they did not have a reconnection before the end. I have always been stuck on Min’s viewing of the points of light being eaten by the darkness, yet doing better the more original characters are together, and holding their own against the blackness when they are all present. It just seemed wrong that, sure they were all there, but more as an afterthought to fill the vision not because they had to be. Moraine was such a part of Rand’s development of his character and how her dying affected him. Such a big deal was made of saving her. She started this journey and had a huge lead up to coming back. It should have been epic and instead it was flat. She shows up and that’s about it. No final wisdom or last piece of the puzzle. I was very disappointed. What was the point of rescuing her? Many of the other characters could have taken her place and not changed the end at all.
As I read the book I felt like someone created a checklist and just dropped things in. Too many new characters had spent wasted pages being given a story and reason to be there and then what they did was not even important to the story. So Alivia got him some gold…Ugg. Padan Fain was forgotten before the end. I felt like “what was the point of even having him.” Androl and Pevera. I really liked them and what they did, but what they did could have been done by known characters. No need to spend pages on new ones. Could care less about Nakomi, again I see no point.
Sharans suddenly showing up was weird. Here come a bunch of strangers I don’t care about or know anything about. Same with Demandred, for an ultimate bad guy I just wasn’t engaged in his story. I think there was just too much to finish up, and not enough pages to do it in. It felt forced and I had a hard time getting lost in it. Mentioning Bella getting killed was tacky.
I loved all of Lans scenes. I love Egwene and was sad to see her die. I like how the Aiel will serve the dragon still. I didn’t need a big epilogue, so that was ok with me. I liked how Logain ended up and hope he continues to glory.
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I enjoyed reading the last book. I finished about a week ago, but have had work and family delay my processing of the ending. I read it really quick as well. I am not a patient person and I have been waiting since I found the Eye of the World in my high school library in 1992. They had the first two books and I was instantly hooked. I have spent many years waiting to know, does he live or die….and now I know he lives. Overall the book gave me what I needed.
I, like many people, wish RJ had been able to finish the book himself. I am just thankful I know the ending now. I have spent so many years reading and re reading the series. This series went with me everywhere. I almost always had a book with me in a new read or a reread. I tell ya, with the size of these books and being a tech junkie I was super happy to get them on my e-reader allowing me to carry them all with me and search for characters and key parts easily. Totally life changing and back saving.
As far as the book itself and my own dreamed up expectations I did have some let downs. I think it has been hard for many of us because we have been deeply involved in this world for so many years. Twenty years to read the history of what happens in about two years in the story. I have a hard time not picturing the characters in there thirties like me.
The story starts with our friends leaving the two rivers together to start this amazing story, and I was deeply disappointed that they did not have a reconnection before the end. I have always been stuck on Min’s viewing of the points of light being eaten by the darkness, yet doing better the more original characters are together, and holding their own against the blackness when they are all present. It just seemed wrong that, sure they were all there, but more as an afterthought to fill the vision not because they had to be. Moraine was such a part of Rand’s development of his character and how her dying affected him. Such a big deal was made of saving her. She started this journey and had a huge lead up to coming back. It should have been epic and instead it was flat. She shows up and that’s about it. No final wisdom or last piece of the puzzle. I was very disappointed. What was the point of rescuing her? Many of the other characters could have taken her place and not changed the end at all.
As I read the book I felt like someone created a checklist and just dropped things in. Too many new characters had spent wasted pages being given a story and reason to be there and then what they did was not even important to the story. So Alivia got him some gold…Ugg. Padan Fain was forgotten before the end. I felt like “what was the point of even having him.” Androl and Pevera. I really liked them and what they did, but what they did could have been done by known characters. No need to spend pages on new ones. Could care less about Nakomi, again I see no point.
Sharans suddenly showing up was weird. Here come a bunch of strangers I don’t care about or know anything about. Same with Demandred, for an ultimate bad guy I just wasn’t engaged in his story. I think there was just too much to finish up, and not enough pages to do it in. It felt forced and I had a hard time getting lost in it. Mentioning Bella getting killed was tacky.
I loved all of Lans scenes. I love Egwene and was sad to see her die. I like how the Aiel will serve the dragon still. I didn’t need a big epilogue, so that was ok with me. I liked how Logain ended up and hope he continues to glory.