tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post1050107541056683351..comments2024-01-31T01:40:57.553-06:00Comments on Adventures in Reading: Knife of Dreams, by Robert JordanJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094675116398769415noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-16756628666186594662009-11-02T08:49:17.169-06:002009-11-02T08:49:17.169-06:00I do agree with you (esp after reading 90% of TGS)...I do agree with you (esp after reading 90% of TGS)... Egwene is stealing so much more of my attention in these books. And thinking more on KOD after reading your thoughts, her chapters were really well done.<br /><br />Cant wait to read your TGS review...<br /><br />Thanks again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-26005500513109100682009-10-30T23:14:18.896-05:002009-10-30T23:14:18.896-05:00I think Taim will be showing up in the last two bo...I think Taim will be showing up in the last two books. There's a confrontation waiting to happen, but Rand has even said that so long as Taim is fighting the Shadow, it's something to deal with AFTER the last battle and not before.<br /><br />Rand's problem is, it's been demonstrated and / or just suggested damn heavily that Taim <i>isn't</i> fighting the shadow and that he's a Darkfriend. He's not Demandred, though. <br /><br />I was talking to some folks today at Sanderson's signing in Minneapolis (well, suburb of) and I just couldn't shut up about the Egwene chapters in this book (and TGS, to be honest). <br /><br />I think what we're getting here is just a change in my focus as a reader. I absolutely loved Egwene's chapters, almost to the point that I wanted less of everything else and more of her in the White Tower. Taim, for me right now, is an afterthought. <br /><br />He does have a seriously important position of power, though I want to see Logain smack Taim down and take over the Black Tower.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094675116398769415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-89517884011281238832009-10-30T12:02:50.452-05:002009-10-30T12:02:50.452-05:00Forgot to mention something esle about your review...Forgot to mention something esle about your review. I thought about it last night while reading the first couple chapters of TGS. One key thing you forgot to mention (and something I was frustrated with RJ about in the latter books for not delving into) is Mazrim Taim's private army within the balck tower. That section about the Reds showing up at the black tower to talk about bonding was creepy and I believe has a bigger role in the books to come. <br />Again, Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-33419425416485215172009-10-29T18:21:28.819-05:002009-10-29T18:21:28.819-05:00Anon:
You know, I thought about the last quarter...Anon: <br /><br />You know, I thought about the last quarter of the book and the rescue of Faile and the capture of Semirhage and I agree that it was riveting. This may be the difference between a first read and a second, but this second time I read Knife of Dreams I was less excited by those battles and far more excited by Egwene in the White Tower. That's what thrilled me this time around. <br /><br />Plus the Noal Charin stuff is of perpetual interest.<br /><br />Carmen: RJ said "no" to Olver / Gaidal Cain. This time I believe him. I don't remember his age, but let's say that Olver is ten. It was only in the last two years of in-universe time that Gaidal went missing from the World of Dreams and that Birgitte has been in Randland. <br /><br />Now, you can say that time doesn't work exactly the same way in T'AR as it does in Randland, but all the meetings of Elayne / Nyn / Birgitte seemed to happen in a certain chronology and within that chronology Gaidal was born. <br /><br />I think Gaidal is in the world, but he's an infant. <br /><br />Worst case scenario - one of Elayne's twins is Gaidal Cain and he isn't born yet. I don't think there is a realistic chance that he's Olver. Could be wrong.<br /><br /><br />Glad y'all enjoyed the reviews!Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094675116398769415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-22212440229837203472009-10-29T13:10:31.062-05:002009-10-29T13:10:31.062-05:00Excellent review. Thanks for the bits about Egwen...Excellent review. Thanks for the bits about Egwene. Ive been wondering how she will bear up. And I particularly like the details about the minor things in the series that keep people going through the times when the main story arcs crawl. I think you nailed exactly what makes people such die hard fans despite the lack of quality of the later books. I have my own list as well: is Olver Gaidal?(most say no and he's a red herring but I'm not sure. Anytime Jordan said no he sometimes meant yes). If not, and Birgitte is losing her memories of Gaidal is he maybe back in the world and will she find him? How will the wolves be involved in Tarmon Gaidon, what is going to happen to the aes sedai now that they are bonding asha'man? And is the voice in rand's head really Lews Thermon, or just a hallucination? And the love affairs: do Siuan and Gareth end up together, does Egwene find Gawyn, how will Lan and Nynaeve fare? These are the things I look forward to in the books. <br />Thanks for the review. I just purchased my copy of the gathering storm. As soon as I finish Knife of Dreams I'm going to jump in.Carmen Phttp://carmen-papaleo.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-236599507268056432009-10-29T11:32:21.109-05:002009-10-29T11:32:21.109-05:00Ive been waiting patiently for this review for awh...Ive been waiting patiently for this review for awhile now. after the last few books, Knife of Dreams is definitely a much more exciting book. I will give you that it starts out at the same pace as the previous, but it does pack a lot of great stuff in. <br />I am a bit surprised that you didnt highlight more of the end of the book. I found the last 1/4 of the book riveting ... major battles, major stories, major action and some answers. A great finish before the new works come out.<br />(although, I am a rookie ... so it may feel different. I just read all 11 books over the past 12 months for the first time. While many WoT die hards would look down upon that ... its been an sweome to experience to read them all in a row (as your first time) and finish 2 weeks before 12 comes out.<br />thanks for your reviews ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com