Jason’s Comments (group member since Jan 31, 2019)

Jason’s comments from the A Wheel Of Time Read Along group.

I really loved that dialect too. Are you listening to the audio version at all, Joe? Michael Kramer brought it out really well, I thought.

I liked that bit with Elayne. It was literally like dropping Rand into a completely different world for a moment. It was fun.

Welcome Sunil! I’m looking forward to your thoughts!

I do love Loial! I’d say that he definitely is a favourite.

The pacing keeps up for chapters 29 through 42 as *spoilers* Perrin and Egwene are captured by The Children Of The Light, Mat starts acting weird as his obsession over the dagger grows, and we meet a new favourite character. A favourite of mine, at least.

Welcome, Stubble! My apologies for the delay. My entire family is sick with the flu lately. 😔 🤒

Rand and Egwene were planning on marrying back in Emond’s Field, I believe. In my mind, that flowed naturally. I do see how you’d think that of Egwene and Perrin though, Carla, especially considering their journey together after Shadar Logoth with Elyas and the Tinkers.

Also, there does seem to be some feelings between Lan and Nynaeve which feels kinda forced to me because there’s no foundation for those feelings. It’s really subtle at this point though.

Perrin’s development is one of my favourite story lines from this book. His and Mat’s with his dagger. Too bad you didn’t like the Shadar Logoth part better, but I totally get what you’re saying, Yinka.

I enjoyed the Perrin and Elyas section too. Every time I’ve read those parts I can’t help but to picture Willem Dafoe as Elyas.

Chapters 15 through 28 takes us from The Stag and the Lion to the city of Whitebridge. Some of my favourite things happen in this span, including (perhaps especially) Shadar Logoth!

Yay! I’m happy you’re enjoying the book, Mindy!

Welcome, Joe! I know the feeling! I’m looking forward to reading the books and discussing them with you.

I’m primarily listening to the audio. It’s really good.

Carla wrote: "I'm curious as to why Rand views Aes Sedai so negatively. I know they've been associated with Darkfriends and all that, but so far I haven't seen a single hint of any of that in Moiraine? Could it be part of the societal expectation in this world, where the extent of women's power should JUST remain in being someone's wife, etc?..."

Good question! I think that pretty much most people in the series don’t like or trust Aes Sedai, as you will see. People fear the unknown, and people who can wield the one power are terrifying to those who don’t understand it.

I usually like descriptive prose too. I find that if it’s done right, people will say that it’s poetic or lyrical. But if it’s not, then they will say it’s purple.

Re: names. You do get used to the names after a time. But you’re right, it’s very frustrating at first.

It pretty much means an author consistently using unnecessary large and complex descriptive words.

Navi wrote: "I just finished Chapter 14 - Wow!

What I'm enjoying the most so far:

- The intricate, multi-layered world building. No wonder this series is so long. There is so much history infused throughout t..."

A lot of people say that Jordan’s prose is purple. I totally disagree because of what you said here, Navi. I think that there’s a great balance in what he’s trying to do, which is bring us into a fully realized world. So there are more descriptions than normal, perhaps, but it serves the story rather than the author trying to impress with his command of flowery language.

Erik wrote: "I'm interested in people's thoughts about some of the stories that are referenced when Thom Merrilin, the Gleeman, is introduced:
1) Mosk & Merk, Giants who fought with spears of fire
2) Ghoetam ..."

I like the third one. It speaks of a different time period, The Age Of Legends? It also sparks some interesting theories that all this takes place on our own planet, many thousands of years in the future. Even if it’s not on earth, it certainly gives hints at the progress of technology these people once had so long ago, which I find fascinating .

Welcome, Erik! Glad that you’re here!

Welcome, Victoria! Glad to see you here!