tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post9148870676080041661..comments2023-10-25T03:40:54.655-07:00Comments on Neth Space: My Wheel of Time Re-Listen: A Mea CulpaNethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963540055415924510noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-70933455995893400822010-05-13T16:46:23.354-07:002010-05-13T16:46:23.354-07:00I re-read (and reviewed) these audiobooks last yea...I re-read (and reviewed) these audiobooks last year in preparation for The Gathering Storm (which I have obtained but not actually read yet). The readers are terrific, but there were a lot of places (and nearly one whole book) where I skipped several chapters and read online summaries instead. I skipped almost all of Perrin and Faile because I kept falling asleep while driving.Kat Hooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16960395513096788865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-19726577986231606492010-05-11T09:46:45.971-07:002010-05-11T09:46:45.971-07:00Yes Perrin's story line bogs down and gets rat...Yes Perrin's story line bogs down and gets rather boring after LOC. His obsession with Faile is at the heart of it. But I still don't see Faile as being all that bad. And I think Perrin's actions make sense from his point of view. I just wish that his story would have progressed much faster.Nethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963540055415924510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-40507739919690321512010-05-11T07:16:02.974-07:002010-05-11T07:16:02.974-07:00I don't know, I feel like Perrin's Faile a...I don't know, I feel like Perrin's Faile attachment and somewhat obsessive nature really starts after we find out what happens to his family. It is annoying, no doubt, but is it really surprising given what happened to his blood relations?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-82872409071583997042010-05-10T22:13:29.373-07:002010-05-10T22:13:29.373-07:00Sorry to double comment, but I wanted to add more ...Sorry to double comment, but I wanted to add more - <br /><br />The same thing happened to Mat when he started hanging out with Tuon. It felt less like some natural progression on his side and more like Jordan obviously pushing him to fall in love with her. <br /><br />Tuon was actually more interesting than he was in much of Mat's later viewpoints, because it <i>didn't</i> come across the same way it did with Mat. Rather, she seemed to pick up some fondness and respect for him, but I'd question as to whether it actually amounts to "love".Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05741738070067590221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-33848221986348568362010-05-10T22:10:35.451-07:002010-05-10T22:10:35.451-07:00And really people, Faile is not that bad.
It'...<i>And really people, Faile is not that bad.</i><br /><br />It's more that she came across to me as Perrin's Designated Girlfriend, inserted so that he'd have something to do, and after she appears It's All About Faile for most of Perrin's sections after that, culminating in that immensely irritating "Rescue Faile" Arc. <br /><br />Perrin was much more interesting to me before he ran into his Designated Girlfriend, being the most level-headed of the three boys from the Two Rivers, and a view on Moiraine.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05741738070067590221noreply@blogger.com