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by **MrBlack** » Tue Dec 11, 2012 2:57 pm

Sanderson doesn't have nearly the eye for detail that Jordan did. Problem is, it was starting to eat the plot by book 8.

by **Lord Simian** » Tue Dec 11, 2012 9:18 pm

MrBlack wrote:Sanderson doesn't have nearly the eye for detail that Jordan did. Problem is, it was starting to eat the plot by book 8.

Correct. I'd say, right around book 6, he started to fall into a bit of a pattern:

50-75 pages of setup for this book
600 pages of detail and world-building
50 pages of action to resolve the book's conflict.

But in a good way.

by **MrBlack** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 4:00 pm

Well, the spoilers are starting to leak onto the web.

I was weak.

Not sure how much more I want to say...

by **Lord Simian** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 4:38 am

MrBlack wrote:Well, the spoilers are starting to leak onto the web.

I was weak.

Not sure how much more I want to say...

Well, that's my cue to stay outta this thread for a few weeks...

by **MrBlack** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:11 pm

It's out tomorrow people!

by **MrBlack** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 1:04 pm

Finished it Tuesday night, although I'd like to give the latter half of the book a more in depth re-read.

Overall, I was quite satisfied. The ending was great, and perfect for what Jordan intended from the get-go. While I have some minor quibbles with how some scenes played out, and the lack of some POVs that I would like to have seen, the major story beats were spot on. Rand's conflict with the Dark One was very well done, and the last scene was perfect.

Below are some of my thoughts on the how the book ended. It does not contain any actual plot spoilers, but is more about the way in which the book ended. Still, if you really want to experience the book without knowing anything about how it resolves, read no further.

[Reveal] Spoiler: Click to Expand

A lot of people will deeply dislike how this book ends, not because of anything that happens, but because of what doesn't happen. Don't expect a drawn-out ending, a la, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, or even a "20 years later" ending like in the Harry Potter books. A lot of questions are going to remain unanswered, but thematically this fits well within the world that Jordan created. This isn't the ending, only an ending.