Fritz
Not having read a whole bunch of fantasy (save for Harry Potter and Narnia) I am not sure I can say this but I will: I thought the book original. The story as well as the cast of fantasy characters.
There were creatures I had never thought or heard of: Wolfbrothers and Ogier are my favourite.
It was fun to read through it and I didn't feel that the descriptions of the landscape or the characters was tedious or extremely lengthy (as I've heard Tolkien can be). But I did feel that the story wasn't intended to be this long. It felt like the first Harry Potter in the first 200 pages. A story that started to take on its own life as the author was writing it.
Around page 400 the characters caravan was split up around the river the Arinelle and the story started to fork from the one narrative into 3. Following Nynaeve, Perrin and Rand together with the other cast with which surrounded them at the time.
In terms of character development, I'd say there is hardly any. However it is not really a problem in this story. The story just meanders on through the world Robert Jordan created and is interesting enough to follow. It might not really be high literature or anything. But it sure is an entertaining story and a good read.
Some words that caught my attention (lot's of equestrian terms):
lather (noun): sweat on a horse's neck
discomfit :to make uneasy or perplexed
rictus: the expanse of an open mouth / gaping grimace
ostler: a person employed at an inn
tart: having a sharp or pungent taste
acerbic: sour or bitter tasting
rote: memorizing process using routine
hackamore: a rope or rawhide that can be lowered over a horse's eyes
slipshod: marked by carelesness
gelding: castrated horse
murk: total or partial darkness
mastiff: an ancient breed of dogs
resplendent: splendid or dazzling in appearance
querulous: given to complaining
inchmeal: little by little, gradually
temerity: foolhardy disregard of danger
unctuous: characterized by insincere or exaggerated earnestness
torrid: parched with the sun's heat
fetor: offensive odor or stench (a fetid smell: fetor).
Not having read a whole bunch of fantasy (save for Harry Potter and Narnia) I am not sure I can say this but I will: I thought the book original. The story as well as the cast of fantasy characters.
There were creatures I had never thought or heard of: Wolfbrothers and Ogier are my favourite.
It was fun to read through it and I didn't feel that the descriptions of the landscape or the characters was tedious or extremely lengthy (as I've heard Tolkien can be). But I did feel that the story wasn't intended to be this long. It felt like the first Harry Potter in the first 200 pages. A story that started to take on its own life as the author was writing it.
Around page 400 the characters caravan was split up around the river the Arinelle and the story started to fork from the one narrative into 3. Following Nynaeve, Perrin and Rand together with the other cast with which surrounded them at the time.
In terms of character development, I'd say there is hardly any. However it is not really a problem in this story. The story just meanders on through the world Robert Jordan created and is interesting enough to follow. It might not really be high literature or anything. But it sure is an entertaining story and a good read.
Some words that caught my attention (lot's of equestrian terms):
lather (noun): sweat on a horse's neck
discomfit :to make uneasy or perplexed
rictus: the expanse of an open mouth / gaping grimace
ostler: a person employed at an inn
tart: having a sharp or pungent taste
acerbic: sour or bitter tasting
rote: memorizing process using routine
hackamore: a rope or rawhide that can be lowered over a horse's eyes
slipshod: marked by carelesness
gelding: castrated horse
murk: total or partial darkness
mastiff: an ancient breed of dogs
resplendent: splendid or dazzling in appearance
querulous: given to complaining
inchmeal: little by little, gradually
temerity: foolhardy disregard of danger
unctuous: characterized by insincere or exaggerated earnestness
torrid: parched with the sun's heat
fetor: offensive odor or stench (a fetid smell: fetor).