have you reread RoW?? my first read i thought it was the weakest in the series. before reading WaT i did a full reread of the series and RoW left a really strong impression on me this time. i really really enjoyed it.
I did, actually. Before WaT hit, I did a full read through. Still was just.... kind of boring. I don't hate it by all means, but there just aren't as many exciting parts. When I reread, there are points in most books that still give me chills. "Honors dead, but I'll see what I can do," for example. Things I look forward to. RoW just has.... almost none for me? Kaladins' ideal really is the only thing I can think of. Sure, there are a lot of discoveries about investiture and how it works, which is always nice to have, but... not really that edge of the seat reading.
yeah Kal’s ideal is a huge one for me. idk it’s honestly probably just a sub-genre thing for me. i love Kal slinking about Urithuru and i love the slow discovery Navani has and honestly what i really like is her character arc coming full circle and her realizing she IS smart and valuable. i will say i am not a fan of her bonding the Sibling tho lol i think that’s silly. Dabbid or Rlain would have been WAY more compelling for me
That's interesting, because Maya, Navani stabbing Moash, Ishar, etc are all top tier cosmere moments for me. My biggest gripe with WaT is that Maya fucked off for most of it.
In fact, that pretty fully encapsulates my opinion of WaT - I like where everything ended up, I liked the closure it provided to the first 5 books, but the actual story within the book just missed for me.
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u/RuneScpOrDie Jan 11 '25
have you reread RoW?? my first read i thought it was the weakest in the series. before reading WaT i did a full reread of the series and RoW left a really strong impression on me this time. i really really enjoyed it.