Migey Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 By the way guys, i really enjoy Mats PoV, but there seem to be hardly any... And i havnt seen a single perrin chapter in FoH yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shryke Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 By the way guys, i really enjoy Mats PoV, but there seem to be hardly any... And i havnt seen a single perrin chapter in FoH yet...Characters drop in and out of importance in books in the series.There's no Perrin in FOH for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migey Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 No perrin at all! MEH!And about mat, there have been hardly any mat chapters in the series so far.... very, very few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maithanet Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 There's no Perrin in FOH for instance.And he's never the same again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fionwe1987 Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 No perrin at all! MEH!And about mat, there have been hardly any mat chapters in the series so far.... very, very few.You'll see a lot more of Mat in the future, and Perrin will go to dark (and somewhat boring) places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migey Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 I hope so :P I love mat, and perrin is badass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fionwe1987 Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 I hope so :P I love mat, and perrin is badass.Well, universal opinion holds that Perrin, post book six, is no longer bad ass. Mat, however... I hated him in the earlier books. He's a lot more interesting in the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migey Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 Your kidding right? How could Perrin stop being badass? what happens to him? :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Lord Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Your kidding right? How could Perrin stop being badass? what happens to him? :(He turns emo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexia Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Your kidding right? How could Perrin stop being badass? what happens to him? :(He gets married. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migey Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 So? thats no excuse for him to take off his badass hat. harrumph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Lord Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 To be fair, he does still engage in badassery from time to time. It's just buried beneath a heaping pile of whine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Hat Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Very, very deep. And it's not so much whine as it is indecision. Endless indecision... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fionwe1987 Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Very, very deep. And it's not so much whine as it is indecision. Endless indecision...I wouldn't call it whine or indecision. Its simple, unhealthy fixation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Hat Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 That's true, insofar as the reason goes, yeah. But it's the fixation that causes the indecision, and while it might have been moderately interesting for a few chapters, it's not the material that multiple books are derived of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Lord Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 That's true, insofar as the reason goes, yeah. But it's the fixation that causes the indecision, and while it might have been moderately interesting for a few chapters, it's not the material that multiple books are derived of.Absolutely. And it takes over his character. Of course the characters in the books should grow and evolve and change. And he does. Into a whiny, indecisive, narrow minded, insufferable bore. Others may have enjoyed that turn, I didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fionwe1987 Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Absolutely. And it takes over his character. Of course the characters in the books should grow and evolve and change. And he does. Into a whiny, indecisive, narrow minded, insufferable bore. Others may have enjoyed that turn, I didn't.I don't think anyone could have enjoyed the turn. The real question is, did the author intend for us to enjoy it and still appreciate the character? Or did he write him so he would be an annoying little ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liadin Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I don't think anyone could have enjoyed the turn. The real question is, did the author intend for us to enjoy it and still appreciate the character? Or did he write him so he would be an annoying little ass.I don't know. I got the impression we were supposed to be concerned about his single-mindedness (if for no other reason because it's lampshaded in tGS) but beyond that it didn't seem to me like the author found him annoying or intended him to be so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shryke Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I thought it was obvious we're very much supposed to be concerned about his scary-ass single-mindedness.I always looked at Perrin in a few of the later books like the character of Nynaeve. Well drawn, but that doesn't mean they are likable.Though obviously, like anything in 8-10 or so, it drags out longer then it should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fionwe1987 Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I always looked at Perrin in a few of the later books like the character of Nynaeve. Well drawn, but that doesn't mean they are likable.I object to that statement. Nynaeve is not merely likable, she's lovable. She's warm hearted, and one of the most comically self deluded characters in fantasy.She abrasive, and can be irritating as hell, yes, but she's got loads of personality. I find that so lacking in so many female leads that I always get excited at a Nynaeve chapter. She's unpredictable as hell, which adds to the suspense too. One scene, she's agonizing over something silly, the next, she'd taking charge and doing things... in a very satisfying way. And yet, her characterization is consistent and well drawn.I shudder at the thought of WoT without Nynaeve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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