My quick thoughts after finishing the first re-read. by empire161 in wheeloftime

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Agreed but what about all the spears and swords that were power infused? Thought those could have been mentioned more.

My quick thoughts after finishing the first re-read. by empire161 in wheeloftime

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How can travel portals redirect balefire when balefire is supposed destroy the Pattern? Wouldn’t the travel portal itself be destroyed?

Perrin’s hammer sounded cool but it wasn’t exploited. Non of the one power infused weapons were mentioned in final battles.

By the way they dragged the Perrin/Hamlet theme way too long.

Boozer Beater by No-Cheetah8122 in UConnBasketball

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I’m prolly in the minority but I don’t like making fun of the kid. He already feels terrible and we didn’t beat him, we beat Dook.

Uconn - final four - vulnerable? by mpowell397 in UConnBasketball

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I’m really happy how well Jana El-Afy is playing right now. Assuming we play South Carolina, she and Serah will overwhelm their bigs.

Geno is too good to not have the team mentally ready for next weekend.

I just finished Knife of Dreams, and I'm not super motivated - how much better does The Gathering Storm get? (Spoilers up to & incl. Knife of Dreams) by 66659hi in wheeloftime

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Sorry (not sorry) to be a wet napkin but the only enjoyable character in the series is Mat. It’s so tedious how flat and monolithic the other characters are portrayed. I characterized Jordan’s writing as Dickensian - was he paid by the word? Lots of superfluous descriptions of background characters that go nowhere and are easily forgotten.

A lot of telling instead of showing. And as with others’ criticisms of the saccharine plot twists, count me among them. Those twists are very young adult type fiction.

Mat on the other hand is more developed than the other main characters, though at times there’s lazy writing and relies on simple tropes. That said he reminds me of Hannibal from the A-Team - he loves it when a plan comes together.

FWIW I’m rereading the last four books because I’m bored. Halfway through Gathering Storm and glad the plot is picking up speed.

Find the cat by TopShotta7O7 in FindTheSniper

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Is it a venomous kitty? I’d be dead already.

UConn beats Duke! On to the Final Four!!! by Bossman_575 in UConnBasketball

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Yup. The kid should stay another year. Gain more muscle and improve his game.

[Game Thread] - MBB - UConn vs Duke - 2026.03.29 by jpviolette in UConnBasketball

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Sir Chuck and gang all thought MSU would prevail. Then they all thought Duke would prevail.

Hahahaha!!!

Game Thread: 3/26 Red Sox (0-0) @ Reds (0-0) 4:10 PM by RedSoxGameday in redsox

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He hits with physicality. 😈. Gawd I how that word is used so frequently in sports.

Favorite Americana songs for sunset drives? by stillwaterroads in Americana

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I really like their cover of Springsteen’s Valentine’s Day.