Rand & Co. = Frodo & Co.
Lan = Aragon
Moraine = Gandalf
Trollocs = Orcs
Fade/Halfman = The Nine
Dark Lord = Sauron
Emonds Field = The Shire
Whitebridge = Bree... right down to the bartender (Barty? = Barliman)
Death of Thom = Death of Gandalf "run you fools"
Travel to Tar Valon = Travel to Elrond or Mordor
Countless other examples of how terribly derivative this book is. Is this supposed to be clever?
Plus I'm more than halfway through and these characters are just slogging around being idiots. I'm sure they'll soon find the magic swords which will turn these farmboys into epic badasses but... can some MBOTF veteran tell me... Is this worth investing the time and effort to delve into this series? I've heard it gets slow and digresses.... yikes!
This post has been edited by Hoods Breath: 27 January 2012 - 07:22 PM