[Rand37]

Greetings everyone,

I have been lurking on this site for the last week, but decided to introduce myself. Since I am somewhat of a literary scholar (I teach Shakespeare and 20th century American Lit.), I've found these books fit my reading style. I just finished the Gotm book that I picked up this past weekend. (Yes, I read extremely fast) I really enjoyed this book and will look forward to all those to come. What is really great is that SE forces me to do research on the world, characters, plots and themes he expertly pens in his prose. This is right up my alley as it is what I basically do for a living.

This site has been a great resource and I will continue to lurk and pose questions to the experts of this series as I continue on. My goal is to have the nine books finished in a month, then I will go back and reread them prior to the release of the final book. In particular, with a razor sharp focus on his poetry throughout the series. They reveal so much through connecting the dots along the way. Really unique and interesting.

Yes, based on my chosen user name here I have been a WoT fan for a long time. This series will rival or surpass Jordan's WoT world I have a feeling

This post has been edited by Rand37: 28 July 2010 - 01:01 PM

[HiddenOne]

Rand37 - Welcome to the Forum - careful, you'll fall behind in your work while delving through the goodies here. I know I do all the time.

Erikson's work should be appreciated by any Lit. professional. I would recommend that you slow down your reading speed so that you will grasp all the information and nuances contained within. I learned this the hard way. These books should be savored and enjoyed, and allowed to soak into the brain. You wouldn't swill an expensive and rare beverage, would you? Also, re-reads are essential.

Hey, maybe you could introduce these works to your students. They would owe you one, right?

And yes, MBotF has raised the fantasy bar.

[Abyss]

Welcome!

Rand37, on 28 July 2010 - 12:19 PM, said:

... This series will rival or surpass Jordan's WoT world I have a feeling

In my world, it already has.

[foolio]

Rand37, on 28 July 2010 - 12:19 PM, said:

Greetings everyone,

I have been lurking on this site for the last week, but decided to introduce myself. Since I am somewhat of a literary scholar (I teach Shakespeare and 20th century American Lit.),

greetings. Have you by any chance read Illium and Olympos? Just wondering how the shakespeare reading robot played with a shakesperean scholar?

[Braden]

Rand37, on 28 July 2010 - 12:19 PM, said:

(I teach Shakespeare and 20th century American Lit.),

You don’t teach Shakespeare man!! Shakespeare teaches you!




Seriously, slow down. You WILL, without question, miss connections as you move through books. I’m currently nearing completion of Midnight Tides and I have to say that the way the books previous to MT are compiled means that you need to fully absorb and remember at least the previous TWO books to fully appreciate the book your currently reading.



It is absurdly intelligent in design. You will read a book and believe that its either “stand alone” or has no connection other than the general world setting in common to the book before it…but then, in the next book a connection appears..appears only by the merest hint and then another tiny piece of the global puzzle falls into place.