u/procerator

Just finished WH and it was so good. It is only second to TSR and TGH for me.

Where do I even start? Let's start from the end - Clensing of Saidin battle was better than Dumai Wells. And that says a lot since Dumai Wells are epic as well. Though it was a bit weird that none of the Forsaken thought about bringing some Trollocs/Myrdraal/Draghkar with them.

I enjoyed every POV and storyline explored in this book. Well, maybe Elayne's - not that much. I am not really invested in the plotline of her getting the throne. But it still had a lot of interesting moments like ritual for becoming a first-sister and hiring a Darkfriend as chief of security.

The whole Far Madding thing was interesting and expanded the world that is already bigger than anything I've ever read.

We got cameos of Gholam and Slayer which was pretty cool.

There was no Egwene POV - which is massive ​advantage for this book.

Perrin/Faile chapters were cool, even though their story didn't progress much.

Ebou Dar storylines were an interesting exploration of Stockholm Syndrome. I like how Egeanin and Mat's arc come together in the end. There were also chapters with amazing prose - "The clock sounded the first full hour of the night, and after no more than a week, four chimes for the second. "

Crossroads of Twilight next. People say it is the worst WoT book. Will it be worse than Path of Daggers? Let's find out.

As a Ukrainian I am obviously rooting for my compatriots - Shishi and Aonishiki now.

However, today I found out that Oho is 12.5% Ukrainian as well. As he is a grandson of best yokozuna of 20th century - Taihō Kōki. Who itself was 50% Ukrainian. ​

Are there (or was there) any other rikishi with Ukrainian heritage in the top division?

So it was stated multiple times that Kirishima needs to win 2 straight tournaments as Ozeki to receive promotions to Yokozuna.

However, I checked that Hoshoryu got promoted after being 13-2 runner up and 1 yusho with 12 wins.

Was this because Teranofuji retired and JSA felt like filling yokozuna slot ASAP or some other reason?

Wikipedia says that "All wrestlers in the top division below the rank of ōzeki are eligible."

Does it also include wrestlers who have been ozeki but got demoted?

For example, if Aonishiki wins July basho 14 - 1, while defeating both yokozunas, will he be eligible to get Outstanding Performance and Fighting Spirit prizes?

Some people say that book 7 marks the beginning of The Slog. To my surprise, I liked the book even more then 5 and 6.

First of all, the pacing - was much more consistent throughout the book. And "slow" chapters were really suspenseful.

Secondly, I liked Dumai Whells chapter in book 6 and book 7 had a lot of page count dedicated to aftermath of Dumai Whells which I enjoyed very much.

All the Forsaken scheming was done really well and the characters themselves got a bit more fleshed out. Dark One was shown to be quite brutal and unforgiving which I also liked.

And how can I forget - Nynaeve breaking through her block. I was reading this on a bench in a park and I almost cried. The only thing stopping me was worrying what would people think seeing 35+ bald guy crying over a book.

Overall, I would rate this book to be top 3 so far. Behind TSR and on par with TGH.