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Well, I finally got to the part of Tylin's death

I had this feeling she was going to die

Matt and Tylin's storyline spans a few books, and is a relatively longer storyline

We all bring our own perspective to reading their storyline based upon our life experiences and how we interpret situations - maybe you felt disgust, anger with her forcing herself on him at knife point, indifference as the story fluctuated over time, or saw it as an engaging series of events, an interesting twist on how Matt pursue women, a chuckle or anything therebetween

I might share my personal thoughts from my own life experience of something that happened to me in high school as a comment at some point, but maybe not

So, what are your thoughts on the Tylin and Matt Storyline?

P.S. I am beyond fascinated with how the Matt and Tuon storyline will play out - he just met her in the wagons for the first time after kidnapping her...

I’m going through another reread (well.. re-listen. Love the audio books). This is about my 4th time through. I love the books; for the most part each reread gets better but one thing that gets worse for me each time is…Min.

I’m curious what other female readers think? This isn’t meant to delegitimize male readers but candidly I find Min to be the epitome of what a male writer thinks a “self empowered woman” is. She reads like a total pick me— she doesn’t care about being pretty or hot except she does, and no man will tell her what to do! Except all her choices fully centered around a man.

There’s nothing wrong with a woman who does center around a man, especially given the variety of women we see in the book. But it’s the fact that we are constantly fed information about how Min “isn’t like other girls”. I also totally get why from Rand’s perspective, Min is everything he needs… because that’s what she is. She doesn’t really exist as an individual and sort of functions as an entity that exists “for Rand”, no wonder he can be himself around her, she molds herself to his needs.

Not trying to be a hater but generally other female characters- sometimes I like them and sometimes I don’t, this makes them feel real. For Min, she just feels like a male gaze version of a “girl who’s not like other girls but also sort of is”.

End of my rant/ but curious if other female readers specifically agree?

Started this book a few hours ago, and to say I'm impressed with the extensive vocabulary is an understatement. I really like the way Robert Jordan describes details, although I can already see how it could get tiring at times if you're into more fast paced books.

Any advice on what I should keep in mind while reading this series? Is it similar to GOT in any way? And should I get emotionally attached to any characters, or should I prepare myself? 😂

The main reason I started this series is because I read the third book, The Dragon Reborn, some years ago without having any idea what was going on and somehow managed to understand it (not to the full extent, obviously 😭).

So please, no spoilers! Just looking for advice/tips for a first-time reader.