maythornton's review against another edition
5.0
Ha sido una montaña rusa de emociones este libro, no sé cómo no podría añadirlo a mis libros favoritos de todos los tiempos si es lo mejor que he leído.
Tenía tantas ganas de llegar a ciertas partes de la trama que de gratis me he llevado muchísimas historias buenísimas. Y mucho llanto porque no había llorado tanto con ningún libro en mi vida, excepto lo que está profetizado que llore cuando lea Un Recuerdo de Luz, no sé si sobreviviré a eso si este libro ya me ha pegado tan fuerte.
Desde luego que no me esperaba para nada la alianza de los Capas Blancas con Perrin y su ejército pero después de todo lo que han pasado juntos hasta me parece razonable y bonito, pero muy bien que por fin alguien se deshiciera de Byar, me tenía frita.
Morgase encontrándose con sus hijos y viendo lo felices que se han puesto ha sido un momento precioso, pensé que nunca más se volverían a ver, o que si lo hacían sería todavía con el sobrenombre de Maighdin pero me alegro de que puedan estar juntos.
Y Mat cargándose a ese gholam por fin que los tenía aterrorizados a todos, ahhh, un soplo de aire fresco. Y además muy inteligente por su parte. Me ha encantado cómo a trabajado junto a Elayne todo el tiempo y se ha reforzado su amistad con Birgitte también.
La Torre de Ghenjei es lo que más tiempo llevaba esperando de todo. No me ha decepcionado para nada, han sido de los mejores capítulos que he leído en esta saga, y la muerte de Noal me ha destrozado por dentro, no he podido llorar más cuando se sacrificó por todos. Por lo menos me alegro de que hayan salido con vida de allí y con Moiraine!! Moiraine que me esperaba que estuviera en muy malas condiciones, tenía muchas ganas de verla otra vez. Aunque bueno, Mat ha dado un ojo de la cara literalmente por ella (si una persona no puede tener un móvil quítenselo).
La batalla dentro de la Torre Blanca con Mesaana y las Negras ha sido espectacular, ver cómo Perrin y Egwene se juntan en el Tel'aran'rhiod ha sido una sorpresa que llevaba tiempo esperando que pasara, pero la muerte de Saltador no la supero, fue un muy buen chico hasta el final. Hasta pensé que Gawyn moría defendiendo a Egwene en el Mundo de Vigilia, no pude pasarlo peor y llorar más por esos dos, primero de tristeza y luego de alegría, es que no me puedo creer que por fin se hayan confesado su amor, ha sido un momento tan precioso que me he echado a llorar todavía más si cabe.
Y lo que más puedo destacar de todo el libro es que cada vez que Matrim Cauthon abre la boca me da la risa, necesito recopilar todas sus frases en un libro porque no me he parado de reír cada vez que salía él, hasta en la Torre de Ghenjei me ha hecho reír.
De momento creo que Torres de Medianoche se queda como mi libro favorito de toda la saga, ha sido maravilloso.
Pd: Moiraine y Thom???? QUEEEE
Tenía tantas ganas de llegar a ciertas partes de la trama que de gratis me he llevado muchísimas historias buenísimas. Y mucho llanto porque no había llorado tanto con ningún libro en mi vida, excepto lo que está profetizado que llore cuando lea Un Recuerdo de Luz, no sé si sobreviviré a eso si este libro ya me ha pegado tan fuerte.
Desde luego que no me esperaba para nada la alianza de los Capas Blancas con Perrin y su ejército pero después de todo lo que han pasado juntos hasta me parece razonable y bonito, pero muy bien que por fin alguien se deshiciera de Byar, me tenía frita.
Morgase encontrándose con sus hijos y viendo lo felices que se han puesto ha sido un momento precioso, pensé que nunca más se volverían a ver, o que si lo hacían sería todavía con el sobrenombre de Maighdin pero me alegro de que puedan estar juntos.
Y Mat cargándose a ese gholam por fin que los tenía aterrorizados a todos, ahhh, un soplo de aire fresco. Y además muy inteligente por su parte. Me ha encantado cómo a trabajado junto a Elayne todo el tiempo y se ha reforzado su amistad con Birgitte también.
La Torre de Ghenjei es lo que más tiempo llevaba esperando de todo. No me ha decepcionado para nada, han sido de los mejores capítulos que he leído en esta saga, y la muerte de Noal me ha destrozado por dentro, no he podido llorar más cuando se sacrificó por todos. Por lo menos me alegro de que hayan salido con vida de allí y con Moiraine!! Moiraine que me esperaba que estuviera en muy malas condiciones, tenía muchas ganas de verla otra vez. Aunque bueno, Mat ha dado un ojo de la cara literalmente por ella (si una persona no puede tener un móvil quítenselo).
La batalla dentro de la Torre Blanca con Mesaana y las Negras ha sido espectacular, ver cómo Perrin y Egwene se juntan en el Tel'aran'rhiod ha sido una sorpresa que llevaba tiempo esperando que pasara, pero la muerte de Saltador no la supero, fue un muy buen chico hasta el final. Hasta pensé que Gawyn moría defendiendo a Egwene en el Mundo de Vigilia, no pude pasarlo peor y llorar más por esos dos, primero de tristeza y luego de alegría, es que no me puedo creer que por fin se hayan confesado su amor, ha sido un momento tan precioso que me he echado a llorar todavía más si cabe.
Y lo que más puedo destacar de todo el libro es que cada vez que Matrim Cauthon abre la boca me da la risa, necesito recopilar todas sus frases en un libro porque no me he parado de reír cada vez que salía él, hasta en la Torre de Ghenjei me ha hecho reír.
De momento creo que Torres de Medianoche se queda como mi libro favorito de toda la saga, ha sido maravilloso.
Pd: Moiraine y Thom???? QUEEEE
leonora_t's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
So much happened here in so little time I don’t quite know what to think. I was convinced Mat‘s big plot wasn’t gonna happen until the next book because the pages left kept shrinking and shrinking, but I was positively surprised!
My favorite moments:
The Prologue made me cry and I didn’t even know any of those characters. That’s all that needs to be said I think. I have a soft spot for Borderlanders.
Rand and Tam also made me cry. You can see a pattern here.
Mat‘s big moment didn’t make me cry but it was really cool and it was almost like RJ‘s Mat was back (which I definitely prefer though you can tell Sanderson is trying his best).
ALSO: Aviendha‘s trip to Rhuidean was absolutely devastating. Her grappling with what the Aiel‘s future might hold and how she will be able to shape it was so so good. Aviendha hasn’t gotten quite enough attention in the series I think, I love her relationship to Elayne and I like her and Rand just fine, but we really haven’t seen enough POVs from her imo so this was very gratifying (while also gut-churningly sad).
Some stuff I didn’t like quite so much:
It feels like Sanderson has all these loose threads left over from RJ and now he’s obviously struggling to bring some of them to a satisfying conclusion.
I felt this already in TGS withMasema‘s untimely demise. It truly felt like his story and RJ intentions with this plotlinw was cut short. In this book I felt the same way with the Gholam. It was teased up for 5 books to be this super unbeatable super monster with only one very particular weakness (which didn’t even play a major role in beating it) and the final battle between it and Mat was definitely a letdown especially since it came out of nowhere. It’s not a black and white issue, Sanderson is obviously just trying to do his best with what he’s been given, but these have been some disappointments for sure.
The new It Couple Th*m and Moiraine I‘m not even grace with a comment except that I hate hate hate it. At least Siuan and Gareth Bryne had some character development (while I still don’t quite like them) But this?? I had been spoiled for it already, but I really thought they would at least get some in world explanation but nope. I hate it. That’s it.
Overall though I loved it and though I‘m sad this is the end I‘m very excited about starting A Memory of Light.
My favorite moments:
The Prologue made me cry and I didn’t even know any of those characters. That’s all that needs to be said I think. I have a soft spot for Borderlanders.
Rand and Tam also made me cry. You can see a pattern here.
Mat‘s big moment didn’t make me cry but it was really cool and it was almost like RJ‘s Mat was back (which I definitely prefer though you can tell Sanderson is trying his best).
ALSO: Aviendha‘s trip to Rhuidean was absolutely devastating. Her grappling with what the Aiel‘s future might hold and how she will be able to shape it was so so good. Aviendha hasn’t gotten quite enough attention in the series I think, I love her relationship to Elayne and I like her and Rand just fine, but we really haven’t seen enough POVs from her imo so this was very gratifying (while also gut-churningly sad).
Some stuff I didn’t like quite so much:
It feels like Sanderson has all these loose threads left over from RJ and now he’s obviously struggling to bring some of them to a satisfying conclusion.
I felt this already in TGS with
The new It Couple Th*m and
Overall though I loved it and though I‘m sad this is the end I‘m very excited about starting A Memory of Light.
dorian_son_of_thrain's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
isabellarobinson7's review against another edition
5.0
Second read: 24/11/20 - 27/11/20
Rating: (still) 5 stars
Rereading my first review of Towers of Midnight, I cannot believe I forgot to mention my love for chapter 13. It is honestly one of the most precious things in any book ever. As precious as Charlie from Flowers for Algernon. As precious as the One Ring (though I think I know a certain someone who would disagree with me on that point). Whenever members from the same family make up I get all warm and fuzzy inside. And this is truly unusual for me. I'm not a very... feely person. I don't feel stuff strongly, or often anything at all. But this chapter, man, it is the perfect response to Rand and Tam's reunion in The Gathering Storm. It's like TGS chapter breaks my heart, and then ToM's heals it. (Wow, it's all the cheese and corn over here)
First read: 13/06/20 - 16/06/20
Rating: 5 stars
This is my second attempt at gathering my thoughts together for this review (but is it really a review when the main reason I write them is for me to read in the future to know my thoughts on the book, rather than make them public?) because having only finished the book a few minutes ago, I am still reeling over what happened.
Towers of Midnight is a strange book to pin down, because while it is a lot of set up for book 14, so much happened. At its core, the book was just a means to get characters where they needed to be for the Last Battle, but it was also so eventful and action packed that it didn't feel like it (not sure if Sanderson or Jordan was responsible for this. Perhaps both).
This is the book where Perrin became cool again. Finally! I understand his arc with Faile and the wolves all need to happen, but he got quite boring for a while. His chapters felt largely removed from the likes of Nyneave, Egwene, Rand and all the rest, and it made his storyline less interesting overall. Now, his subplot has been tied into the rest of the casts', with the inclusion of the Wolf Dream which is pretty much the same as Tel'aran'rhiod and his tussle with the Whitecloaks being more connected to other characters' stories.
Mat was largely absent from the book up until the last few hundred pages (well, I don't really know because my perception of the pacing in Towers of Midnight is off, as I read the last 330 pages in a single sitting) where his presence was quite integral to the story.
There were also three accepted marriage proposals in Towers of Midnight (though only two of the couples actually got married). While this was a lot for someone whose experience with romantic-ness in media is cringing and turning away when people kiss in movies (I swear, I am like a 7 year old child), it also made me even more excited for A Memory of Light, because if we're getting all the love stuff out of the way in book 13, the finale is (hopefully) going to be all out action!
Speaking of love stuff,
We didn't get too much Rand in Towers of Midnight (with no POV until the epilogue even) but I am finding that I rather enjoy reading him from other people's perspectives. When he came in to save Ituralde and his men who were retreating after a failed siege of Maradon and took back the entire city single-handedly (literally in his case) it is all told from Ituralde's point of view rather than Rand's, and I think it made the scene really effective. Rand's character development is so impressive, and you don't always see that from his POV chapters. I didn't enjoy The Eye of the World as much as other people seem to when I first read it, but I think that upon rereads the full extent of Rand's character growth would be very clear in the first book, and I think that will enhance my overall opinion of it.
Morgase's reunion with Elayne and Gawyn were great scenes. I'm not the biggest fan of Elayne and Gawyn individually as characters (they both get on my nerves at times) but finding your mum alive amongst all the turmoil is special.
Some more random things I loved that I don't have enough to say about to warrant a paragraph/can't be bothered:
- Perrin finding Mat trying to catch badgers
- "There, holding to his father, the Dragon Reborn began to weep."
- Perrin and Egwene's encounter in Tel'aran'rhiod
- OLVER POV!
- "'Father,' Rand said, resting his hand on Min's back. 'This is Min Farshaw. And she's very special to me.'"
- Egwene defeating Mesaana in her sleep (because it was in Tel'aran'rhiod, hehe funny)
- Nynaeve's Aes Sedai test and Lan-related spoiler stuff
I read Towers of Midnight very, very fast. And knowing me, I'll read A Memory of Light even faster. Either that or it will take me a week to come to grips with what happens in every chapter that I will never be finished. It's going to be one or the other. And I am so looking forward to it.
Rating: (still) 5 stars
Rereading my first review of Towers of Midnight, I cannot believe I forgot to mention my love for chapter 13. It is honestly one of the most precious things in any book ever. As precious as Charlie from Flowers for Algernon. As precious as the One Ring (though I think I know a certain someone who would disagree with me on that point). Whenever members from the same family make up I get all warm and fuzzy inside. And this is truly unusual for me. I'm not a very... feely person. I don't feel stuff strongly, or often anything at all. But this chapter, man, it is the perfect response to Rand and Tam's reunion in The Gathering Storm. It's like TGS chapter breaks my heart, and then ToM's heals it. (Wow, it's all the cheese and corn over here)
First read: 13/06/20 - 16/06/20
Rating: 5 stars
This is my second attempt at gathering my thoughts together for this review (but is it really a review when the main reason I write them is for me to read in the future to know my thoughts on the book, rather than make them public?) because having only finished the book a few minutes ago, I am still reeling over what happened.
Towers of Midnight is a strange book to pin down, because while it is a lot of set up for book 14, so much happened. At its core, the book was just a means to get characters where they needed to be for the Last Battle, but it was also so eventful and action packed that it didn't feel like it (not sure if Sanderson or Jordan was responsible for this. Perhaps both).
This is the book where Perrin became cool again. Finally! I understand his arc with Faile and the wolves all need to happen, but he got quite boring for a while. His chapters felt largely removed from the likes of Nyneave, Egwene, Rand and all the rest, and it made his storyline less interesting overall. Now, his subplot has been tied into the rest of the casts', with the inclusion of the Wolf Dream which is pretty much the same as Tel'aran'rhiod and his tussle with the Whitecloaks being more connected to other characters' stories.
Mat was largely absent from the book up until the last few hundred pages (well, I don't really know because my perception of the pacing in Towers of Midnight is off, as I read the last 330 pages in a single sitting) where his presence was quite integral to the story.
Spoiler
His relationship with the Aelfinn and Eelfinn is really interesting (they make perfect rivals for Mat) and the encounter with them in this book was one of my favourite parts. And Moiraine came back as a result! Moiraine! I knew it was coming because her fate had been spoiled for me already, but it was still exciting.There were also three accepted marriage proposals in Towers of Midnight (though only two of the couples actually got married). While this was a lot for someone whose experience with romantic-ness in media is cringing and turning away when people kiss in movies (I swear, I am like a 7 year old child), it also made me even more excited for A Memory of Light, because if we're getting all the love stuff out of the way in book 13, the finale is (hopefully) going to be all out action!
Speaking of love stuff,
Spoiler
where did Moiraine and Thom come from? I know that I am not them most adept at spotting romantic chemistry or flirting in general, (I didn't pick up on Nynaeve and Lan until the end of The Eye of the World when the words "wife" and "husband" were on the page right in front of me) but I'm not that oblivious, am I? There have been so many scenes where Thom has talked about Moiraine since she "died" and nothing seemed amiss to me. Are you telling me that all his mourning was over more than a lost friend? How clueless am I?We didn't get too much Rand in Towers of Midnight (with no POV until the epilogue even) but I am finding that I rather enjoy reading him from other people's perspectives. When he came in to save Ituralde and his men who were retreating after a failed siege of Maradon and took back the entire city single-handedly (literally in his case) it is all told from Ituralde's point of view rather than Rand's, and I think it made the scene really effective. Rand's character development is so impressive, and you don't always see that from his POV chapters. I didn't enjoy The Eye of the World as much as other people seem to when I first read it, but I think that upon rereads the full extent of Rand's character growth would be very clear in the first book, and I think that will enhance my overall opinion of it.
Morgase's reunion with Elayne and Gawyn were great scenes. I'm not the biggest fan of Elayne and Gawyn individually as characters (they both get on my nerves at times) but finding your mum alive amongst all the turmoil is special.
Some more random things I loved that I don't have enough to say about to warrant a paragraph/can't be bothered:
- Perrin finding Mat trying to catch badgers
- "There, holding to his father, the Dragon Reborn began to weep."
- Perrin and Egwene's encounter in Tel'aran'rhiod
- OLVER POV!
- "'Father,' Rand said, resting his hand on Min's back. 'This is Min Farshaw. And she's very special to me.'"
- Egwene defeating Mesaana in her sleep (because it was in Tel'aran'rhiod, hehe funny)
- Nynaeve's Aes Sedai test and Lan-related spoiler stuff
I read Towers of Midnight very, very fast. And knowing me, I'll read A Memory of Light even faster. Either that or it will take me a week to come to grips with what happens in every chapter that I will never be finished. It's going to be one or the other. And I am so looking forward to it.
aleksandra_simovic's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
rees_aidan741's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
giantenzym's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0