» Saturday, 8 May A.D. 2010
re-reading robert jordan
I was in an airport bookstore last week and picked up one of the newer Wheel of Time books. I opened it to a random page and read:
Nynaeve crossed her arms under her breasts and sniffed.
Yes, well, shocking. I stopped reading after Winter's Heart, but I have found something that almost makes me want to start reading them again. It's Leigh Butler's Wheel of Time Re-Read, wherein she, well, re-reads Jordan's epic, complete with varying amounts of breezy, pop-culture commentary on each bit. My favorite bit so far, having only “re-read” The Shadow Rising, was an musing on Mat as the classic American hero.
She's in the middle of The Path of Daggers right now. I find myself strongly tempted to re-read all of the novels--and read the new ones--through the lens of this blog. I haven't looked at the inspiration for this project, the Lord of the Rings re-read, but I suspect that one would be equally compelling.
posted by Nate @ 2:44PM