June Reads Updated- A Memory of Light

I have finally finished Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson's A Memory of Light the final book in The Wheel of Time series. It was a fitting end to a wonderful series. I'm unsure wether or not a spoiler warning is needed here, since the book has been out since Januaray, regardless you can find the rest of my review after the jump.

   Overall, the book was very long, and I thought it dragged a bit in the beginning, hence why it took me forever to read it. Once it picked up, though, I couldn't put it down. Throughout the book, we are told over and over that Rand was prepared for death, and after we were told that twice I had a feeling he wasn't going to die. Apparently I was right, and I suppose it is fitting for him to still be alive, unable to channel. Though, he did light his pipe somehow? Just by thinking of it being lit. This confused me a bit, was it the True Power he used or, as a friend suggested, was he suddenly in Tel'aran'rhiod? I like that theory. I was sad when Egwene died, though she did die in such an epic way. She is my favorite character (besides Mat, but how can you not like Mat?) and I was sad that she will never see what it is like to be Amyrlin when the world isn't at war. I blame her death on Gawyn completely, and never liked him to begin with. His ego was so large that he never thought about the consequences of his actions and of wearing those rings. 

   I've never been very active in the Wheel of Time fandom, becuase I've struggled with getting through the final few books. So I was surprised to find out that a lot of fans hate Egwene, and I couldn't understand why. I recently read a blog post about it, and I agree wholeheartedly with everything she says. It is worthy of a read if you're a Wheel of Time fan!

On Egwene Hate and Sexism


Now it's time to finish up my second June book, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami.