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The Great Ordeal / Re: (TGO SPOILERS) Ishterebinth
« on: July 13, 2016, 02:31:18 am »
I'm working my way through the ARC sub forum, and would love a way to quote/ respond to thoughts you've already posted, or at least add on to the end.

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The Great Ordeal / (TGO SPOILERS) Ishterebinth
« on: July 13, 2016, 12:16:32 am »
Previous ARC discussion

I couldn't seem to post to the ARC thread, but I thought the discussion was awesome- one question I thought was interesting is concerning what type of singing Serwa will be doing. One thought I had was maybe linguistically there is a difference between a Dunyain "portion" and Kelhus's "dread portion"- perhaps dread=damned? This would point more specifically to her song being a sorcerous one.
In addition, Sorweel tells her to sing- does he know about her mundane singing in this case? True, his knowledge isn't necessary for her to act, but given her reaction to him, the fact that in that moment he touched the chorae, she saw him as "real", points toward a "correspondence of cause", no?

Also it's interesting to think about how the Dunyain all describe the legion within, alternately as 'portion' and  'fraction'. Not sure what to make of it- nor of Serwa seeing Sorweel as "real"- but I think it points to, as someone else named it, Sorwa- the ultimate power couple of the series that shall not be named?

[EDIT Madness]: For link to the ARC discussion.

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I took  that as the white luck warrior replaying Esmi throwing a peach to him earlier. The chorae is supposed to come from the ceiling, worked loose by the quake; there are several embedded in it. What I don't get is if Kelmomas somehow affected the white luck, causing Kelhus to see the WLW.

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I'm just impressed there is only "one thing" with which you were confused- what a read, but also what an infobomb! There is so much in this book to unpack, to revisit, and to ponder- The Tall? Viri, and Nonmen before the fall? Dunyain and the insights of The Survivor? Not to mention the plot... And the entrance in the last chapter...
wow. Mind blown.

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Yes, I read it as the WLW.
(Spoiler) What I am wondering about is the ambiguity of who survives- he is now "bereft of all he had loved and known," reads to me that Esmi is gone- or is it just major cliffhanger?

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The Great Ordeal / When can we start talking about The Great Ordeal?
« on: July 06, 2016, 06:31:31 pm »
I am on chapter 4 (not in the order I expected) and I've hit my third holy sh*t moment, and need to hear what others are thinking about the book.
I don't want to post spoilers, so go out and buy the book already!

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The Great Ordeal / Re: TGO Official Buys
« on: July 06, 2016, 12:39:30 am »
Barnes and Noble seems to be the place to get it early- I got a copy today, but my pre-ordered e-book edition won't come for another week!

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#10- prediction - Akka will kneel... Next to Kellhus as he dies, saying, "At the end of the world, an Anasurimbor will return."
The Kellhusian prophecy to haunt the next round of Mandatti. 

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Prediction- Sorweel and Serra will serve sorghum sweets to each other. In bed.

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Question- Who is running the last Nonman Mansion?

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Prediction - several other Arks have fallen on Earwa.

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Prediction- Koringhus will kill Kellhus.

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Question- what is in the carapace?

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Prediction- Chigra is a repeating soul- through Sirwatta, Seswatha, and Achamain- and he came with the Ark.

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The traveller in the beginning of TJE was another Dunyain yet to be introduced- one of Moe's offspring.

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