The Runes of the Earth Dissection has begun!

wayfriend · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 2:44 pm Post subject:

I am your go to guy. When people get sick of my dissections, they'll man up and do some. Smile

I'll try to get something up by Feb 9, 10 tops.
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kevinswatch · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 2:45 pm Post subject:

I know you all want me to do another one. Hehehe. Twisted Evil

-jay

wayfriend · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 3:58 pm Post subject:

If you'd like to do this one ... go ahead. Do I need to mock the smock?
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kevinswatch · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 4:11 pm Post subject:

Heh, sorry, I was mainly just making a joke. I would like to do it, since the last one was fun, but I don't think I have the time right now to do it. Sorry, and good luck.-jay

MsMary · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 4:45 pm Post subject:

wayfriend · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:28 pm Post subject:

kevinswatch · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:12 pm Post subject:

Damn straight. Heh.-jay

dlbpharmd · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:39 pm Post subject:

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danlo · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:09 pm Post subject:

Thank you Wayfriend, you're helping us save the read! The rest of you need to join in-the most intense part of the book is coming up!! (or you'll be sorry when things become clearer in Fatal Revenant Very Happy

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matrixman · Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:15 am Post subject:

If the Runes dissection has been sluggish in drawing participation, I think the reason is obvious: the book has already been discussed to death in the Runes forum.

(And it should be said that some of us are simply no longer willing to participate.)

The only way for a Fatal Revenant dissection to avoid similar apathy is to do it very soon after the book is released. That should make the FR group read the hottest ticket at KW.

That's my 2 cents.

Just calling it as I see it.

dlbpharmd · Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:03 pm Post subject:

Good points, MM.
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wayfriend · Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 2:15 pm Post subject:

Some of us wanted to dissect Runes a long time before we finally started. (And some of us missed the earliest Runes discussions because we hadn't read the book yet.)

But that's behind us. If anyone thinks its been done to death, they should dare to participate. Because this is not a haphazard discussion of whatever snags our attention; it's a top-to-bottom, no stone unturned kind of thing. I for one have learned quite a lot from the dissection, I've seen very many things that I did not see before.

For example, it wasn't until I dissected The Will of the Ranyhyn that I realized one of Donaldson's goals in the Final Chronicles must be to redeem the Haruchai, to finally give them an answer that suffices.
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danlo · Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:35 pm Post subject:

There were a number of reasons why the Runes dissection took as long as it did to get started, yes everyone having access to it was one consideration, getting the other dissections done: MN, WGW (and recovering from them) was another. I am just encouraging others to join. I think a number of folk will pop in as they reread Runes in anticipation for FR.

Compared to the second half of the WGW dissection the number of Runes posts is very healthy-from a very devoted core. The quality of those dissections is outstanding. So I'm not too worried. Yes MM I agree with you wholeheartedly about FR (and the rest of TFCTC), that's been my thought ever since the Runes dissection started to begin the FR dissection no later than two months after it's release. But I needed help and a kickstart for all this and, fortunately, that's where dlb came in. Cool

Vain · Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 11:12 pm Post subject:

I've got to read Runes first Smile

Will happily dissect something then if there's anything left. I've had the book pretty much since it cam out but have been hesitant to read it because I'd have to wait ages for the next one
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dlbpharmd · Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:24 am Post subject:

I'm enjoying the dissection, but I do wish more would participate. I remember when we dissected 1st Chronicles - ah, the good ol' days. Wink

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kevinswatch · Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:33 am Post subject:

I blame Linden.

Razz

-jay

dlbpharmd · Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:34 am Post subject:

Yeah, it's HER fault. Wink

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Seareach · Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:39 am Post subject:

It's not Linden's fault!! Cussing

I'd love to participate but haven't really got the time--and I haven't reread Runes since it was first released. However, when you guys start doing Fatal Revenant dissections I'll certainly put my hand up for one or two of those!
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