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wolfy42 posted...

I can't even really put a pin on how/when i stopped liking Perrin or caring about his story.

Was it when he became utterly whipped and completely subservient to his love interest?

It's been mentioned that Jordan's wife had a significant influence on the story, and when they mention that a lot of the character/personality of Nynaeve was based on her, I was like, "Ohhh, so much of this story makes more sense now."



wolfy42 posted...

Also I had WAY more patience when I was younger, now if I lose interest in a book, I don't read a freaking book a day (or WoT sized ones in a few days), it takes me weeks to read something, so if it's boring, I just give up.

I've mentioned this in other contexts before, but I think a lot of that sort of mentality comes down to the fact that there's more media in the world today than ever before in history. More than any one person could ever hope to consume even in a much longer lifetime.

So with so many options and so many choices, there's really no reason to suffer through something that isn't exciting you. Whether it's a game or a show or a book or something else, you can always move on and find something far more interesting and fun with minimal effort.

It's why I always say I don't like "Frustration Gaming" (ie, games like Dark Souls), where you fail 99 times so that the 1 time you succeed is a much stronger rush. I no longer have the time or patience for gameplay like that - I'd rather get the lesser rush from succeeding 99 times out of 100 in a game that is interesting in other ways (which is why I tend to play story-heavy games on the most casual difficulty - I get far more out of them that way).

If something doesn't grab you immediately, there are a thousand other things screaming for your attention at all times. And the older you get, the less free time you have to devote to any of it. There's no time to indulge mediocrity.
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