I came across this book during my research a few years ago, perhaps one of the few "true crime" books that gives a neutral stance on this case, it was written in 2003. This author talks a bit about this case, and she refrains from calling the brothers all the usual buzzwords of "cold-blooded" or "sociopath" or "spoiled, greedy rich kids". Instead, she takes notes from Hazel Thorton's book, why the first trial jury was hung, why the second trial turned out how it did, what the media got wrong, and the overlap between this case and others like OJ Simpson and Timothy McVeigh. It's worth a read.
I sat down today, slowly succumbing to the urge for a reread, when a thought came to me: FoH was definitely my favourite book, and I feel like it gets a bad rap among the fandom. Well, not a bad rap. More like no rap at all.
I can see why. It's sandwiched right between the fan-favourite (full of new lands, time travel, cosmic lore reveals, great battles and character development) and the mind-blowing conclusion to the first half of the series. On my first read, it really seemed like an intermission between the two.
However, I'd say that it's one of the only books to really nail the WoT formula. It has one of the first instances of giga-prologue, and it's one of the best (barring Galad's Whitecloak fight) with POVs in the high society of Randland. Compared to the country bumpkins which make up Books 1-4, it's a nice change of pace. It's our first glimpse of the true Elaida (one of the funniest characters ever), and one of the first meetings of the Forsaken.
From there, it follows the general formula - a few climaxes/ story beats, with small baby-steps between. This method of writing has used to great effect in the best offerings of the series, but it can weigh down some of the weaker entires - particularly, stuff like CoT can happen when the baby-steps become more important than the climaxes. It's the ratio which is important.
So, running down the great climaxes:
- Rand vs Couladin
- Moiraine vs Lanfear
- Rand/Nynaeve vs Rahvin/Moghedien
All of these are great, series-defining beats. They show our character's first tiptoes into the centre of command and conflict. They're finally understanding and using their powers to better effect. They're stepping into leadership roles - they're growing up. Where the Stone of Tear in Book 4 showed a glimpse of politics, Book 5 delves deep. And best of all, Andoran politicians are so minor you don't even have to remember them yet!
RJ really nails the baby-steps though. Interviews suggest he is a great fan of character interactions, and really getting into a character's mind to see how they would react. Character dynamics, that kind of thing. And so I present perhaps the best example of this: Valan Luca's Travelling Circus. We've got Nynaeve's explosive nature against Elayne's royal demeanour (polar opposites, btw), with the fun characters of strongmen and animal tamers, the climax of Elayne and Galad's early rivalry. All the characters are so pissed off at each other, it makes for great tension, and great c
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For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
It really does, I swear!
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
They’re on standbi
Buenosdillas
Pilot on me!!
Hey everyone! Just graduated from journalism school and working on some portfolio stuff. I finally have the freedom to write about the stuff I find interesting. I don't give a shit about politics, I'd rather write a dissertation about getting Mankind by Factory 81 on Spotify. I've been working on this for a few days. Let me know what you think!
Nu metal is back… Kinda! So many people are finally coming around to the polarizing genre, as enough time has passed to finally admit that it was actually pretty fucking awesome. Call it butt-rock, post-grunge, rap-rock, but any way you try to label it to lessen the emotional toll it has on you to admit out loud that you actually kind of like that one Limp Bizkit song won’t take away the fact that nu metal never really died. It was just resting. With artists like $uicideboy$, Bones, Ghostemane, Tallah and Tetrarch on the rise, the lines between metal, rap and grunge haven’t been this blurred since the initial rise of nu metal. But I thought it would be interesting to take a step back from the music itself and take a look at the subculture. We know what nu metal sounded like. But what did nu metal look like?
Baggy Jeans/JNCOs
Perhaps there’s nothing else in the world that screams “90s” as much as baggy jeans do. In the late 1980s, rappers and break-dancers alike would wear baggy pants not only as an aesthetic tool, but as a way to facilitate their respective crafts. It was in the mid-to-late 1990s that other subcultures picked up on the niche, and skaters, punks and metalheads took a liking to making the jeans even baggier… and baggier… And eventually, JNCOs became one of the most iconic looks of the era, and in one of the 20th centuries biggest musical renaissances, nu metal. Me in ma Jncos.
Facial Piercings
Prior to the decade that birthed nu metal, body piercing never really took off in the West. Elayne Angel, a veteran body piercer, indicates the music video to Aerosmith’s “Cryin’,” in which a young woman is getting her belly button pierced, to be the beginning of commonplace body modification among American youths. Would it be no surprise to anyone that just under a year later, one of nu metal’s most well-known and influential acts would hit the scene with a lead singer that sported not one, not two, but three eyebrow rings? And so, with the rise
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This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
When I got home, they were still there.
I won't be doing that today!
You take away their little brooms
This morning, my 4 year old daughter.
Daughter: I'm hungry
Me: nerves building, smile widening
Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.
She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.
Thank you all for listening.
There hasn't been a post all year!
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It’s pronounced “Noel.”
After all his first name is No-vac
What, then, is Chinese rap?
Edit:
Notable mentions from the comments:
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Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits
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French/Finnish art
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Country/Canadian rap
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Chinese/Country/Canadian rock
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Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap
There hasn't been a single post this year!
(Happy 2022 from New Zealand)
Nothing, it just waved
Bob
So that I could frequently say, "I am going to walk 5 miles now."
Edit: My most popular post on Reddit! 😀 Thank you for the awards.
Just to clarify, 12345678
Me grabbing a soda from my (what I thought was) half full 12pk...
Notices there's only 2;
Me: "Awe man... This is a damn bird box!" Her: "What the hell does that mean?!" Me: (Pulls both cans out & shows them to her) "It's only got Toucans."
I'm not ashamed to admit the look on her face was glorious.
I was just sitting there doing nothing.
“BOOM”?!
"That's what they're fighting about."
Because his Visa didn’t work.
What did 0 say to 8 ?
" Nice Belt "
So What did 3 say to 8 ?
" Hey, you two stop making out "
