Wayfriend wrote: Covenant countered, “How else do we know we’re alive?” “By our deeds,” Stave answered. “By striving and service. By—” Abruptly he froze. His gaze sprang back to Covenant’s. Nothing else moved. After a moment, he released a long breath. “Ah.” His regard did not waver, but his rigidit...

I know I'm way late to this post, but I feel for Wayfriend on this one. It seems to me a pretty basic premis in life, that family has the capacity to fulfill oneself's deepest needs, to make one whole. It's the most natural yearning know to man, to want to share oneself with others, become a part of...

It occurs to me that there is a similarity of conversion going on between what transpired with Branl to cause him to become truly “humbled” after the shredding of Clyme, and with Stave after experiencing Linden’s departure. In both situations, the Haruchai have been inwardly touched by an event, som...

True that, WF. I suppose it coud be possible for an Elohim to be 'off'd'. Didn't Kasty show fear and dred when TC was threatening him? If so, there must be some means to an ending. Esmer was a half Elohim, so that doesn't help, The Harrow is not an Elohim, so no go on that one. It's a great question.

How may life endure in the Land, if the Forestals fail and perish, as they must, and naught remains to ward its most vulnerable treasures? We were formed to stand as guardians in the Creator’s stead. Must it transpire that beauty and truth shall pass utterly when we are gone? It's interesting to se...

That Kasty found love and mercy is no doubt. Mercy is in the hands that give it, and Infelice and TC had a right to gave it. Mercy usually comes to the contrite, however, and alrhough Kasty wasnt that, to let go of it anyway was a hard thing, commendable, and one can't fault Infelice and TC for that...

I guess I'll only say here that I really really really wanted Kasty to get his in this scene. instead he gets his redemption. I guess it makes sense to believe he was driven to his madness by outside elements (Elohim, Durance, SWMNBN, etc, etc). But didn't he also make his own choices along the way?...

I know I am not a regular member of the Watch (rather new actually), but I signed up to dissect Part 2, Chapter 3 (Summoned to Oppose), when newbies were being courted to take the plunge. And by Jove, it will ne done, count on it. I started posting replies early in TLD dissection chapters, but it ha...

I find of interest the juxtaposition of TC's utter acceptance of responsibility for what has become of Joan, and how he had to find a way to resolve it himself, versus the Masters' refusal to take responsibility when confronted by Brinn for their decision to harbor the truth about the Land. Brinn ca...

With this chapter, our compnay begins the final quest toward their purposes. Jerry knows what he has to be doing for the Elohim. Linden knows she must leave soon, and Mahrtir will understand that his purpose is interwoven with Linden's. The stains and the malachite have a connected purpose. And it's...

Personally I don't think it really matters in the end. We the reader learn a lesson through the main character about how to respond to the many unanswerable questions in life, the things we can't control. We must learn to accept that there are things we have no power over, and nevertheless we must c...

Hmmm, I have been assigned this chapter to dissect, and I must admit I missed this on first read. My angle is totally plot and purpose driven, which in and of itself will be a challenge as so much is happening on screen in this chapter. But, I will definitely revisit the chapter to see if I can pick...

Zar: Fair enough. "Lazy" was not the correct word. Someone who writes about 6,000 pages or whatever of Chronicles with such a high level of intellect as SRD brings to his tale, is hardly a lazy writer. But, I imho yhe plot fell a bit short with the lack of any population interplay, and I'm...

I am normally a Donaldson apologist with TLCs, but here I have to agree with Cube (and the others in this post). Oftentimes during my read of TLCs (and TLD in particular), I would wonder this exact question, where are all the people at? Anywhere our heroes go, nobody is around. Granted, we have Kevi...

BP: May The Craetor bless your endeavor! I hope you choose to use this forum along the way to post status, check your work, add insight, etc. It is an admirable undertaking you embark upon, and I hope it doesn't expose too many SRD inconsistencies along the way. But, in the end, I think it will prov...

that which was evil to begin with needn't remain so at the last (or something to that effect). we saw plenty of that; the ur-Viles, Horrim Carabal .. in the ur-Viles case this was a pretty profound change, they renounced the self-hate that had led to their former crimes against the Land. In the lur...

I think the title of Part I of TLD "to bear what must be borne", says a lot about the themes running through TLC. To "bear" is to aacept responsibility for something, and persevere in the atruggle that must follow in seeing things through to achieve something worth while. The mor...

I remember all those early paperback covers. They were great, but oftentimes misleading, as I would liken the book's title to what was being depicted on the cover, and that was not usually the case. And I believe that continues throughout all the series. Would be a fun exercise to recap all these ea...

Welcome, fellow newbie! Apparently, you've figured out the secret to decoding TC of TC....you start with the last book, then the first, then the last again, and then the middle....3, 1, 3, 2....aahhh, that explains much. But, really, processing SRD is tough enough, but to try and process it out of o...

For me, a story takes the reader where he is, as he is. Whatever is gleaned from it's being read is never wasted. I am interested here to see how this story has satisfied so many readers at various ranges of "maturity", from those simply looking for a stand alone tale to those with a desir...