There are some interesting facts about this book that attracted me to read it. I first heard about it from Cory Doctorow's Little Brother. Then I found this page (dennismansker.com/ontheroad.htm) useful to put in context the journeys distance and the type of cars. The reading was entertaining and it is an interesting analysis on friendships.
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dvdgc13 reviewed On the Road by Jack Kerouac
dvdgc13 started reading Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (Little Brother, #1)
dvdgc13 reviewed The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan (The Wheel of Time, #2)
A hunt with a mule
4 stars
Lots of action and twists, with new creatures and civilizations. Maybe because we have a better understanding who the main characters are, I feel it at a higher pace than the previous one. I had a lot of fun! Whereas the first annoyed me with the men/women stereotypes, this one made me smile how it shows that the women have the control of everything but without the men realising it.
dvdgc13 reviewed The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time, #1) by Robert Jordan (The Wheel of Time, #1)
Fantasy in a segregated society
4 stars
I started this book after I heard about its TV show, and learnt that this is one of the longest fantasy series. I haven't read much fantasy either. I enjoyed this first book, the adventures of a group of friends from a village that they need to escape their home town. Robert Jordan gives a very good detail of every thing that happens during their journey, and how the society are structured. I found that society structure quite puzzling. Women and men have different roles and duties on their everyday lives. They are not shown as one lower than the other, but it uses many stereotypes of our real society. The woman takes care of the kitchen while the man attends the business - this was a bit annoying (I suppose as our society). However, there done stats¹ that seems to indicate that the following books will get more gender …
I started this book after I heard about its TV show, and learnt that this is one of the longest fantasy series. I haven't read much fantasy either. I enjoyed this first book, the adventures of a group of friends from a village that they need to escape their home town. Robert Jordan gives a very good detail of every thing that happens during their journey, and how the society are structured. I found that society structure quite puzzling. Women and men have different roles and duties on their everyday lives. They are not shown as one lower than the other, but it uses many stereotypes of our real society. The woman takes care of the kitchen while the man attends the business - this was a bit annoying (I suppose as our society). However, there done stats¹ that seems to indicate that the following books will get more gender balanced! [1] www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/statistical-analysis-wheel-time/