Even though the story is still dragging on a bit, I applaud the author’s decision to tell “all” of the story for half of the characters rather than “half” of the story for all the characters. The rest of the characters are going to be covered in the next book. By “all” of the story, in this case, he means a full season (i.e. autumn) rather than just half a season.

I think this is a great idea (Robert Jordan could take a hint from this guy!) since covering too many characters simultaneously simply tends to confuse me. I still think he could have pared down the number of characters even further, but it could have been much, much worse. Otherwise, I am really loving the story, and can’t wait for the next book. (And the one beyond that, which will finally continue some of these characters’ stories!)