This is an extremely minor and nitpicky thing, but it continually irked me that "Burn me!" became "Burn it!" in the last three books. I know that cursing generally evolves, but "Burn it" never felt quite right. That was the only standard curse that seemed to change, and I just couldn't read it without a little cringe inside.
As other people have mentioned, Mat takes the most noticeable hit in Sanderson's books. I'm not going to outright complain about Sanderson's efforts in finishing the series; it got done, and that's that. But Mat... he suddenly turned into the archetype "comic relief" character, always trying to be funny. The old Mat seemed to rarely try to be funny; at least, he was at his funniest when he was back-pedaling, trying to talk himself back out of the trouble he just talked himself into.
I loved Mat throughout the whole series, and he remained one of my favorite characters for the last three. I just wish Sanderson didn't try so hard to make Mat "the funny guy"...
In an effort to spark some good conversation, instead of just having a one-post rant, what are some favorite Mat moments? One of mine is:
As other people have mentioned, Mat takes the most noticeable hit in Sanderson's books. I'm not going to outright complain about Sanderson's efforts in finishing the series; it got done, and that's that. But Mat... he suddenly turned into the archetype "comic relief" character, always trying to be funny. The old Mat seemed to rarely try to be funny; at least, he was at his funniest when he was back-pedaling, trying to talk himself back out of the trouble he just talked himself into.
I loved Mat throughout the whole series, and he remained one of my favorite characters for the last three. I just wish Sanderson didn't try so hard to make Mat "the funny guy"...
In an effort to spark some good conversation, instead of just having a one-post rant, what are some favorite Mat moments? One of mine is:
When Mat goes back to Ebou Dar after Sindhol, and keeps getting asked if he lost his eye in a bad bet.