tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40065474430483034722024-09-14T23:06:16.311+02:00Incoherent scratches made by a wandering youth. A few special moments frozen in time.Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-78105559192186220102021-12-21T17:18:00.001+01:002021-12-21T17:18:10.687+01:00Mayank Agarwal<div>K L Rahul</div><div>Cheteshwar Pujara</div><div>Virat Kohli</div><div>Shreyas Iyer</div><div>Rishabh Pant</div><div>Shardul Thakur</div><div>Ravichandran Ashwin</div><div>Mohammad Shami</div><div>Jaspreet Bumrah</div><div>Mohammad Siraj</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-69449013587464733962021-10-29T04:39:00.001+02:002021-10-29T04:39:45.427+02:00Rohit Sharma (VC)<div><br></div><div>KL Rahul</div><div><br></div><div>Virat Kohli (C)</div><div><br></div><div>Suryakumar Yadav</div><div><br></div><div>Rishabh Pant (WK)</div><div><br></div><div>Hardik Pandya</div><div><br></div><div>Ravindra Jadeja</div><div><br></div><div>Shardul Thakur</div><div><br></div><div>Varun Chakravarthy</div><div><br></div><div>Jasprit Bumrah</div><div><br></div><div>Mohammad Shami</div><div><br></div>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-45948916005164994562021-10-18T00:23:00.004+02:002021-10-18T00:23:42.353+02:00<p>Rohit Sharma (VC)</p><p>KL Rahul</p><div>Virat Kohli (C)</div><div><br /></div><div>Suryakumar Yadav</div><div><br /></div><div>Rishabh Pant (WK)</div><div><br /></div><div>Hardik Pandya</div><div><br /></div><div>Ravindra Jadeja</div><div><br /></div><div>Shardul Thakur</div><div><br /></div><div>Varun Chakravarthy</div><div><br /></div><div>Jasprit Bumrah</div><div><br /></div><div>Mohammad Shami</div><div><br /></div>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-79446907731051942522021-08-22T00:01:00.001+02:002021-08-26T04:41:27.214+02:00Rohit<div>Rahul</div><div>Pujara</div><div>Kohli</div><div>Rahane</div><div>Pant</div><div>Ashwin - still played jadeja</div><div>Ishant</div><div>Shami</div><div>Bumrah</div><div>Siraj</div>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-82828848953434958002021-08-22T00:00:00.001+02:002021-08-22T00:00:17.489+02:00Unique fantasy novel with a dungeon point of view reference.&nbsp;Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-16876996191313931092021-03-18T13:38:00.001+01:002021-03-18T14:32:39.650+01:00<div><u><b>Predicted XI:</b></u></div><div>Ishan Kishan</div><div>Rohit Sharma</div><div>Virat Kohli (c)</div><div>K L Rahul</div><div>Shreyas Iyer</div><div>Rishabh Pant (Wk)</div><div>Hardik Pandya</div><div>Washington Sundar</div><div>Bhuvaneswar Kumar</div><div>Yujvendra Chahal</div><div>Natarajan</div><div><br></div><div><b><u>Playing XI:</u></b></div><div>K L Rahul</div><div>Rohit Sharma</div><div>Virat Kohli (c)</div><div>Shreyas Iyer</div><div>Rishabh Pant (Wk)</div><div>Suryakumar Yadav</div><div>Hardik Pandya</div><div>Washington Sundar</div><div>Bhuvaneswar Kumar</div><div>Rahul Chahar</div><div>Shardul Thakur</div>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-59866892962623606862021-03-13T19:21:00.001+01:002021-03-18T13:36:39.428+01:00<div><u><b>Predicted XI:</b></u></div>Sikhar Dhawan<div>KL Rahul</div><div>Virat Kohli (c)</div><div>Shreyas Iyer</div><div>Rishabh Pant (Wk)</div><div>Hardik Pandya</div><div>Washington Sundar</div><div>Shardul Thakur</div><div>Bhuvaneswar Kumar</div><div>Yujvendra Chahal</div><div>Deepak Chahar</div><div><br></div><div><u><b>Playing XI:</b></u></div><div>Ishan Kishan</div><div>KL Rahul</div><div>Virat Kohli (c)</div><div>Shreyas Iyer</div><div>Rishabh Pant (Wk)</div><div>Suryakumar Yadav</div><div>Hardik Pandya</div><div>Washington Sundar</div><div>Shardul Thakur</div><div>Bhuvaneswar Kumar</div><div>Yujvendra Chahal</div>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-58645668537249947382021-03-11T13:35:00.005+01:002021-03-13T19:19:52.640+01:00<p>&nbsp;<u><b>Predicted XI:</b></u></p><div>Rohit Sharma</div><div>KL Rahul</div><div>Virat Kohli (c)</div><div>Shreyas Iyer/Suryakumar Yadav</div><div>Rishabh Pant (Wk)</div><div>Hardik Pandya</div><div>Washington Sundar</div><div>Axar Patel/Shardul Thakur</div><div>Bhuvaneswar Kumar</div><div>Deepak Chahar</div><div>Yujvendra Chahal</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;<u><b>Playing XI:</b></u></div><div>Sikhar Dhawan</div><div>KL Rahul</div><div>Virat Kohli (c)</div><div>Shreyas Iyer</div><div>Rishabh Pant (Wk)</div><div>Hardik Pandya</div><div>Washington Sundar</div><div>Axar Patel</div><div>Shardul Thakur</div><div>Bhuvaneswar Kumar</div><div>Yujvendra Chahal</div>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-36380824461696887222021-03-03T15:14:00.002+01:002021-03-03T15:14:12.418+01:00<p>&nbsp;Have re-read this great book of this fantastic series. In my opinion the best series ongoing currently. I especially like reading the character development of Kaladin , one of the main protagonists. I like it to an extent that I re-read only his segments multiple times.</p><p>I will highlight recommend this to fantasy enthusiasts who are looking for a great Mega Novel to start with after completing the Wheel of Time. This boasts a great system of power development and very realistic portrayal of characters. The way Brandon builds up the tension until the final conflict is breathtaking and makes this a novel which you simply cannot stop reading.</p><p>Now I am looking forward to re-reading the 2nd book of the series.&nbsp;</p>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-90147062974197099012021-03-02T12:22:00.008+01:002021-03-04T16:16:35.765+01:00<p>&nbsp;<u><b>My Predicted XI:</b></u></p><div><br /></div><div>Rohit Sharma</div><div><br /></div><div>Shubhman Gill</div><div><br /></div><div>Virat Kohli (c)</div><div><br /></div><div>Cheteswar Pujara</div><div><br /></div><div>Ajinkya Rahane (vc)</div><div><br /></div><div>Rishabh Pant (Wk)</div><div><br /></div><div>Ravichandran Ashwin</div><div><br /></div><div>Kuldeep Yadav</div><div><br /></div><div>Axar Patel</div><div><br /></div><div>Ishant Sharma</div><div><br /></div><div>Umesh Yadav</div><div><br /></div><div><p>&nbsp;<u><b>Playing XI:</b></u></p><div>Rohit Sharma</div><div><br /></div><div>Shubhman Gill</div><div><br /></div><div>Virat Kohli (c)</div><div><br /></div><div>Cheteswar Pujara</div><div><br /></div><div>Ajinkya Rahane (vc)</div><div><br /></div><div>Rishabh Pant (Wk)</div><div><br /></div><div>Ravichandran Ashwin</div><div><br /></div><div>Washington Sundar</div><div><br /></div><div>Axar Patel</div><div><br /></div><div>Ishant Sharma</div><div><br /></div><div>Mohammad Siraj</div></div>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-13386447870610289752021-02-23T17:15:00.003+01:002021-03-02T12:21:37.098+01:00<u><b>My Predicted XI:</b></u><div><br /></div><div>Rohit Sharma</div><div><br /></div><div>Shubhman Gill</div><div><br /></div><div>Virat Kohli (c)</div><div><br /></div><div>Cheteswar Pujara</div><div><br /></div><div>Ajinkya Rahane (vc)</div><div><br /></div><div>Rishabh Pant (Wk)</div><div><br /></div><div>Ravichandran Ashwin</div><div><br /></div><div>Axar Patel</div><div><br /></div><div>Ishant Sharma</div><div><br /></div><div>Mohammad Siraj</div><div><br /></div><div>Jasprit Bumrah</div><div><br /></div><div><u><b>Actual Playing XI:</b></u></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Rohit Sharma</div><div><br /></div><div>Shubhman Gill</div><div><br /></div><div>Virat Kohli (c)</div><div><br /></div><div>Cheteswar Pujara</div><div><br /></div><div>Ajinkya Rahane (vc)</div><div><br /></div><div>Rishabh Pant (Wk)</div><div><br /></div><div>Ravichandran Ashwin</div><div><br /></div><div>Washington Sundar</div><div><br /></div><div>Axar Patel</div><div><br /></div><div>Ishant Sharma</div><div><br /></div><div>Jasprit Bumrah</div></div>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-48019327976366571802021-02-18T16:35:00.004+01:002021-02-18T16:37:20.728+01:00<p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-30817612511087144792021-02-16T23:18:00.016+01:002021-02-26T20:32:39.766+01:00<p>&nbsp;Started this highly rated progression epic.</p><p>Chapter 1: Nice action packed beginning to the story. Lays out some background of the universe the book is set in. Underdog protagonist friends with top seed who also happens to be the most popular girl.</p><p>Chapter 2: Introduces a new character who i believe will have great influence on the main protagonist in the future.</p><p>Chapter 3: This is a very important moment in this story, as the characters are assigned their own special powers. It's clever how the exam format is kept very modern outlook and the writer has tried to provide more background as part of written test questions built into the story. This is a great way of keeping the engagement level high while also building the story's base foundation.</p><p>Chapter 4: Ah a failed physical exam, miraculously overruled. Seems destiny has something else in mind for the main character!</p><p>Chapter 5: An interview with the MIND and unlocking of the main protagonists' true potential as a test case or an experiment. Some more backstory and also introduction of the antagonists of this story, the Archons.</p><p>Chapter 7: A very interesting twist to the tale, with progression being the focus. Quite apt for a progression series, whats better than a really nerfed main character with overpowering growth potential. Great set up some surprises in fights of the future. Folks are for sure going to get surprised with the rapid growth.</p><p>Chapter 8: I am really liking the crisp story telling. Not a single word appears to be redundant, and is keeping my strongly engaged. Seems despite a poorer starting point our main character is still going to make it to the top school. But I can forsee a lot of ridicule and bullying in the early days.</p><p>Chapter 9: Fascinating to see a Gryffindor connection and also many Indian origin names of characters.</p><p>Chapter 10-11: The entry into a new School always is so exciting. We get some introductions about the school this book part will base upon.</p><p>Chapter 17: College games mimicking professional circuit similar to American Baseball, Football and Basketball league.</p><p>Chapter 18: The first real test is conducted and the chapter ends with a very interesting cliffhanger. Nice build up to Chapter 19.</p><p>Chapter 19: The main character has a high tolerance of pain. It's not important how many times one is beaten down, what is important is that one gets back back again and continues the fight. Resilience or fortitude is what makes a champion. This is also first time the similarity to Iron is brought out making it the beginning of the legend of the Iron Prince.</p><p>Chapter 20 -23: Was a great build up and fight between two important characters. Another evolution of the main character and development of some romantic interests further spicing up the story. With significant competitions approaching fast our main lead need to grow stronger fast. I am curious how this pans out.</p><p>Chapter 24: Another very interesting character joining the main gang. I see a strong team forming.</p><p>Chapter 25: The good always come along with the bad. With friends come enemies and with supportive teachers come discouraging ones. The main character finally appears to have been caught by some eveil elements just when his life started improving. Time for some plot twists and character building, very much like real life which also has ebbs and lows of good and bad times.</p><p>Chapter 26: Seems time has come to really go all-out on levelling up.</p><p>Is wonderful that a legendary senior gets involved in pushing the main protagonist.</p><p>Very interesting how the suspense moments are stretched so the anticipation builds up as we approach the finale.</p><p>A predictable end but enjoyable nevertheless. An all Star team formed. I am now looking forward to the next book of this series.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-47698294874128220972021-02-13T14:39:00.003+01:002021-02-13T14:39:25.430+01:00<p>&nbsp;Rohit Sharma is playing a very important innings in the 2nd Test between India and England. Well deserved hundred showing once again that form is temporary but class is permanent.</p><p>He made a very difficult pitch look easy with such a great batting display. As far as the test goes it is definitely advantage India, also lucky toss to win on this pitch. Need to push the total to 350 to 400 tomorrow.&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-48151419137308674462021-02-12T21:48:00.001+01:002021-02-12T21:48:01.007+01:00<div>This post is based on the ongoing Cricket Test Match series between India and England happening in India. Everyone expected India to dominate in their home turf but English surprisingly dominated and won the 1st Test. This write-up is one the eve of the second Test Match.</div><div><br></div>I am feeling excited to see how wounded India respond to the English charge. Will be see another comeback or will we see another capitulation?&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>In the meantime English team has made 4 changes to their squad. 1 forced and 1 owing to poor performance and 2 based on their rotation policy. These many changes will be a gamble. If English win then it'll be a statement supporting their bench strength. But if they lose then they will lose all the momentum they have gained. It will be a very interesting game both ways. Test cricket is so interesting.</div>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-30584203563850211122021-02-09T14:11:00.002+01:002021-02-10T19:36:49.670+01:00Declare a man he is a Knight, and he will fight like one. The power of belief is immense.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>One team makes net bowlers believe they are bowling superstars and they play like one. Another team asks seasoned domestic performers to be a support act. In professional sports self-believe and confidence is often very important as at that level everyone has the talent.</div>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-80464032686954489992021-02-09T11:18:00.006+01:002021-02-09T11:27:02.478+01:00<p>&nbsp;There is strength in the weak and there is weakness is strength.&nbsp;</p><p>When backed into a corner even the weakest person shows immense strength.&nbsp; In contrast, when the strong, in their hubris, start underestimating the weak then themselves become weak.&nbsp;</p><p>This lesson holds true in all spears of life and we have seen the same in recent Test cricket matches that India has been part of in Gabba (Australia) and Chepauk (India). At Gabba the Indians showed great strength even when they were the weaker team, and in contrast Indians showed weakness in Chepauk in spite of being the stronger team.</p>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-64404048395423630112021-02-09T11:09:00.006+01:002021-02-13T22:30:02.462+01:00<p>&nbsp;<b><u>Predicted XI</u></b></p><p>Rohit Sharma</p><p>Shubhman Gill</p><p>Virat Kohli (c)</p><p>Cheteswar Pujara</p><p>Ajinkya Rahane (vc)</p><p>Rishabh Pant (Wk)</p><p>Washington Sundar</p><p>Ravichandran Ashwin</p><p>Axar Patel</p><p>Ishant Sharma</p><p>Mohammad Siraj</p><p><b><u>Playing XI</u></b></p><p>Ro<span style="font-family: sans-serif;">hit Sharma</span></p><p style="font-family: sans-serif;">Shubhman Gill</p><p style="font-family: sans-serif;">Virat Kohli (c)</p><p style="font-family: sans-serif;">Cheteswar Pujara</p><p style="font-family: sans-serif;">Ajinkya Rahane (vc)</p><p style="font-family: sans-serif;">Rishabh Pant (Wk)</p><p style="font-family: sans-serif;">Ravichandran Ashwin</p><p style="font-family: sans-serif;">Axar Patel</p><p style="font-family: sans-serif;">Kuldeep Yadav</p><p style="font-family: sans-serif;">Ishant Sharma</p><p style="font-family: sans-serif;">Mohammad Siraj</p><p><br /></p>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-36312120230082373882021-02-07T10:21:00.001+01:002021-02-07T10:21:11.993+01:00<div>When we are young and have the whole world ahead of us, in today's day of age of information overload, all we are looking for is confirmation that the choices we are making is the right one. The angst of youth is the fear of lost opportunities and that is what drives their quick mood changes, volatile behaviors and fickle nature.</div><div><br /></div><div>All I would like to say to all young, having been gone through the same phase recently, is that it's alright to sometimes make the wrong choices. life if not as short as they believe. Yes, you live only once but the once is long enough to give you many chances even after your mistakes. So just slow down, relax and keep working hard. Life will give your enough chances!</div>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-44832671778253742432021-02-06T18:57:00.001+01:002021-02-06T18:57:09.490+01:00<p>&nbsp;More and more in the current times, I am seeing that it is becoming difficult to express any thing without offending one of the many passionate groups/factors/communities/casts/tribes/clans.&nbsp;</p><p>This is where I remember the word TOLERANCE!</p><p>What is tolerance?&nbsp;</p><p>According to me tolerance is the ability to accept others who may have a different opinion than one's own self. Tolerance teaches us to accept others' different viewpoints and have a more richer dialogue. By being tolerant we can think beyond pandering to short sighted conflicts to create more fruitful and sustainable long term solutions.</p><p>I pray that all of us learn this virtue and be more tolerant in our thinking. I promise that this will go a long way in solving many of our problems.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-15484846669453281072021-01-30T23:50:00.006+01:002021-02-09T11:09:52.365+01:00<p><b><u>Result: England Won</u></b></p><p><b><u>Predicted XI</u></b></p><p>Rohit Sharma</p><p>Shubhman Gill</p><p>Virat Kohli (c)</p><p>Cheteswar Pujara</p><p>Ajinkya Rahane (vc)</p><p>Rishabh Pant (Wk)</p><p>Axar Patel</p><p>Ravichandran Ashwin</p><p>Kuldeep Yadav</p><p>Ishant Sharma</p><p>Jasprit Bumrah</p><p><b><u>Playing XI</u></b></p><p>Rohit Sharma</p><p>Shubhman Gill</p><p>Virat Kohli (c)</p><p>Cheteswar Pujara</p><p>Ajinkya Rahane (vc)</p><p>Rishabh Pant (Wk)</p><p>Washington Sundar</p><p>Ravichandran Ashwin</p><p>Ishant Sharma</p><p>Jasprit Bumrah</p>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-1192239689436200832021-01-30T19:46:00.011+01:002021-02-10T23:12:21.392+01:00Another good Wuxia based manga. The story is interesting and developed well.<div><br /></div><div>The main character completes one major cycles and get transported into another dimensions further introducing new species.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's always unfair for the main protagonist always gets amped up surprising everyone and sometimes jumping across level limitations. Current manga does the same, missing out on many great build up and final fights.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Story appears to be dragging around chapter 380. Hope it picks up later.</div><div><br /></div><div>Good pick up in story around chapter 410, with the limbo tribulations emerging. Interesting reading currently in chapter 426. I see a small time gap between manga chapter 426 and 427 maybe its a problem with the site I am reading from.</div><div><br /></div><div>Wow, the highest power level has been named as a bhagavan, which is Hindu Sanskrit name for God. I definitely was surprised to see the reference here.</div><div><br /></div><div>The entry of another set of overpowered characters, the sky lords, is spicing up the story.</div><div><br /></div><div>the concept of someone who is fateless, or one without fate, sounds similar to neo from he movie matrix.</div>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-12307619476636643732021-01-30T19:43:00.003+01:002021-02-10T23:14:10.506+01:00I got hooked onto this Wuxia manga while screening through recent releases. I was looking for a manga with good magic system with good character development. When I found this series, I came to know of many similar wuxia mangas based on chines doaist and Buddhism based fantasy mangas.<div><br /></div><div>Douluo Dalu has 4 different time series continuing simultaneously and independently&nbsp; the first two series are most developed with 200 plus chapters. The other two are lagging behind.</div><div><br /></div><div>What I liked was the great magic system and tiered approach of character development. Tiered character development reminds us of games but it's something structured which I have always enjoyed. Similar to magic score system that Goku series developed to compare powers. It's always great to compare character powers and that has always fascinated all readers of cartoon, anime and mangas.&nbsp;<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-81607630565719709792021-01-24T22:56:00.002+01:002021-01-30T23:25:35.329+01:00Here, I will review the second book of this series as I read it. Here we go:<div><br></div><div>Interesting how the author has used recollection of old events by the protagonist bas a mean to summarise the earlier part. So a reader who just picks this book can also enjoy it stand alone.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Ah, the excitement of starting on a completely new adventure. Remember first day at school, college and university. The nervous energy and enthusiasm for making new friends or enemies some of whom might stay for life. The arrays of judgement and choices and acts put upon as part of our typical social games.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Typical University hazing, with the strong and rich bullying the underdog protagonist.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;The angle around the main plot line is starting to get interesting. I am excited to see how it ties in with the main protagonist's magic studies.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><br></div><div><br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006547443048303472.post-49966499290231109952021-01-23T19:30:00.002+01:002021-01-30T23:25:20.394+01:00<div>I will be documenting my views as I read this book:</div><div><br /></div>Societal differences in classes - stark contract in rich and poor.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>Magician - started from noble origin - now only apprentices taken from Noble houses</div><div><br /></div><div>the poor folks are purged out of the main city by the king with the help of magicians.</div><div><br /></div><div>Protagonist female - gender equality debates involved, and Poor - underdog concept that audience can relate</div><div><br /></div><div>Trained vs rogue magician byplay involved</div><div><br /></div><div>Story told from the perspective of a weak underdog who then becomes important</div><div><br /></div><div>A bit cliched story and world created, maybe could be due to influences from time when this novel when it was released. This feels more like young adult fiction for targetting teens.. Harry Potter market targetted</div><div><br /></div><div>&nbsp;Writing and pace a bit low in gripping attention. I am not moved to read it like other books. Maybe it picks up later.</div><div><br /></div><div>Story picking up well after a few chapters.</div><div><br /></div><div>Different races having characteristic of religious, tribal and communities</div><div><br /></div><div>Had a nice mid book finale, dividing the entire story into two parts. Brandon Sanderson has many small battles building up to one final big fight.</div><div><br /></div><div>The way the main protagonist's fears are broken down by using truth as a weapon is a bit naive but makes a good story. Some aspects of psychology of a terrified youth are correct, Trudi has tried to find the balance she has made a commendable effort. Some slips made but we'll written as a whole.</div><div><br /></div><div>Good build up happening, being emergence of a clear antagonist.</div><div><br /></div><div>The hubris of youth is always a very good tol to develop plot twists. The young always overestimate their abilities blissfully aware of realism and hurdles. The old on the other hand always underestimate the younger ones' ability, due to their condescending or protective attitude. It's always great when stories like here use the clash if the above ideologies.</div><div><br /></div><div>The antagonist is purely dark, the characters mostly are exhibiting clear shades. If they are good they are very good. If they are bad then they are really bad. Except for some magicians and members of Thieves. I am curious how the other characters develop as we move ahead with the story.</div><div><br /></div><div>Decent build up to first book finale. Few surprises and a major plot twist involved especially in creating some darker shades in an important character thought to be positive. I think this twist will drive the second book.</div>Frozen Dews of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964529423409446007noreply@blogger.com0