Hahahaha I think your impulse there would sit well with the author. There are a number of nods in the series to kink culture, and it is easy to see with a trusting partner that the A'Dam could be way cooler used recreationally
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Ahh so he was kind of kinky and queer even maybe, that makes sense. I must read the books
He was. There are a number of interviews with him and for a time he was in a poly relationship
Um, when I was much younger, before I met Harriet, I had two girlfriends simultaneously, who arranged my dating schedule between them, who was going to date me on which night. They chipped in together to buy me birthday presents Christmas presents. You know, they just sort of shared me between them, you know. And they had been friends before, and I am not quite sure whether or not they made the decision they were both going to date me or not, on their own, before they first met me, it just came about.
Not all the books portrayals of kink are positive, but Robert Jordan was no stranger to the world of kink and queerness. There is at least one character who can be read as very transphobic, but also a part Perrin's storyline has a resolution that made myself and my trans partner cry happy tears. So just go in remembering when it is from, because some parts will probably frustrate, but it is worth the time.
Some little nuggets of kink:
- Lan and Nynaeve's marriage in the books also has some explicit power exchange vows.
- the description of the Oath Rods physical sensation is similar to a rope harness
- Sai'dar and Sai'din follow an (unfortunately gendered) kink split in how they are wielded
- the damane are a racist/horror colored petplay institution
- Mat has a 'relationship' with a very domme woman at one point that has a number of edgeplay elements
When I read it last time I must have been like 10-14 at most, I don’t even remember if all the books were released back then. Thanks for making it interesting to really give it a go.
I see you are really deep into the lore. Is vibe similar to the latest season of the show?
Yes, the latest season is very much more on point with the vibe. One of the most pivotal moments, the fourth episode Road to the Spear, is almost identical to how it happened in the books.
Give it a whirl if you've got the time, the show has covered mostly up to the end of book 4, and I would say if you stick with it until the end of book six that is a good point to decide if you want to see it through or not. Also if you're an audiobook fan Rosamund Pike, Moiraine's actress has done the first four books as audiobooks. Michael Kramer and Kate Reading did the original audiobooks which cover the full series , and they are excellent with some phenomenal deliveries, but they did not agree on name pronunciations sometimes in the early ones.
Yeah, sounds like something I might like. A quality recommendation indeed. Thanks