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was anyone else mildly irritated by Kalmar the whole time but you couldn't actually blame him for anything (other than running away in NOBE but even then he got his consequence) and you just want him to apologize just once at least to Janner but for what you're not sure so you're just left with this vague sense of guilt and frustration and shame and exasperation and it just makes you relate to Janner all the more and it's complicated and then in the end Janner is a better nobler person than you?? just me? it hurts okay?
It's been a little while since I read these [read: cried through these], but yes, I think Kalmar was supposed to be the brat we got frustrated with and Janner the hero. However, I loved how Peterson grew him up as the series went on and how he got to the point of being willing to be the one who had to die to save the others even though he wasn't.
And yes, how it hurt! I read these aloud with my son, and we were shocked at the death of Janner! I bawled and he got teary, which doesn't often happen since I cry enough for both of us. I was uncharacteristically satisfied after finishing the epilogue, though. I usually want an author to spell it all out for me, but I was satisfied that he would be brought back. I had to believe that. :)
And yes, how it hurt! I read these aloud with my son, and we were shocked at the death of Janner! I bawled and he got teary, which doesn't often happen since I cry enough for both of us. I was uncharacteristically satisfied after finishing the epilogue, though. I usually want an author to spell it all out for me, but I was satisfied that he would be brought back. I had to believe that. :)

Raw. Yes, a great word to describe these books.
At first I didn't get why Peterson made the birth order expectations so stringent. But now I see how he was showing us that we are to be who GOD made us to be. We don't get to choose our own way, our own destiny. And while that seems too restrictive to many (as Kalmar did in the beginning with his role as king), God knows that we are happier, more peaceful, and content people when we follow Him and let Him be the composer and conductor of our lives. Kalmar and Janner finally got that, and it truly was beautiful.
At first I didn't get why Peterson made the birth order expectations so stringent. But now I see how he was showing us that we are to be who GOD made us to be. We don't get to choose our own way, our own destiny. And while that seems too restrictive to many (as Kalmar did in the beginning with his role as king), God knows that we are happier, more peaceful, and content people when we follow Him and let Him be the composer and conductor of our lives. Kalmar and Janner finally got that, and it truly was beautiful.

Oops sorry. It just said on the first post that spoilers are ok on this chat so I didn't think about it. I will spoiler tag everything after this
Oh, no! Yeah, so sorry, Clare. Spoilers are allowed on these chats. It assumed people have read them all.🤷♀️ But I am still sorry!!😢
Clare wrote: "I'll just not look at this chat until I'm done with the books."
We'll look forward to hearing your thoughts!💜
We'll look forward to hearing your thoughts!💜
I agree that 3&4 are the best! The series crescendos so beautifully that I think it would be near impossible to not love those two books.💔
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