In a message dated 1/23/2003 7:40:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, Gomi no Sensei <gomi at speakeasy.net> writes: > This is certainly why I got tired of Jordan (circa book 7) > -- the characters, instead of filling out, actually > _deflated_ into caricatures. Female characters in > particular ring incredibly false -- does Jordan _know_ any > women? Jordan has said (at booksignings) that all the female chars are based on his wife. She seems to take this as a compliment. The thing you have to understand about this series is that in that universe, it is not possible for men and women to cooperate or even understand each other. --KG