Haha it was mostly the Crokus centred part I got that impression from, plus a few other elements like edgy Anomander Rake. I got that impression a bit with the daru cabal plot but it is probably too harsh a criticism for most of the book.

Man, spoilers much? So much of the beauty of book four was having that click in my brain. There's a reason Erikson doesn't use his real name through dead house gates....

Not sure if Lemmy supports comment spoilers but that would have been the time to use them, might not be too late to prevent others from getting spoiled.