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how
United States538 Posts
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Wesso
Netherlands1245 Posts
On January 20 2011 00:30 how wrote: I am working on it, Just finished book 5 but havnt been able to pick up book 6 yet, super excited though! I would say that if you are into fantasy and have already knocked out LotR, this is the place to turn (personally, I prefer WoT to LotR.) Fair warning, books 7-8 are really longwinded | ||
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qrs
United States3637 Posts
On October 27 2009 13:14 Headlines wrote: I am so excited! I have been religiously reading the Wheel of Time since...damn...not sure how long it's been, hahaha! I am just hoping the bookstores around my town have one since I didn't pre-order. Have any of you been reading Leigh Butler's re-reads on tor? She gives such insightful commentary on each of the chapters, and the comments by the users are definitely a big bonus. On January 19 2011 13:33 FlowerbedOfDreams wrote: Thanks for the link to Leigh's summaries, guys. I threw in the towel at book 10 and never worked up the will to go back, although the comments that Sanderson's continuation makes the series much better again have tempted me. (unlike many, though, I didn't like his Mistborn series much). I wasn't about to reread thousands of pages (which I no longer even own), knowing that in the middle I would start to get sick of them.You might want to consider audiobooks. Or you could try, e.g. Leigh Butler's re-read - I've had a good laugh with some of her snide remarks. But, all in all, I don't think the books are actually quite as bad as one tends to remember them. But no, skipping over books just won't work. I've been taking a look at Butler's summaries, though, and they're really great: very condensed, yet manage to remind me of everything important that happens, and even why I used to love the series so much; she's also very funny and makes some very insightful and thought-provoking comments. The commenters are also often very good, and I really like how Butler responds to them all. I'm still only in the first book, but if the summaries/comments continue to be as good as this, I may end up actually rejoining the series for the last books. Thanks for the pointer, guys, and I third the recommendation for any lapsed reader who is curious but doesn't want to invest the time in rereading all those books to get up to speed again. | ||
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sJarl
Iceland1699 Posts
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goswser
United States3519 Posts
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Warpath
Canada1242 Posts
On January 20 2011 00:00 mierin wrote: ^It soon surpasses whatever you think it's copying IMO. 1) more like a man 2) hometown is just fine after the fires 3) there's more than one "chosen one" etc... Anyone else crack a smile when Day9 saw DeMaNdReD on his funday Monday? I was like...yep I finally get a username. Same deal with Cauthonluck  | ||
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Premier
United States503 Posts
On January 20 2011 01:14 Newguy wrote: Loved them. To anyone whose read them, I would recommend the Malazan Books of the Fallen series, by Steven Erikson. Great Series, #1 behind WoT. Has alot more going on at one time though once you get deep into it, but is still a great read. | ||
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Scodia
United Kingdom588 Posts
Mattrim Cauthon is probably my favorite character from a book ever. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17248 Posts
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ThaZenith
Canada3116 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + Best part's imo were Rand not acting like a dipshit (that really annoyed me) and Jain Farstrider. I'd really like to know more of his story, like how he lived that long/came back knowing who he was. Maybe it was explained a bit and i missed it. Newguy wrote: Loved them. To anyone whose read them, I would recommend the Malazan Books of the Fallen series, by Steven Erikson( I'm not sure liking WoT would mean they'd like the Malazan series. I found it not only totally different in terms of story telling/style, but there are a lot of things you have to infer yourself, a lot not explained adequately, and in general just too complex of a story-line (sometimes). I've been a "bookworm" all my life, but even I found myself lost on occasion in the first few books. I'm not finished them, as i generally only read during the summer, and I'll be picking up the series again when summer rolls around. But i just had to say they aren't at all alike. | ||
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mierin
United States4943 Posts
On February 27 2011 07:32 Scodia wrote: Absolutely Adore WoT books, fav series behind the Belgariad and Just slightly ahead of the Malorean. I mean David Eddings is a beast. Mattrim Cauthon is probably my favorite character from a book ever. Yes! Mat is absolutely the "bloody greatest" character ever in a book series IMO. Forget all the Aes Sedai...Mat is where it's at ^.^ | ||
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DrThorMD
Canada359 Posts
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corrosion
Norway29 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + Knowing that the charater that appeared to be the Dark One was in fact Ishamael masquerading gave me a totally different perspective on things. Edit: I messed up the initial post. After looking it up on Wikipedia I realized that Ba'alzamon was in fact not a synonym for the Dark One, but a name given to Ishamael by Trollocs that thought he was the dark one. Or something like that anyway. | ||
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Wesso
Netherlands1245 Posts
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LumberJack
United States3355 Posts
On February 27 2011 07:32 Scodia wrote: Absolutely Adore WoT books, fav series behind the Belgariad and Just slightly ahead of the Malorean. I mean David Eddings is a beast. Mattrim Cauthon is probably my favorite character from a book ever. I've read all of those and really enjoyed them. I'm rereading the WoT series, when i stopped only Knife of Dreams book 12 was out, apparently there are 3 more. In celebration, i decided to reread them all! I'd really recommend the Sword of Truth series, its by far my fav series, ive read it twice and will re read it again. I'm looking forward to the final 3 books in WoT! | ||
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Aurocaido
Canada288 Posts
Sanderson in my opinion has done a masterful job of finishing the series. The ending of The Gathering Storm literally gave me chills, and the Aviendra scene in Towers of Midnight did the same. Those two books have made the repetitive shit of books 6-10 worth it and I can't wait for A Memory of Light. | ||
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Torenhire
United States11681 Posts
On March 02 2011 10:28 Aurocaido wrote: WoT is a great series, however as already stated after book 5/6 it tends to get a little long winded with not a lot actually happening. Winters Heart in particular is probably the worst fantasy novel I have ever read, you can seriously not read it and have missed next to nothing concerning plot advancement. Sanderson in my opinion has done a masterful job of finishing the series. The ending of The Gathering Storm literally gave me chills, and the Aviendra scene in Towers of Midnight did the same. Those two books have made the repetitive shit of books 6-10 worth it and I can't wait for A Memory of Light. *has hit a brick wall trying to finish Winters Heart* T_T It's a great series though, loved the first three books the most thus far, but once I batter down this damn Winters Heart I hope it will pick up again! | ||
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Scodia
United Kingdom588 Posts
On March 02 2011 10:28 Aurocaido wrote: WoT is a great series, however as already stated after book 5/6 it tends to get a little long winded with not a lot actually happening. Winters Heart in particular is probably the worst fantasy novel I have ever read, you can seriously not read it and have missed next to nothing concerning plot advancement. Sanderson in my opinion has done a masterful job of finishing the series. The ending of The Gathering Storm literally gave me chills, and the Aviendra scene in Towers of Midnight did the same. Those two books have made the repetitive shit of books 6-10 worth it and I can't wait for A Memory of Light. I can forgive those books because they flesh out mat's character so much. | ||
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mierin
United States4943 Posts
On March 02 2011 10:32 Torenhire wrote: *has hit a brick wall trying to finish Winters Heart* T_T It's a great series though, loved the first three books the most thus far, but once I batter down this damn Winters Heart I hope it will pick up again! Oh dear...if you didn't like Winter's Heart (which I thought was a vast improvement over book 8) you REALLY won't like Crossroads of Twilight :x | ||
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Aurocaido
Canada288 Posts
On March 02 2011 10:36 mierin wrote: Oh dear...if you didn't like Winter's Heart (which I thought was a vast improvement over book 8) you REALLY won't like Crossroads of Twilight :x Maybe it was Crossroads of Twilight I am thinking of then. It is hard with so many books they have all sort of blended into one big story for me. + Show Spoiler + Was it Winters Heart where Rand cleansed Saidin or Crossroads of Twilight? | ||
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