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I need to actually finish these. Robert Jordan passing and, at the time, me having no clue who Brandon Sanderson was, meant I stalled out. But now that I know how incredible Sanderson is, and the TV show seems like it’s actually solid I’ve recently been toying with the idea of reading them all through.

I love the insanity of that quote. Sanderson has an awesome ability to write things like a chapter with a dozen viewpoints that still flow so incredibly well.

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Most WoT fans skip books 4-14 when they reread them because nothing happens except a bunch of women smooth their dresses and tug on their hair.

You'll understand what I mean by this once you've read the books...

Sanderson also does a horrible job of wrapping up the series. I won't spoil it but there's a 50/50 chance that you will regret investing time in reading the series once you get to the end. This isn't entirely Sanderson's fault; he only wrote the final 3 novels based on the outline he was given by Jordan's widow. Unfortunately, Jordan did not wrap up all of the story lines in the outline and Sanderson makes not attempt to do so.

I read through the wheel of time last year and enjoyed it. It is a commitment, I think the series slows down a ton and then Sanderson comes in and it picks up, and it was amazing to see all the building of plots see their conclusions. So it is well worth the journey.

I waited eagerly for Crossroads of Twilight, read it, found that it STILL didn't address the events at the end of book 8, at ALL, closed it and never went back. I've heard the new ones started advancing the story again but I just... couldn't.

Skip Crossroads of Twilight. Read the summary on Wikipedia. It's a gimmick that covers the same day and events from lots of different perspectives. None of them are good. That book serves as a slap in the face for the author who made a course correction for book 11 and got it back on track. Then Sanderson naturally has a faster pace than Jordan and brings it home strong. 11-14 are great again for those who survive 7-10.

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