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nancydeee · 14th June 2006, 10:43 PM

Hey, I have tried to read Robert Jordan, but I always get bogged down in the depth of detail and the length.

What do you like about this series over some of the other choices... I have read most major authors so you can feel free to make comparisons.

Green · 15th June 2006, 08:34 AM

For me, it's the details and length

dustinzgirl · 15th June 2006, 08:48 AM

Im with green, I love the details and length..I mean, I spent 20 bucks on the darn thing, it had better be full of detail and length!

Azure · 15th June 2006, 01:28 PM

I get totally absorbed into it, it may for me have something to do with how I got into it. A friend recommended them and said she'd bring me book 1 the next time we met up. The next day I went into a charity shop, looked to me left and saw the first 5 or so for £1 each. I had a bit a WoT marathon after that.

I do agree his writing is a bit dense, I also have a tendancy to forget who people are. I'd take it in small chunks, rather than try to read a lot in one go.

Green · 15th June 2006, 02:06 PM

I read the first 10 one after the other, and I think that's the only way to read them, personally. I'm waiting for the paperback of KoD before I read it (no way am I ruining that run of paperbacks on my shelf by getting the last two in hardback) and I think I'll have forgotten 90% of the characters and 90% of the plot. It's one of those series where you can immerse yourself in it for however long you take to read it, and I think it would suffer if you read it in chunks.

Jason_Taverner · 25th June 2006, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by dustinzgirl

Im with green, I love the details and length..I mean, I spent 20 bucks on the darn thing, it had better be full of detail and length!

haha totally agree

Werthead · 30th June 2006, 02:33 PM

If you're getting bogged down in the depth and detail in the first volume, it's likely you'll be hurling some of the later books in the series across the room.

Jordan went through a very long, very bad patch in Books 8-10 of the series (Book 10 is simply one of the worst fantasy novels published in the last decade). Book 11 suddenly dragged the series, kicking and screaming, back on course. It is a good series, but given it isn't as strong as George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, Scott Bakker's The Prince of Nothing or Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen, I wouldn't rush to read it. In fact, I'd recommend holding off until Book 12 comes out in late 2008 or early 2009 and the story is completed.

Roheryn · 5th July 2006, 05:59 AM

I would read them one after another, but take your time... don't try to read fast... and sometimes it is really helpful to find a website that has a glossary or something like that... it is really useful to help remember who is who

14th June 2006, 10:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
nancydeee Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 10	Effort Hey, I have tried to read Robert Jordan, but I always get bogged down in the depth of detail and the length. What do you like about this series over some of the other choices... I have read most major authors so you can feel free to make comparisons.

15th June 2006, 08:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
Green Sick and Tired Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Greater Manchester Posts: 807	Re: Effort For me, it's the details and length

15th June 2006, 08:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
dustinzgirl A posse ad esse Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,155	Re: Effort Im with green, I love the details and length..I mean, I spent 20 bucks on the darn thing, it had better be full of detail and length!

15th June 2006, 01:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
Azure I should be writing Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Greater London Posts: 83	Re: Effort I get totally absorbed into it, it may for me have something to do with how I got into it. A friend recommended them and said she'd bring me book 1 the next time we met up. The next day I went into a charity shop, looked to me left and saw the first 5 or so for £1 each. I had a bit a WoT marathon after that. I do agree his writing is a bit dense, I also have a tendancy to forget who people are. I'd take it in small chunks, rather than try to read a lot in one go.

15th June 2006, 02:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
Green Sick and Tired Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Greater Manchester Posts: 807	Re: Effort I read the first 10 one after the other, and I think that's the only way to read them, personally. I'm waiting for the paperback of KoD before I read it (no way am I ruining that run of paperbacks on my shelf by getting the last two in hardback) and I think I'll have forgotten 90% of the characters and 90% of the plot. It's one of those series where you can immerse yourself in it for however long you take to read it, and I think it would suffer if you read it in chunks.

30th June 2006, 02:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
Werthead Lemming of Discord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 962	Re: Effort If you're getting bogged down in the depth and detail in the first volume, it's likely you'll be hurling some of the later books in the series across the room. Jordan went through a very long, very bad patch in Books 8-10 of the series (Book 10 is simply one of the worst fantasy novels published in the last decade). Book 11 suddenly dragged the series, kicking and screaming, back on course. It is a good series, but given it isn't as strong as George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, Scott Bakker's The Prince of Nothing or Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen, I wouldn't rush to read it. In fact, I'd recommend holding off until Book 12 comes out in late 2008 or early 2009 and the story is completed.

5th July 2006, 05:59 AM	#8 (permalink)
Roheryn Far Dareis Mai Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 40	Re: Effort I would read them one after another, but take your time... don't try to read fast... and sometimes it is really helpful to find a website that has a glossary or something like that... it is really useful to help remember who is who

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