Well, I finished Gardens of the Moon. I am one of those people who found it quite confusing. I enjoyed maybe the last 100 pages or so, but the rest I just kept scratching my head, going "What???" I am guessing that I may continue on in the series at a later date, but am a little put off that they don't follow this set of characters, I just got to know/like them!!
I started to read this series because I am a huge fan of Martin's ASOIAF and many people have suggested this series. I will not say one author is better than the other, but I still prefer Martin...just my personal opinion. But as a disclaimer I have only read one Erikson book.