Which Book Should I Read?

[murphy]

Originally Posted by GOLLUM

True but not as consistently good as the earlier novels for me.

I quite agree, but if you don't read them, you miss out on the complete story.

[pyan]

Originally Posted by murphy

Get them from the library, if you really can't stand them, then you can stop.

Good advice that, Murphy...I think that it's an often-forgotten alternative.

[power to the J]

Originally Posted by murphy

I quite agree, but if you don't read them, you miss out on the complete story.

Yes but just because it is important to read them to understand the total legend doesn't mean that they're as good as the others.

[murphy]

Originally Posted by power to the J

Yes but just because it is important to read them to understand the total legend doesn't mean that they're as good as the others.

I agree, but I didn't think they were that bad. Although, I did get quite annoyed at the Perrin chasing Faile sequence. Went on way too long.

[viZion]

I'd have to say that the three chapters about Elayne taking a bath were the low point in the series. Perrin chasing Faile is a close second.

[murphy]

Originally Posted by viZion

I'd have to say that the three chapters about Elayne taking a bath were the low point in the series. Perrin chasing Faile is a close second.

What, you don't want her to get clean?

[power to the J]

Originally Posted by murphy

What, you don't want her to get clean?

LOL. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like if there was 10% cut from every book in the first 6, then 20 from the latest 4 or 5. What a beauty of a world we'd live in then.

[theophanides]

i say that if you start a series,you should carry it out to the end...i mean..if you only read the first 4-5 there would be lots of lose threads and you'll always be wandering what happend in the end.

[citri]

Originally Posted by theophanides

i say that if you start a series,you should carry it out to the end...i mean..if you only read the first 4-5 there would be lots of lose threads and you'll always be wandering what happend in the end.

Yeah, I always do that even though sometimes it seems like a bad idea. I have read some completely awful piles of utter $#!% because of this habit. Considering WoT isn't total crap (or so I've heard), I think you should read it to the end. You should just skip the parts with the baths and all that if you really feel like moving more quickly. The thing about reading to the end is that if the books are really bad enough, they won't leave you with any unanswered questions to compel you to keep reading. So far, only a couple of books have been so bad that they made me want a refund from the library. For the chasing thing and the bath, there is worse, albeit very little. Anyways, I'm rambling. The point is, read it to the end.

[Khale]

To me the only books that were a bit drawn out were 9 and 10. Crossroads actually taking place at the same time as the happenings in Winter's Heart was very disappointing since you knew that the story was not moving along. Even Jordan stated that he tried something different with Crossroads and it didn't work.

As for Knife of Dreams, I thought that was the best book next to Fires of Heaven.

[theophanides]

is that number 11 coz i only managed 2 gt to number 9 before i had to stop because of a holiday...lol..im still trying to get round to re-reading them all

[Talysia]

Crossroads of Twilight was number 10, and Knife of Dreams was number 11. I think I'll be rereading the series next year sometime, to get the story fresh in my mind before the last book comes out. (Assuming that it'll be released next year, of course.)

[Octarine Lantern]

I would suggest that you at least read the first book, then decide from that point. The first book is almost written as a stand alone book in that there is no major cliffhanger to draw you into book two (at least that's my recollection of it. Its' been years since I've read it).

[Tansy]

I've got the first 8 sitting on my shelves - you can have them cheap

a couple are even unread