Young Writers Society

Admittedly, as far as I know I haven’t read any book by the author, but you guys got me interested. If I ever get my hand on one of them, I’ll probably pick it up

You certainly should. He's in my top ten authors list =)

I think these books are amazing. It took me almost a whole school year to finish them, and I am eagerly awaiting the next. Mat has got to be my favorite character by far. All the stuff he gets himself into...its funny. Min is probably my favorite female character. Elayne is such a snob. I kinda feel bad for Rand though, he's so messed up. It seems like his insanity increases as the books go on. He's kind of scary though.
Anyway, brilliant series. The characterization is fantastic, though there are some parts in the series when I'm like "what's the point of having a chapter in the point of view of a completely random and meaningless character?"
I guess he wanted to show the world's reaction to certain drastic events.

I have to say that I agree with FantasyFreak, there are reams of subplots about characters that are only mildly interesting/relevant. I mean how many batches of Aes Sedai are roaming the continent searching/fleeing/investigating....

I've read up to book 11...I think. The books are good but I'd view the overall length as a detractor rather than a selling point. Far from being superior to Tolkien because of the excessive length, Jordan managed to take far, far longer to tell a story that is neither as gripping nor as entertaining.

Tolkien is a far more original writer, and a better storyteller.

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P.S did anyone notice the massive King Arthur referencing in WOT? Sword in stone, Morgause, Arthur Paendrag...