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CassandraCain posted...

Maybe that's why I have struggled getting into WoT, I don't much care for Lord of the Rings for some reason. I think because it's the baseline of high fantasy and has all the regular tropes you'd expect. I love it for all the inspiration it's given to so many authors, but nowadays it's just sorta... boring I guess.

And that's how it feels reading the first book for Wheel of Time. I think I'll just have to try and speed read it until it starts grabbing me. Yeah that's what I'll do, it feels shameful to not read such a highly praised and influential series.

It's really Book 2 where WoT comes into its own. My personal favorite of the series. At 14 books long, it's a lot, and there's certainly different phases as it goes along but if you're looking for epic and finished fantasy stories and you enjoy Sanderson, well, c'mon now.