Have you stopped reading Wheel of Time?

[Brian G Turner]

Hi Lord Bish, and welcome to the chronicles-network.

 

[Princess Ivy]

But on the subject of Jordan, I must admit I loved his contribution to the Conan series. Great for a laugh, but I had to leave them behind when I emigrated.

 

[Aes Sedai]

too long way too long. that is why I stopped reading it. Jordan is just getting greedy nowadays he fills a book with 700 pages of filler and about 200 pages of actual development. yah know the uber-serisis has just lost its appeal to me I mean reasonably how much can one person take and do in there life time. but anyways I hope the rest to Robert JOrdan and he is very much alive, I saw him at a bookstore in Raleigh NC and asked him to sign my copy of the wheel of time and he was more than obliged to do it.

i dont think it has anything to do with greed.. if he was greedy he would be pounding out 150 page "Goosebump" type books. His style of writting seems to include excessive detail which is cool but also frustrating at the same time. It gives good description.. definitly paints a picture in the mind of the reader.. It just seems that he could head straight for the main point instead of beating around the bush.

 

[Mark Robson]

i dont think it has anything to do with greed.. if he was greedy he would be pounding out 150 page "Goosebump" type books. His style of writting seems to include excessive detail which is cool but also frustrating at the same time. It gives good description.. definitly paints a picture in the mind of the reader.. It just seems that he could head straight for the main point instead of beating around the bush.

I'll hold my judgement on whether he is being greedy or not. My understanding was that The Wheel of Time was originally supposed to be 12 books - twelve major points on the clockface - hence the 'wheel' of time. Maybe I was imagining that?! Anyway, if he passes book 12 without resolution, then I will give up.

 

[aftermath]

I myself will keep reading them as long as Jordan's hand moves across the page. the stories are filled with detail, because i think he's trying to appeal to everyone. too bad it isn't working. but I love the WoT. Matt is my favorite character of all time. after i read the 6 or 7 book , i started buying them myself. even with all the 'useless' detail, the story behind the series is good, even though it's a little cloudy at the moment.

 

[Blue Mythril]

I must admit, I love Mat. he's awesome, even had a bit of a crush on him once
hey, its not that weird

 

[aftermath]

If I was a girl....

 

[erickad71]

Has anyone heard when the next one will come out? I'm not counting his New Spring novel...

 

[Aydrian Boudabras]

I read on Robert Jordan's website, and on Amazon.com that the new book which is titled Knife of Dreams, is supposed to be released October 2005. I have read reports that the book is supposed to be done early in the spring of 2005, but he wants extensive editing done to make sure some of the errors in previous books can be avoided.

I am currently reading Lord of Chaos, and I have greatly enjoyed the series so far. I have heard though, after book 6, the story really slows down and Jordan loses some of his focus. The thing I really liked about Jordan's writing was the complexity of his world. Every book seemed to introduce new characters and the story only seems to expand. I can see the forshadowing that things may slow down, Rand really hasn't done much in Lord of Chaos....but I am only about 200 pages into it. Hopefully, I enjoy books 7-10 and beyond, but if I don't, books 1-6 were worth every penny.

 

[The Master™]

So, I ain't the only one having problems with that book... It is sooooooo damned tedious to get into... Can't remember why, it is so long since I tried reading it...

 

[Shoegaze99]

Has anyone ehre actually decided to stop reading Wheel of Time and given up on the series?

I bailed on Jordan’s “Wheel of Time” series after “Path of Daggers,” which was a slow, meandering installment that failed to really push the narrative forward. It left me wholly empty after reading it. The repetitious (and often annoying) characterizations finally began to wear thin on me and I began to get the strong feeling that Jordan was losing control of his beast of a story. It was during “A Crown of Swords” that I started wondering is Jordan wasn’t slipping off the rails; “Path of Daggers” convinced me.

I feel as if I jumped ship at the right time, as the reviews for the next two books got steadily worse, with the last installment simply savaged by all but the most devoted Jordan followers – and even many of them were questioning their loyalty, or making half-hearted excuses about the last two books being the “necessary” calm before the storm, or indicating that they were giving him only one more chance.

And then for Jordan to launch into a prequel mid-series? And not just a prequel, but a prequel trilogy? Ugh. I really feel that that move was a disservice to his longtime fans, as well as another glaring indication that he doesn’t know where he is going with the series any longer.

It’s a shame because the series started very strongly. I breezed through the first five tomes in no time at all and remained interested enough to keep going through Crown (which was the most recent book at the time of my reading), reading to there straight through. I loved the characters and the world Jordan had created, and I was really interested in the constant unraveling of the plot. Its twists and turns, its constant surprises, and the slow but steady building of tension and drama, and the promise of events of epic proportions. The hints at something larger. All of it.

What happened?

I’ve been asked about the series in my circle of friends, and my recommendation usually goes like this: Read the first three books and bail out after the third. If you MUST keep going, don’t let yourself get past the fourth or fifth book. And maybe consider not starting the series at all.

I went from someone who recommended it wholeheartedly to someone who steers others away.

It’s pretty likely that I will never finish this series, which I devoted some 10,000 pages of reading to. One day, if it is ever finished, I may buy some used paperbacks just to see how it wraps up ... but to be perfectly frank, I barely even care how it wraps up and may not even do that.

 

[morelin]

stop reading!!! are you kidding.??? i am so wrapped up in this series that i believe i will be taken with a severe depression when it finally ends. i will find myself left wanting. on another topic, has anybody considered the foretelling of elaidas.
Andor is the key to victory in the last battle. perhaps it is one or both of elaynes and rands children that will be the key.
if so how many more books????

 

[Neon]

Hi and welcome to Chroncles morelin. I too didn't like the "middle books" but am completely taken up by the series and will definitely finish it. And I believe he's slated for 13 books.

 

[morelin]

thank you for the welcome and excited to be here. i get to read a lot so i really have plowed through the whole series. i can understand some peoples complaint of the occasional slow advancement but without the inner dynamic of all the character
relationships i think a lot would be lost. sometimes the characters really have to just make yoou laugh. mind you sometimes agood shake wouldn't hurt.

 

[Old Nick]

I think Jordan is pretty sure it will be 12 books. At least that's the latest at http://www.dragonmount.com/main.php

 

[rune]

I started The Eye of the World, but since got two books I ordered from my Library so put it to one side for now. My first initial reaction to the book after reading a couple of chapters is slow paced I just hope it picks up.

 

[Shoegaze99]

My first initial reaction to the book after reading a couple of chapters is slow paced I just hope it picks up.

If you thought Eye of the World was slow-paced, I can't imagine what your reaction will be to the later books.

 

[Neon]

While I really enjoyed the Eye of the World ..... if you don't enjoy it or can barely get through it, I would definitely advise not to continue the series. But again, I did like it and the whole series (nearly).

 

[rune]

I've been side stepped from the first book currently, but I do intend to go back to it.

I know I can be a twine when it comes to detailed, slow paced books. But you all must understand, I'm half way through my life and there are so many books I want to buy, and so little time to get them and that doesnt include the authors I've not discovered yet

 

[Lacedaemonian]

I must get back to this series at some point. I read the first four books before stopping midway through the fifth due to depression (nothing to do with the books I hasten to add). I plan to start from the begining again.