The Wheel of Time (TV series)
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Pros
- Parent context: one of my all-time favorites is The Wheel of Time. Robert Jordan does world building on the same scale as Tolkien. Reply: I've seen a bit of the WoT show and it was kinda interesting so I will jump on that for sure.
- From category 1, I think the accessibility of The Wheel of Time is underrated. It's infamous for having a ton of description and myriad POVs, but it starts small and builds out from there. You don't get the fourth non-prologue POV until...
- The Wheel of Time is my favorite series. 14 books plus a prequel. Its more of an epic. It gets pretty dark at times but the world building and characters are excellent.
- Rosamund Pike's narration of The Wheel of Time brings the most comfort (I really, really need book 5 from her lmao). It's helped me to sleep on a few restless nights too.
- The Wheel of Time feels like an obvious addition to this list.
Cons
- The Japanese version is really bad. Due to the usual size of Japanese books, the first book (Eye of the World) is divided in 3 parts... the translation is pretty bad. It reads relatively unnatural in some parts, and even some of the more...
- the new Kindle version that came out with the Amazon series (🤮).
- I don't see *that* many recommends for the 1st three on your lists these days, and plenty of counter-arguments for especially WoT, but more and more Stormlight.
- I was on book two of the wheel of time and I don’t think I can read it right now.
- The Wheel of Time ... All series I feel don't get a huge bump from listening to in audio format.
Sentiment
15 positive (63%) · 4 mixed (17%) · 5 negative (21%)
Trust + time weighted score: +34% · raw score 42%
What redditors said (10 of 24)
The Japanese version is really bad. Due to the usual size of Japanese books, the first book (Eye of the World) is divided in 3 parts... the translation is pretty bad. It reads relatively unnatural in some parts, and even some of the more hype parts of the book felt very flat and uninteresting.
the new Kindle version that came out with the Amazon series (🤮).
Parent context: one of my all-time favorites is The Wheel of Time. Robert Jordan does world building on the same scale as Tolkien. Reply: I've seen a bit of the WoT show and it was kinda interesting so I will jump on that for sure.
From category 1, I think the accessibility of The Wheel of Time is underrated. It's infamous for having a ton of description and myriad POVs, but it starts small and builds out from there. You don't get the fourth non-prologue POV until the literal last line of the first book. It's huge (and I love it), so it's certainly an undertaking, but IMO it's pretty newbie-friendly.
I don't see *that* many recommends for the 1st three on your lists these days, and plenty of counter-arguments for especially WoT, but more and more Stormlight.
I was on book two of the wheel of time and I don’t think I can read it right now.
The Wheel of Time is my favorite series. 14 books plus a prequel. Its more of an epic. It gets pretty dark at times but the world building and characters are excellent.
Rosamund Pike's narration of The Wheel of Time brings the most comfort (I really, really need book 5 from her lmao). It's helped me to sleep on a few restless nights too.
The Wheel of Time ... All series I feel don't get a huge bump from listening to in audio format.
Kind of weird, but I never really got into The Wheel of Time. I started the book ages ago as a teen, right after The Belgariad but never finished them...
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