tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post1330188312348735767..comments2024-02-14T01:50:56.112-06:00Comments on The OF Blog: Before I review the new WoT, a recap of the previous twelve volumesLarry Nolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-39530280267355211182010-11-03T16:58:36.392-05:002010-11-03T16:58:36.392-05:00Jason,
When I started this series, I was barely 2...Jason,<br /><br />When I started this series, I was barely 23 years old (1997). I hadn't read, outside of LotR and a couple other works, anything that would be labeled as "genre." WoT was an interesting change of pace at the time. Within three years, I was suffering from ennui and if I hadn't already read the first nine volumes or so by then, I wouldn't have bothered with the remainder. I would suggest trying something that isn't as bloated as WoT.<br /><br />Anon,<br /><br />Ha! I didn't realize I had such a Freudian slip there, but if the shoe fits...<br /><br />Jeff,<br /><br />God is indeed on your side. That or EM is just messing with my verification page!Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-21523505065657646422010-11-03T10:10:00.725-05:002010-11-03T10:10:00.725-05:00That. That hurt. I got indigestion just thinking o...That. That hurt. I got indigestion just thinking of the idea of that many pages. and we know god approves because my verification word was 'bless'. jvAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-57150547854156869432010-11-03T07:44:57.335-05:002010-11-03T07:44:57.335-05:00I'm really, really hoping that the the mistake...I'm really, really hoping that the the mistake on the book name at the end of the post was accidental, because that would be 1. awesome, and 2. say everything that needs to be said and spare you having to review it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-24338719269869431452010-11-03T00:57:09.439-05:002010-11-03T00:57:09.439-05:00Larry,
I have some similar literary tastes to you...Larry,<br /><br />I have some similar literary tastes to you. I love Gene Wolfe. I love Borges and Ursula LeGuin. Ulysses is my favorite novel (by far); I also love Faulkner and David Mitchell. Like Tolkien and Thomas Covenant. Good writing is very important to me, but I like to get lost in a story as much as the next person.<br /><br />I give you this ridiculous snapshot to ask you a ridiculous question: WoT for me: yes or no? I've never read a word. I've been put off by its size and reports of its quality variance, and life is short. But still... perhaps it beckons. So your advice: do I read it or not? Don't worry; I won't necessarily follow it. :)<br /><br />-JJasonnoreply@blogger.com